April 2014Vol. 15, No. 4More 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:
- Clergy as Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/clergymandated.cfm - Protective Factors Approaches in Child Welfare:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/issue_briefs/protective_factors.cfm
- Clergy as Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect:
- The National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement (NRCOI) posted a new child welfare organizational improvement literature review:
Literature Review: 10/01/2013–12/31/2013: http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/helpkids/rcpdfs/LitReviewOctDec2013.pdf (606 KB) - The National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI) posted a new video highlighting NCWWI's goals, activities, and services:
"Learning, Leading, Changing and Making a Difference": http://vimeo.com/87586261 - The National Quality Improvement Center on Differential Response in Child Protective Services (QIC-DR) posted the final report from its research and demonstration sites:
Ohio SOAR Project: Final Report: http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/departments/pediatrics/subs/can/QIC-DR/Documents/OHIO%20SOAR%20Final%20Report-%20%20December%202013.pdf (2 MB)
The Kempe Center is accepting applications to present at the 9th Annual Conference on Differential Response in Child Welfare in Seattle, WA. Applications are due April 10, 2014. For more information, see the following call for presentations:
http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/departments/pediatrics/subs/can/DR/Documents/Conference%202014/Call%20for%20Presentations.pdf (5 MB) - The National Resource Center for Adoption (NRCA) published volume 27, issue 1 of The Roundtable newsletter, which spotlights educational well-being for older adopted youth and older youth in guardianship placements:
http://www.nrcadoption.org/pdfs/roundtable/V27N1-2014.pdf (2 MB)
NRCA also posted the recording and materials from its two-part webinar series on "Understanding and Complying With Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Multiethnic Placement Act (MEPA)of 1994, as amended by the Interethnic Adoption Provisions of 1996." Access MEPA parts 1 and 2 here:
http://www.nrcadoption.org/webcasts-2/ - The National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (FRIENDS) announced a new online learning course, Effectively Engaging Tribes: Effective Strategies for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Engagement With Tribes, which can be accessed through its Online Learning Center:
http://friendsnrcelearning.org
FRIENDS also published a guide to administering the Spanish adaptation of the Protective Factors Survey:
http://cssr.berkeley.edu/cwscmsreports/LatinoPracticeAdvisory/FINAL%20Spanish%20PFS%20Manual%20in%20English_1_24_14.pdf (1 MB) - The National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections (NRCPFC) published a new web section highlighting products and resources developed by Family Connection Grantees, such as case studies, replication manuals, and handbooks:
http://www.nrcpfc.org/grantees.html
NRCPFC also posted the recordings and materials from a two-part webinar series on "Issues of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression in Child Welfare":
http://www.nrcpfc.org/webcasts/30.html - The National Resource Center for Youth Development (NRCYD) published the January/February 2014 edition of Youth Port, which spotlights the 2014 National Pathways to Adulthood: A Convening on Youth in Transition conference, to be held on August 6–8, 2014, in Philadelphia, PA:
http://www.nrcyd.ou.edu/januaryfebruary-2014-youth-port - The National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health (TA Center) announced that the Georgetown University Training Institutes is now officially open for registration. The conference, to be held on July 16–20 in Washington, DC, will feature practical training on systems of care for children, youth, and young adults with mental health challenges and their families. For more information, visit: http://gucchdtacenter.georgetown.edu/TrainingInstitutes.html
The TA Center also posted the recording and materials from its recent webinar "The Inside Scoop: Gaining a Deeper Understanding of Medicaid/Mental Health Services From the Medicaid Directors’ Perspective":
http://gucchdtacenter.georgetown.edu/webinars.html
