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Child Welfare Information Gateway

The Child Welfare Information Gateway Podcast shares the innovations, lessons, and perspectives from those working to improve child welfare system. Our mission is to help adoption, foster care, and child safety caseworkers by exploring new ideas and practices making a difference in the lives of children, youth and families. Child Welfare Information Gateway is a service of the Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Engaging Fathers - Putting Lessons into Practice - Part 2 from 2022-02-01T12:57:08

“Engaging Fathers – Putting Lessons Into Practice” is a three-part series to share strategies implemented from three of the five State or county agencies: Los Angeles County, California; Hartford, ...

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Engaging Fathers - Putting Lessons Into Practice Part 1 from 2022-01-03T00:00

“Engaging Fathers – Putting Lessons Into Practice” is a three-part series to share strategies implemented from three of the five State or county agencies: Los Angeles County, California; Hartford, ...

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Preventing Placement Disruptions from 2021-12-05T00:00

This episode features a conversation surrounding the California Family Urgent Response System (FURS)-a coordinated statewide, regional, and county-level system designed to provide collaborative and...

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Engaging Indigenous Families from 2021-11-01T11:10

This episode shares insight from the National Native Children's Trauma Center for those caseworkers and agencies that are working or will work with indigenous communities to support children and fa...

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Reimagining Child Welfare - Oregon's Vision for Transformation from 2021-10-04T09:28:22

Changing or shifting how child welfare systems operate has been a topic of discussion, research, and even legislation. The goals of these efforts are to reduce the trauma experienced by children an...

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Aging Out - Healing, Preparing, and Supporting Youth in Foster Care Part 2 from 2021-09-01T00:00

Aged Out: How We’re Failing Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care: Insights and Recommendations, a report developed by Think Of Us, aims to reframe the approach to transitioning youth to adulthood...

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Aging Out - Healing, Preparing, and Supporting Youth in Foster Care Part 1 from 2021-08-02T00:00

Thousands of youth graduate from high school or reach the age of maturity while still in the foster care system. Many of these youth “age out” of the system with little or no connection to family o...

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Foster Care Alumni - Making Lived Experience Matter Part 2 from 2021-07-02T00:00

This episode is the second of a two-part series.
“Foster Care Alumni – Making Lived Experience Matter, Part 2,” focuses on the healing journey alumni take and the importance of community and f...

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Reunification from 2021-06-01T00:00

This episode focuses on the current reality of reunification across our public child welfare system. Listeners will hear a conversation among child welfare professionals, members of the American Ba...

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Foster Care Alumni - Making Lived Experience Matter Part 1 from 2021-05-10T00:00

Developing or reviewing policies or programs through the lens of lived experience can help improve child welfare practice by recognizing trauma, providing more family-centered services, or increasi...

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Thriving Families, Safer Children - A National Commitment to Well-Being Part 2 from 2021-04-12T00:00

The drive to reshape child welfare in the United States into a system with a greater focus on prevention and equity can not—and must not—involve the child welfare system alone. Stronger community p...

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Thriving Families, Safer Children - A National Commitment to Well-Being Part 1 from 2021-03-15T00:00

The drive to reshape child welfare in the United States into a system with greater focus on prevention and equity cannot—and must not—involve the child welfare system alone. Stronger community part...

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What Did Child Welfare Learn From 2020 - Child Welfare as Public Health from 2021-02-16T00:00

This episode continues a series looking into the lessons the child welfare field learned during 2020. The coronavirus pandemic forced agencies to approach their work and interactions with children ...

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What Did Child Welfare Learn from 2020 - upENDing Systemic Racism from 2021-01-15T00:00

During 2020, the racial disparities and inequities rampant across the Unites States were magnified. The year also amplified the call to review many of the nation's social systems, including those i...

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What Did Child Welfare Learn from 2020 - Caseworker Care from 2020-12-15T00:00

This episode is part of a series that examines what the child welfare field learned during 2020 and identifies potential changes or shifts in how the field operates. Listeners will hear from Andrew...

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Connecting Cross Border Families from 2020-11-13T00:00

Approximately 1 in 4 children in the United States has a foreign-born parent. When child welfare cases involve international borders, caseworkers may find additional challenges in ensuring children...

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Prevention Training for Home Visitors from 2020-10-13T00:00

Child welfare agencies continue to seek effective, affordable, and time-saving professional development for caseworkers. This episode features the Institute for the Advancement of Family Support Pr...

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National Adoption Month 2020 - Engage Youth, Listen and Learn from 2020-09-15T00:00

In support of National Adoption Month 2020 and its "Engage Youth, Listen and Learn" theme, this episode shares two examples of jurisdictions increasing youth involvement with their own permanency p...

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Supporting Parenting and Expectant Teens in Foster Care from 2020-08-14T00:00

In the crush of child welfare, State and local agencies may struggle with providing appropriate and holistic services to older youth in care who are parents or expecting the arrival of a newborn. T...

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Creating a Family First Prevention Plan - Utah from 2020-07-14T00:00

This episode provides the historical background, strategies, and decision-making the Utah Department of Human Services applied in developing their Title IV-E prevention plan. The information shared...

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Creating A Family First Prevention Plan - Washington DC from 2020-06-12T00:00

Washington D.C. was the first jurisdiction to submit a Family First Prevention plan to the Children's Bureau.

This episode provides the historical background, strategies, and guidance CFS...

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Family First - Title IV-E Prevention Plan Implementation Updates - Part 2 from 2020-05-15T00:00

This episode shares the second half of the webinar where CB shared tips to aid prevention plan developers as they shape their plans to align with Family First. Child welfare leaders from Washington...

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Family First - Title IV-E Prevention Plan Implementation Updates - Part 1 from 2020-05-15T00:00

The Children’s Bureau hosted a webinar to share the lessons and experiences of two jurisdictions whose Title IV-E Prevention Plans received approval from CB. In “Family First – Title IV-E Preventio...

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A Guide To Implementing Family First from 2020-04-14T00:00

To help agencies implement Family First, The Children’s Defense Fund released Implementing the Family First Prevention Services Act, a guide developed by a coalition of organizations to offer clear...

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Changing the Face of Foster Care from 2020-03-13T00:00

How can child welfare agencies, Federal partners, judicial and legal entities, and community organizations shift both the perception and application of foster care to one that supports families? Listen

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Prevention - Evaluating Statewide Prevention from 2020-02-14T00:00

What can States do to create a shared vision around prevention among all their regions and agencies, and how are all those diverse needs and efforts compared and measured across the State? Listen t...

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Prevention - Evaluating Prevention Programs from 2020-02-14T00:00

This episode explores a series of evaluation and assessment tools to review and monitor one prevention-focused program across an entire State. Listen to representatives from Kentucky's Community Co...

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Prevention - Collaborating Across an Entire State from 2020-01-14T00:00

This episode is part of a series focusing on Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP)grantees. These grantees are in a unique position of leadership as they assume responsibility for directin...

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Prevention - Implementing Evidence Based Programs from 2019-12-17T00:00

This episode is part of a series focusing on Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) grantees. Listen as grantees share from a local community and a statewide perspective how EBPs were selec...

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Virtual Reality - The Next Step in Caseworker Training from 2019-11-13T00:00

This episode discusses a virtual reality-based home visiting training currently being used by the university's B.S.W. students — Virtual Home Simulation (VHS) — which was developed by the Universit...

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Increasing the Impact of Community Organizations from 2019-10-11T21:17:11

This episode is intended for those working with or for organizations looking to make a difference. It shares the insights and experiences of Families Forward Virginia, a nonprofit, prevention-focus...

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Birth-Foster Mentoring Teams from 2019-09-10T00:00

'Birth-Foster Parent Mentoring Teams,' features a conversation with both birth and foster parent mentors and leaders, along with the 2018 California Social Worker of the Year. Together, the group d...

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Five Steps To A Stronger Child Welfare Workforce from 2019-08-13T00:00

'Five Steps to a Stronger Child Welfare Workforce' explores the key components and requirements of a five-step process developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The process rose out of a 3-year e...

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Tribal Courts and Child Welfare: Being Family Centered from 2019-07-11T00:00

This episode is part of a series featuring the work of Tribal Court Improvement Program grantees. Listeners will hear examples of Tribal courts partnering with families and enabling families to sh...

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Tribal Courts and Child Welfare: Overcoming Challenges to Working with States from 2019-06-13T00:00

This episode, 'Overcoming Challenges to Working With States', is part of a series featuring the work of Tribal Court Improvement Program grantees. The episode shares examples of Tribal court and Tr...

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Tribal Courts and Child Welfare: Building Relationships with State Counterparts from 2019-05-13T00:00

This episode, 'Building Relationships With State Counterparts', is part of a series featuring the work of Tribal Court Improvement Program grantees. The episode features successful examples from th...

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Foster Care - A Path to Reunification - Part 2 - San Diego from 2019-04-11T00:00

'Foster Care: A Path to Reunification – Part 2' explores all the partnerships, training, and coordination within San Diego County’s Children’s Services.

Listeners will learn about trauma-i...

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Foster Care: A Path to Reunification - Part 1 - Center for Family Life from 2019-03-13T00:00

'Foster Care: A Path to Reunification – Part 1' shares the work of the Center for Family Life, an organization that aims to stabilize families by providing an array of neighborhood-based family an...

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Tribal Courts and Child Welfare: Partnering with Tribal Social Services from 2019-02-14T00:00

'Partnering With Tribal Social Services' shares the stories from three Tribes strengthening their partnerships with their Tribal social services departments and agencies. This episode is part of a ...

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Tribal Courts and Child Welfare: Revising Your Children's Code from 2019-01-17T00:00

'Revising Your Children’s Code' features the challenges faced and methods used by two different Tribal courts in reviewing and updating their court’s Children’s Code. This episode is part of a seri...

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Housing’s Critical Connection to Child Welfare — Part 2 from 2019-01-07T00:00

'Housing’s Critical Connection to Child Welfare' — Part 2 continues a conversation exploring how the San Francisco Human Services Agency partnered with the San Francisco Housing Authority and the H...

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Tribal Courts and Child Welfare: Adapting to Child Welfare Cases from 2018-12-16T00:00

'Adapting to Child Welfare Cases', is part of a series featuring the work of Tribal Court Improvement Program grantees. The episode shares the stories and perspectives from the Saint Regis Mohawk a...

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Casework: What It Really Takes from 2018-10-17T00:00

'Casework: What it Really Takes', features a conversation with three former caseworkers who are current staff members of Child Welfare Information Gateway—Marla Belian, child welfare program manage...

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Housing’s Critical Connection to Child Welfare — Part 1 from 2018-09-13T00:00

'Housing’s Critical Connection to Child Welfare' — Part 1 explores how the San Francisco Human Services Agency partnered with the San Francisco Housing Authority and the Homeless Prenatal Program t...

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Family Group Decision-Making: Becoming a Family-Centered Agency from 2018-08-16T00:00

'Family Group Decision-Making: Becoming a Family-Centered Agency,' features the lessons learned and experiences gained through the YMCA Families United Family Group Conferencing Program, a recipien...

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Prevention: The Power of the Parents’ Voice from 2018-07-11T00:00

In 'The Power of the Parents’ Voice' three members of the Parent Advisory CouncilVisit disclaimer page provide guidance for agencies regarding:

-Ways to identify and engage parents to shar...

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Prevention: Stabilizing Families Through TANF from 2018-06-14T00:00

'Stabilizing Families Through TANF' showcases the Oregon Department of Human Services' Family Support and Connections, a Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention program. Family Support and Connectio...

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Prevention: Delivering Services Through Education from 2018-05-20T00:00

Community-based child abuse and neglect prevention efforts often offer resources and supports to strengthen and stabilize families. In some states, these efforts are not managed through the child w...

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Workforce Part 4 — Creating Change at the Local Level from 2018-04-19T00:00

The decision to embrace a system-wide workforce development approach may come from agency leaders, but sometimes the best ideas to deliver and sustain change can come from staff directly serving on...

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Prevention: Reorganizing Community Collaboratives from 2018-04-12T00:00

By effectively partnering with organizations that support families, child welfare agencies can empower a system of services that improve prevention outcomes. But effective community collaboration r...

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Prevention: Connections Matter from 2018-04-11T00:00

'Connections Matter' podcast showcases how a specific training developed by Prevent Child Abuse Iowa serves as a community-based effort to promote and build understanding, trauma-informed communiti...

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Workforce Part 3 — Child Welfare Scholars from 2018-03-15T00:00

'Workforce Part 3 – Child Welfare Scholars' showcases a National Child Welfare Workforce Institute university-agency partnership between the University of North Dakota Department of Social Work and...

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Workforce Part 2 — A State’s Approach to Change from 2018-02-15T00:00

'Workforce Part 2 — A State’s Approach to Change' shares an example of how one state changed its approach to staff development, as well as provides insight on the “must-haves” and lessons learned i...

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Workforce Part 1 — The Workforce Development Framework from 2018-01-18T00:00

'Workforce Part 1 — The Workforce Development Framework' gives listeners an opportunity to hear about how addressing your workforce can impact these and other challenges facing child welfare agenci...

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Child Welfare Then and Now from 2017-12-14T00:00

With shifts in practice, an influx of technology and new communication methods, and high staff turnover, the child welfare field has experienced tremendous change during the last 30 years. But duri...

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Family Group Decision-Making: Parent Advocates in New York City from 2017-11-16T00:00

'Parent Advocates in New York City', provides an overview of EFCI, which follows the principles of FGDM, and offers insight into how parent advocates steer families through their case plan, provide...

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Family Group Decision-Making: Implementing the Family Group Conference from 2017-10-12T00:00

'Implementing the Family Group Conference', gives listeners an overview of how Arizona Kinship Support Services implements the Family Group Conference (FGC) model, developed by the Kempe Center for...

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Diligent Recruitment — Regional Resource Navigators from 2017-09-14T00:00

'Diligent Recruitment — Regional Resource Navigators' provides details about the New Mexico Regional Resource Navigator program. This program assigns navigators to work exclusively with specific re...

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Diligent Recruitment — Intelligent Recruitment from 2017-08-17T00:00

'Diligent Recruitment — Intelligent Recruitment' provides listeners greater detail into how the community-based care agencies, state agencies, and professional marketing teams partnered together. T...

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Collaborating Between Child Welfare and Mental Health from 2017-07-13T00:00

In 'Collaborating Between Child Welfare and Mental Health,' listeners will hear about a joint training and collaborative effort that occurred outside Baltimore, MD, designed for each group of profe...

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Supporting Kinship Caregivers Part 2 from 2017-06-15T00:00

'Supporting Kinship Caregivers Part 2' is the second of a two-part series showcasing successful examples of communities improving the connections between kinship caregivers and available services. ...

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Supporting Kinship Caregivers Part 1 from 2017-05-18T00:00

'Supporting Kinship Caregivers Part 1' is the first of a two-part series showcasing successful examples of kinship navigator programs connecting kinship families with available services.

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Protective Factors Part 2 from 2017-04-13T00:00

'Protective Factors Part 2' is the second in a two-part series highlighting protective factors. This episode takes a detailed look into a local agency’s efforts to holistically implement a protecti...

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Protective Factors Part 1 from 2017-03-16T00:00

'Protective Factors Part 1' is the first in a two-part series highlighting protective factors. This episode provides an overview of protective factors and helps listeners distinguish protective fac...

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Engaging Fathers Part 3 from 2017-02-12T00:00

Child Welfare Information Gateway created a three-part podcast series on engaging fathers and working with fatherhood organizations. 'Engaging Fathers Part 1' and 'Engaging Fathers Part 2' of this ...

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Engaging Fathers Part 2 from 2017-01-12T00:00

Child Welfare Information Gateway has developed a three-part podcast series on engaging fathers and working with fatherhood organizations. 'Engaging Fathers Part 1' and 'Engaging Fathers Part 2' fe...

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Engaging Fathers Part 1 from 2016-12-07T00:00

Child Welfare Information Gateway has developed a three-part podcast series on engaging fathers and working with fatherhood organizations. 'Engaging Fathers Part 1' features a conversation with lea...

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Working With the Correctional System and Incarcerated Parents from 2016-10-13T00:00

'Working With the Correctional System and Incarcerated Parents' features a conversation between those with experience on both sides of the working relationship between the child welfare and correct...

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Secondary Traumatic Stress from 2016-09-15T00:00

'Secondary Traumatic Stress', three veteran child welfare professionals discuss and provide examples about how to help child welfare professionals cope with secondary traumatic stress, such as the ...

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Interagency Collaboration to Address Human Trafficking from 2016-08-21T00:00

Effectively addressing human trafficking requires agencies to collaborate on providing judicial, therapeutic, and prevention services. This podcast episode, 'Interagency Collaboration to Address Hu...

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Prevention: Developing and Sustaining a Parent Partner Program from 2016-08-11T00:00

'Developing and Sustaining a Parent Partner Program', listen to members of the Iowa Department of Human Services, along with Children & Families of Iowa, who helped institute and expand the State's...

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Engaging Youth in Foster Care from 2016-08-11T00:00

This podcast, 'Engaging Youth in Foster Care', gives caseworkers the perspective of a former youth in foster care and provides the following:

-Insight and tips on using Facebook to learn m...

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