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

Buzzwords: Moving to Behavioral Descriptors doodle video is a short, animated video that follows a child involved in a child welfare investigation. The video describes what buzzwords are and illustrates the impact they can have on children and families. It also demonstrates how to recognize buzzwords and offers strategies for transforming buzzwords into objective, behavior-based descriptors.

In this video, presenters share their experiences with leading and being led by those around them in child welfare and offer practical strategies for child welfare professionals, no matter their role, to lead and support each other in leadership roles.

Hear from leaders as they reflect on transformational leadership and its importance in child welfare.

Hear from Capacity Building Center for States Family and Young Adult Consultants with lived experience on the critical role leaders play in advancing well-being, resilience, and dedication of the child welfare workforce.

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

Explore and reflect on the impact of, and opportunities to improve, assessment and decision-making processes. 

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

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

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

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

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

Explore the benefits of and strategies for recruiting and integrating people with lived expertise into the child welfare workforce.