February 2011Vol. 12, No. 1More 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 has produced a new factsheet, "Special Needs" Adoption: What Does It Mean?, which defines "special needs," presents common questions parents ask about adopting a child or youth with special needs, and provides resources with detailed answers. The factsheet covers definitions and topics such as eligibility, making the adoption decision, getting started, financial and health-care assistance, and postadoption services.
www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/specialneeds
Information Gateway also has launched a page of resources of information about the Fostering Connections Act:
www.childwelfare.gov/fosteringconnections - FRIENDS National Resource Center has launched a new resource to help Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) State Lead Agencies and other partners in prevention share information. A State Resources section has been added to the website, offering a central place for organizing and displaying State-specific documents relevant to prevention. Resources are currently available in three categories: Later this year, the area will be expanded to include summaries of the State annual reports and marketing materials.
www.friendsnrc.org/state-resources- CBCAP Annual Reports and Applications
- Statewide prevention plans
- Relevant Request for Proposal documents relating to the funding of prevention programs in States
- The National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement (NCROI) will offer three webinars:
- February 8: Collaborating with Courts to Reduce and Eliminate Disparities
- March 15: Strategies to Support School Stability and Continuity: Part I
- April 12: Strategies to Support School Stability and Continuity: Part 2
- The National Resource Center for Child Protective Services (NRCCPS) has posted its second issue of Children's Justice Act (CJA) E-Newsletter.
www.nrccps.org/documents/2010/pdf/CJA_Newsletter_Fall_2010.pdf (239 KB) - The National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections (NRCPFC) has added an organizational self-study tool to the NRCPFC Family Engagement Web-Based Practice Toolkit. The tool is for reviewing overall agency readiness and administrative policies and for identifying program strengths and challenges in engaging and working with families.
www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/fewpt/self_study.htm
NRCPFC also has added a Systems of Care section to its Digital Stories website:
www.nrcpfc.org/digital_stories/_soc
NRCPFC has posted a PowerPoint presentation, "Unpacking the 'No' of Permanency for Older Adolescents: Planning for Youth Transitioning from Foster Care to Adulthood."
www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/info_services/youth-permanency.html#ppt - The National Quality Improvement Center on the Representation of Children in the Child Welfare System has issued a request for proposals for Child Representation Research and Demonstration Partners. Two awards of up to $300,000 annually for 4 years are offered. The due date for proposals is February 18, 2011.
http://improvechildadvocacy.org/DemonstrationProjects/RequestforProposals.aspx
