Explore the process of transitioning to a prevention-focused child welfare system from several perspectives, including those of a mother and son with lived experience and leaders who set the tone and direction for putting families at the center of child welfare work.

Gain a deeper understanding of the dynamics of effective collaboration and how to avoid pitfalls when implementing partnerships for primary prevention.

Explore strategies for developing a comprehensive community prevention framework across all levels of prevention.

Learn about the importance of successful collaboration and engagement for implementing prevention-focused systems.

Explore actions that can lead to building authentic, collaborative, and prevention-focused child welfare systems.

Explore the need for involving multiple voices in developing and implementing prevention plans, as well as the important role courts play in prevention.

Hear an overview of themes presented in Fostering a Healthy Workforce: Child Welfare Virtual Expo (CWVE) 2018.

Explore strategies for providing ongoing support to staff working in a trauma-exposed environment.  

Explore three different simulations used to train and build child welfare workers’ skills by mimicking the conditions and content that a worker will encounter on the job.  

Explore the use of coaching within the context of child welfare supervision and casework practice to improve staff confidence and performance to achieve agency goals related to safety, permanency, and well-being.  

Explore different approaches to assess and address workforce needs.​ 

Explore how an engaged workforce with shared values can increase effectiveness in child welfare. 

Presents technologies that are used in simulations and a variety of settings in which simulations can be used effectively.