July/August 2014Vol. 15, 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:
- The Rights of Unmarried Fathers:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/putative.cfm - A new factsheet: What Is Child Welfare? A Guide for Behavioral Health/Mental Health Professionals
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/cw_mentalhealth.cfm
- The Rights of Unmarried Fathers:
- The National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center (AIA) posted three new publications in its Resource Roundup series:
- Trauma-Informed Resources for Children: Recognizing and Addressing Trauma in Infants, Young Children, and Their Families: http://aia.berkeley.edu/media/roundup/Trauma-Informed%20Resources%20for%20Children.pdf (474 KB)
- Parental Incarceration: Rights to Custody, Guardianship, and Parenting:
http://aia.berkeley.edu/media/roundup/Parental%20Incarceration.pdf (460 KB) - Parental Substance Use Disorders: Enhancing Child Welfare Workers' Sensitivity:
http://aia.berkeley.edu/media/roundup/Child%20Welfare%20Workers%20Sensitivity.pdf (464 KB)
- The National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI) posted the recording of the third in its four-part national webinar miniseries, Making a Difference: NCWWI Impact and Lessons Learned (2008–2013). Access the session "Child Welfare Means Change Management: Stories and Lessons Learned From LAMM Alumni" here: http://vimeo.com/96771907
NCWWI also posted the following new resources:
- A presentation on "Building a Professional Workforce—To Do What?":
http://ncwwi.org/files/Building_a_Professional_Workforce_-_NHSTES_5-20-14.pptx.pdf (533 KB) - Child Welfare Workforce Development Framework:
http://ncwwi.org/files/NCWWI_Workforce_Development_Framework_Overview.pdf (652 KB)
- A presentation on "Building a Professional Workforce—To Do What?":
- The National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology (NRCCWDT) published a new article in its Tips, Tools, and Trends series, "Business Process Mapping":
http://www.nrccwdt.org/2014/05/tips-tools-and-trends-business-process-mapping/
NRCCWDT also posted Research Roundup #10: Ways the Internet Interacts With the World of Child Welfare:
http://www.nrccwdt.org/2014/04/research-roundup-10/ - The National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (FRIENDS) posted the recording and materials from its recent webinar on "Teen Parents in the Foster Care System: Developing Leadership Skills and Listening to Their Voice": http://friendsnrc.org/teleconference-and-webinar-archive/2014-teleconference-and-webinar-archive/465-may-2014-teen-parents-in-the-foster-care-system-developing-leadership-skills-and-listening-to-their-voice
- The National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections (NRCPFC) posted the recordings and materials from the three-part 2014 National Foster Care Month Webinar Series: Building Blocks Toward Permanent Families. The sessions addressed "Integrated Systems Approach to Permanency-Focused Programs," "Real Talk: Myths and Challenges in Permanency Work," and "Federal Supports to Improving Permanency Outcomes in Child Welfare":
http://nrcpfc.org/teleconferences/may/index.htm#Overview
NRCPFC also posted presentation slides developed jointly by NRCPFC and Dr. Gerald P. Mallon, Executive Director of the National Center for Child Welfare Excellence (NCCWE), on "Clinical Issues in Working With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender and Questioning Youth":
http://www.nrcpfc.org/is/downloads/Tulane.grandrounds.clinicalissues.pdf (2 MB) - The National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health (TA Center) posted the recordings and materials for four webinars held in May. Access them all here:
http://gucchdtacenter.georgetown.edu/resources/TAWebinars.html#Prev