Illustrates the four shifts that need to occur at the organizational and practice levels to establish a youth welfare system that meets the needs of youth in foster care.

Explore three different simulations used to train and build child welfare workers’ skills by mimicking the conditions and content that a worker will encounter on the job.  

This video builds awareness of what the court sim lab looks like and what the experience is like for participants.

This video builds awareness of what the medical sim lab looks like and what the experience is like for participants.

This video describes the debriefing process and explain how it is integral to simulation training.

This video builds awareness of how realistic environments contribute to learning.

This video shows the experience of trainees engaging with the family actors in a safe space.

This video builds an understanding of key considerations for developing and scaling up a simulation training effort and how to overcome common challenges.

This video develops an understanding of key considerations for sustaining and continuously improving a simulation training effort and how to overcome common challenges.

This video increases familiarity with the benefits of simulation, including how simulation can strengthen worker skills and improve worker confidence and readiness for practice. 

Hear from a family about the challenges of dealing with an autism diagnosis and other issues while navigating the child welfare system.

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

Presents strategies to promote engagement and support of families and kin, and describes the importance of continuous feedback. Steven, the kinship navigator, shares how he joined the team, what he does in his role, and what the workgroup is doing to help the agency improve the support and services provided to families.

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