Browse casework activities to use before, during, and after a caseworker visit with children, youth, and families.

Learn to facilitate a normalcy conversation and to promote normal and developmentally appropriate experiences for youth in foster care.

Learn the characteristics and results that describe the right people to engage youth and get guidance for recruiting, hiring, and retaining these employees.

Discover a comprehensive range of information about domestic violence decision-making.

See how workforce satisfaction and retention are improved by emphasizing the positive differences that are made in the lives of children and families.

Explains the importance of sustained involvement of young people currently and formerly in foster care in meaningful organizational activity. 

Understand the role of coaching in supporting workers, including coaching functions, effectiveness, models, and strategies.

Explore the four thematic pillars necessary for organizational capacity that supports engagement with young people currently and formerly in foster care.

Learn about adolescent brain development, trauma-responsive care, and the importance of normalcy.

Find information about using collaborative practices and models across human service systems to better serve families dealing with co-occurring issues.

Learn about quality contacts, why they are important, and how an agency can successfully implement them.

Get the basics on general practice for agency interventions, including screening, documenting descriptions of abuse and protective efforts, and evaluating risk.

Learn how supervisors and program managers can assist child welfare caseworkers in conducting quality visits with parents.

Find family engagement strategies for survivors, children, and perpetrators of domestic violence.

Learn about a framework for applying safety science to promote a culture of safety in child welfare agencies.