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Gain a deeper understanding of the dynamics of effective collaboration and how to avoid pitfalls when implementing partnerships for primary prevention.

Publication Year 2021
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Explore strategies for developing a comprehensive community prevention framework across all levels of prevention.

Publication Year 2021
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Learn about the importance of successful collaboration and engagement for implementing prevention-focused systems.

Publication Year 2021
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Watch this recorded webinar to learn how other jurisdictions encourage kinship care placements and then discuss kinship support with your team.

Publication Year 2021
Webinar

Pair this recorded webinar with the discussion guide to learn caregiver and birth parent partnerships and trauma-informed visitation. 

Publication Year 2021
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Explore how caseworkers, supervisors, and stakeholders can use data and feedback to improve child welfare practice. 

Publication Year 2021
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Explore how child welfare leaders and decision makers can communicate data effectively. 

Publication Year 2021
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Explore how child welfare leaders, managers, and supervisors can motivate their staff to use data and evidence in their everyday practice. 

Publication Year 2021
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Explore how frontline child welfare professionals can use data and evidence in their everyday practice. 

Publication Year 2021
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Explore the role of all staff as discerning consumers of evidence. Learn how data and information from children, youth, and families can be used to inform practice at every level of the organization. 

Publication Year 2021
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Browse a list of organizations that offer training activities with defined learning objectives, including self-paced e-learnings, webinars, or videos.

Publication Year 2021
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Engage staff and partners with activities in this guide to start a dialogue and create a vision for a more prevention-focused child welfare system.

Publication Year 2021
Infographic

Illustrates the four thematic pillars necessary for organizational capacity supporting engagement with young people currently and formerly in foster care. Each of the four segments succinctly defines an element of organizational capacity building for youth engagement.

Publication Year 2021
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Find out how simulation training is used in child welfare and learn the five key steps for developing and implementing a simulation programs.

Publication Year 2020
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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