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Hear an agency leadership perspective on effectiveness in child welfare.

Publication Year 2019
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Hear a tribal perspective on effectiveness in child welfare.

Publication Year 2019
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Hear about effectiveness in child welfare from a legal representative’s perspective.

Publication Year 2019
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Explore strategies to help child welfare organizations create equity in the workplace. 

Publication Year 2021
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Explore workforce challenges in child welfare and highlight the urgent need to be brave in addressing those challenges.

Publication Year 2024
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Learn actionable ways to engage in authentic, nonexploitative storytelling practices with people with lived experience and expertise. 

Publication Year 2022
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Learn how child welfare organizations can create equity in the workforce. 

Publication Year 2022
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Explore how to incorporate knowledge into practice and systems to improve outcomes for children, youth, and families. 

Publication Year 2019
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Explore and reflect on the impact of, and opportunities to improve, assessment and decision-making processes. 

Publication Year 2017
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Explore strategies for providing ongoing support to staff working in a trauma-exposed environment.  

Publication Year 2018
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Hear a summary of the 2022 CWVE themes and learn strategies for moving forward with prioritizing lived expertise in child welfare. 

Publication Year 2022
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Explore ways to increase commitment to partnering with people with lived expertise in child welfare.

Publication Year 2022
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Explore the impact of perceptions, attitudes, and organizational culture in child welfare. 

Publication Year 2017
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Explore insights on using protective capacities and protective factors to build a continuum of practice that extends from safety to strength-building. 

Publication Year 2017
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Discover strategies to effectively integrate people with lived expertise into the child welfare workforce.

Publication Year 2022