Leaning Into the Wind: What We Know About the State of Child Welfare
Explore workforce challenges in child welfare and highlight the urgent need to be brave in addressing those challenges.
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Presenters explore workforce challenges in child welfare and highlight the urgent need to be brave in addressing those challenges. As we strive to create a system that values racial equity, prevention, power sharing, and intentional community engagement with families and young people, a strong workforce is crucial to achieving this vision. Viewers will learn about resources that address recruitment and retention challenges.
Use this video with the CWVE 2023 Learning Experience Discussion Guide, which explains the CWVE topic and includes reflection exercises for individual learning and discussion prompts and team activities for child welfare staff to explore together.
Presenters:
- Jasmine Hayes, Capacity Building Center for States
- Rebecca Jones Gaston, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families
- Tony Parsons, Young Adult Consultant
- Charlotte Williams, Capacity Building Center for States
- Leslie B. Calloway, Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services
- Miki Egan, Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services
- Ellen Hammons, Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services
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Suggested Citation
Capacity Building Center for States. (2024). Leaning into the wind: What we know about the state of child welfare. Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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