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Article
Applying the Science of Child Development in Child Welfare Systems
Focuses on the ways that developmental science points to changes that could improve the child welfare system and better support the children, families and communities that it serves. Recommendations and observations in this article apply to children and youth of all ages, from birth through adolescence and young adulthood.
Brief/Tipsheet
ARC Reflections in Child Welfare: Findings from an Evaluation of a Child Trauma Training for Resource Parents
Describes a promising trauma training curriculum for foster parents and kinship caregivers—ARC Reflections—and presents findings from an implementation evaluation conducted in five counties in North Carolina. Presents lessons learned from the evaluation and implications for future implementation and scale-up of ARC Reflections.
Fact Sheets
Ask About Guardianship: What Social Service Professionals Need to Know to Support Guardianship Families
Examines guardianship as a legal option for children in foster care when going back to their birth parents or getting adopted is not possible or the right fit. The fact sheet includes information on how child welfare professionals can help caregivers navigate guardianship, navigate boundaries with birth parents, and the impacts that guardianship may have on the families lives.
Brief/Tipsheet
Assessing Adoptive, Foster, and Kinship Families’ Need for Support
Describes the benefits of conducting an assessment of families’ needs and describes common approaches to doing so.
Tool/Toolkit
Assessing Agency or Organizational Capacity to Engage Families in Support Services
Helps measure the agency’s capacity to engage families and identify areas for improvement.
Tool/Toolkit
Assessing Families’ Need for Support in Adoptive, Foster, and Kinship Placements
Offers a survey for families that agencies can use or adapt to help determine what services adoptive, foster, and kinship care parents need to support their children and family.
Article
Assessing Support Services for Families: 12 Questions to Ask
Explores 12 questions administrators can ask about their support services to ensure they are most effective for families, including: Are providers adoption-and permanency competent? Is the service trauma informed and responsive? Are parents, caregivers, and youth involved in service design and improvement? Offers additional resources for making improvements or conducting assessments.
Webinar
Behavioral Interventionist Program
Provides information from program and state leaders about implementing an intensive in-home program designed to support families of children who have more challenging needs.
Presentation
Behavioral Interventionist Program (slides)
Explores an intensive in-home program designed to support families of children who have more serious needs.
Article
Behavioral Interventionist Program: Keeping Youth in Families and Out of Group Care
Shares general information about an intensive in-home program designed to support families of children who have more serious needs.
