September 2014Vol. 15, No. 8More Updates From the T&TA Network
The Children's Bureau's Training and Technical Assistance (T&TA) Network continues to produce resources that can help States and Tribes in their work with children and families. Some recent resources are listed below:
- Child Welfare Information Gateway posted the following updated publications:
- Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities 2012: Statistics and Interventions:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/fatality.cfm - ¿Está Embarazada y Pensando en la Adopción? (Are You Pregnant and Thinking About Adoption?):
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/esta.cfm
- Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities 2012: Statistics and Interventions:
- The National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center (AIA) posted the recordings and materials from its national symposium on Supporting Children Affected by Parental Co-occurring Disorders: Substance Abuse, Mental Illness, HIV:
http://aia.berkeley.edu/training/events/conference/supporting-children-affected-by-parental-co-occurring-disorders/ - The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) rereleased its 2011 webinar "Medication Assisted Treatment During Pregnancy, Prenatal and Beyond." Find the presentation and materials here:
http://www.cffutures.org/presentations/webinars/medication-assisted-treatment-during-pregnancy-postnatal-and-beyond - The National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues (NRCLJI) developed a guide for dependency court systems entitled A Guide to Conducting Effective Training Evaluations: Recommendations, Strategies, and Tools for Dependency Court Improvement Programs. Access the guide here:
http://www.ncjfcj.org/resource-library/technical-assistance/guide-conducting-effective-training-evaluations - The National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI) launched a new workforce development resource portal, MyNCWWI. The portal provides access to current resources and tools and allows registered users to personalize their homepages and track topics of interest. Explore the portal here:
http://ncwwi.org/index.php/myncwwi-home
The July 2014 issue of NCWWI's National eUpdate newsletter is available here:
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs104/1103622714543/archive/1117669414751.html
NCWWI also posted the recording of the final session in its four-part national webinar miniseries, Making a Difference: NCWWI Impact and Lessons Learned (2008–2013). Access the session, "Leadership Academy for Supervisors: What We Learned and How We Changed," here:
http://ncwwi.org/index.php/link/111-making-a-difference-4-leadership-academy-for-supervisors-what-we-learned-how-we-changed
NCWWI's upcoming fall 2014 webinar series will be entitled Mind the Gap: Addressing Child Welfare Challenges With Workforce Development Strategies. Check the NCWWI website for updates and registration information:
http://ncwwi.org/index.php/events/webinars-teleconferences - The National Quality Improvement Center on Differential Response in Child Protective Services (QIC-DR) posted the materials from its recent webinars, "Final Evaluation Findings of Ohio’s Six County Alternative Response (SOAR) Project" and "Key Findings From a Process, Outcome, and Cost Evaluation of the Colorado Consortium on Differential Response":
http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/departments/pediatrics/subs/can/QIC-DR/Pages/Webinars.aspx
QIC-DR also posted Final Report: QIC-DR Cross-Site Evaluation:
http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/departments/pediatrics/subs/can/QIC-DR/Documents/Final%20Cross%20Site%20Evaluation%20Report.pdf (2 MB) - The National Resource Center for Adoption (NRCA) published volume 27, issue 2, of The Roundtable newsletter, which addresses topics such as the long-term success of placements involving children/youth living in federally assisted adoptive and guardianship homes and finding adoptive families for sibling groups:
http://www.nrcadoption.org/pdfs/roundtable/V27N2-2014.pdf (4 MB) - The National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology (NRCCWDT) published a new article in its Tips, Tools, and Trends series, "Understanding NYTD Element 16:Federally Recognized Tribe":
http://www.nrccwdt.org/2014/07/tips-tools-and-trends-understanding-nytd-element-16-federally-recognized-tribe/ - The National Resource Center for Diligent Recruitment (NRCDR) at AdoptUSKids launched a new website that aims to help State and Tribal child welfare administrators, leaders, and managers implement diligent recruitment programs. The site includes sections and resources on a number of topical areas, as well as NRCDR's customizable Diligent Recruitment Navigator tool. Explore the new website: http://www.nrcdr.org/
- The National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections (NRCPFC) posted a publication on Twenty Things Supervisors Can Do to Support Workers to Competently Practice With LGBTQ Children, Youth, and Families:
http://www.nrcpfc.org/is/downloads/TwentyThingsSupervisorsNeedtoKnow_Practice_with_LGBTQ_CYF.pdf (394 KB)
NRCPCF also posted the recording and materials from its recent webinar on "A Coordinated Systems Response to Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Young Children in Child Welfare":
http://www.nrcpfc.org/teleconferences/2014-07-17.html - The National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health (TA Center) published a new report, Return on Investment in Systems of Care for Children With Behavioral Health Challenges:
http://gucchdtacenter.georgetown.edu/publications/RISOCs.pdf (932 KB)
The presentations and resources from the TA Center's 2014 Training Institutes are now available:
http://gucchdtacenter.georgetown.edu/TrainingInstitutes.html