June 2014Vol. 15, No. 6More 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 and its National Resource Center for Diligent Recruitment (NRCDR) posted the recording and materials from AdoptUSKids' recent webinar, "From National to Local: Making an Impact at the Local Level With the National Adoption Recruitment Campaign Public Service Advertisements (PSAs)": http://www.adoptuskids.org/news-and-announcements/announcements/story?k=localization-webinar-2014
- Child Welfare Information Gateway posted the following new and updated publications
- A new issue brief, In-Home Services in Child Welfare:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/issue_briefs/inhome_services.cfm - Are You Pregnant and Thinking About Adoption?:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_pregna/ - Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/manda.cfm
Penalties for Failure to Report and False Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/report.cfm
- A new issue brief, In-Home Services in Child Welfare:
- Information Gateway also updated its webpage on the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-351), which features new information on how States and other jurisdictions are implementing the law: https://www.childwelfare.gov/fosteringconnections/
- The National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI) posted the recording of the second in its four-part national webinar miniseries, "Making a Difference: NCWWI Impact and Lessons Learned (2008–2013)." Access the session, "Traineeship Legacies and Lessons Learned," here: http://vimeo.com/92751652
- The National Quality Improvement Center on Differential Response in Child Protective Services (QIC-DR) posted Program Evaluation of the Colorado Consortium on Differential Response: Final Report, as well as the report's appendices:
- Final report: http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/departments/pediatrics/subs/can/QIC-DR/Documents/Program%20Evaluation%20of%20the%20Colorado%20Consortium%20on%20Differential%20Response%20-%20Final%20Report.pdf (3 MB)
- Appendices: http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/departments/pediatrics/subs/can/QIC-DR/Documents/Program%20Evaluation%20of%20the%20Colorado%20Consortium%20on%20Differential%20Response%20-%20Final%20Report%20Appendices.pdf (3 MB)
- The National Resource Center for Adoption (NRCA) created the Readiness Assessment Tool for Community-Based System of Care to assist States, Tribes, and territories in building systems of care that support permanence for children, youth, and families. Learn more and access the tool here: http://www.nrcadoption.org/raversion1/
NRCA also published Adoption Support and Preservation Services: A Continuing Public Interest 2014:
http://www.nrcadoption.org/wp-content/uploads/ASAP-A-Continuing-Public-Interest-2014.pdf (10 MB) - The National Resource Center for Child Protective Services (NRCCPS) added several technical assistance reports to its State and Tribes Training and Technical Assistance Logic Models, Reports and Work Plans webpage: http://nrccps.org/training-tech/reports/
- The National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (FRIENDS) published a new learning tool on Effective Collaborations in Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention: Wisdom From the Field: http://friendsnrc.org/cbcap-annual-report-summaries/2010-summaries-archive/doc_download/1920-effective-collaborations-in-cbcap (PDF - 129 KB)
- The National Resource Center for In-Home Services (NRC In-Home) will host a webinar on "Safety Organized Practice: A Collaborative Practice Model and In-Home Services" on June 26 at 2 p.m. EDT. To learn more and to register, visit https://www.nrc-ihs.org/events/safety-organized-practice-collaborative-practice-model-and-home-services-webinar.
- The National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections (NRCPFC) published a new information packet on Pregnant and Parenting Teens in Foster Care: Prevention Efforts and Supportive Services to Meet the Needs of Youth in Care:
http://www.nrcpfc.org/is/downloads/info_packets/Pregnant&Parenting_Benedict&Bercun.pdf ( 429 KB)
NRCPFC also published the spring 2014 issue of its biannual newsletter, Permanency Planning Today, which focuses on continuous quality improvement (CQI) in child welfare: http://www.nrcpfc.org/newsletter/ppt-spring-2014.pdf (2 MB) - The National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental Health (TA Center) posted the recordings and materials for its recent webinars on "National Perspectives and Federal Resources: Trauma Informed Care in Child Serving Systems" and "Making It Work: An Evidence-Informed Approach to Services for Emerging Adults With Serious Mental Health Conditions": http://gucchdtacenter.georgetown.edu/resources/TAWebinars.html#Prev
- The Technical Assistance Network for Children's Behavioral Health (TA Network) provides technical assistance to systems-of-care (SOC) jurisdictions funded by the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families program. To learn more, visit the TA Network website at https://soctanetwork.org/index.cfm/home/index.