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Identify data sources to explore agency responsiveness to the community.

Publication Year 2023
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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
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Identify data sources to explore how well your state’s case review system is functioning.

Publication Year 2023
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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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Identify data sources to explore your state’s system of foster and adoptive parent licensing, recruitment, and retention.

Publication Year 2023
Video

Explore strategies to help child welfare organizations create equity in the workplace. 

Publication Year 2021
Webinar

Learn how child welfare professionals and family leaders can use the Parent Partner Program Navigator, a web-based, interactive resource that offers guidance for designing and implementing parent partner programs at child welfare agencies.

Publication Year 2016
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Identify data sources to explore how well your state’s quality assurance system is functioning.

Publication Year 2023
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Browse casework activities to use before, during, and after a caseworker visit with children, youth, and families.

Publication Year 2017
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Learn how supervisors and program managers can assist child welfare caseworkers in conducting quality visits with parents.

Publication Year 2017
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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.

Publication Year 2021
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Explore resources related to Intentional Inclusion: Creating Equity in the Workplace video. 

Publication Year 2021
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Identify data sources to explore service array and resource development.

Publication Year 2023