Dear Leaders Tool
This resource includes starting points for child welfare leaders who seek to bring family voice and power into the system.
Document Category: Family-Centered Practice
The Indian Child Welfare Act – What We Need to Know on “Active Efforts”
A video sharing the history of ICWA as well as the present state of ICWA. Practice considerations and practice examples regarding active efforts are also discussed.
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 in partnership with families and the process of evidence-based practice.
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 aligns with the requirements of Family First, addresses the unique needs of families within local communities and ensures that selected programs and practices can be implemented with quality. It is designed to help child welfare …
Annie E. Casey Family First Communication Toolkit
A downloadable toolkit to help child welfare leaders, providers, advocates, and others talk about how the Family First Prevention Services Act can help improve outcomes for children and families.
Family First Toolkit Part 3: Evaluating & Improving Quality
The tools in this kit align with the second phase of Family First Implementation: evaluating and improving quality. These tools focus on identifying and collecting the necessary data for Family First CQI and provide guidance to help jurisdictions build the infrastructure for a CQI process that identifies gaps in performance, explores underlying conditions, and promotes …
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Family First Toolkit Part 2: Implementation & Change Management
The tools in this kit align with the second phase of Family First Implementation: implementation and change management. These Chapin Hall tools provide a systematic way for jurisdictions to think through their vision and plan the activities that will help them reach their goals.
Family First Toolkit Part 1: Planning & Readiness
The tools in this kit align with the first phase of Family First Implementation: planning and readiness. These tools from Chapin Hall provide a systematic way for jurisdictions to think through their vision and plan the activities that will help them reach their goals – from targeting audiences, to engaging stakeholders, to aligning family service …
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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 research accessible to the field, and to promote testing and evaluation of key strategies. The Methods Report, a companion to the five equity bulletins and toolkit, describes the approach and methods used to develop strategies …
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 for meaningful family engagement.