Spotlight on Father Engagement

This month, CBX spotlights "Engaging Fathers" and the importance of fathers and paternal relatives in the lives of children involved with the child welfare system. Articles focus on federally funded efforts to study and promote father involvement, as well as promising practices from the field.

• For Resource Parents Caring for Traumatized Children
  The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) offers an online curriculum to help foster parents and other resource parents better understand how trauma can affect children's behavior and...
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• Team Decision-Making and Domestic Violence Curriculum
  The Family Violence Prevention Fund has developed an advanced domestic violence (DV) curriculum, Team Decisionmaking and Domestic Violence: Guidelines for Facilitators. This day-long, 6-hour...
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• Conferences
  Upcoming national conferences on child welfare and adoption through September 2010 include: July 2010 * 2010 National Adoption Conference The Age to Engage in Adoption National...
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