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Learn common CFSR terms and acronyms.

Publication Year 2024
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Combine lived expertise with agency perspectives to better understand state child welfare data.

Publication Year 2024
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Learn how to support LGBTQIA2S+ children and young people at a child welfare agency.

Publication Year 2024
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Access this project management resource to plan for the CFSR Statewide Assessment. 

Publication Year 2024
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Discover strategies to effectively integrate people with lived expertise into the child welfare workforce.

Publication Year 2022
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Learn how child welfare organizations can create equity in the workforce. 

Publication Year 2022
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Learn how to engage young people and families with lived expertise in the CFSR process at a child welfare agency. 

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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Explore additional resources for effectively integrating lived experts into the child welfare workforce. 

Publication Year 2022
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Explore additional resources to help effectively integrate lived experts into the child welfare workforce. 

Publication Year 2022
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Discover ways to effectively integrate people with lived expertise into the child welfare workforce. 

Publication Year 2022
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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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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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Explore tips and strategies to effectively engage and sustain the involvement of families and youth at the agency level. 

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