| NCWWI Community Engagement Reference List | This comprehensive reference list includes a compilation of papers, reports, peer-reviewed journal articles and other relevant resources addressing community engagement. | Community Engagement | NCWWI-Product, Reference/Resource List | 2023 |
| Partnership for Sustainable Change | Research indicates that change is not sustainable when we do not meaningfully engage those most impacted by a change (even … | Change Implementation, Communication, Community Engagement, Data-Driven Decision Making, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, System Reform | Curricula/Training Material, eLearning Module, NCWWI-Product | 2021 |
| National Youth Employment Coalition | The National Youth Employment Coalition represents organizations that serve and study opportunity youth. The coalition keeps the field up to … | Community Engagement, Policy Impact, Trauma-informed Practice | Website | 2023 |
| Think of Us | This organization is dedicated to transforming the child welfare system to center lived experiences. They operate as a research and … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Continuous Quality Improvement, Cultural Responsiveness, Data-Driven Decision Making, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Policy Impact, Prevention/Early Intervention, System Reform, Trauma-informed Practice | Website | 2023 |
| Crossnore Communities for Children | Crossnore Communities for Children is an organization that exists to help children who have experienced abuse or trauma find safe … | Community Engagement | Overview/Summary | |
| Self-Healing Communities | This article by RWJF describes how addressing problems that a community is facing collectively rather than as stand-alone issues is … | Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, Family-Centered Practice, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Practice Models, Practice Supports | Report/Paper | 2016 |
| Community Engagement Spectrum | This table details how power can be shifted to the people who are actually impacted by poverty when it comes … | Community Engagement, Inclusivity/Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2021 |
| What Works Cities Certification | The What Works Cities is a certification that city governments can receive for making strides toward improving quality of life … | Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Continuous Quality Improvement, Data-Driven Decision Making, Evidence-Based Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2023 |
| Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina: Connection Matters Congregation | Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina is amplifying their Connections Matters Congregation, a faith-based organization for people in the community who … | Community Engagement, Policy Impact, Prevention/Early Intervention | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2021 |
| Press On — A Coalition of Coalitions to Move the Trauma-Informed Movement Forward | Press On is a national coalition of local trauma-informed coalitions, formed to create a unified voice for trauma-informed advocacy across … | Community Engagement, Practice Supports, Trauma-informed Practice | Website | 2022 |
| How One State Achieved Breakthrough Improvements in a Highly Stressed Foster Care System | This webinar discusses Restore Hope Arkansas’ work in transforming Arkansas’ foster care system and highlights the process of creating and … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, Disproportionality & Disparities, Family-Centered Practice, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Organizational Culture and Climate, Practice Models, Practice Supports, Prevention/Early Intervention, System Reform, Trauma-informed Practice, Vision, Mission, and Values | Overview/Summary, Webinar/Presentation | 2022 |
| Number Story: Support Families and Community | This webpage from NumberStory provides information about how an individual can provide support to families and communities through traumatic situations, … | Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, Family-Centered Practice, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Practice Supports, Trauma-informed Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual, Website | 2021 |
| Community Prevention Initiative | The Community Prevention Initiative (CPI) provides substance use disorder prevention (SUD Pv) training and technical assistance and capacity building services … | Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Prevention/Early Intervention, Training, Trauma-informed Practice | Website | 2023 |
| Public Narrative Planning Sheet | This worksheet walks you through storytelling as an advocacy tool with exercises and guiding questions for developing one’s “story of … | Communication, Community Engagement | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2011 |
| Cape Fear Collective | The Cape Fear Collective is an organization driving systemic change in southeastern North Carolina through partnerships with community organizations and … | Advancing Racial Equity, Community Engagement, Prevention/Early Intervention | Website | 2023 |
| Bikers Against Child Abuse | Bikers Against Child Abuse is an organization that was created in order to provide a safe environment for children who … | Community Engagement | Website | 2023 |
| 30 Years of Knowledge Building for an Effective Kin-First Culture: A Natural Family Resource for Children in and out of the Child Welfare System | An examination of how child welfare policy in this country has failed children, youth, families, and their communities for decades … | Advancing Racial Equity, Community Engagement, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Policy Impact, System Reform, University Partnerships | Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| Thriving Families Safer Children Equitable Compensation Taskforce Report | The Thriving Families Safer Children (TFSC) movement includes 22 sites nationwide as well as lived expert leaders and five national … | Change Implementation, Coaching, Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, Disproportionality & Disparities, Family-Centered Practice, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Organizational Culture and Climate, Practice Models, Practice Supports, Prevention/Early Intervention, Supervision, System Reform, Trauma-informed Practice, Vision, Mission, and Values | Report/Paper, Tool/Guide/Manual | 2023 |
| Public Narrative, Collective Action, and Power | This chapter discusses a framework that combines the head (strategy) and heart (narrative) to facilitate shared understanding and promote collective … | Community Engagement | Report/Paper | 2011 |
| What is Community Engaged Research (CER)? | Community engaged research is a process that incorporates input from people who the research outcomes will impact and involves such … | Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Data-Driven Decision Making, Family-Centered Practice, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Organizational Culture and Climate, Practice Supports | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2023 |
| Brookings – State Resilience and Recovery: Strategies to reduce inequality and promote prosperity by creating better places | This report discusses the importance of addressing economic inequities across the United States by focusing in on specific regions, due … | Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Policy Impact, System Reform | Overview/Summary, Report/Paper | 2021 |
| Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI) – Prop 64 Roadmap | In this roadmap created by the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI), advocates and academics lay out how marijuana … | Community Engagement, Education/Professional Development, Practice Supports, Training, Trauma-informed Practice | Report/Paper | 2019 |
| Evidence2Success Framework Shapes Services for Black Youth in Miami | Liberty City is one of five communities across the country carrying out the Foundation’s Evidence2Success® framework, a multi-step approach that … | Advancing Racial Equity, Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, Inclusivity/Racial Equity | Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| Addressing Economic Hardship Key to Preventing Child Welfare System Involvement | This brief summarizes historical policy context and provides an overview of policy, programmatic, analytic, and engagement strategies for leveraging economic … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Communication, Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Organizational Culture and Climate, Policy Impact, System Reform, Vision, Mission, and Values | Report/Paper, Video | 2021 |
| The Data Equity Framework | The Data Equity Framework is a systematic process that provides you with a set of tools, checklists, and practices that … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Data-Driven Decision Making, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Training | Curricula/Training Material | 2021 |
| 2022 Signature Report, Investing in Equity: Sustaining hope for children and families | Casey Family Programs recognizes that the safety and well-being of children must be seen in the context of their families, … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Continuous Quality Improvement, Cultural Responsiveness, Data-Driven Decision Making, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Vision, Mission, and Values | Report | 2022 |
| System Transformation Through Community Leadership Webinar | During the webinar, panelists explore how systems can learn from and center youth, families, and community members whose lives are … | Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Practice Models, Practice Supports, System Reform | Video | 2022 |
| Identifying, Preventing, and Treating Childhood Trauma: Pervasive Public Health Issue that Needs Greater Federal Attention | This Committee meeting heard directly from trauma survivors, public health experts, and government officials about the long-term consequences of childhood … | Community Engagement, Prevention/Early Intervention, Trauma-informed Practice | Report/Paper | 2019 |
| Resources to Support Title IV-E Prevention Program Planning | Find resources to put plans into action and navigate both the technical and adaptive challenges of prevention planning and implementation … | Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Prevention/Early Intervention | Overview/Summary | 2023 |
| Strategic Planning in Child Welfare | The resources in this series can help identify opportunities to align federal and internal agency processes, including the Child and … | Community Engagement, Practice Models, Practice Supports | Reference/Resource List | 2022 |
| Strengthening Families Through Prevention and Collaboration: Child Welfare Virtual Expo (CWVE) 2020 | Explore collaborative approaches to advance prevention presented by people with lived and professional child welfare expertise. | Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, Family-Centered Practice, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Practice Supports, Trauma-informed Practice | Reference/Resource List | 2020 |
| Advancing Racial Equity in Child Welfare: Child Welfare Virtual Expo (CWVE) 2021 | Explore strategies to advance racial equity in child welfare presented by families and youth with lived expertise and other national … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, Data-Driven Decision Making, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Organizational Culture and Climate, System Reform, Workforce Development Planning | Overview/Summary, Reference/Resource List | 2021 |
| The Center for Regional and Tribal Welfare Studies: Systems Change Through a Relational Anishinaabe Worldview: NCWWI 1-page Summary | As the third paper in a series of three, this article presents a study on the Anishinaabe worldview perspectives of … | Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Education/Professional Development, Tribal Child Welfare, Tribal Sovereignty | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2023 |
| The Impact of Turnover on Families Involved in Child Welfare | This brief consists of thirty resources divided into three sections (Impact, Community Voice, and Systems Transformation) that examine the impact … | Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Data-Driven Decision Making, Policy Impact, System Reform, Turnover, Workforce Development Planning | NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2023 |
| Assessing Trauma in American Indian/Alaska Native Parents as an ICWA Active Effort: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This summary examines the correlation between American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) parents who are involved in ICWA cases, their exposure to … | Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, Trauma-informed Practice, Tribal Child Welfare, Tribal Sovereignty | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2023 |
| Dear Leaders Tool | This resource includes starting points for child welfare leaders who seek to bring family voice and power into the system. | Adaptive Leadership, Advancing Racial Equity, Community Engagement, Family-Centered Practice, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Practice Supports, System Reform | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2022 |
| Building Bridges for Every Child: Reception, Care and Services to Support Unaccompanied Children in the United States | This report offers recommendations for strengthening child-sensitive reception, care, and services for unaccompanied children in the United States. Drawing on … | Advancing Racial Equity, Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Practice Supports | Report/Paper | 2021 |
| Championing the Role of Child Welfare Professionals | A brief summary of how some states are working with communities to create an organizational climate that champions social work … | Communication, Community Engagement, Organizational Culture and Climate, Recruitment, Retention | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Caring for LGBTQ Children & Youth | This resource provides information about the care and support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning children and youth. The … | Community Engagement, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Practice Supports | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2021 |
| Human Trafficking and Child Welfare: A Guide for Child Welfare Agencies | Explores how leadership in child welfare agencies can support children who are victims of human trafficking, as well as children … | Community Engagement, Practice Supports | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2017 |
| Safe & Connected™ Practice Model | A model of practice that includes a research-informed framework, engaged assessments based on strengths, needs and risks, analytical decision making … | Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Family-Centered Practice, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Practice Models, Practice Supports, System Reform, Trauma-informed Practice | Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| Integrating Positive Youth Development and Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Approaches Across the Child Welfare and Justice Systems | This paper explores why systems need a new emphasis on Positive Youth Development (PYD) approaches that incorporate racial equity and … | Advancing Racial Equity, Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Practice Models, Practice Supports | Report/Paper | 2022 |
| Putting Family First: Developing an Evidence-Based Child Welfare Preventive Practice Model | This paper provides guidance for state child welfare agencies on what to consider when developing a preventive practice model that … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Education/Professional Development, Evidence-Based Practice, Family-Centered Practice, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Practice Models, Practice Supports, Prevention/Early Intervention, System Reform, Training | Report/Paper | 2020 |
| Kids Count Data Center | A project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation and a premier source of data on children and families. Each year, … | Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Data-Driven Decision Making, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity | Website | 2022 |
| System Transformation Through Community Leadership: Strategies for building effective partnerships with Black and Brown communities | Chapin Hall has compiled key findings into five system transformation equity bulletins and a toolkit to make lessons from the … | Adaptive Leadership, Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, Evidence-Based Practice, Family-Centered Practice, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Practice Supports, System Reform | Tool/Guide/Manual, Website | |
| Elevating Culturally Specific Evidence-Based Practices | This brief provides an overview of ten culturally specific programs and two culturally responsive interventions, the evidence for each, and … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, Data-Driven Decision Making, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Practice Supports, Tribal Child Welfare | Report/Paper | 2021 |
| A Tool for Transformative Family Engagement: A Commentary on the Family Engagement Playbook | An overview of the Family Engagement Playbook, a set of research-based, actionable resources to strengthen individual competencies and organizational support … | Community Engagement, Family-Centered Practice, Organizational Culture and Climate, Practice Supports | Overview/Summary | 2019 |
| Family Engagement Playbook | A collection of research-based actionable resources to strengthen individual competencies and organizational support for meaningful family engagement. | Change Implementation, Coaching, Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, Family-Centered Practice, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Organizational Culture and Climate, Practice Supports, System Reform | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 |
| Methods and Emerging Strategies to Engage People with Lived Experience: Improving Federal Research, Policy, and Practice | This brief identifies lessons learned and key considerations from a range of methods for engaging individuals with lived experience to … | Community Engagement, Data-Driven Decision Making, Family-Centered Practice, Policy Impact, Practice Supports, System Reform | Report/Paper | 2021 |
| Evaluating Family Engagement in Child Welfare | This brief provides an overview of key issues when evaluating a family engagement program or practice, including how family engagement … | Community Engagement, Family-Centered Practice, Practice Supports | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Kansas Racial Equity Collaborative | The Racial Equity Collaborative is a Kansas statewide effort to understand the history of racial inequities in child welfare and … | Advancing Racial Equity, Community Engagement, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, System Reform | Video, Webinar/Presentation | 2022 |
| Undoing Racism Through Social Work: NASW Report to the Profession on Racial Justice Priorities and Action | As part of NASW’s collaborative five year social change initiative to strengthen their efforts to end racism in the social … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Policy Impact, System Reform | Report/Paper | 2021 |
| QIC-WD Three Keys to Implementation | According to QIC-WD sites the keys to good implementation are to slow down, gain buy-in, and build a strong implementation … | Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Continuous Quality Improvement, Workforce Development Planning | Video | |
| Title IV-E Prevention Program | An overview of the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), Title IV-E Prevention Program, and resources to help guide implementation. | Community Engagement, Practice Supports | Overview/Summary, Reference/Resource List | 2021 |
| Using a Culturally Responsive Leadership Framework: NCWWI 1-page Summary | The authors developed a culturally responsive leadership framework (CRLF) to address context, distributive leadership, and cultural responsiveness. Examining these elements … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Supervision, Training, Vision, Mission, and Values, Workforce Development Planning | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| America Needs All of Us: A Toolkit for talking about bias, race, and change | This toolkit was created to be a communications resource for those working in the field of immigration and immigrant integration. … | Communication, Community Engagement, Leadership | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2021 |
| Are We There Yet? A Communications Evaluation Guide | This guide explores current practices in evaluating communications as well as the challenges faced by today’s professionals. | Communication, Community Engagement, Leadership | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2008 |
| Finding and Reaching the Audience for Your Narrative Project | This worksheet supports finding and reaching an audience for your narrative project by exploring “who, what, and where” (i.e., who … | Communication, Community Engagement, Leadership | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 |
| Measuring Narrative Change: Understanding Progress and Navigating Complexity | This brief explores the concepts that underlie narrative change work and what these mean for measurement; think more about measuring … | Communication, Community Engagement, Leadership | Report/Paper | 2021 |
| Word Force Messaging Worksheet | This worksheet is a tool to help identify messages for an op-ed that support one’s long term narrative goals. | Communication, Community Engagement, Leadership | Tool/Guide/Manual | |
| Narrative Change: A Working Definition (and Some Related Terms) | This brief provides a list of definitions of terms related to narrative change. | Communication, Community Engagement, Leadership | Overview/Summary | 2019 |
| Persuasive Storytelling: Discover the power of your personal story | This guide provides tools to support individuals in telling their personal stories. | Communication, Community Engagement, Leadership | Tool/Guide/Manual | |
| Storytelling as a Catalyst for Systems Change | This brief provides a high-level overview of how storytelling can move systems change. | Communication, Community Engagement, Leadership | Overview/Summary | 2018 |
| The Irresistible Power of Storytelling as a Strategic Business Tool | This article from the Harvard Business Review explains why storytelling is a powerful tool that can inspire others to action. | Communication, Community Engagement, Leadership | Overview/Summary | 2014 |
| ICWA Active Efforts | This brief by the Capacity Building Center for Tribes provides an explanation of Active Efforts as they relate to the … | Community Engagement, Evidence-Based Practice, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Practice Supports, Tribal Child Welfare | Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| ICWA Placement Preferences | This brief from the Capacity Building Center for Tribes explains the law and regulations for following preferred placement preferences with … | Community Engagement, Evidence-Based Practice, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Practice Supports, Tribal Child Welfare | Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| ICWA Online Guide: Qualified Expert Witness | This brief from the Capacity Building Center for Tribes explains the role of Qualified Expert Witnesses (QEW) in ICWA cases. … | Community Engagement, Evidence-Based Practice, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Practice Supports, Tribal Child Welfare | Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| ICWA Inquiry and Notification | This overview from the Capacity Building Center for Tribes explains the process for inquiry and notification in ICWA cases and … | Community Engagement, Evidence-Based Practice, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Practice Supports, Tribal Child Welfare | Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| American Indian/Alaska Natives Curriculum Content Evaluation Guide | In keeping with the Council on Social Work Education’s competency-based education standards and social work competencies this curriculum content guide … | Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Tribal Child Welfare, University Partnerships | NCWWI-Product, Tool/Guide/Manual | 2022 |
| Learning, Leading, Changing: Collaborating to Enhance ICWA Knowledge and Practice | Held on March 21, 2022, this learning exchange focused on enhancing knowledge and understanding of ICWA and tribal sovereignty through … | Advancing Racial Equity, Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, Education/Professional Development, Tribal Child Welfare, University Partnerships | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2022 |
| Indian Child Welfare Timeline | This infographic provides a timeline for Indian Child Welfare from 1820 to present | Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Education/Professional Development, Tribal Child Welfare | Infographic, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| We Are Child Welfare Campaign: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to improve public perceptions of the organization and build deeper consensus with the public by … | Change Implementation, Communication, Community Engagement, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | NCWWI-Product, Tool/Guide/Manual | 2022 |
| Key Takeaways from Building a Resilient Workforce to Address Trauma and Enhance Well-being: Leveraging Key Partnerships | This document lists the key takeaways identified by participants in the NCWWI Discussion Series event, Building a Resilient Workforce to … | Community Engagement | NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| NCWWI Communications Guide: How to Advance Organizational Goals through Effective Messaging, Storytelling, and Public Relations | The NCWWI Communications Guide (the Guide) helps child welfare programs’ initiate or improve their existing communications strategies to build public … | Change Implementation, Communication, Community Engagement, Leadership | NCWWI-Product, Tool/Guide/Manual | 2020 |
| What You Can Do Infographic | All of us must work together to build and sustain a climate where child welfare professionals can do their best … | Community Engagement | Infographic, Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Getting Everyone on the Same Page: Child Welfare Workers’ Collaboration Challenges on Cases Involving Intimate Partner Violence | This study explores child welfare workers’ perspectives on collaboration challenges specific to child welfare cases that also involve interpersonal partner … | Community Engagement | Overview/Summary | 2019 |
| How We Partner With the Community to Improve Service Options Podcast Series | This webinar series presents stories from the field that illustrate how agencies are changing organizational culture to support collaborative development … | Community Engagement | Podcast | 2019 |
| What is Child Welfare? A Guide for Law Enforcement | Each State has requirements for when and how law enforcement and child welfare should interact. This guide provides an overview … | Community Engagement | Overview/Summary | 2018 |
| Transforming Child Welfare Systems Impact of Homelessness and Housing Instability | Identifies impact of homelessness and housing instability on child welfare involvement and placement in foster care as well as strategies … | Community Engagement | Report/Paper | 2019 |
| Rural Child Welfare Practice | This issue brief is an introduction to understanding rural communities and their needs. It explores unique social service considerations, recruiting … | Community Engagement | Overview/Summary | 2018 |
| Evaluating Community Engagement: An Evaluation Guide and Toolkit for Practical Use | This guide offers tips for evaluating community engagement. It is intended to be a practical, hands-on tool to help determine … | Community Engagement | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2018 |
| Dismantling Racial Inequity #2: Community Collaboration and Grassroots Effort | This webinar is the second session of “Dismantling Racial Inequity Through Child Welfare Systems Change” webinar series and highlights the … | Community Engagement | Webinar/Presentation | 2017 |
| ICWA Guide for Tribal Governments and Leaders | This guide provides recommended actions that tribal leadership can take towards ensuring compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). … | Community Engagement | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2017 |
| Resources for Healthy Generations | This document provides a list of substance abuse, child welfare, and domestic violence resources designed specifically for tribal communities. Keywords: … | Community Engagement | eLearning Module, NCWWI-Product | 2017 |
| States’ Consultation and Collaboration with Tribes and Reported Compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) | This report is a summary of the information states provided in their 2015–2019 Child and Family Services Plan’s (CFSP) in … | Community Engagement | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2015 |
| The Caseworker’s Role in a Results-Oriented Culture (7 minute microlearning) | Designed for caseworkers, this 7-minute Quickbit explores how workers can contribute to, and benefit from, practicing in a results-oriented culture. … | Community Engagement | eLearning Module, NCWWI-Product | 2008 |
| Child Protective Specialist Appreciation Week Posters (NYC) | This set of posters from New York City’s Admistration for Children’s Services share messages of appreciation for Child Protective Specialists. | Community Engagement | Curricula/Training Material | 2008 |
| Family Engagement: Partnering with Families to Improve Child Welfare Outcomes | This bulletin for professionals provides an overview of the foundational elements of the family engagement approach, followed by strategies and … | Community Engagement, Family-Centered Practice, Practice Supports | Report/Paper | 2021 |
| The Power of Stories: Enriching Program Research & Reporting – Full Report | This report explores opportunities, considerations, and methods for using storytelling to understand and communicate information about social service programs in … | Community Engagement | Report/Paper | 2016 |
| Two Cognitive Obstacles to Preventing Child Abuse: The “Other-Mind” Mistake and the “Family Bubble” | A report on a series of cognitive interviews that identifies two common mistakes in thinking that the public makes about … | Community Engagement | Report/Paper | 2003 |
| What Type of Community Is Your Organization Creating? (Self-Assessment) | This assessment measures how well an organization is promoting community engagement and creating social capital. It provides six key domains … | Community Engagement | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2015 |
| Writing Reports & Telling Success Stories | This two-page guide outlines how to structure and construct an outcome report when sharing the results of evaluation activities, to … | Community Engagement | Overview/Summary | 2014 |
| Positioning Public Child Welfare Guidance: Strategic Partnerships Guidance | This guide addresses how an agency should strategically build or change a system to meet the needs and deliver positive … | Community Engagement | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2010 |
| Preventing and Mitigating the Effects of ACEs by Building Community Capacity and Resilience: APPI Cross-Site Evaluation Findings (Final Report) | | Community Engagement | Report/Paper | 2016 |
| Public Agencies Don’t Need to Do It Alone: Eight Reasons to Use a Partnership When Providing Support Services to Adoptive, Foster, and Kinship Care Families | This paper highlights the benefits public agencies may see from partnering with family-support organizations and other nonprofit partners. | Community Engagement | Overview/Summary | 2016 |
| Rural Child Welfare Practice | This issue brief highlights the importance of understanding the concerns and needs of children and families in rural communities, their … | Community Engagement | Overview/Summary | 2018 |
| Solutions Storytelling: Messaging to Mobilize Support for Children’s Issues | This report provides an overview of a research project to test the necessity and effectiveness of ‘solution stories’ (stories about … | Communication, Community Engagement | Overview/Summary | 2010 |
| Stories of Parent Leadership | This webpage provides excerpts from interviews of parent leaders who work in their communities and nationally to help family support … | Community Engagement | Website | 2019 |
| Stories of Prevention in Los Angeles County: DCFS and Community Agencies Join Hands To Support Families and Children | This report chronicles the first year of the Prevention Initiative Demonstration Project initiative, and stories are organized around three inter-related … | Community Engagement | Report/Paper | 2009 |
| Strategic Planning: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document highlights the role of strategic planning in improving cross-sector partnerships in child welfare and identifies: 1) factors that contribute … | Community Engagement | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2016 |
| Strategies to Increase Birth Parent Engagement, Partnership, and Leadership in the Child Welfare System: A Review | This report explores barriers and proactive strategies to engaging birth parents with child welfare services; developing connections between birth parents … | Community Engagement | Report/Paper | 2012 |
| Strengthening Neighborhoods through Faith-Based & Community Partnerships: Resource Guide (Oregon) | This guide is designed for those engaging in faith-based community partnerships to provide and facilitate social supports; faith-based partnerships with … | Community Engagement | Report/Paper | 2014 |
| Supporting School Success: What Child Welfare and Education Leaders Can Do | This chart focuses on how policies and practices implemented in response to Fostering Connections can provide the foundation for collaborative … | Community Engagement | Overview/Summary | 2010 |
| System of Care Practice Review (SOCPR) Training Tutorial | This training tutorial for SOCPR-R, a tool for assessing whether SOC principles have been operationalized at the level of practice … | Community Engagement | Curricula/Training Material | 2012 |
| Systems of Care Communication Toolkit | This toolkit incorporates successful communication strategies, communication products that supported the execution of these strategies, and lessons learned by various … | Change Implementation, Communication, Community Engagement | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 |
| Systems of Care Coordination of Services and Service Array Toolkit | This toolkit outlines how to integrate a comprehensive array of services and supports to actualize your system of care, as … | Community Engagement | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 |
| Systems of Care Governance Toolkit | This toolkit addresses key issues and processes involved in conducting or supervising day-to-day operations associated with developing, implementing, and sustaining … | Community Engagement | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 |
| Systems of Care Policy Action Guide | This guide is a capacity building tool that supports the process of identifying and advancing policy strategies to improve child … | Community Engagement | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 |
| Systems of Care Policy Toolkit | This toolkit outlines how to forge policy to sustain system of care work and provides examples of legislation, memorandums of … | Community Engagement | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 |
| Systems of Care Toolkits | This toolkit is a compilation of nine easily navigable guides—discussing related activities, tasks, sustainability, key partners and examples from the … | Community Engagement | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 |
| The Power of Stories: Enriching Program Research & Reporting – Brief | This brief summarizes a report that explores opportunities, considerations, and methods for using storytelling to understand and communicate information about … | Community Engagement | Overview/Summary | 2016 |
| Citizen Involvement in Child Welfare: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes the article “What Do We Know About Strategies for Involving Citizens in Public Child Welfare: A Review … | Community Engagement | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2015 |
| Community Approaches to Toxic Stress-Webinar | This webinar explores a new framework of community approaches to toxic stress within the broader context of healthy development and … | Community Engagement | Webinar/Presentation | 2017 |
| Community Partnerships: Improving the Response to Child Maltreatment | This manual discusses the importance of using a coordinated multidisciplinary approach to serving children and families. It also outlines the … | Community Engagement | Report/Paper | 2010 |
| Community Readiness for Community Change | This study compares the performance of case management functions by Nebraska Families Collaborative (NFC) in the Eastern Service Area with … | Community Engagement | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2014 |
| Creating a Supportive Community Context (5 minute microlearning) | People need to feel that as child welfare professionals, they are a valued partner in the larger community and that … | Community Engagement | Curricula/Training Material, eLearning Module, NCWWI-Product | 2018 |
| Developing the Leadership of Recipients | This report includes two case studies of leadership development efforts by nonprofit organizations who provided opportunities for clients to have … | Community Engagement | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2013 |
| Discipline and Development: A Meta-Analysis of Public Perceptions of Parents, Parenting, Child Development and Child Abuse | This report reviews research on child abuse, as well as existing publicly available opinion research regarding parenting, child development, child … | Community Engagement | Report/Paper | 2003 |
| Discussion Guide: Client Voice and Engagement | This guide helps organizations delve deeper into their own individual programs or areas of work and begin to generate concrete … | Community Engagement | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2013 |
| Engaging Parents, Developing Leaders: A Self-Assessment and Planning Tool for Nonprofits and Schools | This document introduces an assessment and planning tool to help enable nonprofit leaders to assess their organization’s family engagement and … | Community Engagement | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2016 |
| Family Leadership Self-assessment Tool for System-building Collaboratives | This tool is to help multi-agency collaborative system-building initiatives to assess whether they are supporting giving family members, such as … | Community Engagement | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2015 |
| Finding Common Ground: A Guide for Child Welfare Agencies Working with Communities of Faith | This guide outlines the importance of building effective partnerships with communities of faith for recruiting and supporting foster and adoptive … | Community Engagement | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2003 |
| FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention | This website provides services to the CBCAP community through targeted training and technical assistance efforts. These efforts include an annual … | Community Engagement | Website | 2019 |
| How the Child Welfare System Works | This factsheet provides a brief overview of the child welfare system and its purposes and functions. Child welfare systems typically … | Community Engagement | Overview/Summary | 2019 |
| How the News Frames Child Maltreatment: Unintended Consequences | This document summarizes some of the major patterns found in 120 news articles about child maltreatment – the key narratives, … | Community Engagement | Report/Paper | 2003 |
| How to Talk About Government | This brief summary highlights the FrameWorks Institute’s research on public perceptions of government, key communication challenges, recommendations for reframing government, … | Communication, Community Engagement | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2008 |
| Impact of Public Perceptions on Child Welfare Workers: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This paper summarizes the article, “Measuring the impact of public perceptions on child welfare workers” which explores how societal perceptions … | Community Engagement | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2019 |
| Joint Child Welfare Program Planning and Improvement: Infographic | This document illustrates the importance of joint planning between courts and agencies in order to work more effectively together to … | Community Engagement | Infographic, Overview/Summary | 2017 |
| Let’s Talk about Safe Kids and Strong Families! | This report provides guidance to Alaskan communities about how they can help strengthen and support families and children, as well … | Community Engagement | Report/Paper | 2016 |
| Making the Public Case for Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention | This memorandum synthesizes research findings and recommends strategies to communicate more effectively about child abuse and neglect. | Community Engagement | Overview/Summary | 2015 |
| Meaningful Parent Leadership: A Guide for Success | This guide provides a roadmap to State Lead Agencies seeking to enhance their engagement of parents as stakeholders and leaders … | Community Engagement | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2010 |
| National Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center for Child Welfare Systems of Care Grantees | This webpage provides resources to support grantees’ efforts to improve outcomes for children and families through the Systems of Care … | Community Engagement | Reference/Resource List | 2019 |
| NRC-Adoption Readiness Assessment Tool for Community-based System of Care | This assessment is designed to guide states, territories and tribes in building a coordinated and integrated system of care to … | Community Engagement | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2014 |
| Parent Leadership | This webpage provides approaches to mobilizing parents to be effective change agents on behalf of their children, and resources to … | Community Engagement | Website | 2019 |
| Parent Leadership Agency Self-assessment Tool | This tool helps agencies and organizations assess whether they are giving parents opportunities to develop and exercise leadership skills. | Community Engagement | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2015 |
| Parent Organizing as a Strategy for Sustainable Policy Change | This report discusses parent organizing as a strategy for sustainable policy change and recommend steps funders can take to learn … | Community Engagement | Overview/Summary | 2011 |
| Partnership for Sustainable Change (12 minutes) | Research indicates that change is not sustainable when we do not meaningfully engage those most impacted by a change (even … | Community Engagement | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2018 |
| Policy and Community Level Strategies for Integrating Children’s Behavioral Health Services | This brief explains Connecticut Network of Care Transformation (CONNECT) and an approach of integrated statewide network of care that ensures … | Community Engagement | Overview/Summary | 2015 |
| Positioning Public Child Welfare Guidance: Communications | This guide addresses how to develop and implement a strategic communications plan that is aligned with the mission, vision and … | Communication, Community Engagement, Leadership | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2010 |
| A Family Center Spotlight on Father Engagement | This training course, by sharing an organization’s experience engaging fathers, helps individuals and organizations develop and/or grow a father engagement … | Community Engagement | Curricula/Training Material | 2013 |
| A National Imperative: Joining Forces to Strengthen Human Services in America | This report focuses on human services community-based organizations, their economic and social impact, and the need to preserve and strengthen … | Community Engagement | Report/Paper | 2018 |
| An Assessment of Child Welfare Privatization in Nebraska | This study compares the performance of case management functions by Nebraska Families Collaborative (NFC) in the Eastern Service Area with … | Community Engagement | Report/Paper | 2014 |
| Attending to Neglect: Using Metaphors and Explanatory Chains to Reframe Child Neglect in the UK | This report increases the public understanding of the causes of neglect by explaining the role of social determinants, as well … | Community Engagement | Report/Paper | 2015 |
| Bridging Child Welfare and Education Systems | This infographic summarizes results from a statewide focus group study with Minnesota’s social service and education professionals on collaboration across … | Community Engagement | Infographic, Overview/Summary | 2016 |
| Building Agency Capacity For Family Involvement in Child Welfare | This action brief, the first in the Systems of Care Family Involvement Series, addresses capacity building at the child welfare … | Community Engagement | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2008 |
| Building and Sustaining Child Welfare Partnerships | This action brief summarizes systems of care evaluation findings related to collaboration and draws from the lessons learned by systems … | Community Engagement | Overview/Summary | 2011 |
| Building Collaborations Across Child Welfare and Education Systems | This report describes a statewide focus group study with Minnesota’s social service and education professionals on collaboration across child welfare … | Community Engagement | Report/Paper | 2016 |
| Building Community, Building Hope | This video highlights three innovative programs working to prevent and respond to child maltreatment by engaging parents and communities and … | Community Engagement | Video | 2015 |
| Building Cross-System Implementation Centers | This report defines and explores the concept of Centers of Excellence after a learning community of experts tackled key questions: … | Community Engagement | Report/Paper | 2015 |
| Building Systems of Care: A Primer for Child Welfare | | Community Engagement | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2008 |
| Child Welfare Information Gateway: Citizen Review Panels | This webpage provides various resources, which include State and local examples, focusing on the operation of CRBs, including development, preparation … | Community Engagement | Reference/Resource List | 2019 |
| Child Welfare Information Gateway: Public Awareness & Creating Supportive Communities | This webpage provides resources and information focused on creating public awareness as part of an overall approach to preventing child … | Community Engagement | Reference/Resource List | 2019 |
| Child Welfare: Do We All Speak the Same Language Video Training | This webinar, presented by Robin Jensen and Jonathon Growick (Children’s Legal Services), offers ways to optimize communication between all individuals … | Communication, Community Engagement | Webinar/Presentation | 2013 |
| Change & the Roles People Play (2 minute microlearning) | At just over two minutes, this microlearning course provides an overview of the roles people play during different stages of … | Change Implementation, Communication, Community Engagement, Organizational Culture and Climate | eLearning Module, NCWWI-Product | 2017 |
| Think Politically (2.5 minute microlearning) | This presentation explores the impact of implicit bias on organizational functioning, training design and delivery, and the broader organizational culture … | Adaptive Leadership, Community Engagement, Organizational Culture and Climate | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2016 |
| Regulating Distress (3 minute microlearning) | his microlearning focuses on one of the seven behaviors of adaptive leadership – regulating distress. Completing this course will develop … | Adaptive Leadership, Change Implementation, Communication, Community Engagement, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Work Conditions and Benefits | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2016 |
| Orchestrating Conflict (2 minute microlearning) | Heifetz and his co-authors identified seven major behaviors that can help you address challenges successfully and manage change. This microlearning … | Adaptive Leadership, Communication, Community Engagement, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2016 |
| Get on the Balcony (3 minute microlearning) | This three minute microlearning course provides strategies for “getting on the balcony” which is one of the seven behaviors of … | Adaptive Leadership, Change Implementation, Communication, Community Engagement, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate | Curricula/Training Material, eLearning Module, NCWWI-Product | 2016 |
| Your Guide to Holding Steady (3.5 minute microlearning) | This microlearning (3 1/2 minutes) explains ways to hold steady, one of the seven behaviors of adaptive leadership, during times … | Adaptive Leadership, Change Implementation, Communication, Community Engagement, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2016 |
| Defusing Hate: A Strategic Communication Guide to Counteract Dangerous Speech | This tool describes strategic communication to prevent dangerous speech from facilitating group-targeted violence | Communication, Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2015 |
| Real Cases: Integrating Child Welfare Practice Across the Social Work Curriculum | This webpage for Real Cases Project aims to broadly expand knowledge and skills of students and faculty concerning social work … | Community Engagement | Curricula/Training Material | 2010 |
| Beyond Professional Education; Trainings: Dynamic University-Agency Partnership for Transfer of Learning, Quality Improvement; Organizational Effectiveness | This webinar describes university-agency relationship-building and developing continuity among county-based child welfare systems; highlights the array of workforce development strategies … | Community Engagement | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2013 |
