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Supervisor Toolkit: Engaging Youth and Families to Achieve Timely Permanency for Children and Youth Waiting to Be Adopted

Explore the key components of engaging youth and families in individual permanency planning.

Publication Year 2021
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The Role of Leaders in Engaging Youth and Families to Achieve Timely Permanency for Children and Youth Waiting to Be Adopted

Support agency staff in the authentic engagement of youth and families in individual permanency planning processes.

Publication Year 2021
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Engaging Philanthropic Partners to Achieve Timely Permanency for Children and Youth Waiting to Be Adopted

Get ideas for working with community foundations, endowments, and charitable trusts to improve outcomes for children and youth.

Publication Year 2019
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Engaging Nongovernmental Organizations to Achieve Timely Permanency for Children and Youth Waiting to Be Adopted

Learn how leveraging NGO connections in the community can help child welfare systems be more flexible and adaptable in achieving program goals.

Publication Year 2019
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Engaging Faith-Based Communities to Achieve Timely Permanency for Children and Youth Waiting to Be Adopted

See strategies and examples for partnering with faith-based communities and leaders on behalf of children and youth in foster care waiting to be adopted.

Publication Year 2019
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Quality Matters: Youth Visit

This video highlights engagement as a caseworker visits a 16-year-old youth months after a placement.

Publication Year 2017
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Reference Guide for Quality Matters: Improving Contacts With Children, Youth, and Families Videos

This reference guide describes the six short videos and paired discussion guides that demonstrate what quality visits look like in practice within one family system over a period of time. 

Publication Year 2017
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Discussion Guide: Supervisory Visits

Pair this discussion guide with its corresponding video to understand the value of engaging a supervisor in coaching for family visits.

Publication Year 2017
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Discussion Guide: Youth Visit

Pair this discussion guide with its corresponding video to understand the value of engaging youth after removal from their parental home.

Publication Year 2017
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Discussion Guide: Resource Parent Visit

Pair this discussion guide with its corresponding video to understand the value of engaging resource parents to collaborate around caring for children in foster care.

Publication Year 2017
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Discussion Guide: Child Visit

Pair this discussion guide with its corresponding video to understand the value of engaging children after removal from their parental home.

Publication Year 2017
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Quality Matters: Engaging With the Resource Parent

This video highlights engagement as a caseworker visits with a resource parent shortly after child placement.

Publication Year 2017
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Discussion Guide: Biological Mother Visit

Pair this discussion guide with its corresponding video to understand the value of engaging the biological mother after removal of the child or children.

Publication Year 2017
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Quality Matters: Biological Mother Visit

This video highlights engagement as the caseworker visits a mother after her children were removed from her home.

Publication Year 2017
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Discussion Guide: Biological Father Visit

Pair this discussion guide with its corresponding video to understand the value of engaging the biological father after removal of the child from the home.

Publication Year 2017