March 2013Vol. 14, No. 2More 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:
- AdoptUSKids announced a new search feature on its database of families approved to adopt from foster care that allows users to search by ZIP code to within a 25- to 500-mile radius of a specific code. To access the search tool, register with AdoptUSKids:
http://adoptuskids.org/for-professionals/register-with-adoptuskids?utm_source=Professionals&utm_campaign=039dd05329-Information_Corner_January_013_c&utm_medium=email - The Atlantic Coast Child Welfare Implementation Center (ACCWIC) posted the meeting materials from its 2012 Peer to Peer Forum:
http://www.accwic.org/news_events/12_Peer_to_Peer_Meetin_Materials.htm - Child Welfare Information Gateway posted the following updated publications:
- Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/manda.cfm - Clergy as Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/clergymandated.cfm - Penalties for Failure to Report and False Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/report.cfm
- Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect:
- The National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement (NRCOI) announced a new Stakeholder Collaboratives' Charters webpage, which includes summaries and links to several jurisdiction's charters:
http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/helpkids/agency_col_charters.htm - The National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI) published the winter issue of its National E-Update:
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs104/1103622714543/archive/1111909376235.html - National Quality Improvement Center on Early Childhood (QIC-EC) posted the recording and materials from its recent webinar, "ACYF Well-Being Framework: The Components of a System Necessary to Reach Well-Being for Infants, Toddlers and Their Families":
http://www.qic-ec.org/resources/other - The National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (FRIENDS) posted the recordings and materials for the following recent webinars:
- "January 2013 CBCAP Peer Learning Call: Child Maltreatment Data Highlights and Collaboration":
http://friendsnrc.org/teleconference-and-webinar-archive/2013-teleconference-and-webinar-archive/313-january-2013-cbcap-peer-learning-call-child-maltreatment-data-highlights-and-collaboration - "Using Cost Analysis and Data Utilization to Enhance Sustainability: Part 2":
http://friendsnrc.org/teleconference-and-webinar-archive/2013-teleconference-and-webinar-archive/314-november-2012-using-cost-analysis-and-data-utilization-to-enhance-sustainability-part-1
- "January 2013 CBCAP Peer Learning Call: Child Maltreatment Data Highlights and Collaboration":
- The National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections (NRCPFC) posted a new web-based toolkit on Working With Siblings in Foster Care:
http://www.nrcpfc.org/toolkit/sibling/index.html
NRCPFC also announced a new Information Packets webpage, featuring packets published in 2011 and 2012:
http://www.nrcpfc.org/is/information_packets.html
The following NRCPFC webpages have been recently updated:
- Children Missing From Out-of-Home Care:
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/info_services/children-missing-from-care.html - Spirituality and Faith-Based Initiatives:
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/info_services/spirituality-and-faith-based-initiatives.html - Trauma-Informed Child Welfare:
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/info_services/trauma-informed_child_welfare.html
- Children Missing From Out-of-Home Care:
- The National Resource Center for Tribes (NRC4Tribes) posted the recording and presentation slides for its recent webinar, "Promoting the Development and Maintenance of Successful Tribal Foster Care and Adoption Programs":
http://www.nrc4tribes.org/webinars.cfm
NRC4Tribes also announced several upcoming webinars currently in development:
- "Supporting the Strengthening and Improvement of Tribal/State Relationships"
- "Building Tribal Child Welfare Peer Networks"
- "Addressing Workforce Issues in Tribal Child Welfare Programs"
- "Enhancing Multidisciplinary Collaboration for Prevention Services"
- "Ensuring a Targeted T/TA That Meets the Individualized Needs of Tribes"
- "Partnering with ACF, BIA, and Others to Model Effective Systems of Care That Will Support Tribal Child Welfare Programs"
- The National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health (TA Center) posted the recording and materials from its recent webinar, "Treasure Hunting: Securing Funding for Early Childhood Mental Health Services and Supports":
http://gucchdtacenter.georgetown.edu/resources/index.html#presentations - The Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health (TA Partnership) posted the recording and materials from its recent webinar, "Expanding Systems of Care: Moving From Planning to Implementation":
http://www.tapartnership.org/events/webinars/webinarArchives/searchByDate.php?id=topic8#content8
TA Partnership also posted a schedule for its 2013 "Cultural and Linguistic Competence Community of Practice" webinar series:
http://www.tapartnership.org/docs/CCAT%20Webinar%20Schedule_2013.pdf (194 KB) - The Training and Technical Assistance Coordination Center (TTACC) posted a Coordination Specialist assignment map, available here:
https://www.ttaccportal.org/sites/www.ttaccportal.org/files/TTACC%20Regional%20Assignments%20Map%20and%20Key.pdf (227 KB)