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Guide/Report
Texas Implementation Manual: Pathways to Permanence 2: Parenting Children Who Have Experienced Trauma and Loss
Explores how Texas implemented Pathways to Permanence 2. Enables sites to determine if the intervention would work for their jurisdiction and prepare for implementation.
Article
Texas: Pathways to Permanence 2
Provides a brief overview of how Texas planned to implement Pathways to Permanence 2 as part of the QIC-AG.
Article
The 3-5-7 Model—Helping Children Work Through Grief
Describes the impact of grief and loss and explains the 3-5-7 Model, which is designed to help professionals and parents work with children and youth to address these issues of grief and loss.
Training
The Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit
Supports caseworkers, supervisors, and all other levels of the child welfare workforce in implementing trauma-informed knowledge and skills in their daily interactions, professional services, and organizational culture. Requires user registration.
Tool/Toolkit
The Continuing Journey of Children and Families: A Reference Guide for Maryland Families Parenting by Adoption or Guardianship
Provides adoptive and guardianship parents with an overview of the core issues in adoption, explores behaviors at various ages, and offers tips for parents to maintain their well-being and find support for the family. Is designed for Maryland families; can be adapted to your agency’s own needs.
Tool/Toolkit
The Continuing Journey of Children and Families: An Informational Guide for those Parenting by Adoption or Guardianship (Vermont)
Provides adoptive and guardianship parents with an overview of the core issues in adoption, explores behaviors at various ages, and offers tips for parents to maintain their well-being and find support for the family. Is designed for Vermont families; can be adapted to your agency’s own needs.
Article
The Hidden Hurdles and Benefits of Kinship Care and Adoption
Discusses the historal roots of kinship care, emphasizing its prevalence feofre formal adoption policies. This article highlights the unique aspects of kinship adoption, provides recommendations for child welfare professionals and dispels common myths about kinship adoption.
Article
The Impact of Adoption
Explores the seven core issues in adoption and how families can address the issues. Although written for parents, provides useful information for professionals who are supporting adoptive and guardianship families.
Article
The Impact of Adoption on Teen Identity Formation
Shares information about key issues facing adopted teens such as ambiguous loss and identity formation, presented by an adoptee who is also a clinical counselor.
Article
The Impact of Leadership Turnover on Child Welfare Initiatives
Provides insight on the effect of leadership turnover on child welfare initiatives. This resources provides nine actionable tactics to help child welfare initiatives survive these changes.
