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Emergency Placement and Compelling Reason Placement
On February 9, 2023, UPE met with the County regarding the above policy and procedure. The last time we met with the County on this...
Feb 9, 2023
Level of Care Rate Determination
On February 9, 2023, UPE met with the County regarding the above policy and procedure. This is a new policy that codifies the existing...
Feb 9, 2023
Protective Emergency Placement and Voluntary Placement
On February 9, 2023, UPE continued to meet with the County regarding the above policy and procedure. There were three (3) pending items...
Feb 9, 2023
Criminal Records Request and Review
On February 8, 2023, UPE met with the County regarding the above policy and procedure. UPE inquired whether the background check would be...
Feb 8, 2023
Social Worker Case Management Responsibilities when Parents/Legal Guardians are Incarcerated/Institu
On February 1, 2023, UPE met with the County regarding the above policy and procedure and its impact/s on our members. The policy will...
Feb 1, 2023
Emergency Placement & Compelling Reason Placement
On January 31, 2023, UPE met with the County regarding the above new policy and procedure to discuss and mitigate any impact/s on the...
Jan 31, 2023
Black Infant Health Services 71J - Contract Amendment for Additional Funding
On January 31, 2023, UPE met with the County regarding the above proposal concerning the impact on our members and the community the...
Jan 31, 2023
Child Development Specialist Class Study Update
On October 11, 2022, UPE and the County met to continue discussions regarding the Child Development Specialist Class Study. As you may...
Oct 10, 2022
APS Moves to GRP
On September 21, 2022, UPE met with DCFAS to discuss the relocation of Adult Protective Services (APS) from the OB3 location to the...
Sep 20, 2022
CPSU Meds Update
On September 8, 2022, UPE met with the Department to continue discussions regarding UPE’s proposal for a specialized worker to help in...
Sep 7, 2022
Major Outbreak Procedures
UPE met again on August 19, 2022, with representatives from DHA to further discuss the Major Outbreak Testing Procedures. Cal-OHSA rules...
Aug 18, 2022
Safe Stay Community
UPE met with DHS and the Director of Homeless Initiatives on July 27, 2022, to discuss the impact of a Stay Safe Community encampment...
Jul 26, 2022
Cooling Centers
On July 19, 2022, UPE and representatives of the 008 and 005 bargaining units met with DHA management regarding “cooling centers.” As you...
Jul 18, 2022
DCFAS Modifies Safety Plan Timeline
Over the past several months, UPE and DCFAS have been meeting regarding the proposed changes to the Safety Plan Policy and Procedure. The...
Jun 24, 2022
DCFAS Proposes Changes to Timelines
Over the past several weeks, UPE and DCFAS met to discuss updates to several policies and procedures, including Safety Planning and...
Jun 24, 2022
Implicit Bias Training
UPE met with DHA on June 13, 2022, to discuss an upcoming implicit bias training for all staff. UPE called for the meeting to better...
Jun 12, 2022
Webcams
On June 10, 2022, UPE and DHA continued to meet over the Department’s decision to install web cameras on all employees’ desks. UPE is...
Jun 9, 2022
DA Social Media Policy
On Friday, March 18, 2022, UPE met with Representatives from the District Attorney's office regarding implementing a new social media...
Mar 17, 2022
Primary Care Closure
On Friday, January 21st, 2022, UPE met with representatives from DHA to discuss the relocation of staff who work for DHA in the Primary...
Jan 21, 2022
Telework DHA
DHA is beginning to implement a temporary telework plan for select workers in an attempt to limit the total number of employees at...
Jan 12, 2022
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