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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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Highlights motivating factors for caregivers serving children with therapeutic needs, including the value of caregiver support networks, continuous training, and a commitment to strengthen families within the caregiver’s community. This video shares a foster mother’s experiences collaborating with biological families toward positive outcomes for the children in her care.

Publication Year 2021
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Demonstrates the power of positive caregiver perspective alongside child welfare agency encouragement and support. In this video, caregivers share the concerns they had about becoming foster parents and discuss the resources that helped them become committed and effective foster parents.

Publication Year 2021
Infographic

Illustrates the four thematic pillars necessary for organizational capacity supporting engagement with young people currently and formerly in foster care. Each of the four segments succinctly defines an element of organizational capacity building for youth engagement.

Publication Year 2021
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Explore the four thematic pillars necessary for organizational capacity that supports engagement with young people currently and formerly in foster care.

Publication Year 2017
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Learn how to build capacity in each of four component areas to promote a culture and climate that encourages youth engagement at all levels of an organization.

Publication Year 2017
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Explains the importance of sustained involvement of young people currently and formerly in foster care in meaningful organizational activity. 

Publication Year 2017
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Learn about adolescent brain development, trauma-responsive care, and the importance of normalcy.

Publication Year 2017
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Learn the characteristics and results that describe the right people to engage youth and get guidance for recruiting, hiring, and retaining these employees.

Publication Year 2017
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Get practical guidance for building organizational capacity and for implementing flexible and innovate programs for youth engagement.

Publication Year 2017