February 2024Vol. 25, No. 1Updates From the Children's Bureau's Training and Technical Assistance Partners
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
- Welcome Home! Child Welfare Information Gateway Introduces Redesigned Website
- Consejos para jóvenes en cuidado de crianza que están esperando un bebé o criando hijos (Expecting and Parenting in Care: Tips for Youth)
- Finding and Working With Adoption-Competent Therapists
- Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect (Note: Previous title was Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect)
- Motivational Interviewing: A Primer for Child Welfare Professionals
- Parenting in Racially, Culturally, and Ethnically Diverse Adoptive Families
Visit the Information Gateway website for more.
Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative
- Center for Courts
- Center for States
- Citizen Connections: Summer/Fall 2023
- Collaborative QRTP Planning and Implementation Tool
- Foster and Adoptive Parent Licensing, Recruitment, and Retention: Systemic Factor Data Planning Worksheet
- Mapping Change Implementation to CCWIS Projects
- Reflecting on Racial Equity and the Child and Family Services Review Discussion Guide
- Spotlight On Creating a Culture That Supports Change
- Strategic Planning in Child Welfare: Agency Process Alignment Toolkit
- Center for Tribes Tribal Information Exchange
- Comprehensive State Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Laws [Interactive map]
- Fall 2023 Newsletter
- Gender Diversity Webinar Series
- Recruiting and Supporting Resource Families in Tribal Communities
- Registration is open for the February 21, 2024, session of the Tribal Child Welfare Data System Procurement Webinar Series
- Registration is open for the Tribal Child Welfare Leadership Academy
- “Tribal Child Welfare Data System Procurement Webinar Series Part 1 - Planning for a New Data System” [Webinar recording]
Visit the Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative website for more.
Children's Bureau Learning and Coordination Center (CBLCC)
- “Helping Children Heal: Stabilizing Adoption and Foster Care by Supporting Children and Youth With Behavioral Intervention” [Digital dialogue]
- “Improving Our Response to Families Experiencing Domestic Violence” [Digital dialogue]
- Social Media Resources for Human Trafficking Prevention Month
- Social Media Resources for Stress-Free Holiday Month
Visit the CBLCC website for more.
FRIENDS National Resource Center
- “December 2023 CBCAP Peer Learning Call – Shifting From Mandated Reporting to Community Supporting” [Webinar recording]
- “FRIENDS Prevention Mindset Institute Episode 3” [Podcast episode]
- Protective Factors Survey – Military Families: Introduction and Guide
- Protective Factors Survey Military [Survey]
- Spanish Protective Factors Survey 2 Concrete Supports
- Spanish Protective Factors Survey 2 Retrospective
- Spanish Protective Factors Survey 2 Traditional
- “Storytelling: A Guide to Support You in Finding Your Voice, Your Value, & Your Story” [Video]
Visit the FRIENDS National Resource Center website for more.
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW)
- Supporting Pregnant and Parenting People With Substance Use Disorders Series:
- NCSACW Resources for Professionals Working With Pregnant and Parenting People Affected by Substance Use Disorders and Involved With Child Welfare
- Preparing for Your Baby: Information for Pregnant and Parenting People With Substance Use Disorders
- Resources for Professionals Working With Pregnant and Parenting People Affected by Substance Use Disorders
- Working With Child Protective Services to Support Pregnant and Parenting People, Their Infants, and Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders: A Factsheet for Health Care Providers
Visit the NCSACW website for more.
National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI)
- “4 Cs of Workforce Development: Culture, Competency, Capacity, & Community” [Webinar recording]
- “Mental Health and the Child Welfare Workforce” [Infographic]
- “Work With Purpose” [Webinar recording]
Visit the NCWWI website for more.
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN)
- 2024 Summer Research Institute Announcement and Call for Applications (Applications are due by March 1, 2024.)
- The National Survey on Child and Adolescent Well-Being III (NSCAW III) Restricted Release, Wave 1 [Data set]
- Winter 2023 issue of The NDACAN Updata [Newsletter]
Visit the NDACAN website for more.
Quality Improvement Center on Engaging Youth in Finding Permanency (QIC-EY)
- QIC-EY NOW [Tool]
- “QIC-EY NOW: Get Even More Comfortable With Change” [Video]
- “QIC-EY NOW: Recognize That Children & Youth Need Reassurance, Dependability & Consistency” [Video]
Visit the QIC-EY website for more.
Quality Improvement Center on Family-Centered Reunification (QIC-R)
Visit the QIC-R 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)
- SOGIE Center Learning Community on Safe and Effective LGBTQ+ Data Collection [Webinar series]:
- “Learning Community on Safe and Effective LGBTQ+ Data Collection: Kick Off Video”
- “Session 1: Creating a Client Experience that Communicates Safety and Respect”
- “Session 2: Documenting SOGI on Intake Forms and Electronic Medical Records”
- “Session 3: SOGI LC Office Hours: Self-Assessment”
- “Session 4: Conversations About SOGI, Privacy, And Navigating Partial Disclosure”
- “Session 5: Safeguarding SOGI Data in Anti LGBTQ+ Climates”
- “Session 6: Discussing SOGI With Children and Youth”
- “Session 7: Supervising and Coaching Providers on Discussing SOGI in Affirming and Appropriate Ways”
- “Session 8: Experiences with Implementing SOGI Data Collection at an Organizational Level”
- “Session 9: Office Hours: Supervisor Guide”
- “Session 10: Let’s Talk to Families About SOGIE”
- “Session 11: Office Hours Favorite Tips from Learning Community”
Visit the QIC-LGBTQ2S on the SOGIE Center website for more.
Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Analytics (QIC-WA)
Visit the QIC-WA website for more.
Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development (QIC-WD)
- Final QIC-WD Newsletter
- Umbrella Summary: Job Satisfaction
- Umbrella Summary: Organizational Commitment
- Workforce Research Catalog [Tool]
Visit the QIC-WD website for more.
AdoptUSKids
- “Congratulations to the 2023 Adoption Excellence Award Recipients!” [Article]
- “New From AdoptUSKids: National Center for Diligent Recruitment” [Article]
- “The Most Popular Child Welfare Resources for Professionals” [Article]
- “The National Center for Diligent Recruitment at AdoptUSKids Welcomes New Director” [Article]
- “A Father With Lived Experience in Foster Care Adopts Five Youth From the Same System” [Blog post]
- “How Parents Can Build Trust: What 3 Foster and Adoptive Families Have Found” [Blog post]
- “Meet the Parkers, Adoptive Parents and Creators of Fantasy Children’s Books” [Blog post]
- “Why the Holidays Can Be Hard and How to Make Them Better” [Blog post]
- “Parenting as a Team: Foster and Adoptive Parents Share What They Have Learned” [Blog post]
Visit the AdoptUSKids website for more.
James Bell Associates
- 2023 Home Visiting Yearbook
- "Building on Strengths: Reaching Unhoused Families With Home Visiting Parent Support Programs" [Video]
- "Co-Designing a Conceptual Framework of Home Visiting Implementation Quality" [Article]
- Home Visiting as Part of a Holistic Approach to Supporting Unhoused Families
Visit the James Bell Associates website for more.
