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Reflect on past results to inform plans for future improvements.

Publication Year 2022
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Listen to a foster care advocate’s mental health journey.

Publication Year 2023
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See how workforce satisfaction and retention are improved by emphasizing the positive differences that are made in the lives of children and families.

Publication Year 2017
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Learn how implementation teams can assess readiness for change and implementation and support related planning.

Publication Year 2019
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Explore information and strategies for advancing racial equity through problem exploration.

Publication Year 2023
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Consider whose perspectives are represented on your team. 

Publication Year 2024
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Use this crosswalk to start thinking concretely about prevention planning as a change and implementation process. 

Publication Year 2021
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Learn how to engage young people and families with lived expertise in the CFSR process at a child welfare agency. 

Publication Year 2022
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Learn about the identified five dimensions of capacity, browse examples of each, and find out why each dimension is important to an organization.

Publication Year 2015
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Explore additional resources and learn strategies for moving forward with prioritizing lived expertise in child welfare.

Publication Year 2022
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Read about our new Young Adult Consultant team member, find helpful information about the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), ways to engage persons with lived experience, and more!

Publication Year 2023
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Find information about the new CRP Peer Group lead, the NCRP Advisory Board update, communication tools for CRPs, and more.

Publication Year 2023
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Discover strategies for co-creating and sharing power with youth and families in child welfare.

Publication Year 2021
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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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Hear a foster and adoptive father of African American boys talk about fighting cultural biases to support his sons’ well-being.

Publication Year 2023