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

Publication Year 2022
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Explore additional resources to learn how child welfare organizations can create equity in the workforce. 

Publication Year 2022
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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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Explore resources related to Intentional Inclusion: Creating Equity in the Workplace video. 

Publication Year 2021
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Explore strategies to help child welfare organizations create equity in the workplace. 

Publication Year 2021
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Learn to be more intentional about creating opportunities to relate to the staff and families you serve and to infuse more empathy into your agency.

Publication Year 2020
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Explore the types of simulation training available, the benefits, costs, and other considerations, when setting up a simulation training program.

Publication Year 2020
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This “Service Array Data Inventory Sample Worksheet” (Worksheet) is a companion tool to A Data-Driven Approach to Service Array Guide developed by the Capacity Building Center for States. To use the Worksheet, you can print it out and fill in the blank squares, or use the questions as a guide.

Publication Year 2019
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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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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.

Publication Year 2017
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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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Browse casework activities to use before, during, and after a caseworker visit with children, youth, and families.

Publication Year 2017
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Explore coaching steps and tips supervisors can use to help workers strengthen skills and meet goals.

Publication Year 2017
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Learn about quality contacts, why they are important, and how an agency can successfully implement them.

Publication Year 2017
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Get the basics on general practice for agency interventions, including screening, documenting descriptions of abuse and protective efforts, and evaluating risk.

Publication Year 2017