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Explore the benefits of reunification and post-reunification supports and how these strategies help prevent reentry into foster care. 

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Explore promising practices in pregnancy, parenting, and prevention services and view practice examples, including evidence-based programs, in-home services, and specialized units.

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Examine the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program's purpose, objectives, history, funding, and requirements. 

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Read this resource to learn about direct financial assistance and emergency financial assistance available to young people.

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Browse casework activities to use before, during, and after a caseworker visit with children, youth, and families.

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Learn how supervisors and program managers can assist child welfare caseworkers in conducting quality visits with parents.

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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.

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Explore resources related to Intentional Inclusion: Creating Equity in the Workplace video. 

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​​Examine how implementation science principles can be applied to decisions about staging and scaling up new programs and practices at a child welfare agency.​ 

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Explore coaching steps and tips supervisors can use to help workers strengthen skills and meet goals.

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Learn a research-informed framework for agencies to explore implementation of CQI systems across seven areas, including leadership support and modeling, staff and stakeholder engagement, communication, administrative structure, use of quality data, case record review process, and application of CQI findings.

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

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

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Use the integrated Theory of Change video workbook to record your questions and ideas for changing practice, which you can then use to apply the theory of change development process at your agency.

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Theory of Change discussion and activity guide  to support knowledge and skill development for individuals and teams and facilitate team discussion and targeted action planning.