September 2013Vol. 14, No. 7More 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 new and updated publications:
- Cómo Funciona el Sistema de Bienestar de Menores (How the Child Welfare System Works):
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/spcpswork.cfm - Grounds for Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/groundtermin.cfm - Infant Safe Haven Laws:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/safehaven.cfm - Long-Term Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/long_term_consequences.cfm - Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/preventingcan.cfm - Stepparent Adoption:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_step.cfm - Supporting Your LGBTQ Youth: A Guide for Foster Parents:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/LGBTQyouth.cfm - What Is Child Abuse and Neglect? Recognizing the Signs and Symptoms:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/whatiscan.cfm - What Is Child Welfare? A Guide for Health-Care Professionals:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/cw_healthcare.cfm
- Cómo Funciona el Sistema de Bienestar de Menores (How the Child Welfare System Works):
- The National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center (AIA) announced a new national symposium, "Supporting Children Affected by Parental Co-Occurring Disorders: Substance Abuse, Mental Illness, HIV," to be held July 1–2, 2014 in Seattle, WA. For more information, visit:
http://aia.berkeley.edu/training/events/conference/supporting-children/ - The National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI) published the summer issue of its National E-Update, which focuses on learning about the Leadership Academy for Middle Managers (LAMM):
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs104/1103622714543/archive/1113181577080.html
The final session in NCWWI's "What Works for the Workforce: Leadership Competencies in Action" webinar series will take place on September 11, from 3 to 5 p.m. ET. For more information on the session "Beyond Child Welfare Education and Training: Pennsylvania’s Dynamic University-Agency Partnership for Transfer of Learning, Quality Improvement and Organizational Effectiveness," visit:
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e7o6up82bc1351b3&llr=pfnuq9dab - The National Quality Improvement Center on Differential Response in Child Protective Services (QIC-DR) posted a new issue brief, Disparities in Child Welfare: Considering the Implementation of Differential Response:
http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/departments/pediatrics/subs/can/QIC-DR/Documents/Final%20Issue%20Brief%204.pdf (1MB) - The National Resource Center for Adoption (NRCA) posted two new videos to help viewers learn about the NRCA and its Minority Adoption Leadership Development Institute (MALDI):
- "NRCA From Yesterday to Today":
http://www.nrcadoption.org/about-us/nrca-from-yesterday-to-today/ - "Learn About MALDI":
http://www.nrcadoption.org/programs/maldi/maldi-2013/
- "NRCA From Yesterday to Today":
- The National Resource Center for Child Protective Services (NRCCPS) posted recordings and materials from its summer webinar series, "Safety Organized, Trauma-Informed, Solution-Focused Approaches to Domestic Violence in Child Protection":
http://nrccps.org/peer-networks/slo-support/slo-webinars/
NRCCPS also posted recordings and materials from the webinars "Trauma-Informed Child Welfare: What Does it Mean for Your Work" and "Evidence-Based Practice Resource and Strategies for CRP." Access both webinars here:
http://nrccps.org/peer-networks/citizen-review-panels/crp-webinars-and-teleconferences/ - The National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology (NRC-CWDT) published a new article in its Tips, Tools, and Trends series, "Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Market Segmentation":
http://www.nrccwdt.org/2013/07/tips-tools-and-trends-geographic-information-systems-gis-market-segmentation/ - The National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (FRIENDS) posted a new bulletin, Putting What Works Into Practice:
http://friendsnrc.org/cbcap-annual-report-summaries/2010-summaries-archive/doc_download/1619-putting-what-works-into-practice-factsheet (1 MB)
FRIENDS also posted the recordings and materials for the following webinars:
- "CBCAP Peer Learning Call: Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Teens":
http://friendsnrc.org/teleconference-and-webinar-archive/2013-teleconference-and-webinar-archive/339-july-2013-cbcap-peer-learning-call-supporting-pregnant-and-parenting-teens - "CBCAP Peer Learning Call: What Is Policy Influencing? What Is the CBCAP SLAs Role":
http://friendsnrc.org/teleconference-and-webinar-archive/2013-teleconference-and-webinar-archive/338-june-2013-cbcap-peer-learning-call-what-is-policy-influencing-what-is-the-cbcap-slas-role
- "CBCAP Peer Learning Call: Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Teens":
- The National Resource Center for Diligent Recruitment (NRCDR) at AdoptUSKids shared the infographic "AdoptUSKids Celebrates 20,000 Children Placed With Adoptive Families":
http://adoptuskids.org/for-the-media/help-raise-public-awareness/20K-children-placed-infographic?utm_source=Professionals&utm_campaign=2c9af73d54-E_Notes_July_2013_c&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9bab4b66b7-2c9af73d54-292350001 - The National Resource Center for In-Home Services (NRC In-Home) posted the recording and materials for its recent webinar "The Family Development Matrix for In-Home Services":
http://nrcinhome.socialwork.uiowa.edu/events/archived.shtml - The National Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues (NRCLJI) posted materials from the 2013 State Court Improvement Program meeting:
http://www.americanbar.org/groups/child_law/what_we_do/projects/rclji/courtimp.html - The National Resource Center for Organizational Improvement (NRCOI) published the summer 2013 issue of its newsletter Child Welfare Matters, which focuses on "Leading Adaptively in Child Welfare" and features articles on adaptive leadership on the front lines and leadership in continuous quality improvement:
http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/helpkids/rcpdfs/cwmatters13.pdf (2 MB) - The National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections (NRCPFC) posted the recording and materials from the following recent webinars:
- "Collaboration in Action: The Uninterrupted Scholars Act":
http://www.nrcpfc.org/teleconferences/2013-07-11.html - "Working With Incarcerated Parents and Their Children to Achieve Positive Outcomes":
http://www.nrcpfc.org/teleconferences/2013-06-04.html
- "Collaboration in Action: The Uninterrupted Scholars Act":
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NRCPFC developed a new Hot Topic webpage on Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and updated its Hot Topic webpages on Caseworker/Child and Caseworker/Family Visiting, Trafficked and Exploited Children and Youth, and Latino Issues in Child Welfare. Access all the Hot Topics pages here:
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/hottopics.html - The National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health (TA Center) posted the recording and materials for its recent webinar, "Medicaid Coverage of Behavioral Health Services for Children, Youth, and Young Adults With Significant Mental Health Conditions":
http://gucchdtacenter.georgetown.edu/resources/index.html#futurewebinars - The Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health (TA Partnership) posted the June/July 2013 issue of the TA Partnership newsletter, featuring an article that shares the successes, challenges, and lessons learned from system of care lead family contacts:
http://www.tapartnership.org/newsletter/archives/201306.php
TA Partnership also posted the materials and recordings for several June and July webinars. Access them all here:
http://www.tapartnership.org/events/webinars/webinarArchives/searchByDate.php?id=topic8#content8 - The Training and Technical Assistance Coordination Center (TTACC) has a newly redesigned website, with a clean look and improved navigation:
https://www.ttaccportal.org/ - The Western and Pacific Child Welfare Implementation Center (WPIC) posted the spring 2013 issue of its newsletter, featuring articles on its April national Tribal peer-to-peer learning exchange, which was held in conjunction with the National Indian Child Welfare Association's annual conference, and on two Tribal leadership summits held in Alaska:
http://wpicenter.org/newsletter-spring-2013.php