This manual examines the roles and responsibilities of child protective services (CPS) workers. It describes the purposes, key decisions, and issues of each stage of the CPS process and strategies for casework supervision, training, and support.

Understand the principles underlying service provisioning for the Collaborative, in addition to goals, audiences, objectives, and examples.

Learn about the Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative, its history, the purpose of capacity building, the three Centers it comprises, and the services it provides.

Learn about the identified five dimensions of capacity, browse examples of each, and find out why each dimension is important to an organization.

Explore additional resources and learn strategies for moving forward with prioritizing lived expertise in child welfare.

This brief provides updates for State Citizen Review Panels (CRPs) in the following States: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Wyoming. 

Here you will find interviews with Toni Lawal, Tennessee’s Citizen Review Panel (CRP) Coordinator, and Stuart Oppenheim, Executive Director of the Child and Family Policy Institute of California; an update on the Pennsylvania CRP; and Office on Child Abuse and Neglect (OCAN) and Children’s Bureau (CB) updates.

Read about our new Young Adult Consultant team member, find helpful information about the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), ways to engage persons with lived experience, and more!

Find information about the national citizen review panel community, including federal and state updates, webinars, and more.

Find information about the national citizen review panel community, including federal and state updates, webinars, and more.

Find information about the national citizen review panel (CRP) community, including federal and state updates, webinars, and more.

Find information about the new CRP Peer Group lead, the NCRP Advisory Board update, communication tools for CRPs, and more.

Find the eligibility requirements of the Children’s Justice Act Grant and the roles and responsibilities of Grantees.

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

Learn effective strategies to collect, analyze, and use data related to caseworker visits.