Facilitates discussion about the normalcy issues raised in the Young Adult Formerly in Foster Care: This Is My Family, This Is Where I Call Home video, which is part of the Center for States’ Perspectives on Normalcy: Videos and Discussion Questions product.

Hear about the challenges and experiences of an adoptive family and how they created belonging, healthy development, and normal experiences.

This handout is part of the series, “Perspectives on Normalcy: Videos and Discussion Questions.” It is designed to facilitate discussion about the issues raised in the video, “Young Adult Formerly in Congregate Care: Treat Me Like a Normal Child.”

Review the protective capacities and protective factors frameworks used to assess, intervene, and serve families.

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

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

Use this discussion guide with the "Reflecting on Racial Equity and the Child Welfare Workforce" video to facilitate team discussions about your agency’s current practice and opportunities to take action.

Describes practices that embed and sustain changes in organizational culture. Caseworkers Tyler, Angela, and Laurence and program manager Francie talk about all the changes in the past year that have shifted the culture to better support families.

Explore resources related to the Co-Creating Race Equity Tools: Practical Strategies for Evaluation and Continuous Quality Improvement Efforts video.

Explore resources related to Culturally Responsive Engagement and Partnership video.

Explore resources related to Effectively Engaging Fathers of Color video. 

Explore resources related to the Exploring the Use of Data to Tell Stories of Inequities video.

Browse a list of organizations that offer training activities with defined learning objectives, including self-paced e-learnings, webinars, or videos.

Explore resources related to From Understanding to Action: Shifting Power Dynamics to Advance Race Equity video.

Explore resources related to Intentional Inclusion: Creating Equity in the Workplace video.