Learn about State Liaison Officers, who they are, their roles, responsibilities, and the Center for States resources available to them.

Get guidance for completing the CQI self-assessment instrument, see suggested sources for local assessment data, and learn to rate assessment results.

Learn about applications that can make information gathering more efficient, increase useful data, and help you better understand those you serve. 

Examine current research and how best to build organizational capacity in five areas, and learn about possible challenges and solutions.

Explore how having access to the right information at the right time can improve assessment and decision-making at the child/family level, and how aggregate data can be used to support system improvements. 

Desiree is an alumna of the foster care system. She lived with the same foster care family for 14 years. She entered foster care with three of her siblings, and wants to use her experiences growing up in foster care to make a difference for those still in the system.

Find family engagement strategies for survivors, children, and perpetrators of domestic violence.

Explains the importance of sustained involvement of young people currently and formerly in foster care in meaningful organizational activity. 

Get an overview of the issues related to the physical and emotional safety of child welfare workers.

Understand the role of coaching in supporting workers, including coaching functions, effectiveness, models, and strategies.

Discover a comprehensive range of information about domestic violence decision-making.

Learn how to build capacity in each of four component areas to promote a culture and climate that encourages youth engagement at all levels of an organization.

Learn the characteristics and results that describe the right people to engage youth and get guidance for recruiting, hiring, and retaining these employees.

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

Learn how domestic violence documentation can help hold perpetrators accountable and promote survivor safety and well-being.