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Use the FALA Assessment Tool with your team to assess current strengths and areas for growth in family-agency partnership.
 

Publication Year 2024
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Learn how to support LGBTQIA2S+ children and young people at a child welfare agency.

Publication Year 2024
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Use this discussion guide with the "Reflecting on Racial Equity and the Child Welfare Workforce" video to facilitate team discussions about your agency’s current practice and opportunities to take action.

Publication Year 2023
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Find information about the new CRP Peer Group lead, the NCRP Advisory Board update, communication tools for CRPs, and more.

Publication Year 2023
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Learn about the definition and calculation of the CFSR statewide data indicator recurrence of maltreatment.

Publication Year 2022
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Learn about the definition and calculation of the CFSR statewide data indicator maltreatment in foster care.

Publication Year 2022
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Explore additional resources to learn how child welfare organizations can create equity in the workforce. 

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 help effectively integrate lived experts into the child welfare workforce. 

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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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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Examine current research and how best to build organizational capacity in five areas, and learn about possible challenges and solutions.

Publication Year 2018
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Read recent research on child welfare workforce management, including recruitment and retention, professional development, and organizational culture.

Publication Year 2018
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Understand the role of coaching in supporting workers, including coaching functions, effectiveness, models, and strategies.

Publication Year 2017
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Get an overview of the issues related to the physical and emotional safety of child welfare workers.

Publication Year 2017