California Welfare And Institutions Code Section 11330.5

(a) Counties shall provide case management services and counseling to teenagers as needed to assist their participation in in the GAIN program. Case management services shall include all of the following: (1) Designing a realistic GAIN plan that maximizes the ability of each client to reach his or her goal. (2) Providing referrals to appropriate community services needed to assist the teenage parent`s return to school. (3) Monitoring each client`s progress and making the necessary changes to improve the individual`s program. (4) (A) Acting as a counselor, colleague, and role model so that each teenage parent has someone to trust and to turn to for advice, guidance, and ideas. (B) Case managers should be prepared to provide intensive counseling during all phases of a teenage parent`s progress through the GAIN program. (5) Ensuring that each teenage parent understands completely the consequences of not returning to school as required under this article. (b) Counties shall afford case managers assigned to assist teenage parents under 18 years of age sufficient time to provide the needed education and supportive services. (c) (1) Case managers assigned to assist parents under the age of 18 years shall possess an expertise in understanding the education, training, and other social and health service needs of teenage parents, as well as the local program that provide these services. (2) Each county, in conjunction with the department, shall provide training to persons assigned to work with teenage parents to develop the expertise required by subparagraph (A). (d) The county plan required by Section 11320.6 shall describe the way each county proposes to provide case management services to teenage parents.