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Applying Safety Science Principles in Child Welfare Recorded Webinar

Learn about a framework for applying safety science to promote a culture of safety in child welfare agencies.

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Becoming a Family-Focused System: Improving Culture Begins With Leaders

Use this guide for tips, and strategies concerning the critical role leadership plays in creating and sustaining positive organizational culture.

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Co-Creating Equitable Child Welfare Policies and Practice 

Discover strategies for co-creating and sharing power with youth and families in child welfare.

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Culturally Responsive Engagement and Partnership 

Learn about the values of cultural competence, cultural humility, and cultural safety, and how to implement them at a child welfare agency.  

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CWVE 2021 Session 3 Presentation

Use this presentation to follow along with the speakers as you watch the 2021 CWVE Session 3 webinar, From Understanding to Action: Shifting Power Dynamics to Advance Race Equity. 

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CWVE 2021 Session 3A Presentation

Use this presentation to follow along with the speakers as you watch the 2021 CWVE Session 3A webinar, Co-Creating Race Equity Tools: Practical Strategies for Evaluation and Continuous Quality Improvement Efforts.

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CWVE 2021 Session 3A Resource List

Explore this Resource List to see resources related to CWVE 2021 Session 3A, Co-Creating Equitable Child Welfare Policies and Practice.

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CWVE 2021 Session 3B Presentation

Use this presentation to follow along with the speakers as you watch the 2021 CWVE Session 3B webinar, Culturally Responsive Engagement and Partnership.

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CWVE 2021 Session 4 Presentation

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. 

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Decision-Making in Child Welfare for Improved Safety Outcomes

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

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Defining Quality Contacts

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

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Effectively Engaging Fathers of Color

Explore strategies for engaging and empowering fathers of color in child welfare. 

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Exploring the Use of Data to Tell Stories of Inequities 

Learn how to effectively present data in digestible and actionable ways that lead to real change.

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From Understanding to Action: Shifting Power Dynamics to Advance Race Equity

Hear about strategies for authentically partnering with youth, young adults, Tribes, families, and communities of color to inform and improve child welfare research, practice, and policy.

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Helping LGBTQ Families Navigate the Child Welfare System

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