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Learn how to create an agency organizational culture that is inclusive and knowledgeable about the unique needs of LGBTQ children, youth, and families.

Webinar

Explore the Center’s Focused Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Services training curriculum and learn more about how it can be used to support a team’s CQI goals.

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Helps child welfare agencies respond to the need to alter practice and communication routines when “normal” child welfare services have been disrupted and better prepare agencies for future disruptions

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

Webinar

Learn sound methods for integrating a focus on race equity in data analysis and CQI. 

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Explore models and approaches for targeting safety outcomes.

Webinar

Explore ways to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) children and youth.

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Learn to prepare transgender children and youth for court and support them in the courtroom.

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Learn a research-informed framework for agencies to explore implementation of CQI systems across seven areas, including leadership support and modeling, staff and stakeholder engagement, communication, administrative structure, use of quality data, case record review process, and application of CQI findings.

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Listen in as parents and workers share their perspectives on the value of and approaches to improving comprehensive assessment of parents. 

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Adapt  policies and practices to meet the growing needs of LGBTQ children, youth, and families.