November 2021Vol. 22, No. 10Updates From the Children's Bureau's Training and Technical Assistance Partners

The Children's Bureau funds several technical assistance centers to provide professionals with tools to better serve children, youth, and families.

The following are some of the latest resources from these partners: 

• Child Welfare Information Gateway   
  • Cómo funciona el sistema de bienestar de menores (How the Child Welfare System Works)
  • Apoyo a jóvenes LGBTQ+: una guía para padres y madres de crianza (Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth: A Guide for Foster Parents)
  • Asistencia para la adopción para niños adoptados del sistema de cuidado de crianza (Adoption Assistance for Children Adopted From Foster Care)

• FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention  
  • "September 2021 CBCAP PLC: Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)" [Webinar]

• Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative (the Collaborative)  
  • Capacity Building Center (CBC) for States
    • Coping With Disasters and Strengthening Systems Guide
    • Focusing on Race Equity Throughout Change and Implementation
  • CBC for Tribes
    • Family Assessment: Understanding Bias
    • Disaster Planning Tools & Resources for Tribes [Webpage]

• Children's Bureau Learning & Coordination Center (CBLCC)
  • Family Matters: Providing Support to Kinship Care Providers [Webpage]

• AdoptUSKids
  • "Tending to Group Dynamics: Four Steps to Success for Support Group Leaders"
  • "Helping Parents Embrace Trauma-Responsive Parenting" [Webinar]
  • "Photolisting and Inquiry Response Systems Best Practices" [Webinar]

• National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN)
  • NDACAN Office Hours Fall 2021 [Webinar series]
    
    • November 12: "Linking AFCARS Data Workshop With Sarah Sernaker" 
    • December 10: "Data Management Workshop With Frank Edwards"

• National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI) 
  • Virtual Workforce Supports [Webpage]
  • "Self-Care: Using Mindfulness to Improve Our Relationships, Daily Interactions, and Reactions to Trauma" [Infographic]

• Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development (QIC-WD)
  • "Creating a Workforce Analytics Action Plan"  
  • "Workforce Metrics Using Child Welfare Data" 
  • "Linking Human Resources and Child Welfare Data" 
  • "Data Segmentation"