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Find the eligibility requirements of the Children’s Justice Act Grant and the roles and responsibilities of Grantees.

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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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. 

Publication Year 2021
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Learn about quality contacts, why they are important, and how an agency can successfully implement them.

Publication Year 2017
Video

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

Publication Year 2021
Webinar

Learn about research and practice insights for implementing evidence-based practices in child welfare systems.

Publication Year 2015
Video

Explore the process of transitioning to a prevention-focused child welfare system from several perspectives, including those of a mother and son with lived experience and leaders who set the tone and direction for putting families at the center of child welfare work.

Publication Year 2021
PDF

Explore concepts, terms, and foundational information about psychological safety on child welfare teams.

Publication Year 2024
Video

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 and discuss state performance on CFSR statewide data indicators.

Publication Year 2023
PDF

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

Publication Year 2017
Video

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
Video

Provides information on the task of identifying communication and engagement activities described in the implementation work plan.

Publication Year 2019
Video

Discusses the task of reviewing readiness assessment findings to plan for capacity building.

Publication Year 2019
Video

Examines the tasks of consolidating and reviewing the implementation plan before completing and putting it in place.

Publication Year 2019