Frankie is 14 years old and lives with his sister, brothers, and moms. He and his sister were adopted when they were 2 years old and 4 years old, respectively. He loves spending time with his aunts, uncles, and cousins and loves being part of a big family.

Get informed about creating normalcy for LGBTQ children and youth in foster care and browse relevant examples.

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. 

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

Identify data sources to explore your state’s system of foster and adoptive parent licensing, recruitment, and retention.

Examine a five-step framework that helps organizations promote youth engagement in normalcy conversations about the youth’s own care.

Explore the various aspects of the importance of normalcy for children and youth in care.

Explore strategies to help child welfare organizations create equity in the workplace. 

Discusses new software and technologies used in child welfare.

Learn how child welfare agencies can transfer select operations online and out of a central worksite.

Understand available technologies and best practices for holding virtual meetings.

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

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

Recorded webinar of youth with lived expertise and child and family serving agency leaders discussing strategies to support meaningful youth engagement and integrating family and youth voices at individual, practice, and system levels.

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