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LICENSED TRAINING CENTERS Para Los Niños (PLN) is licensed by SPIN®USA to bring the SPIN method to Los Angeles County. PLN, a child and family service agency, operates 18 sites in Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties with a $10.5 million budget. It serves 1,350 low-income and homeless children daily and 3,500 families each year. SPIN trains the agency staff in the following programs: family preservation training, educational leadership & teacher training, staff development & management coaching. Through our train-the-trainer programs, we are developing the agency’s training capacity to introduce our various programs to southern California. The PLN leader of this initiative is Hector Ramirez, Vice President of Programs, Para Los Niños. Hector
Ramirez Mr. Ramirez is a member of various CWLA committees, including the International Advisory Council, National Advisory Council on Child Care, and National Advisory Council on Community Building. He is also a member of the National Council of Latino Executives. Mr. Ramirez is a certified Peer Evaluator for the Commission On Accreditation for Children and Family Services (COA). In addition, he is a certified VIG Practitioner for SPIN®USA. Mr. Ramirez is a recipient of the California Social Work Education Council’s Public Child Welfare Award, and has been recognized for his work in the community by various organizations such as the California State Assembly, LAUSD Board of Education, Children’s NOW, CWLA, and Los Angeles County Hispanic Managers Association. Mr. Ramirez holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in social work from California State University, Long Beach. |
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