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Learn the definition and find information about normalcy and the reasonable and prudent parent standard in the PL 113-183.

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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. 

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Get the latest research on decision science and safety decision-making practices in child welfare to help improved safety outcomes.

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

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

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This “Service Array Data Inventory Sample Worksheet” (Worksheet) is a companion tool to A Data-Driven Approach to Service Array Guide developed by the Capacity Building Center for States. To use the Worksheet, you can print it out and fill in the blank squares, or use the questions as a guide.

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Get an overview of the issues related to the physical and emotional safety of child welfare workers.

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Addressed developmentally appropriate services for youth in foster care and identified best practices for Federal support of States and territories in implementing provisions of the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act (P.L. 113-183).