May 2024Vol. 25, No. 4Updates 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
- Determining the Best Interests of the Child
- Los hijos solos en casa (Leaving Your Child Home Alone)
- Reunification From Foster Care: A Guide for Parents
Visit the Information Gateway website for more.
Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative
- Center for Courts
- Center for States
- Center for Tribes Tribal Information Exchange
- Capacity Building Center for Tribes Path to Prevention
- Capacity Building Center for Tribes Prevention Brief
- Tribal Child Welfare Data System Procurement Webinar Series:
- “Part 1: Planning for a New Data System” [Webinar recording]
- “Part 2:Procuring a Tribal Child Welfare Data System” [Webinar recording]
- “Part 3: Contracting With Data System Vendors” [Webinar recording]
Visit the Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative website for more.
Children's Bureau Learning and Coordination Center (CBLCC)
- Children’s Bureau 2024 Race Equity Challenge
- “Thinking About Prevention Through the Lens of Culture and Community: Prevention Programs in Tribal Communities” [Digital dialogue]
Visit the CBLCC website for more.
FRIENDS National Resource Center
- 2024 CBCAP Annual Program Instruction
- "March 2024 CBCAP Peer Learning Call – An Introduction to the Culturally Effective Organizations Framework" [Webinar recording]
Visit the FRIENDS National Resource Center website for more.
Center for Workforce Equity and Leadership
- “Does Your Child Welfare Team Feel Safe at Work?” [Blog post]
- “NEW! Child Welfare at Work: A Blog for the Workforce” [Blog post]
- “Rooted in Community: Indigenous-Influenced Leadership” [Blog post]
Visit the Center for Workforce Equity and Leadership website for more.
National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services
- “Doing Things Differently to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect” [Blog post]
- “Innovations in Mental Health for Youth and Families in Child Welfare” [Blog post]
- “Unraveling Adoption: Addressing LGBTQ+ Adoption Stigmas” [Blog post]
Visit the National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services website for more.
National Center for Diligent Recruitment
- National Center for Diligent Recruitment [Brochure]
Visit the National Center for Diligent Recruitment website for more.
National Center for Enhanced Post-Adoption Support
- National Center for Enhanced Post-Adoption Support [Brochure]
- New Center Chats and Webinars Added to Events
Visit the National Center for Enhanced Post-Adoption Support website for more.
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW)
- Harm Reduction in the Context of Child Well-Being:
- Tip Sheet #1: Harm Reduction in the Context of Child Well-Being: An Overview for Serving Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders
- Tip Sheet #2: Harm Reduction in the Context of Child Well-Being: Key Considerations for Policymakers
- Tip Sheet #3: Harm Reduction in the Context of Child Well-Being: Practice Recommendations for Child Welfare Workers
- Peer Support Specialist Programs for Families Affected by Substance Use and Involved With Child Welfare Services: A Four-Module Implementation Toolkit:
- Module 1: Background on Peer Support Specialist Programs and Introduction to the Toolkit
- Module 2: Building Collaborative Partnerships to Establish Peer Support Specialist Programs
- Module 3: Program Development Strategies to Implement Effective Peer Support Specialist Programs
- Module 4: Strategies for Developing the Peer Support Specialist Workforce
Visit the NCSACW website for more.
National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI)
- NCWWI Resource Library
- NCWWI Webinar Series
- Work With Purpose Child Welfare Professional Recruitment Toolkit
Visit the NCWWI website for more.
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN)
Visit the NDACAN 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)
- Competency-Based Personnel Selection
- QIC-WD Institute Resources
- Umbrella Summary: Job Design
- Workforce Research Catalog [Tool]
- Final QIC-WD Newsletter
Visit the QIC-WD website for more.
Quality Improvement Center on Engaging Youth in Finding Permanency (QIC-EY)
- “QIC-EY NOW: Culture is Multidimensional” [Video]
- “QIC-EY NOW: Effective Advocacy Relies on Flexibility & Self-Awareness” [Video]
- “QIC-NOW: Understanding the Role of Cultural Connections” [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)
- "Adapting Family Finding & Engagement Practices for LGBTQ+ Young People" [e-learning]
- “Reframing the Narrative of Substance Use and Risk Among LGBTQ+ Communities” [Blog post]
Visit the QIC-LGBTQ2S on the SOGIE Center website for more.
AdoptUSKids
- "Getting in the Right Mindset to Successfully Engage Youth in Finding Permanency" [Article]
- “Minority Professional Leadership Development Program Applications Now Open” [Article]
- "You Don’t Have to Be Special…You Just Need to Be Willing" [Blog post]
Visit the AdoptUSKids website for more.
James Bell Associates
- Child Welfare Measures Library
- Learning, Engaging, and Creating With Black Youth in Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Programming
- Using Process Mapping to Improve Services for Families Involved in Tribal Child Welfare: Facilitators’ Guide and Mapping Tool
Visit the James Bell Associates website for more.
