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Explore additional resources to learn how incorporating voices of lived experience can help improve child welfare services. 

Publication Year 2022
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Explore additional resources on how to increase commitment to partnering with people with lived expertise in child welfare. 

Publication Year 2022
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Explore additional resources for effectively integrating lived experts into the child welfare workforce. 

Publication Year 2022
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Explore additional resources to learn about key considerations to sustain research and evaluation partnerships with people with lived expertise and minimize harm. 

Publication Year 2022
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Explore additional resources to discover strategies for partnering with noncustodial fathers and paternal family members in child welfare. 

Publication Year 2022
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Explore additional resources to help effectively integrate lived experts into the child welfare workforce. 

Publication Year 2022
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Explore additional resources to learn actionable ways to engage in authentic, nonexploitative storytelling practices with people with lived experience and expertise.

Publication Year 2022
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Discover ways to effectively integrate people with lived expertise into the child welfare workforce. 

Publication Year 2022
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Examine the benefits of engaging youth voice in practice, peer support, and system-level change.

Publication Year 2021
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Learn to prepare transgender children and youth for court and support them in the courtroom.

Publication Year 2021
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Explore the types of simulation training available, the benefits, costs, and other considerations, when setting up a simulation training program.

Publication Year 2020
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Explore tips and strategies to effectively engage and sustain the involvement of families and youth at the agency level. 

Publication Year 2019
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Read about the services available under two federal programs and how to use them to improve outcomes for pregnant or parenting youth in out-of-home care.

Publication Year 2019
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Learn to facilitate a normalcy conversation and to promote normal and developmentally appropriate experiences for youth in foster care.

Publication Year 2017
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Learn how to build capacity in each of four component areas to promote a culture and climate that encourages youth engagement at all levels of an organization.

Publication Year 2017