Resource Library

Professionals at all levels can find something relevant for themselves, whether it’s a new program idea, a funding strategy for administrators, a tip about staff development for managers and supervisors, or advice for direct-service providers serving diverse families.

The National Center for Enhanced Post-Adoption Support has established a library consisting of hundreds of articles, guides, webinars, videos and other resources — carefully curated and reviewed — to help child welfare professionals enhance the support that they provide to families that have achieved permanency through adoption or guardianship.

Post-Permanency Model Program Manual

The Post-Permanency Model Program Manual outlines recommendations for a coordinated program offering eight services for adoptive and guardianship families who are parenting children/youth who have more serious needs.

Post-Permanency Profiles

The Post-Permanency Profiles highlights each states post-permanency program. The profiles are designed to assist child welfare professionals learn about the supports provided to adoptive and guardianship families across the nation.

Program Catalog

The Catalog contains over 100 programs and interventions that are being used or could be adapted to work with children and families who have obtained permanence through adoption or guardianship.

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Podcast

Advances in Supporting Kinship Caregivers-Part 2

Focuses on Washington State’s approach to providing kinship support services. This podcast further explores the unique challenges and dynamics within a rural Latinx community.
Podcast

Advances in Supporting Kinship Caregivers-Part 3

Focuses on the successes experienced within Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe in Washington State on their prevention approach. This podcast emphasizes the significance in tailoring supports and services to meet the distinct needs and cultural backgrounds of the families they support.
Podcast

Advances in Supporting Kinship Caregivers-Part 4

Explores the public-private child welfare partnership in the state of Nevada.
Podcast

Advances in Supporting Kinship Caregivers-Part 5

Explores the improvements to the engagement and support of kinship families in New Mexico. This episode explores the strategic public-private collaboration between New Mexico’s Children, Youth and Families Department and the Southwest Family Guidance Center.
Article

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resilience in Native American Families and Communities

Examines the negative impact of ACEs and the connection to historical trauma. Notes that participation in indigenous practices, family support, and social connectedness can contribute to the resilience needed to cope with the adverse impact of ACEs.
Article

Alabama Pre/Post Adoption Connections

Provides information on the theory of change, services offered, staffing, budget, evaluation, and more for Alabama’s post-adoption support program.
Video

An Adoption Professional’s Guide to School-Based Support

Provides adoption professionals with insights into the educational challenges faced by adopted children and offers strategies to support adoptive parents. Speakers discuss strategies for navigating school-based support systems, understanding factors such as trauma, attachment, and behavioral challenges, and emphasizing the importance of trauma-informed approaches for academic success. Users will need to create an account and use the code NCEPSFREE to access webinar. A training certificate is available.
Research/Lit. Review

An Assessment of Post-Adoption Services and Needs for Adoptive Families

Assesses the challenges adoptive families face post-adoption highlighting gaps in services that support mental health, financial stability, education, and data collection. This dissertation suggests that adoptive families would benefit from more uniform and long-term post-adoption support, including access to mental health care, financial aid, and educational assistance.
Video

An Introduction to Tracking Post-Permanency Families

The PAGI Toolkit was designed to help child welfare agencies develop a systematic way to track instability for children who exit foster care through adoption and guardianship. This webinar discusses the post-permanency population, provides an overview of the PAGI toolkit as well as gives viewers a closer look at the user guide tools.
Guide/Report

Applying the Research and Evaluation Provisions of the Family First Prevention Services Act

Outlines the research and evaluation requirements of the Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018 and highlights next steps for state agencies, legislators, and researchers to achieve the Family First Act’s goals of preventing foster care entry. Provides an opportunity for those seeking to support adoptive or guardianship families whose children are at risk of foster care entry or re-entry to understand this funding stream’s requirements for evidence.

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