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Combine lived expertise with agency perspectives to better understand state child welfare data.

Publication Year 2024
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Learn how leadership engagement can drive foundational change through the CFSR.

Publication Year 2024
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Listen as leaders from tribal communities share their stories and experiences in driving transformative change within child welfare systems.

Publication Year 2024
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Learn how to foster psychological safety on child welfare teams, promote bravery, and cultivate resilient and supportive workplace environments at child welfare agencies.

Publication Year 2024
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Identify data sources to explore functioning of staff and provider training.

Publication Year 2023
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Set the groundwork for meaningful engagement of people with lived experience in the CFSR.

Publication Year 2023
Video

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

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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Learn how to engage young people and families with lived expertise in the CFSR process at a child welfare agency. 

Publication Year 2022
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Use this brief to explore actionable strategies for meaningful partner engagement in child welfare agency strategic planning, monitoring, and review processes.

Publication Year 2022
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Explore additional resources to learn how child welfare organizations can create equity in the workforce. 

Publication Year 2022
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Explore additional resources for effectively integrating lived experts into the child welfare workforce. 

Publication Year 2022
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Explore additional resources to help effectively integrate lived experts into the child welfare workforce. 

Publication Year 2022
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Discover ways to effectively integrate people with lived expertise into the child welfare workforce. 

Publication Year 2022
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Use this presentation to follow along with the speakers as you watch the 2021 CWVE Session 4 webinar, Intentional Inclusion: Creating Equity in the Workplace. 

Publication Year 2021