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Explore considerations for assessing readiness as part of an equitable and inclusive change and implementation process. 

Publication Year 2023
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Explore considerations for testing, piloting, and staging new programs and practices with attention to equity and inclusion. 

Publication Year 2023
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Consider whose perspectives are represented on your team. 

Publication Year 2024
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Explore information and strategies for advancing racial equity through problem exploration.

Publication Year 2023
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Learn about the identified five dimensions of capacity, browse examples of each, and find out why each dimension is important to an organization.

Publication Year 2015
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Use this discussion guide with CWVE 2023 videos to explore topics on workforce recruitment and retention, as well as access individual reflection exercises, discussion prompts, and team activities.

Publication Year 2024
Video

Learn about Dezzie’s experience bonding with her newborn while embracing parenting classes and other agency supports in her journey to be reunified with her daughter.

Publication Year 2022
Webinar

Hear about the youth-led projects of the Division X Technical Assistance project in fiscal year 2022.

Publication Year 2022
Webinar

Hear how Division X Technical Assistance Targeted Assistance Projects (TAPs) helped child welfare agencies enhance policies and practices for youth and young adults.

Publication Year 2022
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 Watch as staff from the Fairfax County (Virginia) Department of Family Services share their journey from development to implementation of a clinical supervision program.

Publication Year 2024
Podcast

In this introduction to the podcast series How We Partner With the Community to Improve Service Options, agency leaders talk about the changing culture of their organizations. Leaders from Kentucky discuss their Child Welfare Transformation initiative, three transformational goals, and culture of safety.

Publication Year 2019
Video

A look at strategies, initiatives, and frameworks that infuse racial equity into everyday operations in the child welfare system.

Publication Year 2024
Webinar

Discover how parent partner programs support family reunification by guiding and motivating parents into constructive interactions with the child welfare system and courts.

Publication Year 2016
Webinar

Explore innovative programs and strategies that child welfare professionals can use to support reunification and emphasize caregiver and parent voice.

Publication Year 2017
Video

Learn about how Jamall reunified with family members and enjoyed family cookouts and holidays with the help of Jennifer and the Family Finder program through Kinnect Ohio.

Publication Year 2022