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Webinar

Learn about a framework for applying safety science to promote a culture of safety in child welfare agencies.

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This useful matrix and tool can help agency disaster planning teams respond to common disaster impacts and plan for them going forward.

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Provides concise information on the organization of the Coping With Disasters and Strengthening Systems series resources and offers suggestions for using the resources alone or together to help agencies develop, refine, and implement effective disaster plans.

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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. 

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Get the latest research on decision science and safety decision-making practices in child welfare to help improved safety outcomes.

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

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Learn how child welfare agencies can transfer select operations online and out of a central worksite.

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Explore resources related to Intentional Inclusion: Creating Equity in the Workplace video. 

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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.