September 2023Vol. 24, No. 7More CB Training and Technical Assistance Updates
The Children's Bureau funds several technical assistance centers to provide professionals with tools to better serve children, youth, and families. The following are some of the latest resources from these partners.
Child Welfare Information Gateway
- Expecting and Parenting in Care: Tips for Youth
- Human Trafficking and Child Welfare: A Guide for Caseworkers
- Human Trafficking and Child Welfare: A Guide for Child Welfare Agencies
- Improving Services for Expectant and Parenting Youth in Care
- Information Gateway is Now on LinkedIn!
- Priorizar la voz de los jóvenes: la importancia de la participación auténtica de los jóvenes en la planificación de casos (Prioritizing Youth Voice: The Importance of Authentic Youth Engagement in Case Planning) [Spanish Bulletin for Professionals]
- Services for Children and Youth With Disabilities [Webpage update]
- Spanish resources are now available in the State Guides and Manuals Search
Visit the Information Gateway website for more.
Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative
- Center for Courts
- Center for States
- CFSR Measures Crosswalk
- Child Welfare Virtual Expo 2023 [Information and registration]
- Reflecting on Racial Equity and Prevention-Focused Systems Discussion Guide
- Reflecting on Racial Equity and the Family First Prevention Services Act Discussion Guide
- Spotlight On Collaborating to Strengthen and Enhance Tribal-State Relationships
- Spotlight On Cultivating a Diverse Child Welfare Workforce
- Center for Tribes Tribal Information Exchange
- “Incorporating Cultural Values and Traditions into Policy, Procedure & Practice” [Webinar registration]
- “Part 2: Adaptive Leadership & Reflective Practice” (from the Trauma-Informed Supervision in Tribal Child Welfare series) [Webinar recording]
- “Understanding and Overcoming Bias” [E-learning]
Visit the Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative website for more.
Children's Bureau Learning and Coordination Center (CBLCC)
- "Birth Parent & Foster Caregiver Partnerships: A Family Systems Perspective" [Learning module]
- Engaging Communities [Webpage update]
- Families Impacted by Incarceration [Webpage update]
- "Redressing the Wrongs of History" [Digital dialogue]
- "Supporting Children and Youth Coping With Unresolved Loss" [Digital dialogue]
Visit the CBLCC website for more.
FRIENDS National Resource Center
- “Communicating to Strengthen Families: Do’s and Don’ts of Effective Campaign Planning for Preventing Early Adversity” [Webinar recording]
- Special Populations Discussion Series, “Session 1: Father Engagement” [Webinar recording]
Visit the FRIENDS National Resource Center website for more.
National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI)
- August 2023 National eUpdate, “What’s Trending” [Newsletter]
- July 2023 National eUpdate, “Celebrate Your Workforce This September” [Newsletter]
- Measuring Child Welfare Workers Physiological Stress
- NCWWI Leadership Academy: Cross-Site Final Evaluation Report, Pre-Training to 6-Month Follow-Up
- Registration Is Open for the Child Welfare Worker Recognition Event
- The Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies: Systems Change Through a Relational Anishinaabe Worldview
- What Makes a Good Learning Culture?
Visit the NCWWI website for more.
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN)
- Florida Study of Professionals for Safe Families (FSPSF) [Dataset]
- Summer 2023 issue of The NDACAN Updata [Newsletter]
Visit the NDACAN website for more.
Quality Improvement Center on Engaging Youth in Finding Permanency (QIC-EY)
Visit the QIC-EY website for more.
Quality Improvement Center on Tailored Services, Placement Stability, and Permanency for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Two-Spirit Children and Youth in Foster Care (QIC-LGBTQ2S) at the National Center for Youth with Diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Expression (SOGIE Center)
Visit the QIC-LGBTQ2S on the SOGIE Center website for more.
Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development (QIC-WD)
- Umbrella Summary: Job Crafting
- Umbrella Summary: Job Design
- Umbrella Summary: Meaningful Work
- Umbrella Summary: Personality Tests
Visit the QIC-WD website for more.
AdoptUSKids
- “Bridges Across Borders” [Article]
- “How Can We Reduce Congregate Care Placements? Lessons From South Carolina” [Article]
- “Good Grief: Finding Strength in Facing Grief and Loss as an Adoptive Parent” [Blog post]
- “Not Your Style? Think Again. Trauma-Responsive Parenting Really Works.” [Blog post]
- “Parents adopt 6 siblings from foster care: ‘The love is forever’” [Blog post]
- “The Importance of Race and Culture in Adoption Permanency Decisions” [Webinar recording]
Visit the AdoptUSKids website for more.
James Bell Associates
- Continuous Quality Improvement Change Packages
- Family Spirit Profile
- Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation in Home Visiting
- Latin American Youth Center’s Promotor Pathway Profile
- Peer Health Exchange Profile
- Program Manuals for Child Welfare Interventions: An Overview of the Development Process
Visit the James Bell Associates website for more.
