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Learn how Anntesha’s experience as a child living with her grandparents and later in foster care influenced her to become a relative caregiver to her niece and nephew and work as a kinship navigator. 

Publication Year 2022
PDF

Discover how to examine and drill down into state data to build understanding of what’s happening in your child welfare system.

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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Access this project management resource to plan for the CFSR Statewide Assessment. 

Publication Year 2024
PDF

Better understand your state’s performance on statewide data indicators related to the safety and permanency of children served by the child welfare system. 

Publication Year 2021
PDF

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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Explore and discuss state performance on CFSR statewide data indicators.

Publication Year 2023
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Learn to use the CFSR Round 4 SPSS syntax to calculate observed performance for a state on all or selected statewide data indicators.

Publication Year 2022
Video

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

Publication Year 2021
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Learn about the definition and calculation of the CFSR statewide data indicator maltreatment in foster care.

Publication Year 2022
Video

Learn strategies to address the mental health needs of children, young people, and families.

Publication Year 2023
PDF

Review the steps for running the CFSR Round 4 SPSS syntax to calculate observed performance on statewide data indicators. 

Publication Year 2022
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Use the template and instructions provided to develop parent partner program manuals.

Publication Year 2016
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Learn about the definition and calculation of the CFSR statewide data indicator permanency in 12 months for children entering care.

Publication Year 2022