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More Updates From the T&TA Network
The Children's Bureau's Training and Technical Assistance (T&TA) Network continues to produce resources that can help States and Tribes in their work with children and families. Some recent resources are listed below:
- Child Welfare Information Gateway posted the following updated publications:
- The National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement (NRCOI) posted the recording and materials for its recent webinar, "Building Systems to Support Trauma-Informed Practice":
http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/helpkids/tele_detail.htm#111512
- The National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI) posted the following new resources:
- The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) posted the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File FFY 2011 dataset:
http://www.ndacan.cornell.edu/NDACAN/Datasets/Abstracts/DatasetAbstract_NCANDS_Child_File.html
- National Quality Improvement Center on Differential Response in Child Protective Services (QIC-DR), in collaboration with the Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect, published a "Differential Response Implementation" map:
http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/departments/pediatrics/subs/can/DR/qicdr/Documents/DR%20Map.pdf (670 KB)
Visit QIC-DR's new website, hosted by The Kempe Center at the University of Colorado:
http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/departments/pediatrics/subs/can/DR/qicdr/Pages/default.aspx
- National Quality Improvement Center on Representation of Children (QIC-ChildRep) posted all the academic literature on child representation in child welfare cases since the passage of CAPTA in 1974, as well as the evaluations and the Model Laws on child representation in searchable web sections:
QIC-ChildRep also added a new subscription feature to the lower right side of its homepage. To receive occasional news and updates, visit the QIC-ChildRep website and subscribe:
http://www.improvechildrep.org/Home.aspx
- The National Resource Center for Adoption (NRCA) published volume 25, issue 2, of The Roundtable newsletter, which covers topics such as the challenges of older youth adoptions from foster care, a postadoption marriage education project, and disproportionality in child welfare practice:
http://www.nrcadoption.org/pdfs/roundtable/V25N2-2012.pdf (8 MB)
- The National Resource Center for Child Protective Services (NRCCPS) is hosting a webinar that will present the findings of the Child Maltreatment 2011 report on February 7, 2013, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., CST. For more information and to register for the webinar, visit:
http://www.nrccps.org/
- The National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (FRIENDS) posted the following recordings and materials to its teleconference and webinar archive:
FRIENDS announced a new website for its Online Learning Center, which contains all of its previous courses and will be updated in the coming months with new courses and features. Visit the website:
http://friendsnrcelearning.org/
The winter 2012 issue of the Parent and Practitioners newsletter, which highlights the National Fatherhood Initiative and Fathers United, is now available for download:
http://friendsnrc.org/component/joomdoc/doc_details/1583-parent-a-practitioners-newsletter-winter-2012-issue-2
- The National Resource Center for Diligent Recruitment (NRCDR) at AdoptUSKids published the following new resources:
- The National Resource Center for In-Home Services (NRC In-Home) posted a recording and materials from its recent webinar "Engaging Fathers in Child Welfare In-Home Services: The Why and How":
http://nrcinhome.socialwork.uiowa.edu/events/archived.shtml
- The National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections (NRCPFC) published the winter 2012–2013 edition of their
Permanency Planning Today newsletter, the second in a two-part series on evidence-based practice in child welfare:
http://www.nrcpfc.org/newsletter/ppt-winter-2012-13.pdf (2 MB)
NRCPFC also published a new information packet on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Children in Foster Care:
http://www.nrcpfc.org/is/downloads/info_packets/PTSDandChildren_in_FC_JessicaHieger.pdf (585 KB)
The following NRCPFC webpages have been recently updated:
The recordings and materials for the following NRCPFC webcast and teleconference are now available:
- The National Resource Center for Youth Development (NRCYD) published the January/February issue of Youth Port, covering topics such as toolkits on public speaking and transitioning from foster care, a series of videos and articles on the life of an alumni college student, and more:
http://www.nrcyd.ou.edu/youth-port
- The National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health (TA Center) posted the recordings and materials for its recent webinars, "The Unique Behavioral Health Challenges for National Guard and Reservists' Families: What Are the Issues? What Are the Service Gaps and Opportunities?" and "Can You Hear Me Now? Strategies for Youth Engagement":
http://gucchdtacenter.georgetown.edu/resources/index.html#presentations
- The Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health (TA Partnership) published the December 2012/January 2013 issue of the TA Partnership newsletter, featuring articles on helping youth share their stories, promising activities from system of care communities, and more:
http://www.tapartnership.org/newsletter/archives/201212.php
TA Partnership posted the following new resources:
The recordings and materials for the following recent webinars are now available:
- The Training and Technical Assistance Coordination Center (TTACC) announced a series of eight factsheets that describe available training and technical assistance from the Children's Bureau to support States and Tribes in their implementation of the Fostering Connections and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 in eight key areas. Access the factsheets on the TTACC website:
https://www.ttaccportal.org/fostering_connections
- The Western and Pacific Child Welfare Implementation Center (WPIC) released the fall 2012 edition of its quarterly newsletter that covers topics such as the new five-part documentary on the "Alaska Child Welfare Disproportionality Reduction Project: Strategies for Success" as well as updates on projects underway in Alaska, Navajo Nation, and Los Angeles:
http://wpicenter.org/newsletter-fall-2012.php
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