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Collaborating to Collect and Use Data to Inform Quality Contacts

Learn effective strategies to collect, analyze, and use data related to caseworker visits.

Publication Year 2017
Podcast

Collaborating to Create Family-Focused Courts: Episode 7

Listen to a judge and a child welfare agency leader discuss the challenges, achievements, and strategies of the Tompkins County Family Treatment Court. This longstanding collaboration between the child welfare, substance use treatment, and judicial systems has been steadily growing its Family Treatment Court Team and improving outcomes for families since 2001.

Publication Year 2020
PDF

Defining Quality Contacts

Learn about quality contacts, why they are important, and how an agency can successfully implement them.

Publication Year 2017
PDF

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
PDF

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
PDF

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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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
PDF

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
PDF

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
PDF

Keeping It Real: How Simulation Training Can Support the Child Welfare Workforce

Explore the types of simulation training available, the benefits, costs, and other considerations, when setting up a simulation training program.

Publication Year 2020
PDF

Parent Partner Program Manual: Sample Policies and Procedures

Use the template and instructions provided to develop parent partner program manuals.

Publication Year 2016
PDF

Quality Contact Casework Activities Worksheet

Browse casework activities to use before, during, and after a caseworker visit with children, youth, and families.

Publication Year 2017
Video

Quality Matters: Biological Father Visit

This video highlights engagement as the caseworker visits a father in the county jail after his children were removed from his home.

Publication Year 2017
Video

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
Video

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