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Learn the definition and find information about normalcy and the reasonable and prudent parent standard in the PL 113-183.

Publication Year 2016
Video

Frankie is 14 years old and lives with his sister, brothers, and moms. He and his sister were adopted when they were 2 years old and 4 years old, respectively. He loves spending time with his aunts, uncles, and cousins and loves being part of a big family.

Publication Year 2016
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Use this guide for tips, and strategies concerning the critical role leadership plays in creating and sustaining positive organizational culture.

Publication Year 2019
Video

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

Publication Year 2021
Video

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

Publication Year 2021
Video

Learn strategies for accurately and safely collecting data on LGBTQIA2S+ youth and young adults.

Publication Year 2022
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Explore additional resources to learn how to accurately and safely collecting data on LGBTQIA2S+ youth and young adults.

Publication Year 2023
Video

This video highlights the story of a therapeutic foster care social worker in North Carolina and how her own experience in kinship care helps her connect with kinship caregivers and engage families.

Publication Year 2022
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Learn about Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative's evidence-informed approach to the change and implementation process.

Publication Year 2015
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Watch a discussion on focusing on job-specific skills (instead of best practices culture), training in a virtual environment, and integrating racial equity across child welfare training.

Publication Year 2024
Webinar

Explore how child welfare professionals and organizations can build capacity for implementing the reasonable and prudent parent standard (RPPS) for children and youth in foster care. 

Publication Year 2016
Infographic

Browse the themes and key takeaways from the How We Partner With the Community to Improve Service Options podcast series.

Publication Year 2019
Video

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

Publication Year 2021
Video

Learn about the Collaborative and the work it does with agencies, Tribes, and courts to build capacity.

Publication Year 2016
PDF

Understand the principles underlying service provisioning for the Collaborative, in addition to goals, audiences, objectives, and examples.

Publication Year 2015