Self-Healing Communities
This article by RWJF describes how addressing problems that a community is facing collectively rather than as stand-alone issues is more effective in building a community that is collaborative and hopeful.
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Department of Children and Families – Office of Resilience
The Office of Resilience facilitates initiatives related to preventing ACEs across the state of New Jersey. This site describes how the state government is striving to make ACEs and healing-centered practices central to their work and policies.
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Trauma-Informed Organizational Change Manual
The purpose of the manual is to guide organizations and systems in planning for, implementing and sustaining a trauma-informed organizational change. This manual provides a step-by-step guide with tools intended for anyone interested in implementing a trauma-informed approach.
Understanding Bias
This online learning tool was designed for direct service workers – but has helpful tips for everyone to better understand and work to overcome biases.
Quality Parenting Initiative Just In Time Training
Florida’s Just in Time Training is a web based service program designed to connect foster parents, kinship or other caregivers with training, peer experts and other resources. Questions are answered and practical solutions to care for children are discussed – all from the comfort of your home or office.
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Mindfulness in Family Assessment
Making mindfulness practices an integral part of the culture, structure, and practice of child welfare organizations results in reduced stress, increased capacity to engage with families, and better outcomes for families.
Mindfulness in Family Assessment
Making mindfulness practices an integral part of the culture, structure, and practice of child welfare organizations results in reduced stress, increased capacity to engage with families, and better outcomes for families.
Oregon Child Welfare Core: Activity Guide
This guide provides task, assignments and learning objectives for each Oregon Child Welfare Core Training program area: Child Abuse and Neglect; Casework Practice; Child Development; Community; Court and Legal Issues; DHS; Your Office, and Paperwork; Engaging and Empowering Families; Family Connections; Law and Policies; Achieving Permanency; Placement Practice; Special Issues; Taking Care of Yourself; and
Boundaries and Professional Conduct
This training video identifies the role boundaries play in the work of child welfare; identifies appropriate boundaries; and provides scenarios to practice ways to establish and maintain appropriate conduct and boundaries on the job.
Tips and Techniques for Engaging Participants
This training course explores techniques and approaches to tailor training to both participants’ needs as well as the facilitator’s training style.