Secondary traumatic stress (STS) can have a significant impact on child welfare professionals, their agencies, and ultimately on outcomes for children and families. Yet child welfare agencies often find it hard to identify and implement organizational strategies that effectively prevent STS and support those suffering from it. This webinar will explore what STS is, why
Staff Performance and Retention: Using a Trauma Lens Read More »
The Three Branch Toolkit and Webinar describe how a three-branch approach takes an intentional step back from governing as usual toward improving outcomes for children and families as a shared objective of all three branches of government. Each branch of state government plays an important role in establishing the framework for child welfare policy and
This webinar is about innovative ways Strengthening Families training is being provided around the country, including discussion on online training modules for child welfare system of care workers in West Virginia and online learning activities from the Prevention Board in Wisconsin.
Innovative Approaches to Disseminating Training on the Protective Factors Read More »
A five-part webinar series to discuss and share the positive impacts of coaching in human services hosted by the Northern California Training Academy at UC Davis
This webinar explores how child welfare leaders and program developers can work together to adapt an evidence-based approach to the specific needs of a state — and further hone the approach as it moves to another jurisdiction.
Adapting Evidence-Based Programs in Child Welfare Read More »
This 8-minute video from Texas describes the impact of trauma and provides information on supervising from a trauma-informed perspective.
This report is a summary of the information states provided in their 2015–2019 Child and Family Services Plan’s (CFSP) in accordance with the statutory requirements under title IV-B, regarding their compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and their consultation and collaboration with tribes. This report also includes information reported in a sample of
This webinar is the second session of “Dismantling Racial Inequity Through Child Welfare Systems Change” webinar series and highlights the partnership between Iowa Department of Human Services and Native American community representatives and their efforts to address the overrepresentation of Native American children in the Woodbury County child welfare system.
Dismantling Racial Inequity #2: Community Collaboration and Grassroots Effort Read More »
This paper evaluates the role of the educational background of the caseworker as it relates to outcomes for children and families in North Carolina.
Linking North Carolina Child Welfare Outcomes with Professionalism of Staff Read More »
This webinar provides an overview of developing a Simulation Lab, an innovative technique being utilized with newly-hired children’s services social workers in the Los Angeles area, and strategies involved in creating and implementing this model, including training infrastructure (space, set design, resources), staffing and current efforts to evaluate the model’s impact and effectiveness
Mind the Gap #2: Simulation Labs for Child Welfare Education and Training Read More »
