November 2012Vol. 13, No. 10More 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 announced a new section on their website Working with American Indian Children and Families: http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/cultural/families/americanindian/index.cfm
Information Gateway also announced a new publication, What Is Child Welfare? A Guide for Educators:
http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/cw_educators.cfm
The following updated publications have also been posted on the Information Gateway website:
- Tribal-State Relations:
http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/issue_briefs/tribal_state/index.cfm - Ley de 2008 Sobre el Promover de las Conexiones Para Lograr el Éxito y el Aumento de las Adopciones: Un Resumen (Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008):
http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/spconnections.cfm - Cómo Funciona el Sistema de Bienestar de Menores (How the Child Welfare System Works):
http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/spcpswork.cfm - Acts of Omission: An Overview of Child Neglect
http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/focus/acts/index.cfm - Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children Affected by Sexual Abuse or Trauma
http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/trauma/
- Tribal-State Relations:
- The National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center (AIA) announced its 2013 webinar series, which will consist of two 90-minute training sessions:
- "Reaching, Engaging, and Retaining Women in HIV Care: What We Know, Don’t Know, and Need to Resolve," to take place on January 23, 2013, 10:00–11:30 am, PST
- "Long-term Effects of Prenatal Substance Exposure on Children," to take place on February 26, 2013, from 10:00–11:30 am, PST
For more information and to register, visit:
http://aia.berkeley.edu/training/online/webinars/2013series/ - Recordings, presentations, and handouts from round two of AIA's conference on "Strengthening Connections Between Parents and Children Affected by Substance Abuse, HIV, and Trauma," held in September, are now available:
http://aia.berkeley.edu/training/events/conference/strengthening-connections-2012/ - AIA announced a new skills-building workshop, "Breaking International Cycles of Trauma: Building on Vulnerable Parents' Strengths," to take place June 24–24, 2013 in Berkley, CA. For more information, see:
http://aia.berkeley.edu/training/events/skills-building-workshop/intergenerational-cycles-of-trauma/
- The National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement (NRCOI) posted updates to its Supervisor Training Project, providing new information for 14 of the 34 original State summaries and adding the State of New Mexico. Visit the Supervisor Training Project website for more:
http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/helpkids/supervisionproject.htm
The NRCOI also announced its fall/winter webinar series, Trauma-Informed Child Welfare: A Two Part Webinar Series.
- November 15, 2012: "Building Systems to Support Trauma-Informed Practice" will begin with an introduction to trauma-informed child welfare systems, emphasizing how the pieces of a system can fit together to improve outcomes. It will then highlight the experience of two sites that participated from 2010–2012 in a Breakthrough Series Collaborative on using trauma-informed child welfare practice to improve placement stability.
- January 10, 2013: "Expanding Trauma-Informed Services in Child Welfare Systems" will be cosponsored by the National Resource Center for Legal and Judicial Issues and will highlight resources and strategies child welfare agencies, providers, and courts can use to expand the availability of trauma-informed services across child-serving systems to improve outcomes.
All webinars will be held at 2:30 p.m. (EST). For complete descriptions of these sessions and lists of presenters, visit:
www.nrcoi.org/tele.htm
Register for these free sessions here:
http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/helpkids/TeleReg.htm
- The National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI) published the fall issue of its National E-Update:
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs043/1103622714543/archive/1111061062754.html
- Materials for NCWWI's September webinar on "Coaching to Support Solution-based Casework in Child Welfare" are now available. A recording of the webinar will also be posted:
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs043/1103622714543/archive/1111098800055.html - The next Residential Training session for NCWWI's Leadership Academy for Middle Managers (LAMM) will take place in Seattle, WA, February 3–8, 2013. This session will cover States in regions 9 and 10. The nomination window is November 1–December 15, 2012. More information and the full nomination and residential training schedule are available here:
http://www.ncwwi.org/events/upcoming/index.html - NCWWI announced that the fourth and final module in their Take the Lead series, "Coaching Strategies," is now available online. For more information on this and other modules, visit:
http://www.ncwwi.org/las/takethelead.html
- Materials for NCWWI's September webinar on "Coaching to Support Solution-based Casework in Child Welfare" are now available. A recording of the webinar will also be posted:
- The National Quality Improvement Center on the Representation of Children in the Child Welfare System (QIC-ChildRep) posted its Advisory Board Progress Report:
http://www.improvechildrep.org/Portals/0/Update%20to%20Advisory%20Board%20for%20website.pdf (624 KB)
QIC-ChildRep also shared parts I and II of their PowerPoint presentation from the Annual Conference of the National Association of Counsel for Children: http://www.improvechildrep.org/News.aspx - The National Resource Center for Adoption (NRCA) published Understanding and Complying with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994, as amended by the Interethnic Adoption Provisions of 1996: Trainer’s Guide, along with an accompanying PowerPoint presentation, to its Multiethnic Placement Act Curriculum:
Trainer's guide:
http://www.nrcadoption.org/wp-content/uploads/TG-MEPA-8-17-12.pdf (2 MB)
PowerPoint presentation:
http://www.nrcadoption.org/wp-content/uploads/MEPA-PP-8-17-12.pdf (2MB) - The National Resource Center for Child Protective Services (NRCCPS) posted the following webinar materials:
- The presentation from its September webinar on "Working Together to Prevent Child Fatalities: Collaboration Among Review Teams, Child Welfare Agencies, and Communities":
http://nrccps.org/wp-content/uploads/Working-Together-To-Prevent-Child-Fataliies-Collaboration-Among-Review-Teams-Chld-Welfare-Agencies-and-Communities_09172012_revised.ppt (4 MB) - A recording and materials from its September webinar on "Domestic Violence and Child Protective Services Safety Plans":
http://nrccps.org/special-initiatives/domestic-violence/domestic-violence-and-child-protective-services-safety-plans/ - NRCCPS also posted new technical assistance (TA) reports and logic models for the following States:
Idaho TA report:
http://www.nrccps.org/documents/2012/pdf/Idaho_-_Site_Visit_Report_-_September_2012.pdf (42 KB)
Montana TA report:
http://www.nrccps.org/documents/2012/pdf/Montana_Site_Report_August_2012.pdf (75 KB)
Oregon Logic model:
http://www.nrccps.org/documents/2012/pdf/OR_NRCCPS_Logic_Model_DRAFT_4-29-12.pdf (33 KB)
Oregon TA report:
http://www.nrccps.org/documents/2012/pdf/OR_TA_Site_Report__July_2012.pdf (32 KB)
South Carolina TA report:
http://www.nrccps.org/documents/2012/pdf/South_Carolina_-_Site_Visit_Report_-_September_2012.pdf (29 KB)
Utah TA report: http://www.nrccps.org/documents/2012/pdf/CRP_Writeup_for_Utah_.pdf (108 KB)
- The presentation from its September webinar on "Working Together to Prevent Child Fatalities: Collaboration Among Review Teams, Child Welfare Agencies, and Communities":
- The National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology (NRC-CWDT) published a new Social Media for Child Welfare Resource Guide:
http://www.nrccwdt.org/2012/09/the-social-media-for-child-welfare-resource-guide/
NRC-CWDT also published a new article in its Tips, Tools, and Trends series, "2012 Updates to the Court Improvement Program Grants":
http://www.nrccwdt.org/2012/09/tips-tools-and-trends-2012-updates-to-the-court-improvement-program-grants/
The recording and materials from NRC-CWDT's August webinar, "Striding Toward Stable Education Experiences in Foster Care," are now available at:
http://www.nrccwdt.org/2012/08/striding-toward-stable-education-experiences-in-foster-care-open-enrollment-webinar-august-21-2012/?utm_source=NRC-CWDT+Updates&utm_campaign=57c95437a4-2012_05+Web+Updates+and+Upcoming+Events&utm_medium=email - The National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (FRIENDS) posted the recording of and materials from its webinar, "CBCAP Learning Call: The Missouri Story: Better Community Collaboration, Better Prevention of Child Maltreatment":
http://friendsnrc.org/teleconference-and-webinar-archive/2012-teleconference-and-webinar-archive/305-sept-2012-cbcap-learning-call-missouri-story - The National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections (NRCPFC) published a new Toolkit for Practitioners/Researchers Working With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY)
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/info_services/download/LGBTQ%20HRY%20Toolkit%20September%202012.pdf (748 KB)
NRCPFC also posted a recording and materials from their September webinar on "Collaborating With Kinship Caregivers Curriculum and TA":
http://nrcpfc.org/teleconferences/2012-09-19.html - The Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health (TA Partnership) announced a new web section focused on resources for improving school outcomes for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, and two-spirit (LGBTQI2-S) students:
http://www.tapartnership.org/content/education/publications.php?id=topic15#topic15
- TA Partnership also will host a webinar on "Addressing Suicide and Self-Harming Behaviors Among LGBT Youth" on November 15, 2012, from 3:30–5:00 p.m., ET:
http://www.tapartnership.org/events/listView.php?id=1112 - A recording and materials from the September webinar on "System of Care Expansion Planning Grants: What You Need to Know" is now available:
http://www.tapartnership.org/events/webinars/webinarArchives/searchByDate.php?id=topic7#content7
- TA Partnership also will host a webinar on "Addressing Suicide and Self-Harming Behaviors Among LGBT Youth" on November 15, 2012, from 3:30–5:00 p.m., ET:
