Resource Library - Inclusivity/Racial Equity
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Inclusivity/Racial Equity:
A diverse and inclusive workplace strengthens the workforce and positively impacts a child welfare program’s ability to provide effective services and supports. Building an organizational culture that embraces racial equity and addresses issues of inclusivity and racial equity occurs as an independent effort as well as within all other components. The following resources can help support a diverse workforce, embrace inclusivity efforts , and implement a series of actions and practices that demonstrate the commitment to improving disparate outcomes for children, youth, and families.
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| Title | Content | Categories | Type | Year |
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| 9 Proven Strategies to Improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Your Workplace | This article lists 9 ways to improve DEIB within your workplace. | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Continuous Quality Improvement, Cultural Responsiveness, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Recruitment, Recruitment and Selection, System Reform, Workforce Development Planning | Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| Cultural Humility Strategies | (60 minutes) Supervisors have a key role to play in promoting cultural responsiveness and leveraging diversity. This one hour module … | Cultural Responsiveness, Inclusivity/Racial Equity | eLearning Module, NCWWI-Product | |
| 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 |
| NCWWI Leadership Academy | The NCWWI Leadership Academy provides supervisors and managers with opportunities to become skilled in leading change, fostering collaborations, implementing results-oriented … | Adaptive Leadership, Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, Supervision, Training, Trauma-informed Practice, Workforce Development Planning | Curricula/Training Material, eLearning Module, NCWWI-Product | 2020 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 … | Advancing Racial Equity, Cultural Responsiveness, Disproportionality & Disparities, Family-Centered Practice, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Practice Supports, Tribal Child Welfare, Tribal Sovereignty | Video | 2022 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Promoting Antiracist Child Welfare Practice: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This 1-pager summarizes a study where authors interviewed 16 regional- and state-level public child welfare agency administrators representing 13 states … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Cultural Responsiveness, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, System Reform, Workforce Development Planning | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| NCWWI Inclusivity and Racial Equity Reference List | This comprehensive reference list includes a compilation of papers, reports, peer-reviewed journal articles and other relevant resources addressing inclusivity and … | Inclusivity/Racial Equity | NCWWI-Product, Reference/Resource List | 2022 |
| Onboarding | The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians worked with the QIC-WD to develop an onboarding program. This video highlights the experience … | Advancing Racial Equity, Cultural Responsiveness, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, Tribal Child Welfare, Tribal Sovereignty, Vision, Mission, and Values, Work Conditions and Benefits | Video | |
| Diversity Training | An overview of diversity training, its value, and how it works. | Advancing Racial Equity, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Training | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Workforce Supports for LGBT Employees | An overview of organizational policies and practices that are thought to improve the work experiences of LGBT employees and foster … | Cultural Responsiveness, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, Vision, Mission, and Values, Work Conditions and Benefits | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Organizational Justice | An overview of organizational justice, otherwise known as the extent to which an organization treats people fairly. | Burnout, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Organizational Culture and Climate, Performance Improvement, Retention, Supervision, Vision, Mission, and Values, Work Conditions and Benefits | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Generations in the Workplace | An overview of generational differences in the workplace and strategies organizations can take to address it. | Cultural Responsiveness, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Supervision, Workforce Development Planning | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Cultural Intelligence | An overview of cultural intelligence, the importance of it, and what contributes to it. | Cultural Responsiveness, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Retention, Supervision, Work Conditions and Benefits | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Diversity and Inclusion Climates | An overview of diversity and inclusion climates and how they can be improved. | Advancing Racial Equity, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, Work Conditions and Benefits | Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| AFCARS Reports | The Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) collects case-level information on all children in foster care and … | Change Implementation, Data-Driven Decision Making, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity | Report/Paper, Website | 2022 |
| Rethinking Child Welfare Recruitment | This brief discusses the current workforce crisis and provides recommendations on ways child welfare programs can enhance their recruitment efforts. | Communication, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Job Analysis and Position Requirements, Organizational Culture and Climate, Recruitment, Recruitment and Selection, Retention, Screening and Selection, University Partnerships, Work Conditions and Benefits, Workforce Development Planning, Workload | NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary, Tool/Guide/Manual | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Students’ Experiences of an Anishinaabe-Centered Social Work Education Program | This article, which is the second in a series of three, examines the social work education program at the Center … | Advancing Racial Equity, Cultural Responsiveness, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Training, Tribal Child Welfare, University Partnerships | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| Centering Child Welfare Worker Well-being | This infographic describes how child welfare organizations can center child welfare worker well-being to better support children and families. | Advancing Racial Equity, Burnout, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, Supervision, Training, Trauma-informed Practice, Work Conditions and Benefits, Workforce Development Planning | Infographic, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| Safe and Sound: Creating and Nurturing a Culture of Safety | This flyer provides an overview of the Connecticut Safe and Sound Culture, including definitions of the Five Rs of Safe … | Communication, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, System Reform, Trauma-informed Practice, Vision, Mission, and Values, Workforce Development Planning | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| 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 |
| Learning, Leading, Changing: Engaging Emerging Leaders as a Retention Strategy | Held on May 26, 2022, this learning exchange focused on how universities and agencies engage social work students and graduates … | Cultural Responsiveness, Education/Professional Development, Leadership, Mentoring, Retention, University Partnerships, Workforce Development Planning | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 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 |
| Overrepresentation of Black Children in Child Welfare: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes a systematic review that confirmed racial disparities and overrepresentation of Black youth, ages 10-17, involved with the … | Data-Driven Decision Making, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, System Reform | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| Learning, Leading, Changing: Advancing Workplace Equity | This learning exchange, held on April 19, 2022, focused on how participants can advance workplace equity in child welfare. Panelists … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Data-Driven Decision Making, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, University Partnerships, Workforce Development Planning | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 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 |
| The Indian Self-Determination Act and Social Work Practice | This infographic describes how the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA) applies to child welfare social work practice with … | Change Implementation, Cultural Responsiveness, Education/Professional Development, Tribal Child Welfare, University Partnerships | Infographic, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| Advancing Equity and Inclusion Through the Child and Family Services Reviews | This document provides guidelines and suggestions for how to integrate a focus on equity and inclusion into the stages and … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Continuous Quality Improvement, Data-Driven Decision Making, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2022 |
| Parenting in Racially and Culturally Diverse Adoptive Families | This fact sheet provides information to help families support their child in developing a healthy racial and cultural identity and … | Cultural Responsiveness | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Maintaining Cultural Connections | Identity is one of the seven lifelong core issues in adoption. Connecting with cultural roots is crucial for a child’s … | Cultural Responsiveness | Website | 2020 |
| Preparing Families for Racially and Culturally Diverse Adoptions | Some families need additional information and support to help them raise children from a different racial or cultural background. These … | Cultural Responsiveness, Inclusivity/Racial Equity | Website | 2020 |
| What Did Child Welfare Learn from 2020: upEnding Systemic Racism | This podcast episode is part of a series that examines what the child welfare field learned during 2020. It features … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Inclusivity/Racial Equity | Podcast | 2021 |
| Reflecting on Racial Equity and Inclusion | These short (one minute or less) videos provide reflection questions and link to a racial equity and inclusion resource. We … | Advancing Racial Equity, Cultural Responsiveness, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, System Reform | NCWWI-Product, Video | 2022 |
| Intentional Inclusion: Creating Equity in the Workplace | Child welfare systems should foster a healthy organizational culture and climate and improve the well-being of the child welfare workforce. … | Advancing Racial Equity, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, System Reform, Workforce Development Planning | Video | 2021 |
| Everyday Workplace Discrimination: NCWWI 1-page Summary | Utilizing the Psychological Stressor-Strain theory, this study assessed the associations between everyday workplace discrimination, racial/ethnic identities, and psychological well-being among … | Advancing Racial Equity, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Organizational Culture and Climate | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Child Welfare Practice to Address Racial Disproportionality and Disparity | This bulletin provides a brief overview of the problem of racial and ethnic disproportionality and disparity in the child welfare … | Advancing Racial Equity, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Organizational Culture and Climate | Report/Paper | 2021 |
| Racial Equity Resources for Child Welfare Professionals | This website lists resources to support child welfare and related professionals in recognizing individual biases and dismantling systemic racism. | Advancing Racial Equity | Reference/Resource List, Website | 2021 |
| Racial Equity Resources for Child Welfare Systems | This webpage lists resources about implementing anti-racism practices and working with diverse populations at a systems level. | Advancing Racial Equity | Reference/Resource List, Website | 2021 |
| Disproportionality | This section of the Child Welfare Information Gateway includes issues such as overrepresentation in the child welfare system, underrepresentation in … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Reference/Resource List, Website | 2021 |
| Key Takeaways from Building a Resilient Workforce to Address Trauma and Enhance Well-being: Connecting to Cultural Ways | This document lists the key takeaways identified by participants in the NCWWI Discussion Series event, Building a Resilient Workforce to … | Cultural Responsiveness | NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Racism as Trauma: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document examines results from a study exploring the experiences of 13 Indigenous child protection practitioners in Queensland, Australia, working … | Cultural Responsiveness | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2021 |
| Intersectionality in Child Welfare Infographic | This infographic describes intersectionality in child welfare, why racial equity is not enough, and how to improve the system for … | Cultural Responsiveness | NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Equity vs. Equality: What’s the Difference? | This article outlines the nuances between equity and equality, with examples of each along with other similar concepts. It also … | Advancing Racial Equity | Overview/Summary, Website | 2020 |
| Learning to Speak Up for Equity In the Workplace | This article addresses common fears surrounding speaking up for equity in the workplace and how to overcome them. | Advancing Racial Equity | Overview/Summary, Website | 2019 |
| How did the blind removal process in Nassau County, N.Y., reduce disparity among children entering care? | This brief describes how Nassau County, NY reduced disparity among children entering foster care by implementing a blind removal process. | Advancing Racial Equity | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| The Path to Racial Equity in Child Welfare: Valuing family and community | This policy summit report provides a history of racial equity in child welfare nad includes policy recommendations for reform. | Advancing Racial Equity | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Advancing Racial Equity Webinar Series Discussion Guide | The Advancing Racial Equity webinar series takes an in-depth look at racism as a driving force of the social determinants … | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2021 |
| Tool for Building Stamina in Anti-Racism Practice: Moving from Protection to Connection | This Tool for Building Stamina (inspired by Robin DiAngelo’s book, White Fragility* and grounded in our understanding of the biology … | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2021 |
| Native Land Territory Acknowledgement | Territory acknowledgement is a way that people insert an awareness of Indigenous presence and land rights in everyday life. This … | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual, Website | 2021 |
| Racial Equity Meeting Checklist (ACS) | The purpose of this checklist is to self-reflect and achieve an equity lens before any staff interaction and meetings (including … | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2020 |
| Addressing Disproportionality and Disparities in Child Welfare through Organizational Effectiveness Practice | “The purpose of this document is to present how APHSA’s Organizational Effectiveness Department proposes to work with agencies that are … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2009 |
| Key Equity Terms and Concepts: A Glossary for Shared Understanding | Developing a shared language for thoughtful discussion about equity is critical for all of our work. This glossary of key … | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 |
| A Toolkit for Centering Racial Equity Within Data Integration | This body of work seeks to encourage shifts of awareness and practice, by centering racial equity and community voice within … | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2020 |
| Racial Equity Toolkit to Assess Policies, Initiatives, Programs, and Budget Issues | “The Racial Equity Toolkit lays out a process and a set of questions to guide the development, implementation and evaluation … | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2012 |
| Paying Attention to White Culture and Privilege: A Missing Link to Advancing Racial Equity | This article shares the authors’ observations of patterns of behavior by whites and people of color as we have experienced … | Advancing Racial Equity | Report/Paper | 2014 |
| Tool for Building Stamina in Anti-Racism Practice: Moving from Protection to Connection | This Tool for Building Stamina (inspired by Robin DiAngelo’s book, White Fragility* and grounded in an understanding of the biology … | Cultural Responsiveness | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| One Journey: National Child Welfare Workforce Institute Racial Equity Team | This document describes how and why NCWWI created a Racial Equity Team. It includes considerations for developing and structuring the … | Advancing Racial Equity | NCWWI-Product, Report/Paper | 2021 |
| Advancing Inclusivity by Caucusing: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes experiences successfully implementing racial identity-based caucusing in an MSW program social justice class at a large public … | Advancing Racial Equity | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2021 |
| To Transform Child Welfare, Take Race Out of the Equation | In this eye-opening talk about the impact of race and neighborhood on foster-care decisions, social worker Jessica Pryce shares a … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Video | 2018 |
| Diverse Populations and Communities | Child welfare professionals across the country work with children, youth, and families from varied backgrounds and communities with their own … | Cultural Responsiveness | Website | 2021 |
| Cultural Responsiveness | Resources to help workers, agencies, and systems better understand and enhance their cultural competence. Includes information on working with children, … | Cultural Responsiveness | Website | 2021 |
| Tribal sovereign status: Conceptualizing its integration into the social work curriculum | This banded dissertation contains three related products: a conceptual article, a research article, and the development of an original social … | Advancing Racial Equity | Curricula/Training Material, Report/Paper | 2018 |
| Understanding Bias | This online learning tool was designed for direct service workers – but has helpful tips for everyone to better understand … | Cultural Responsiveness | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2018 |
| How to Overcome Bias | A handout created for the Understanding Bias tool that serves as a quick reference. – – – – – – – … | Cultural Responsiveness | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2018 |
| Addressing Racial Disparity in Foster Care Placement: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes a case study that identified aspects of child welfare practices that contributed to a decrease in the … | Disproportionality & Disparities | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2020 |
| Innovations Exchange Participant Summary on Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement | This document contains the feedback and recommendations from participants of the August 18, 2020, NCWWI Innovations Exchange on Inclusivity, Racial … | Advancing Racial Equity | NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Responding to Microaggressions and Bias | This tool can be used to guide conversations about microaggressions. | Cultural Responsiveness | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2011 |
| Racial Equity Discussion Guide | This discussion guide provides key messages, reflection questions, and resources for engaging partners in courageous conversations and planning to challenge … | Advancing Racial Equity | NCWWI-Product, Tool/Guide/Manual | 2020 |
| A Guide to Responding to Microaggressions | This article discusses how different types of microaggressions affect people’s lives and provides a hands-on guide to strategies, approaches, and … | Cultural Responsiveness | Report/Paper | 2014 |
| Building Community Resilience Policy and Advocacy Guide | The BCR Policy Guide is intended to assist organizations in becoming effective policy advocates and educators. It provides guidance to … | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2018 |
| Five Guiding Principles for Integrating Racial and Ethnic Equity in Research | To advance the goal of incorporating a racial and ethnic equity perspective in research and evaluation, Child Trends presents five … | Advancing Racial Equity | Overview/Summary | 2019 |
| How to Embed a Racial and Ethnic Equity Perspective in Research | This document provides guidance on how child and youth researchers can incorporate a racial and ethnic equity perspective across the … | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 |
| Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Toolkit (California) | The ICWA Toolkit provides a structured compendium of resources designed to assist county administrators and staff to implement culturally appropriate … | Cultural Responsiveness | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2016 |
| Operationalizing Equity: putting the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s racial and ethnic equity and inclusion framework into action | This document follows the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s journey of race equity and inclusion. It contains their framework of implementation … | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 |
| Awake to Woke to Work: Building a Race Equity Culture | This guide helps define race equity gaps in organizations as well as how to begin the process of building a … | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2018 |
| Communities Creating Racial Equity: Ripple Effects of Dialogues to Change | This document explores five case studies from New Mexico, Virginia, Kentucky, and New York and the role dialogue plays in … | Advancing Racial Equity | Report/Paper | 2018 |
| Implicit Bias 101: Exploring Implicit Bias in Child Welfare | 4 online modules covering the basics of implicit bias, implications in child welfare, self-reflection, and mitigating unwanted biases. The purpose … | Cultural Responsiveness | Curricula/Training Material | 2018 |
| America Needs All of Us | This tool provides practical messaging tools and strategies that address people’s fears, anxieties, and prejudices head on. In that way, … | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2016 |
| Cultural Humility Practice Principles | This 1-page summary lists 10 practice principles for cultural humility. | Cultural Responsiveness | Overview/Summary | 2019 |
| Five Guiding Principles for Integrating Racial and Ethnic Equity in Research | This article summarizes five guiding principles for integrating racial and ethnic equity in research, including: examining backgrounds and biases, committing … | Advancing Racial Equity | Overview/Summary | 2019 |
| How to Embed a Racial and Ethnic Equity Perspective in Research: Practical Guidance for the Research Process | For child and youth research to inform and improve policies, programs, and public opinion, it must identify, explore, and explain … | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 |
| Microaggressions in the Child Welfare Workplace: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This resource summarizes the qualitative responses on the topic of microaggressions in the workplace from 30 social workers who identified … | Cultural Responsiveness | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2020 |
| Dismantling Racial Inequity #3: A Data-Driven Approach to Improving Outcomes for Black Girls in Child Welfare | This third session of “Dismantling Racial Inequity Through Child Welfare Systems Change” webinar series will highlight how Allegheny County Department … | Data-Driven Decision Making, Disproportionality & Disparities | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2017 |
| Guide to Results-Based Planning and Facilitation: Achieving Results and Equity for Vulnerable Children and Youth | This guide explains how to use a proven strategic planning discipline -Results-Based Accountability (RBA) – to achieve population level results, … | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2014 |
| Understanding the Impact of Implicit Bias | This presentation explores the impact of implicit bias on organizational functioning, training design and delivery, and the broader organizational culture … | Cultural Responsiveness | Webinar/Presentation | 2016 |
| Achieving Diversity in the Nonprofit Workplace: A Step-by Step Guide | This guide provides non-profit organizations with a step-by-step approach – in seven phases – to achieving diversity and inclusiveness in … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Tool/Guide/Manual, Website | 2010 |
| Data Strategies: Measuring Racial Disparities in Child Welfare | This webinar helps agency leaders, managers and data staff identify at which decision points children of different races experience inequitable … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Webinar/Presentation | 2016 |
| Foster Care: HHS Needs to Improve the Consistency and Timeliness of Assistance to Tribes | This report examines (1) obstacles facing tribes interested in directly operating a Title IV-E program and (2) the assistance HHS … | Advancing Racial Equity | Report/Paper | 2015 |
| By The Numbers: Using Disaggregated Data to Inform Policies, Practices and Decision-making | This publication is the second installment in the Race for Results case study series. It features an inside look at … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2016 |
| Cultural Responsiveness: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes an article that discusses the initiative “The Diversity Scorecard” being implemented in higher education to address closing the achievement … | Cultural Responsiveness | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2015 |
| Indian Child Welfare Resources from the National Conference of State Legislatures | This webpage provides resources about Indian Child Welfare Act, including background, basic provisions, federal guidance and courts, and general information … | Cultural Responsiveness | Website | 2017 |
| Resources for Promoting Self-Awareness | This document provides resources are intended to be a starting point for evaluators to begin developing higher a sense of … | Cultural Responsiveness | Reference/Resource List | 2015 |
| Institutional Racism and the Social Work Profession: A Call to Action | This document provides definitions of institutional/structural racism, clarifies how it is relevant to the social work profession, and details how … | Advancing Racial Equity | Report/Paper | 2007 |
| Achieving Racial Equity: Calling the Social Work Profession to Action Brief | This brief highlights the strategic actions and targeted recommendations developed during the symposium, Achieving Racial Equity: Calling the Social Work … | Advancing Racial Equity | Overview/Summary | 2014 |
| Achieving Racial Equity: Calling the Social Work Profession to Action | This report includes summaries of all of the presentations, recommendations, and biographies of the speakers at the symposium, Achieving Racial … | Advancing Racial Equity | Report/Paper | 2014 |
| Race for Results: Wisconsin’s Need to Reduce Racial Disparities | This is a corresponding publication to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s “Race for Results” report and highlights the pressing need … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2014 |
| Race to Equity Toolkit for Conversation | This toolkit offers facilitation assistance to school, faith, and community groups that want to discuss the data presented in the … | Cultural Responsiveness | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2013 |
| Race to Equity: A Baseline Report on the State of Racial Disparities in Dane County | This report summarizes the first year of data collection, analysis and community feedback–all aimed at promoting greater public awareness and … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2013 |
| Social Workers Moving Beyond Neutrality: Confronting Racial Injustice Conference | This four part video features a day-long conference that focuses on racial disparities in education and the criminal justice system, … | Advancing Racial Equity | Webinar/Presentation | 2015 |
| Disproportionality Rates for Children of Color in Foster Care: Technical Assistance Bulletin (2013) | This Bulletin, released June 2015, utilizes (2013) Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) data and 2013 census … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2015 |
| Strategies to Reduce Racially Disparate Outcomes in Child Welfare | This paper documents the efforts underway in 12 states and localities to tackle the enduring problem of African American, Native … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2015 |
| Achieving Racial Equity: Child Welfare Policy Strategies to Improve Outcomes for Children of Color | This report begins by providing contextual information about the disparities often experienced by children and families of color, followed by … | Advancing Racial Equity | Report/Paper | 2019 |
| Culturally Responsive Child Welfare Practice – CW360 | This issue explores cultural responsiveness and concepts related to culturally informed practice, features an expanded practice section focusing on innovative, … | Cultural Responsiveness | Report/Paper | 2015 |
| Culturally Responsive Child Welfare Practice – CW360 Integrated Bibliography | This bibliography offers an extensive list of resources dealing with Cultural Responsive Child Welfare Practice. | Cultural Responsiveness | Reference/Resource List | 2015 |
| Cultural Humility and Management in Child Welfare | This webinar discusses culture, multiculturalism, intersectionality and how cultural humility connects to cultural competence and contributes to cultural responsiveness. It … | Cultural Responsiveness | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2014 |
| Disproportionality and Disparities: Understanding the Organizational Contributors | This webinar explores the issue of disproportionality and disparities in child welfare, theories of causation, historical factors, and examines some … | Disproportionality & Disparities | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2011 |
| A Blueprint for Using Data to Reduce Disparities/Disproportionalities in Human Services & Behavioral Health | This guide shows how to use data to help achieve racial equity in human and behavioral health care services policy, … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2013 |
| Tribal and Non-tribal Agencies: A Comparison of how Social Work with Families is Conceptualized in the US | This article explores how the definitions of family impact the provision of services; addresses issues surrounding domestic violence, teen pregnancy, … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2014 |
| Racial Justice – The Connecticut Journey: A Conversation about the Work | This PowerPoint presentation introduces Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families Statewide Racial Justice Workgroup (SRJW) Leadership and their efforts to … | Advancing Racial Equity | Webinar/Presentation | 2016 |
| Best Practices Guide for Working with Families from Refugee Backgrounds in Child Welfare | This guide is an overview of selected topics that are relevant to providing culturally responsive services to families with refugee … | Cultural Responsiveness | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2008 |
| Diversity QuickBit Module 2: Cultural Openness | An important dimension of cultural humility is to maintain an openness to the cultural differences. This short 3 minute module … | Cultural Responsiveness | eLearning Module, NCWWI-Product | 2017 |
| Diversity QuickBit Module 1: Cultural Identity and Situational Factors | Knowing ourselves helps us to recognize our personal biases and stereotypes and to see the world from the perspective of … | Cultural Responsiveness | eLearning Module, NCWWI-Product | 2017 |
| Cultural Humility | This 30-minute documentary explains what cultural humility is and why we need it, and describes a set of principles that … | Cultural Responsiveness | Video | 2012 |
| Research Is Action: Disparity, Poverty, and the Need for New Knowledge | This report explores the issue of disparity in relation to child poverty and maltreatment, and the reasons for investing more … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2011 |
| It’s Time to Talk: how to start conversations about racial inequities | This report tells how KIDS COUNT advocates in Nebraska, Wisconsin and Washington used solid data, leadership and citizen engagement to … | Cultural Responsiveness | Report/Paper | 2015 |
| Understanding Structural Racism Activity | This activity helps participants delve deeper in analyzing racism and start to learn how to use a structural racism lens. … | Cultural Responsiveness | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 |
| Cultural and Linguistic Competence Family Organization Assessment | This assessment tool supports family-focused organizations to: (1) plan for and incorporate culturally and linguistically competent policies, structures, and practices … | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2010 |
| Assessing Organizational Racism | This organizational assessment offers a sampling of questions designed to help predominately white organizations and multi-racial organizations of white people … | Advancing Racial Equity | Overview/Summary, Tool/Guide/Manual | 2001 |
| NAPCWA Disproportionate Representation: Agency Diagnostic | This tool helps agencies examine disproportionality within their jurisdiction, identify gaps in the agency, target areas for improvements and highlight … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2008 |
| Logic Model Template | This document is a sample logic model worksheet for racial equity and particular issues. | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 |
| Knowing Who You Are: Helping Youth in Care Develop Their Racial and Ethnic Identity – Facilitator Guide | This guide contains information about the role of the facilitator, things to think about before viewing the video, and group … | Cultural Responsiveness | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2005 |
| Knowing Who You Are: Helping Youth in Care Develop Their Racial and Ethnic Identity – Viewer Guide | This guide contains definitions and descriptions related to racial and ethnic identity, background information about the Knowing Who You Are … | Cultural Responsiveness | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2005 |
| Knowing Who You Are: Helping Youth in Care Develop Their Racial and Ethnic Identity | This video provides the catalyst for inspiring courageous conversations and ultimately helping youth in care develop a healthy perspective and … | Cultural Responsiveness | Video | 2005 |
| Dismantling Racism: A Resource Book: For Social Change Groups | This resource book is a compilation of materials designed to supplement a Dismantling Racism workshop, which supports organizations to build … | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2003 |
| Courageous Conversations about Race | This webinar presentation describes four steps: notice, engage, understand, and empathize of having courageous conversations about race. | Cultural Responsiveness | Video | 2015 |
| Building a Multi-Ethnic, Inclusive & Antiracist Organization | This tool offers resources that support a transformational process to become a more inclusive antiracist and multiracial organization. | Advancing Racial Equity | Reference/Resource List, Tool/Guide/Manual | 2005 |
| Racial Equity Child Welfare Data Analysis Tool State of The Science: Implicit Bias Review | This publication highlights new academic literature through the lenses of five main domain areas: criminal justice, health and health care, … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Reference/Resource List, Report/Paper | 2016 |
| Racial Disproportionality and Disparity in Child Welfare | This issue brief explores the prevalence of racial disproportionality and disparity in the child welfare system and describes strategies that … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2016 |
| Racial Equity Impact Assessment | This assessment is a systematic examination of how different racial and ethnic groups will likely be affected by a proposed … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Overview/Summary | 2009 |
| Race Matters: Unequal Opportunity within the Child Welfare System | This brief explains why equal opportunity is important in the U.S. child welfare system, shows the consequences of unintended actions … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Overview/Summary | 2002 |
| 3 Tools for Getting Started with the Race Matters Toolkit | This paper introduces three simple tools for starting racial equity work off right within your organization or others. | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2002 |
| Race Matters: Organizational Self-Assessment | This tool contains a questionnaire and next steps that help raise organizational awareness, start focused conversations, contribute to the development … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2002 |
| The Institutional Analysis: Uncovering Pathways to Improving Public Systems & Interventions for Children and Families | This paper describes an approach, known as an Institutional Analysis (IA), is to identify organizational structures such as policies, administrative … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Overview/Summary | 2015 |
| Fresno County Department of Social Services: Confronting Racial Inequities and Disproportionality to Improve Child Welfare Outcomes for Children & Families | This case study details Fresno County’s efforts to address racial inequities and improve outcomes for all children and youth involved … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2015 |
| Race Equity and Inclusion Action Guide: 7 Steps to Advance and Embed Race Equity and Inclusion within Your Organization | This guide provides a clear framework to incorporate race equity and inclusion at every stage of work by foundations or … | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2014 |
| Structural Racism Theory of Change Framework | This presentation by the Center for the Study of Social Policy explains a step-by-step backward mapping process to help identify … | Advancing Racial Equity | Webinar/Presentation | 2010 |
| Tools for Thought: Using Racial Equity Impact Assessments for Effective Policymaking | This study explores assessment tools that measure the impact of proposed legislation on populations of color and are effective in … | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2016 |
| Mind the Gap #9: Achieving Racial Equity through Workforce & Organizational Change | This thought-provoking, dynamic webinar helps participants understand and apply a racial equity lens to change efforts in child welfare. | Advancing Racial Equity | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2016 |
| Places to Watch: Promising Practices to Address Racial Disproportionality in Child Welfare | This report shares ten jurisdictions’ approaches to reducing racial disproportionality and disparities in their child welfare services in order to … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2019 |
| Racial Equity Training: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes a study that examines participant knowledge and attitudes about race, engagement in racial equity work, and organizational … | Advancing Racial Equity | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2015 |
| Starting with the Numbers: The importance of data collection & analysis in system efforts to eliminate racial/ethnic disparities | This video discusses the work of Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families Statewide Racial Justice Workgroup (SRJW) to develop and … | Advancing Racial Equity | Webinar/Presentation | 2016 |
| Culture Card: A Guide to Build Cultural Awareness | This guide provides basic information to enhance cultural competence while providing services in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. Keywords: Native … | Cultural Responsiveness | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2009 |
| The Wakanheza Project™ Creating Welcoming Environments | This document provides principles and strategies that prevent or de-escalate stressful situations in public to create more welcoming environments for … | Cultural Responsiveness | Overview/Summary | 2019 |
| The Challenge of Sustaining Cultural and Linguistic Competence | This paper provides effective and creative strategies for sustaining cultural and linguistic competence efforts and examples of inclusive strategic planning … | Cultural Responsiveness | Report/Paper | 2014 |
| Resources for Child Welfare Professionals Working with Families from Refugee Backgrounds | This guide provides information and resources to assist child welfare workers in providing culturally responsive, appropriate services to meet the … | Cultural Responsiveness | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2014 |
| Pathways to Tribal Title IV-E: Tribal Title IV-E Options | This document assists tribes in determining if applying for direct Title IV-E funding or pursuing a Tribal-State Agreement might be … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Overview/Summary, Reference/Resource List | 2017 |
| Identifying Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Human Services: A Conceptual Framework and Literature Review | This report helps the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) build the base of knowledge necessary to reliably identify and … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2017 |
| Advancing Racial Equity and Transforming Government: A Resource Guide to Put Ideas into Action | This guide provides information on six strategies for advancing racial equity and government transformation and shares the stories and lessons … | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2015 |
| Racial Equity Action Plans: A How-to Manual | This manual provides guidance for local governments to develop their own Racial Equity Action Plans after a period of research … | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2016 |
| Racial Equity Toolkit: An Opportunity to Operationalize Equity | This racial equity tool is designed to integrate explicit consideration of racial equity in decisions, including policies, practices, programs and … | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 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 |
| Components for Developing Culturally Responsive Seven Approaches to Serving Diverse Populations | This guide lists seven components that serve as the foundation to creating culturally responsive programs. | Cultural Responsiveness | Overview/Summary, Tool/Guide/Manual | 2017 |
| Developing Culturally Responsive Approaches to Serving Diverse Populations: A Resource Guide for Community-Based Organizations | This resource guide identifies easily accessible resources on cultural competency that CBOs can use to become more responsive to the … | Cultural Responsiveness | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2017 |
| Building a Culturally Responsive Workforce: The Texas Model for Undoing Disproportionality & Disparities in Child Welfare (1-page Summary) | This document summarizes a NCWWI webinar that highlights a collection of strategies for building a culturally responsive workforce based upon … | Disproportionality & Disparities | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2013 |
| Biases: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document describes the biases that can create barriers to organizational change and gives pointed recommendations for confronting and changing … | Disproportionality & Disparities | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2018 |
| Dismantling Racial Inequity #4: Slow and Steady Wins the RACE of Child Welfare Equity | This fourth session of “Dismantling Racial Inequity Through Child Welfare Systems Change” webinar series will highlight how Connecticut Department of … | Disproportionality & Disparities | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2018 |
| The Implicit Association Test | This assessment measures unconscious associations about race, gender, sexual orientation, and other characteristics. | Cultural Responsiveness | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2013 |
| Partnering with Latino and Immigrant Families: Resources and Suggestions for Child Welfare Professionals | This guide shares background information, resources, and suggestions to help you achieve safety, permanence, and well-being for Latino and immigrant … | Cultural Responsiveness | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2015 |
| Operationalizing Equity | This report examines the challenges and breakthroughs experienced by Annie E. Casey Foundation to promote race equity and inclusion to … | Advancing Racial Equity | Report/Paper | 2017 |
| Standards and Indicators for Cultural Competence in Social Work Practice | This document provides guidance on the implementation and realization of culturally competent practice. | Cultural Responsiveness | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2015 |
| 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 … | Disproportionality & Disparities | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2017 |
| Diversity in Leadership: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This paper shares findings from two studies that examined the influence of racial similarity/dissimilarity on supervisor and subordinate relationships and … | Disproportionality & Disparities | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2017 |
| Promoting Racial Equity Through Workforce and Organizational Actions Infographic | This infographic visually describes what racial equity is in child welfare, why we need to take action, and provides suggestions … | Advancing Racial Equity | 1-Page-Summary, Infographic, NCWWI-Product | 2018 |
| Continuum on Becoming an Anti-Racist Multicultural Organization | This is a chart that describes the six phases of becoming an anti racist multicultural organization. | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 |
| Activity to Explore the Impact of Skin Color | This document guides an activity that illustrates the different experiences participants may have based on the color of their skin … | Cultural Responsiveness | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 |
| Ten Lessons for Taking Leadership on Racial Equity | This document distills ten lessons for how to take leadership on the difficult topic of race in America and is … | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2013 |
| The Four Agreements of Courageous Conversations | This document offers guidelines that help create the conditions for safe exploration and learning for all throughcourageous conversations about race. | Cultural Responsiveness | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2006 |
| Racial Equity Tools Glossary | This list defines commonly used terms in order to enhance the quality of dialogue and discourse on race in America … | Advancing Racial Equity | Reference/Resource List | 2013 |
| Facing Racism in a Diverse Nation: A guide for public dialogue and problem solving | This guide outlines how to facilitate meaningful dialogue to examine gaps among racial and ethnic groups and create institutional and … | Advancing Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2008 |
| Addressing Implicit Bias in the Child Welfare System | This presentation outlines disparities throughout the process (i.e, referral & investigation, substantiation, removal & out-of-home placement), impact of implicit bias, … | Cultural Responsiveness | Webinar/Presentation | 2017 |
| Dismantling Racial Inequity #1: Using an Institutional Analysis to Identify Core Issues and Spur Change | This webinar is the first session of “Dismantling Racial Inequity Through Child Welfare Systems Change” webinar series and shares key … | Change Implementation, Disproportionality & Disparities | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2017 |
| Indigenous Ways of Knowing (IWOK) Tribal Equity toolkit | This toolkit identifies areas in which existing tribal laws may discriminate against Two Spirit/LGBT individuals and gives tribal legislators a … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2013 |
| Confronting Racial Bias at Work: Challenges and Solutions for 21st Century Employment Discrimination | This report reviews the systemic barriers impacting workers of color drawing upon academic research, interviews with discrimination lawyers and EEOC … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2019 |
| White Privilege Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh | This document lists personal examples of unearned advantage and encourages individuals to reflect on and recognize their own unearned advantages … | Cultural Responsiveness | Overview/Summary, Reference/Resource List | 1988 |
| Microaggressions: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes an article that evaluates microaggressions and proposes possible approaches to handling situations in which microaggressions occur. The … | Cultural Responsiveness | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2018 |
| Dismantling Racial Inequity #5: Strengthening Our Efforts Through Partnerships with Academia | This fifth session of “Dismantling Racial Inequity Through Child Welfare Systems Change” webinar series will highlight New York State’s Office … | Disproportionality & Disparities | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2018 |
| Race Equity Crosswalk Tool | This tool guides teams through questions designed to counteract blind spots that may be keeping leaders from truly seeing the … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2017 |
| Racial Equity: Getting to Results | This tool highlights how to use a root cause analysis to dig deeply into the sources of racially inequitable outcomes, … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2017 |
| Race to Lead: Confronting the Nonprofit Racial Leadership Gap | This paper examines the racial leadership gap in the nonprofit sector, provides ways to change organizational and systemic barriers, and … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2017 |
| Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for All Children | This report explores the intersection of kids, race and opportunity. The report features the new Race for Results Index, which … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Report/Paper | 2014 |
| Promoting Child and Family Well Being through Civil Rights Compliance | This webinar focuses on Federal civil rights laws that protect children and families from discrimination in the child welfare system … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Webinar/Presentation | 2017 |
| Promoting Child and Family Well-Being Through Civil Rights Compliance | This presentation focuses on Federal civil rights laws that protect children and families from discrimination in the child welfare system … | Disproportionality & Disparities | Webinar/Presentation | 2017 |