December 2013Vol. 14, No. 9More 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 updates:
- Disclosure of Confidential Child Abuse and Neglect Records:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/confide.cfm - Leaving Your Child Home Alone:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/homealone.cfm - Parent Education to Strengthen Families and Reduce the Risk of Maltreatment:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/issue_briefs/parented/
- Disclosure of Confidential Child Abuse and Neglect Records:
- The National Resource Center for Child Protective Services (NRCCPS) publishes a monthly e-newsletter for State Liaison Officers. The October issue features articles on new factsheets related to child abuse and neglect from Child Welfare Information Gateway, the Protect Our Kids Act of 2012 commission appointees, and a report by the Every Child Matters Education Fund on Child Abuse and Neglect Deaths in America. Access this and past issues of the State Liaison Officer E-Newsletter here:
http://nrccps.org/peer-networks/slo-support/slo-newsletters - The National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (FRIENDS) published a new resource, Educational Advocacy Guide: A Resource for CBCAP State Lead Agencies:
http://friendsnrc.org/cbcap-annual-report-summaries/2010-summaries-archive/doc_download/1901-educational-advocacy-guide (PDF - 2 MB) - The National Resource Center for Diligent Recruitment (NRCDR) at AdoptUSKids posted the recording and presentation materials from its recent webinar, "Partnering for Permanency: Creative Strategies for Raising Awareness About Adoption From Foster Care": http://www.adoptuskids.org/nrcdr/free-resources/webinars-on-recruitment-and-retention
- The National Resource Center for In-Home Services (NRC In-Home) posted the recording and materials for its recent webinar, "Parents With Intellectual Disabilities and Cognitive Limitations: Toward Effective Child Welfare Practice":
http://nrcinhome.socialwork.uiowa.edu/events/current.shtml - The National Resource Center for Organizational Improvement (NRCOI) posted the July 1, 2013–September 30, 2013 Literature Review:
http://www.nrcoi.org/rcpdfs/LitReviewJulySept2013.pdf (693 KB)
NRCOI also posted the recording and materials for the second webinar in its fall 2013 webinar series, "Scaling Up an Evidence-Based Intervention: A Discussion of Implementation":
http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/helpkids/tele_detail.htm - The National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections (NRCPFC) posted a recent presentation on caring for LGBTQ youth in foster care, along with the accompanying questions and answers from the session:
- "Caring for LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care: Work With a Teen, Foster a Dream: WI Annual Statewide Foster Care Coordinators Conference":
http://www.nrcpfc.org/WI_LGBTQ.pdf (1 MB) - Scenarios/Questions From Session on Caring for LGBTQ Youth 9/20/13:
http://www.nrcpfc.org/downloads/ScenariosRaised.pdf (309 KB)
- "Caring for LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care: Work With a Teen, Foster a Dream: WI Annual Statewide Foster Care Coordinators Conference":
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NRCPFC also added the following new evidence-based practice (EBP) overviews to its EBP microsite:
- Solution-Based Casework:
http://nrcpfc.org/ebp/downloads/CommonlyUsedEPBs/Solution-Based_Casework.pdf (258 KB) - Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT):
http://www.nrcpfc.org/ebp/downloads/CommonlyUsedEPBs/Trauma-FocusedCognitive-BehavioralTherapy(TF-CBT).pdf (591 KB)
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/hottopics.html - Solution-Based Casework:
- The Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health (TA Partnership) published Health Reform and Immigrant Children, Youth, and Families: Opportunities and Challenges for Advancing Behavioral Health:
http://www.tapartnership.org/docs/Health_Reform_Immigrant_Children.pdf (889 KB)