| NCWWI Practice Supports Reference List | This comprehensive reference list includes a compilation of papers, reports, peer-reviewed journal articles and other relevant resources addressing Practice Supports | Practice Supports | NCWWI-Product, Reference/Resource List | 2023 | practice-supports |
| 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 | 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 inclusivity-racial-equity |
| Transforming Foster Care Strategy Map | This is a systems thinking strategy map that goes over the foster care system on an institutional level. It also … | Practice Supports, Trauma-informed Practice | Video | 2019 | practice-supports trauma-informed-practice |
| Compassionate Inquiry | Dr. Gabor Maté discusses a psychotherapeutic method he developed called compassionate inquiry. It utilizes science and compassion to understand unconscious … | Practice Supports, Trauma-informed Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2023 | practice-supports trauma-informed-practice |
| Connect Our Kids | Connect Our Kids is a non profit that offers a free family finding technology platform that is reconnecting youth in … | Family-Centered Practice, Practice Supports | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2023 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| 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 cultural-responsiveness family-centered-practice inclusivity-racial-equity practice-models practice-supports |
| 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 | 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 |
| Preventing Childhood Toxic Stress: Partnering With Families and Communities to Promote Relational Health | This policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics describes how relational health can be employed to build resilience and … | Education/Professional Development, Policy Impact, Practice Models, Practice Supports, Prevention/Early Intervention, Training, Trauma-informed Practice | Report/Paper | 2021 | education-professional-development policy-impact practice-models practice-supports prevention-early-intervention training trauma-informed-practice |
| Trauma-Informed Care Implementation Resource Center | The Trauma-Informed Care Implementation Resource Center provides resources to guide health care organizations and schools in becoming trauma-informed. Some topics … | Policy Impact, Practice Models, Practice Supports, Trauma-informed Practice | Website | | policy-impact practice-models practice-supports trauma-informed-practice |
| Press On — A Coalition of Coalitions to Move the Trauma-Informed Movement Forward | Press On is a national coalition of local trauma-informed coalitions, formed to create a unified voice for trauma-informed advocacy across … | Community Engagement, Practice Supports, Trauma-informed Practice | Website | 2022 | community-engagement practice-supports trauma-informed-practice |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | community-engagement cultural-responsiveness family-centered-practice inclusivity-racial-equity practice-supports trauma-informed-practice |
| The Legacy of Trauma: Can Experiences Leave A Biological Imprint? | NPR’s ‘Shortwave’ discusses epigenetics and their implications for potential trauma inheritance with Bianca Jones Martin and Brian Dias. | Practice Models, Trauma-informed Practice | Podcast | 2021 | practice-models trauma-informed-practice practice-supports |
| Baby courts: A proven approach to stop the multigenerational transmission of ACEs in child welfare; new efforts to establish courts nationwide | Florida’s “baby courts” use trauma-educated judges, multidisciplinary teams, and infant mental health clinicians to provide families support, strengthen relationships, and … | Practice Models, Trauma-informed Practice | Overview/Summary | 2020 | practice-models trauma-informed-practice practice-supports |
| ACEs Matter | ACEs Matter is an organization whose mission is to start conversations about ACEs in every community that wants to break … | Practice Supports, Prevention/Early Intervention, Trauma-informed Practice | Website | 2022 | practice-supports prevention-early-intervention trauma-informed-practice |
| ACEs and Resiliency Strategy Map | A presentation detailing an ACEs Strategy Map for how faith-based communities can be positive forces for minimizing and addressing trauma. … | Practice Models, Practice Supports, Prevention/Early Intervention, Trauma-informed Practice | Video | | practice-models practice-supports prevention-early-intervention trauma-informed-practice |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | change-implementation community-engagement data-driven-decision-making family-centered-practice inclusivity-racial-equity organizational-culture-and-climate practice-supports |
| 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 | advancing-racial-equity inclusivity-racial-equity organizational-culture-and-climate practice-supports |
| 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 | | advancing-racial-equity cultural-responsiveness disproportionality-disparities inclusivity-racial-equity organizational-culture-and-climate practice-models practice-supports vision-mission-and-values |
| 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 | advancing-racial-equity cultural-responsiveness family-centered-practice inclusivity-racial-equity practice-models practice-supports trauma-informed-practice tribal-child-welfare tribal-sovereignty |
| National Child Traumatic Stress Network Policy Makers | NCTSN has collaborated with policy makers since their inception by Congress in 2000. Through this collection of resources, policy makers … | Policy Impact, Practice Supports, Trauma-informed Practice | Website | | policy-impact practice-supports trauma-informed-practice |
| Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI) – Prop 64 Roadmap | In this roadmap created by the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI), advocates and academics lay out how marijuana … | Community Engagement, Education/Professional Development, Practice Supports, Training, Trauma-informed Practice | Report/Paper | 2019 | community-engagement education-professional-development practice-supports training trauma-informed-practice |
| The role of economic and concrete supports in child maltreatment prevention | Senior Policy Fellow Clare Anderson and Senior Policy Analyst Yasmin Grewal-Kok give a fast-paced and broad overview of evidence about … | Change Implementation, Family-Centered Practice, Practice Supports, Prevention/Early Intervention, System Reform | Video | 2022 | change-implementation family-centered-practice practice-supports prevention-early-intervention system-reform |
| The Unseen Costs of Foster Care: A Social Return on Investment Study | This report shares some of what we have heard from those on the inside of foster care and child welfare. … | Change Implementation, Family-Centered Practice, Practice Supports, Prevention/Early Intervention, System Reform, Turnover, Work Conditions and Benefits, Workforce Development Planning | Report/Paper | 2019 | change-implementation family-centered-practice practice-supports prevention-early-intervention system-reform turnover work-conditions-and-benefits workforce-development-planning |
| Illinois Birth through Three Waiver: Child and Family Intervention, Developmentally Informed Child and Family interventions | This final evaluation report presents findings from the Illinois Birth through Three (IB3) Title IV-E waiver demonstration. The waiver supported … | Family-Centered Practice, Practice Supports, Trauma-informed Practice | Report/Paper | 2018 | family-centered-practice practice-supports trauma-informed-practice |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | change-implementation community-engagement inclusivity-racial-equity practice-models practice-supports system-reform |
| US Department of Health and Human Services: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation Publication of “Building Co-Regulaiton Capacity to Support Positive Development for Youth with Foster Care Experience | This report builds from a body of work that describes how self-regulation can be applied as a framework for promoting … | Practice Models, Practice Supports, Trauma-informed Practice | Report/Paper | 2021 | practice-models practice-supports trauma-informed-practice |
| Aligning Organizations for Family Resilience and Healing | This chapter discusses the how organization-level of the social-ecological model must change to better align with preventative approaches to build … | Change Implementation, Practice Models, Practice Supports, System Reform, Trauma-informed Practice | Report/Paper | 2021 | change-implementation practice-models practice-supports system-reform trauma-informed-practice |
| Resilient Wisconsin | This webpage provided by the Wisconsin state government provides information about building resiliencies within ourselves, relationships, and communities, including how … | Practice Supports, Prevention/Early Intervention, Trauma-informed Practice | Website | 2023 | practice-supports prevention-early-intervention trauma-informed-practice |
| Strategic Planning in Child Welfare | The resources in this series can help identify opportunities to align federal and internal agency processes, including the Child and … | Community Engagement, Practice Models, Practice Supports | Reference/Resource List | 2022 | community-engagement practice-models practice-supports |
| 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 | change-implementation community-engagement cultural-responsiveness family-centered-practice inclusivity-racial-equity practice-supports trauma-informed-practice |
| 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 | advancing-racial-equity change-implementation cultural-responsiveness disproportionality-disparities family-centered-practice inclusivity-racial-equity practice-supports system-reform |
| 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 | adaptive-leadership advancing-racial-equity community-engagement family-centered-practice inclusivity-racial-equity leadership organizational-culture-and-climate practice-supports system-reform change-implementation |
| 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 | advancing-racial-equity community-engagement cultural-responsiveness disproportionality-disparities inclusivity-racial-equity practice-supports |
| 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 | community-engagement inclusivity-racial-equity practice-supports |
| Human Trafficking and Child Welfare: A Guide for Child Welfare Agencies | Explores how leadership in child welfare agencies can support children who are victims of human trafficking, as well as children … | Community Engagement, Practice Supports | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2017 | community-engagement practice-supports |
| TeamFirst A Field Guide for Safe, Reliable, and Effective Child Welfare Teams | A reference book for safe, reliable and more effective teamwork. Readers will find descriptions of specific team-based strategies and tactics … | Change Implementation, Organizational Culture and Climate, Practice Models, Practice Supports, Supervision, Work Conditions and Benefits, Workforce Development Planning | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 | change-implementation organizational-culture-and-climate practice-models practice-supports supervision work-conditions-and-benefits workforce-development-planning |
| 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 | advancing-racial-equity cultural-responsiveness disproportionality-disparities family-centered-practice inclusivity-racial-equity practice-supports tribal-child-welfare tribal-sovereignty |
| 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 | change-implementation community-engagement family-centered-practice inclusivity-racial-equity practice-models practice-supports system-reform trauma-informed-practice |
| 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 | advancing-racial-equity community-engagement cultural-responsiveness disproportionality-disparities inclusivity-racial-equity practice-models practice-supports |
| 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 | 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 |
| Annie E. Casey Family First Communication Toolkit | A downloadable toolkit to help child welfare leaders, providers, advocates, and others talk about how the Family First Prevention Services … | Change Implementation, Communication, Education/Professional Development, Family-Centered Practice, Practice Supports, Prevention/Early Intervention, System Reform, Training | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 | change-implementation communication education-professional-development family-centered-practice practice-supports prevention-early-intervention system-reform training |
| Family First Toolkit Part 3: Evaluating & Improving Quality | The tools in this kit align with the second phase of Family First Implementation: evaluating and improving quality. These tools … | Change Implementation, Continuous Quality Improvement, Data-Driven Decision Making, Evidence-Based Practice, Family-Centered Practice, Policy Impact, Practice Supports, Prevention/Early Intervention, System Reform | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2022 | change-implementation continuous-quality-improvement data-driven-decision-making evidence-based-practice family-centered-practice policy-impact practice-supports prevention-early-intervention system-reform education-professional-development |
| Family First Toolkit Part 2: Implementation & Change Management | The tools in this kit align with the second phase of Family First Implementation: implementation and change management. These Chapin … | Change Implementation, Education/Professional Development, Evidence-Based Practice, Family-Centered Practice, Policy Impact, Practice Supports, Prevention/Early Intervention, System Reform, Training | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2022 | change-implementation education-professional-development evidence-based-practice family-centered-practice policy-impact practice-supports prevention-early-intervention system-reform training |
| Family First Toolkit Part 1: Planning & Readiness | The tools in this kit align with the first phase of Family First Implementation: planning and readiness. These tools from … | Change Implementation, Education/Professional Development, Evidence-Based Practice, Family-Centered Practice, Policy Impact, Practice Supports, Prevention/Early Intervention, System Reform, Training | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2022 | change-implementation education-professional-development evidence-based-practice family-centered-practice policy-impact practice-supports prevention-early-intervention system-reform training |
| 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 | | adaptive-leadership advancing-racial-equity change-implementation community-engagement cultural-responsiveness evidence-based-practice family-centered-practice inclusivity-racial-equity practice-supports system-reform leadership education-professional-development |
| 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 | advancing-racial-equity change-implementation community-engagement cultural-responsiveness data-driven-decision-making disproportionality-disparities inclusivity-racial-equity practice-supports tribal-child-welfare |
| A Tool for Transformative Family Engagement: A Commentary on the Family Engagement Playbook | An overview of the Family Engagement Playbook, a set of research-based, actionable resources to strengthen individual competencies and organizational support … | Community Engagement, Family-Centered Practice, Organizational Culture and Climate, Practice Supports | Overview/Summary | 2019 | community-engagement family-centered-practice organizational-culture-and-climate practice-supports |
| 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 | change-implementation coaching community-engagement cultural-responsiveness family-centered-practice inclusivity-racial-equity organizational-culture-and-climate practice-supports system-reform supervision |
| Methods and Emerging Strategies to Engage People with Lived Experience: Improving Federal Research, Policy, and Practice | This brief identifies lessons learned and key considerations from a range of methods for engaging individuals with lived experience to … | Community Engagement, Data-Driven Decision Making, Family-Centered Practice, Policy Impact, Practice Supports, System Reform | Report/Paper | 2021 | community-engagement data-driven-decision-making family-centered-practice policy-impact practice-supports system-reform change-implementation |
| Evaluating Family Engagement in Child Welfare | This brief provides an overview of key issues when evaluating a family engagement program or practice, including how family engagement … | Community Engagement, Family-Centered Practice, Practice Supports | Overview/Summary | 2021 | community-engagement family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| The Prevention Services Clearinghouse | A database of placement prevention services that are classified as well-supported, supported, promising, or does not currently meet criteria. Family … | Evidence-Based Practice, Practice Supports, Prevention/Early Intervention | Reference/Resource List, Website | 2022 | evidence-based-practice practice-supports prevention-early-intervention education-professional-development |
| Title IV-E Prevention Program | An overview of the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), Title IV-E Prevention Program, and resources to help guide implementation. | Community Engagement, Practice Supports | Overview/Summary, Reference/Resource List | 2021 | community-engagement practice-supports |
| Child Welfare Training Toolkit | NCSACW developed the Child Welfare Training Toolkit to educate child welfare workers about substance use and co-occurring disorders among families … | Education/Professional Development, Family-Centered Practice, Practice Models, Practice Supports | Curricula/Training Material, Tool/Guide/Manual | | education-professional-development family-centered-practice practice-models practice-supports |
| National Adoption Competency Mental Health Training Initiative | NTI has developed two state-of-the-art, standardized, web-based trainings to build the capacity of child welfare and mental health professionals in … | Education/Professional Development, Practice Supports, Trauma-informed Practice | Curricula/Training Material | 2022 | education-professional-development practice-supports trauma-informed-practice |
| 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 | community-engagement evidence-based-practice inclusivity-racial-equity practice-supports tribal-child-welfare education-professional-development |
| 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 | community-engagement evidence-based-practice inclusivity-racial-equity practice-supports tribal-child-welfare education-professional-development |
| 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 | community-engagement evidence-based-practice inclusivity-racial-equity practice-supports tribal-child-welfare education-professional-development |
| 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 | community-engagement evidence-based-practice inclusivity-racial-equity practice-supports tribal-child-welfare education-professional-development |
| Healing Guidebook | This guidebook provides practical tips & tools for working with children and youth who have experienced trauma (and for the … | Burnout, Organizational Culture and Climate, Practice Supports, Trauma-informed Practice, Work Conditions and Benefits | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2018 | burnout organizational-culture-and-climate practice-supports trauma-informed-practice work-conditions-and-benefits |
| Pandemic Posed Challenges, but also Created Opportunities for Agencies to Enhance Future Operations | This report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) examines how child welfare agencies responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and … | Change Implementation, Practice Supports, Work Conditions and Benefits | Report/Paper | 2021 | change-implementation practice-supports work-conditions-and-benefits |
| Active Efforts: Public Child Welfare ICWA Best Practices: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This 1-pager defines and explains active efforts according to the 2016 Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) final rule. Information includes … | Practice Supports, Tribal Child Welfare | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2021 | practice-supports tribal-child-welfare |
| Innovations Exchange Participant Summary on Practice Supports | This document contains the feedback and recommendations from participants of the September 22, 2020, NCWWI Innovations Exchange on Practice Supports. | Practice Supports | NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2020 | practice-supports |
| Using Smart Phones as Practice Support: NCWWI 1-page Summary | The summary describes how a smartphone app helped reinforce content from a training program for resource caregivers* on the use … | Practice Supports | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2020 | practice-supports |
| Technology Supports for the Workforce: Webinar Chatlog Summaries | Participant ideas and resources from the NCWWI webinar Supporting the Virtual Workforce: Using Social Media and Technology to Engage Children, … | Practice Supports | NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2020 | practice-supports |
| What Child Welfare Workers Need in a Pandemic | This infographic summarizes a Workforce Needs Assessment conducted with four public child welfare agencies during COVID-19 and provides three areas … | Practice Supports | NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2020 | practice-supports |
| Quality Parenting Initiative Just In Time Training | Florida’s Just in Time Training is a web based service program designed to connect foster parents, kinship or other caregivers … | Practice Supports | Curricula/Training Material | 2020 | practice-supports |
| Successful Video Visits With Young Children | Video visits with young children pose special challenges due to their developmental needs. This tip sheet offers some ideas for … | Family-Centered Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2020 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Child Welfare Safety Assessment and Planning During COVID-19 and Physical Distancing | This document describes ideas from the NCCD Children’s Research Center (CRC) for how to conduct safety assessment and planning under … | Practice Supports | Report/Paper | 2020 | practice-supports |
| Evidence Base for Avoiding Family Separation in Child Welfare Practice | This report presents an overview of the current social science literature related to the impact of out-of-home placement and family … | Family-Centered Practice | Report/Paper | 2019 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Family First Prevention Services Act: Implications For Addressing Youth Homelessness | The paper, from National Network for Youth and ChildFocus, outlines how the Family First Prevention Services Act can be leveraged … | Family-Centered Practice | Report/Paper | 2019 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Kinship Navigator Programs Practical Tips and Resources | A tip sheet for kinship navigator programs, with background information and additional resources | Family-Centered Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2020 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Mindfulness in Family Assessment | Making mindfulness practices an integral part of the culture, structure, and practice of child welfare organizations results in reduced stress, … | Family-Centered Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2018 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Moral Injury in Child Protection Workers | This video features the perspectives of three frontline social workers at various stages of their child protection careers and highlights … | Practice Supports | Video | 2019 | practice-supports |
| Overview of Policies and Considerations for Case Managers Working with Foster Youth who are Parenting | This toolkit provides an overview of the current policies and guidelines in Florida regarding foster youth or youth who are … | Family-Centered Practice | Reference/Resource List | 2020 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Overview of Policies and Considerations for Child Welfare Professionals serving Transitioning Youth and Young Adults who are Pregnant | This toolkit provides an overview of the current policies and guidelines in Florida regarding pregnant foster youth or youth who … | Family-Centered Practice | Reference/Resource List | 2020 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Child Welfare Safety Assessment and Planning During COVID 19 and Physical Distancing | This document describes ideas from the NCCD Children’s Research Center (CRC) for how to conduct safety assessment and planning while … | Practice Supports | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2020 | practice-supports |
| NASW Technology Standards | These standards are designed to guide social workers’ use of technology; enhance social workers’ awareness of their ethical responsibilities when using … | Practice Supports | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2017 | practice-supports |
| Tip Sheet: Productively Working from Home | This tip sheet provide examples of strategies for productively working from home. | Practice Supports | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2020 | practice-supports |
| How to Prepare for a Family Assessment: Suggestions for caseworkers and frontline staff | This two-page summary discusses how to be self-aware and intentional during the decision-making process of family assessments. This publication takes … | Practice Supports | Overview/Summary | 2018 | practice-supports |
| Family Assessment Tool: How to overcome bias | This tool can be used as a practical guide to help recognize and acknowledge bias and ways in which you … | Practice Supports | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2018 | practice-supports |
| Responding to Opioids: Practice Notes | This newsletter issue focuses on the opioid crisis in North Carolina and its impact on the Child Welfare System. Also … | Practice Supports | Overview/Summary | 2018 | practice-supports |
| Core Concepts and Principles of Effective Case Management: Approaches for the social service workforce | This document describes the concept of case management and the basic ideas or rules that explain, outline or provide guidance … | Practice Supports | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2018 | practice-supports |
| Decision-Making in Child Welfare for Improved Safety Outcomes | This brief details the factors that go into child welfare workers decision-making process and discusses the importance of multi-level decision-making … | Practice Supports | Overview/Summary | 2017 | practice-supports |
| SEC conversations with parents | The Conversation Guide provides all of the resources needed to convene an informal but focused conversation. It is designed to … | Practice Supports | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 | practice-supports |
| Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Racial and Ethnic Minority Youth | Practioner guide- explores and offers tips on how identities interact with each other and may produce unique challenges for youths. Some complexities … | Practice Supports | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2017 | practice-supports |
| Action Planning Supervision Tool | Tool to be used in supervision to support worker capacity at assessing and understanding Protective Factors. | Practice Supports | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2018 | practice-supports |
| Coaching on Protective Factors | This brief is a worksheet for trainers to coach workers on the protective and promotive factors. It provides an overview … | Practice Supports | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2018 | practice-supports |
| Technology Supports Practice Improvements: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document describes how technology supported the uptake of practice improvements related to trauma-informed care in child welfare in three … | Practice Supports | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2020 | practice-supports |
| Guide for Developing & Implementing Child Welfare Practice Models | | Practice Supports | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2012 | practice-supports |
| Implementing the DCF Case Practice Model (NJ) | This overview of the Implementation of the Case Practice Model highlights a six prong approach: 1) Leadership Development, 2) Statewide … | Practice Supports | Report/Paper | 2017 | practice-supports |
| Changing Systems & Practice to Improve Outcomes for Young Fathers, Their Children & Their Families | This brief makes recommendations for child welfare system policy and practice changes that recognize the critical role young fathers can … | Practice Supports | Report/Paper | 2017 | practice-supports |
| Building Family Capacity For Family Involvement in Child Welfare | This action brief, the first in the Systems of Care Family Involvement Series, addresses capacity building at the child welfare … | Family-Centered Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2008 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Meaningful Family Involvement: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes the article “New Roles for Families in Child Welfare” which examines the strategies and approaches child welfare … | Family-Centered Practice | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2012 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Parent Leadership: FRIENDS Online Learning Center Course | This course addresses the benefits of parent leadership to parents, agencies, and programs; ways to nurture parent leadership; how the … | Family-Centered Practice | Curricula/Training Material | 2019 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Iowa Parent Partners Program | This webpage offers all relevant information for the Parent Partners Program, a key strategy to improving practice with families by … | Family-Centered Practice | Website | 2019 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Family Engagement in Child Welfare Video Series | This video series and accompanying discussion guides showcase the experiences of two Systems of Care communities that worked with birth … | Family-Centered Practice | Video | 2019 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Working with Kinship Caregivers | | Practice Supports | Overview/Summary | 2012 | practice-supports |
| Measuring Compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act: An Assessment Toolkit | This toolkit identifies strengths and weaknesses of different data collection approaches, provides sample tools or questions for the sites, and … | Practice Supports | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2013 | practice-supports |
| ICWA Quick Reference Guide – Involuntary Proceedings | This reference guide on the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901-63; ICWA Proceedings Final Rule, 25 … | Practice Supports | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2016 | practice-supports |
| Working With “Hard to Reach” Populations | This webinar examined practices on how to work with populations that are difficult to reach and explores how those populations … | Practice Supports | Webinar/Presentation | 2017 | practice-supports |
| Decision-making in Child Protection: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This paper summarizes a study focused on the second cohort of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being that … | Practice Supports | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2017 | practice-supports |
| Differential Response Family Engagement Toolkit | This document outlines Family Engagement skill sets for the use with child welfare practitioners to enhance and improve their skills … | Family-Centered Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2014 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| State Statutes Related to the Indian Child Welfare Act | This webpage provides states’ statutes related to strengthening, enhancing or complying with the federal Indian Child Welfare Act. Keywords: Native … | Practice Supports | Website | 2019 | practice-supports |
| Planning With Youth in Transition: Tips, Tools and Techniques | This training course provides an overview of juvenile court rules related to older youth planning, explores transition assessment/planning tools, and … | Practice Supports | Curricula/Training Material | 2017 | practice-supports |
| An Experiment That Has Failed: Privatization of Child Welfare in Nebraska | This 2-page article critiques the statewide child welfare privatization initiative that was launched in Nebraska, concluding that the private system … | Practice Supports | Overview/Summary | 2015 | practice-supports |
| Motivational Interviewing as a Practice Innovation in Child Welfare | This webinar is an opportunity to hear about implementing Motivational Interviewing (MI) as a practice innovation in child welfare agencies … | Practice Supports | Webinar/Presentation | 2011 | practice-supports |
| Engaging Parents: Innovative Approaches in Child Welfare | This document reviews innovative approaches that mitigate the obstacles to engaging parents in child welfare and includes recommendations on the … | Family-Centered Practice | Overview/Summary | 2010 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Building and Sustaining Father Engagement | This training course explores methods to identify, locate and engage fathers, and the skills necessary to identify strengths and to … | Family-Centered Practice | Curricula/Training Material | 2014 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Family Meeting Facilitator Training | As part of Family Connections Oregon, this training curriculum was developed to teach the theoretical foundations, applications and facilitation skills … | Family-Centered Practice | Curricula/Training Material | 2015 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Supporting Meaningful Family Engagement (Part 2) | This video features the second part of a workshop on Meaningful Family Engagement, covering the ‘how to’ of family engagement … | Family-Centered Practice | Competencies, Tool/Guide/Manual | 2015 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Supporting Meaningful Family Engagement (Part 1) | This video features the first part of a workshop on meaningful visitation, family engagement, and dealing with siblings- particularity siblings … | Family-Centered Practice | Curricula/Training Material, Video | 2015 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Use of Cultural Brokers as an Approach to Community Engagement with African American Families in Child Welfare | This curriculum provides research highlights, historical perspectives, conceptual frameworks, approaches for community engagement, tools and experiential opportunities to strengthen social … | Family-Centered Practice | Curricula/Training Material | 2011 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Engagement Part 3: “A Success Story” | This video features UNC-Chapel Hill faculty member and human services trainer, Dan Comer, who offers a moving real-world example that … | Family-Centered Practice | Video | 2014 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Engagement Part 2: “Why We Struggle with Engagement” | This video features UNC-Chapel Hill faculty member and child welfare trainer, Dan Comer, who suggests steps practitioners can take to … | Family-Centered Practice | Video | 2014 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Engagement Part 1: “Engagement in Child Welfare Work” | This video features UNC-Chapel Hill faculty member and child welfare trainer with 30 years in the field, Dan Comer, who … | Family-Centered Practice | Video | 2014 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Child Welfare Information Gateway: Engaging Families | This webpage provides resources addressing how to understand and fully engage families in child welfare services including State and local … | Family-Centered Practice | Reference/Resource List | 2019 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| National Center on Family Group Decision Making | This webpage provides information on training and consultation, research, resources, and events related to the Family Group Decision Making (FGDM) … | Family-Centered Practice | Website | 2019 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| The Importance of Family Engagement in Child Welfare Services | This paper discusses barriers caseworkers encounter in engaging families in child welfare services and identifies characteristics of families associated with … | Family-Centered Practice | Report/Paper | 2009 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Parent Leadership and Family Engagement in CPS and Foster Care (Virginia) | This edition of the Virginia Child Protection Newsletter emphasizes the importance of using a family engagement approach when working with … | Family-Centered Practice | Overview/Summary | 2011 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Engaging Children, Youth and Families | This issue of Improving Outcomes by Improving Practice deals with a foundational element of child welfare— engaging children, youth and … | Family-Centered Practice | Overview/Summary | 2011 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Growing and Sustaining Parent Engagement A Toolkit for Parents and Community Partners | The Toolkit is a quick and easy guide to help support and sustain parent engagement. It provides how to’s for … | Family-Centered Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2010 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Family Involvement in the Improving Child Welfare Outcomes Through Systems of Care Initiative | This case study provides a comprehensive overview, lessons learned, and recommendations of how the principle of child, youth, and family … | Family-Centered Practice | Report/Paper | 2010 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Family Engagement: Partnering with Families to Improve Child Welfare Outcomes | This bulletin for professionals provides an overview of the foundational elements of the family engagement approach, followed by strategies and … | Community Engagement, Family-Centered Practice, Practice Supports | Report/Paper | 2021 | community-engagement family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Engaging with Parents: Self-Study Guide | This guide presents a 21-hour self-study unit based on the principles of the Strengthening Families and Stronger Together programs that … | Family-Centered Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2009 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Family Engagement Inventory | This website presents the Family Engagement Inventory (FEI), an interactive web-based tool designed to familiarize professionals in child welfare, juvenile … | Family-Centered Practice | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Creating Effective Parent-Practitioner Partnerships: FRIENDS Online Learning Center Course | This course defines the roles and lists the benefits of parent leadership, describes common fears and barriers of parent leadership, … | Family-Centered Practice | Curricula/Training Material | 2019 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Child Protective Services: A Guide for Caseworkers | This manual examines the roles and responsibilities of child protective services (CPS) workers; describes the purposes, key decisions, and issues … | Practice Supports | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2018 | practice-supports |
| Changing Systems & Practice to Improve Outcomes for Young Fathers, Their Children & Their Families | This brief makes recommendations for child welfare system policy and practice changes that recognize the critical role young fathers can … | Practice Supports | Report/Paper | 2017 | practice-supports |
| Guide for Developing & Implementing Child Welfare Practice Models | This guide offers an overall framework for developing, implementing and/or strengthening a family-centered practice model, cites specific examples from States … | Practice Supports | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2012 | practice-supports |
| Coaching to Support Solution-based Casework in Child Welfare (1-page Summary) | Coaching to Support Solution-based Casework in Child Welfare (1-page Summary) | Practice Supports | Website | 2019 | practice-supports |
| Practice Model (Washington, D.C.) | This Practice Model for the DC Child and Family Services Agency describes the primary goals, core principles and values, leadership … | Practice Models | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2006 | practice-models practice-supports |
| Solution-Based Casework Overview | This document is provides a brief overview of Solution-Based Casework based on the information available in The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse … | Family-Centered Practice | Overview/Summary | 2013 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Coaching to Support Solution-based Casework in Child Welfare | This webinar describes solution-based casework coaching at Washington State’s Department of Social and Health Services, Children’s Administration. Presenters highlight the … | Family-Centered Practice | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2012 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Washington State Division of Children & Family Services: Family-Centered Practice Model | This document describes Washington State’s family-centered approach to child welfare services, and the intended benefits and outcomes of these services. | Practice Models | Video | 2019 | practice-models practice-supports |
| Family Preservation & Family Centered Practice | Identifies the philosophy and values of family preservation services and addresses family engagement, assessment, case planning, teaming, and more. | Family-Centered Practice | Website | 2012 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Adopting a Child Welfare Practice Framework | This paper on creating a practice framework is intended for child welfare professionals in leadership positions interested in grounding and … | Practice Models | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2008 | practice-models practice-supports |
| An Introduction to the Practice Model Framework: Working Document Series | This working document explains the process of developing a framework to help child welfare agencies and Tribal social service programs … | Practice Models | Report/Paper | 2008 | practice-models practice-supports |
| An Individualized, Strengths-Based Approach in Public Child Welfare Driven Systems of Care | This brief focuses on the principle of an individualized, strengths-based approach in public child welfare. | Family-Centered Practice | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2008 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Child Welfare Information Gateway: Family Centered Practice | This section provides key elements of family-centered practice and provides overarching strategies for family-centered casework practice across child welfare service … | Family-Centered Practice | Report/Paper | 2019 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Child Welfare Information Gateway: Child Welfare Practice Models | This section of the Child Welfare Information Gateway includes best practice models to improve safety, permanency, and well-being for children. … | Practice Models | Report/Paper | 2019 | practice-models practice-supports |
| Solution Based Casework | This website provides information, training, and resources for Solution-Based Casework, an evidenced-informed casework practice model that prioritizes working in partnership … | Practice Models | Webinar/Presentation | 2019 | practice-models practice-supports |
| Coaching to Support Solution-based Casework in Child Welfare (1-page Summary) | This document summarizes a NCWWI webinar that highlights the core elements of a solution-based casework coaching model necessary to support … | Practice Supports | 1-Page-Summary, Overview/Summary | 2014 | practice-supports |
| Coaching to Support Solution-based Casework in Child Welfare | | Family-Centered Practice | Curricula/Training Material | 2012 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Child Welfare Model of Practice (Iowa) | This model provides Iowa’s child welfare model of practice was developed to define, affirm, guide, reinforce and support DHS’s strength-based … | Practice Models | Curricula/Training Material | 2007 | practice-models practice-supports |
| Family Preservation & Family Centered Practice | | Family-Centered Practice | Report/Paper | 2012 | family-centered-practice practice-supports |
| Positioning Public Child Welfare Guidance: Practice Models | This guidance offers information on definitions, strategies, key processes, operations, and implementation of a public child welfare practice model. | Practice Models | Overview/Summary, Website | 2011 | practice-models practice-supports |
| Information Packet: Family Centered Practice Models | This new National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections information packet,provides information on family centered practice principles, legislation & … | Practice Models | NCWWI-Product, Tool/Guide/Manual | 2009 | practice-models practice-supports |
| Child Welfare Information Gateway: Child Welfare Practice Models | This section of the Child Welfare Information Gateway includes best practice models to improve safety, permanency, and well-being for children. … | Practice Models | Webinar/Presentation | 2019 | practice-models practice-supports |
| Transformational Relationships for Youth Success | This brief shares lessons about the powerful difference that a transformational relationship can make in a young person’s life and … | Practice Supports | Report/Paper | 2017 | practice-supports |
| A Primer on Title IV-E Funding for Child Welfare | The document explains how states use Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, the largest federal funding stream for child … | Practice Supports | Overview/Summary | 2016 | practice-supports |
| Building the Skills Adults Need for Life: A Guide for Practitioners | This guide for practitioners explains the science behind core life skills, what affects their development, and how practitioners can help. | Practice Supports | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2017 | practice-supports |
| NASW Standards for Social Work Practice in Child Welfare | This document is a basic tool for social work practice in child welfare that might include family preservation and support, … | Practice Supports | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2013 | practice-supports |
