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Use this discussion guide with CWVE 2023 videos to explore topics on workforce recruitment and retention, as well as access individual reflection exercises, discussion prompts, and team activities.

Webinar

Watch this video to learn how community-based partnerships strengthen families and see what jurisdictions are doing to build lines of collaboration and trust.

Video

 Watch as staff from the Fairfax County (Virginia) Department of Family Services share their journey from development to implementation of a clinical supervision program.

Podcast

In this introduction to the podcast series How We Partner With the Community to Improve Service Options, agency leaders talk about the changing culture of their organizations. Leaders from Kentucky discuss their Child Welfare Transformation initiative, three transformational goals, and culture of safety.

Video

A look at strategies, initiatives, and frameworks that infuse racial equity into everyday operations in the child welfare system.

Webinar

Get practical information about supporting coordinated strategic and long-term planning.

Video

Learn to be more intentional about creating opportunities to relate to the staff and families you serve and to infuse more empathy into your agency.

Video

Explore workforce challenges in child welfare and highlight the urgent need to be brave in addressing those challenges.

Video

Learn how child welfare organizations can create equity in the workforce. 

PDF

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

Webinar

See how staff can boost their knowledge and skills for engaging families, community providers, and others.

Video

Learn strategies to address the mental health needs of children, young people, and families.

Video

Learn about organizational capacity to assess readiness and how it impacts retention of people with lived expertise in child welfare agencies.
 

Webinar

Build skills in community engagement in quality improvement and enhanced data exploration. 

Webinar

Learn sound methods for integrating a focus on race equity in data analysis and CQI.