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Combine lived expertise with agency perspectives to better understand state child welfare data.

Publication Year 2024
Webinar

​​Explore various perspectives on how child welfare professionals can engage youth and young adults in child welfare practice.​ 

Publication Year 2016
Video

Hear a summary of the 2022 CWVE themes and learn strategies for moving forward with prioritizing lived expertise in child welfare. 

Publication Year 2022
PDF

Set the groundwork for meaningful engagement of people with lived experience in the CFSR.

Publication Year 2023
Video

Explore ways to increase commitment to partnering with people with lived expertise in child welfare.

Publication Year 2022
PDF

Explore additional resources on how to increase commitment to partnering with people with lived expertise in child welfare. 

Publication Year 2022
Webinar

Explore existing frameworks for protective capacities and protective factors and learn how to use them together for better prevention.

Publication Year 2016
PDF

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

Publication Year 2017
Video

This video highlights engagement as the caseworker visits a father in the county jail after his children were removed from his home.

Publication Year 2017
Video

This video highlights engagement as the caseworker visits a mother after her children were removed from her home.

Publication Year 2017
Video

This video highlights engagement as a caseworker visits with a resource parent shortly after child placement.

Publication Year 2017
Video

This video highlights engagement as a caseworker and supervisor work together on the family’s case.

Publication Year 2017
Video

This video highlights engagement as a caseworker visits a 16-year-old youth months after a placement.

Publication Year 2017
PDF

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

Publication Year 2017
Webinar

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

Publication Year 2022