The Necessity of Nuance: The Impact of Lived Expertise
Learn how people with lived expertise have used their experiences to advocate for changes in approach, practice, and policy in child welfare.
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People with lived expertise in child welfare are complex individuals with unique and invaluable intersectional perspectives. From the personal to the professional, this panel of experts discusses how their experiences with the child welfare system combine with their chosen industries to inform suggested changes in holistic approach, practice, and policy to achieve foster care equity and reform through the lens of restorative justice.
Use this video with the CWVE 2022 Learning Experience Discussion Guide, which provides a description of the topic, reflection questions for individual learning, and conversation starters and team activities for child welfare staff and collaborative partners to explore together.
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Capacity Building Center for States. (2022). The necessity of nuance: The impact of lived expertise. Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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