In this video, presenters share their experiences with leading and being led by those around them in child welfare and offer practical strategies for child welfare professionals, no matter their role, to lead and support each other in leadership roles.

Hear from Capacity Building Center for States Family and Young Adult Consultants with lived experience on the critical role leaders play in advancing well-being, resilience, and dedication of the child welfare workforce.

Hear from leaders as they reflect on transformational leadership and its importance in child welfare.

Explore the benefits of and strategies for recruiting and integrating people with lived expertise into the child welfare workforce.

Examine the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program's purpose, objectives, history, funding, and requirements. 

Find out where evidence-based programs and services are being implemented to prevent children from entering foster care.

Review the steps for running the CFSR Round 4 SPSS syntax to calculate observed performance on statewide data indicators. 

Learn to use the CFSR Round 4 SPSS syntax to calculate observed performance for a state on all or selected statewide data indicators.

Better understand your state’s performance on statewide data indicators related to the safety and permanency of children served by the child welfare system. 

Helps child welfare leaders identify what they can do to advance their prevention vision and shows what they will see as that vision takes root.

Access strategies to better understand and implement the family engagement requirements of the FFPSA.

Engage staff and partners with activities in this guide to start a dialogue and create a vision for a more prevention-focused child welfare system.

The infographic provides a visual reference for the cultural shift needed to protect children through strengthening families.

Read about the value of collaboration as the key to prevention, safety, and long-term stability for children and families.

Develop a better understanding of customized congregate care and learn about implementing the FFPSA provisions in congregate care QRTP assessment.