National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI) - National Child Welfare Workforce Institute

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[Webinar] Dismantling Racial Inequity #5: Strengthening Our Efforts Through Partnerships with Academia Jun 12, 2018

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Learn about New York State’s work with local counties, in collaboration with the University at Albany, on race equity and cultural responsiveness and how their partnership with local colleges and universities is part of a promising strategy to address, reduce, and ultimately eliminate race-based disparities in child welfare and other systems. Handouts are available here: http://bit.ly/REquity5Archive

[Webinar] Tools of the Trade #2: How Supervisors, Trainers, and Faculty can use NCWWI Microlearnings May 17, 2018

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This episode of Tools of the Trade explores the use of NCWWI Microlearnings

[Podcast] Workforce Podcast Series #4: Creating Change at the Local Level Apr 25, 2018

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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 the frontlines of child welfare. In this podcast episode, hear how frontline child welfare professionals were empowered to design solutions that improved office culture, partnerships, and outcomes for the children and families they serve.

[Webinar] Tools of the Trade #1: Finding the Right eResources on MyNCWWI Apr 24, 2018

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This episode of Tools of the Trade explores the MyNCWWI resource portal.

[Podcast] The Power of Data for Learning and Changing Mar 28, 2018

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This is the story of 3 graduate students from the UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare who were able to connect their research to practice through their NCWWI traineeships. After their research uncovered areas for improving local practice, they presented their findings to a group of managers from the field, who were compelled to act on what the students had found.

[Podcast] When Preparation Meets Opportunity Mar 28, 2018

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Anne Graham, a child welfare middle manager from New Hampshire, developed a much needed change initiative during her participation in the LAMM. Although her project addressed a serious gap in worker pre-service training, it took several years until she was able influence and enact change. This story explains how her preparation met the opportunity to be realized.

[Podcast] Workforce Podcast Series #3: Child Welfare Scholars Mar 15, 2018

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Hear about a NCWWI university-agency partnership between the University of North Dakota Department of Social Work and the North Dakota Department of Children and Family Services. The Child Welfare Scholars program funds B.S.W. and M.S.W. trainees who are current members of the child welfare workforce. This funding aims to help social work students grow their leadership and practice skills, help meet the increased child welfare demands of the state, and provide direct feedback for the university to shape its curriculum.

[Learning Exchange] Dismantling Racial Inequity #4: Slow and Steady Wins the RACE of Child Welfare Equity Feb 22, 2018

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The Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) has strived to address implicit and explicit bias, interpersonal and internalized racism, and institutional and structural factors. The team shares DCF’S work related to agency and workforce development, sustainability, and their experiences on what it seems to take to keep the work of racial justice at the forefront, in the background, and at all levels—in ways that ultimately impact children, families, and communities.

[Webinar] Dismantling Racial Inequity #4: Slow and Steady Wins the RACE of Child Welfare Equity Feb 15, 2018

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[Podcast] Workforce Podcast Series #2: A State’s Approach to Change Feb 15, 2018

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Hear about an example of how one state changed its approach to staff development, along with the “must-haves” and lessons learned in moving away from isolated interventions and toward a targeted and cohesive strategy.