March 2014Vol. 15, No. 3More 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:
- The Atlantic Coast Child Welfare Implementation Center (ACCWIC) posted materials from its webinar on "Transfer of Learning": http://www.accwic.org/resources/tli_resources
- Child Welfare Information Gateway posted the following updates:
- Addressing the Needs of Young Children in Child Welfare: Part C—Early Intervention Services:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/partc/ - Foster Care Statistics 2012:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/foster.cfm - A new factsheet for families: Parenting a Child Who Has Experienced Abuse or Neglect:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/parenting_CAN.cfm - Placement of Children With Relatives:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/placement.cfm
- Addressing the Needs of Young Children in Child Welfare: Part C—Early Intervention Services:
- The National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center (AIA) posted a new research to practice brief, Promoting Maternal-Fetal Attachment With Women Affected by HIV and/or Substance Use:
http://aia.berkeley.edu/media/pdf/fetalattachment.pdf (2 MB) - The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare's (NCSACW's) In-Depth Technical Assistance (IDTA) project developed a series of new substance abuse treatment resources and tools for child welfare agencies. Visit NCSACW's website to explore resources related to Cross-System Shared Values and Guiding Principles; Interagency Agreements; and Policies, Protocols, and Procedures: https://www.ncsacw.samhsa.gov/technical/idta.aspx
- The National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI) posted the winter 2014 issue of its National eUpdate newsletter, featuring articles on NCWWI's Traineeships/University-Agency Partnerships and a list of reports on NCWWI Traineeships' legacies and lessons learned:
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs104/1103622714543/archive/1115858095252.html - The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) posted the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File, FFY 2012:
http://www.ndacan.cornell.edu/datasets/dataset-details.cfm?ID=178
NDACAN is calling for data users to send citations for use in its reference list of scholarly work produced using Archive data, as well as quantitative datasets to add to its Archive collection. Contact ndacansupport@cornell.edu for further information or to contribute citations or data. - The National Resource Center for Adoption (NRCA) posted an updated National Association of State Adoption Programs membership list:
http://www.nrcadoption.org/programs/nasap/ - The National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology (NRC-CWDT) updated its Framework for Managing With Data by expanding information on the framework’s five steps and including instructional videos for each. Explore the resources here: http://www.nrccwdt.org/managing-with-data/managing-with-data-framework/
- The National Resource Center for Diligent Recruitment (NRCDR) at AdoptUSKids posted a questionnaire on Agency Readiness Assessment for Interjurisdictional Placements:
http://adoptuskids.org/_assets/files/NRCRRFAP/resources/agency-readiness-assessment-for-interjurisdictional-placements.pdf (91 KB)
AdoptUSKids, in partnership with the Children's Bureau and the Ad Council, announced new public service advertisements (PSAs) for the national adoption recruitment campaign. Read the press release here:
http://www.multivu.com/mnr/65203-hhs-and-ad-council-consider-adopting-older-youth-from-foster-care?utm_source=Professionals&utm_campaign=6d7eb5899e-PSA_launch_professionals_1_23_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9bab4b66b7-6d7eb5899e-292350001
To view all the new ads, visit the Ad Council's website:
http://www.adcouncil.org/ - The National Resource Center for Youth Development (NRCYD) published the winter 2013 edition of its eUpdate newsletter, which focuses on the importance of education and educational supports to the success and well-being of youth in foster care: http://www.nrcyd.ou.edu/eupdate-winter-2013