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The Center for States designs products, services, and learning experiences to increase understanding and awareness, and build knowledge and skills. The Center focuses its attention on developing products and resources on several core organizational and practice topics.

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The Center for States provides research assistance and responds to information requests on building capacity in child welfare.

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Use this guide for tips, and strategies concerning the critical role leadership plays in creating and sustaining positive organizational culture.

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

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Discover the key components of the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Training Academy.

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Explore the Center’s Focused Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Services training curriculum and learn more about how it can be used to support a team’s CQI goals.

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Helps child welfare agencies respond to the need to alter practice and communication routines when “normal” child welfare services have been disrupted and better prepare agencies for future disruptions

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Review the protective capacities and protective factors frameworks used to assess, intervene, and serve families.

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Browse a list of organizations that offer training activities with defined learning objectives, including self-paced e-learnings, webinars, or videos.

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Explore models and approaches for targeting safety outcomes.

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Find meaningful and actionable connections among your agency’s strategic planning, review, and CQI efforts using this toolkit.

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

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Listen in as parents and workers share their perspectives on the value of and approaches to improving comprehensive assessment of parents.