| How does turnover in the child welfare workforce impact children and families? | Learn about child welfare workforce turnover, its challenges to child protection agencies, and the impact it has on children and … | Advancing Racial Equity, Disproportionality & Disparities, Retention, Turnover, Work Conditions and Benefits, Workload | Report/Paper | 2023 |
| How are child protection agencies navigating and addressing workforce challenges? | Learn how several jurisdictions are implementing strategies to recruit and retain a strong child welfare workforce. | Advancing Racial Equity, Burnout, Disproportionality & Disparities, Education/Professional Development, Practice Supports, Recruitment, Recruitment and Selection, Retention, Supervision, Training, Turnover, University Partnerships, Work Conditions and Benefits, Workload | Report/Paper | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Leading Social Transformations: A Case Study Update on Advancing the Common Good | This webinar follows-up on a case study published May 2021 focusing on methods for large-scale transformation in Canada’s family justice … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Cultural Responsiveness, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Organizational Culture and Climate, Practice Models, Practice Supports, System Reform, Vision, Mission, and Values | Webinar/Presentation | 2021 |
| PACEs connection – NJ ACEs Collaborative ACEs Screening Position | The NJ ACEs Collaborative states that ACEs screenings should not be a diagnostic or treatment mechanism but rather a tool … | Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Trauma-informed Practice | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Structural Racism Booklet: Research and Policy Analyses | The National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives has consolidated a 40-page booklet of factsheets documenting evidence of for structural … | Advancing Racial Equity, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity | Report/Paper | 2022 |
| The Future of Healing: Shifting from Trauma-Informed Care to Healing Centered Engagement | In this blog post, Ginwright describes the shortcomings of the term “trauma informed care,” as it is incomplete, requires that … | Change Implementation, Cultural Responsiveness, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Trauma-informed Practice | Overview/Summary | 2018 |
| 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 |
| Trauma-Informed Libraries | This webpage is a PACEs Connection community of library professionals and library supporters who seek to share ACEs Science with … | Cultural Responsiveness, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Prevention/Early Intervention, Trauma-informed Practice | Website | 2023 |
| 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 |
| Coalition for Racial Equity and Social Justice | The Coalition4justice provides a safe space for all individuals to come together and engage in authentic conversations about racial and … | Advancing Racial Equity, Cultural Responsiveness, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity | Website | 2020 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Racial Equity Tools | There are two sections on this site that focus on organizational change. The PLAN/Issues section provides the concepts and frameworks … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Cultural Responsiveness, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Organizational Culture and Climate, Practice Models, Practice Supports, System Reform, Vision, Mission, and Values | Reference/Resource List | 2020 |
| 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 |
| 11 Suggested Actions Towards Anti-Racism | Actions your organization or unit can take towards addressing structural racism. | Advancing Racial Equity, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Organizational Culture and Climate, Practice Supports | Reference/Resource List | 2022 |
| Creating an Inclusive, Equitable, Anti-Racist Workplace | The need to focus on race and equity in child and family serving systems has been magnified by recent events. … | Advancing Racial Equity, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Organizational Culture and Climate | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Anti-Racist Organizational Development | NJJN’s membership community has committed to engaging in self-analyses to reflect on how our organizations can better undo the systemic … | Advancing Racial Equity, Cultural Responsiveness, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Organizational Culture and Climate, Practice Models, Practice Supports, Vision, Mission, and Values | Reference/Resource List | |
| Eight principles and practices of Indigenous child welfare: An excerpt from Pathways in a Forest | The report highlights efforts by Indigenous families, communities, and Nations to revitalize Indigenous approaches to child welfare, develop comprehensive community-based … | Advancing Racial Equity, Cultural Responsiveness, Family-Centered Practice, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Practice Models, Practice Supports, Trauma-informed Practice, Tribal Child Welfare, Tribal Sovereignty | Report/Paper | 2019 |
| Reimagining Black Families’ Cultural Assets Can Inform Policies and Practices That Enhance Their Well-being | This brief is part of a larger effort by Child Trends researchers to expand knowledge about Black children and families. … | Advancing Racial Equity, Cultural Responsiveness, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity | Report/Paper | 2022 |
| 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 |
| New Tool to Assess Survey Data for Racial Bias | This tool provides a clear, systematic method for researchers to determine whether survey data they plan to analyze were collected … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Continuous Quality Improvement, Cultural Responsiveness, Data-Driven Decision Making, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2021 |
| Overloaded: Understanding Neglect | Join host Luke Waldo, Director of Program Design and Community Engagement at the Institute for Child and Family Well-being, as … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Cultural Responsiveness, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Policy Impact, Prevention/Early Intervention, System Reform | Podcast | 2022 |
| New Study to Apply Race Equity Lens to Federal Child Welfare Data | In a new project funded by the federal government, Chapin Hall and partners at Georgia State University will apply a … | Advancing Racial Equity, Cultural Responsiveness, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity | Overview/Summary | 2023 |
| The Nebraska Foster Care Review Office Annual Report | This report contains the Foster Care Review Office’s (FCRO) independent data and analysis of the child welfare system with recommendations … | Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Policy Impact | Report/Paper | 2022 |
| 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 |
| A Key Connection: Economic Stability and Family Well-being | Chapin Hall experts have brought together evidence about the connections between economic and concrete supports and involvement with child welfare. … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Cultural Responsiveness, Disproportionality & Disparities, Family-Centered Practice, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Practice Supports, Prevention/Early Intervention, System Reform, Trauma-informed Practice | Infographic, Overview/Summary, Reference/Resource List, Webinar/Presentation | 2022 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Working With Black Families | This page highlights issues relevant to working with Black families. This includes understanding the impact of racism, historical trauma, and … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Cultural Responsiveness, Disproportionality & Disparities, Family-Centered Practice, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Practice Supports, System Reform | Reference/Resource List | 2021 |
| Closing Remarks From Aysha E. Schomburg, Associate Commissioner, Children’s Bureau | Learn about the Children’s Bureau’s commitment to racial and other equity in its work and the actions the Children’s Bureau … | Advancing Racial Equity, Inclusivity/Racial Equity | Video | 2021 |
| 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 |
| NCWWI Leadership Academy: Cross-site final evaluation report, pre-training to 6-month follow-up | Evaluators from NCWWI conducted a longitudinal assessment of Leadership Academy participant experience (satisfaction, relevance, knowledge gains and application, change project, … | Adaptive Leadership, Change Implementation, Coaching, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, Performance Management, Supervision, Training, Workforce Development Planning | NCWWI-Product, Report/Paper | 2023 |
| 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 … | Communication, 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, Coaching, Communication, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Supervision, Training, Vision, Mission, and Values, 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: NCWWI 1-page Summary | 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, Communication, 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, Communication, 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. | Communication, 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 … | Communication, 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 … | Communication, 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 … | Communication, 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 … | Communication, 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 |
| Tribal Equity toolkit 3.0: Tribal resolutions and codes to support two-spirit & LGBTQ justice in Indian Country | 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 | 2017 |
| 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 |
