Resource Library

•   Academy Instructor Resources
  •    Core Information
    •     Module 1
    •     Module 2
    •     Module 3
    •     Module 4
    •     Module 5
  •    Trainer Tips



•   Child Welfare Guidelines and Training Regulations
  •    Achieving Permanency: Guidelines for Expectations of County Child Welfare Staff 
  •    Training Regulations 



•   Children of Incarcerated Parents
  •     Resources: Intersection of Corrections and Child Welfare 
  •     Why Maintain Relationships? 
  •     Conversations: Questions Children Ask 
  •     Risk and Protection 
  •     Visiting Mom or Dad: The Child's Perspective 
  •     Jail and Prison Procedures: Information for Families 
  •     Caring for Children of Prisoners 
  •     Questions from Caregivers 
  •     What do Children of Prisoners and their Caregivers Need? 
  •     Tips for Caregivers—from Caregivers 
  •     Impact of Parental Incarceration 
  •     Common Stress Points 
  •     Different Children/Behaviors 
  •     Resource Guide for Teens with a Parent in Prison or Jail 
  •     CW360: A Comprehensive Look at a Prevalent Child Welfare Issue 



•   CWS/CMS Quick Guides
  •     Initial Referral Management 
  •     Placement Process Flow Chart 
  •     Referral Management 
  •     Zippy Referral 
  •     Documenting Relative Assessments in CWS/CMS 
  •     Developing the Relative Placement in CWS/CMS (Part A) 
  •     Developing the Relative Placement in CWS/CMS (Part B) 
  •     ICPC Cases 
  •     Documenting CHDP Exams and Well Child Exams 
  •     Documenting Psychotropic Prescriptions 



•   Evidence-Based Practice
  •     David E. Pollio, Ph.D.—The Art of Evidence-Based Practice (Written Report) 
  •     David E. Pollio, Ph.D.—The Art of Evidence-Based Practice (PowerPoint) 
  •     Daniel Webster, M.S.W, Ph.D.—CFSR2 Data Indicators: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 
  •     Mark Chaffin and Bill Friedrich—Evidence-based treatments in child abuse and neglect 
  •     California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC) 
  •     http://www.cachildwelfareclearinghouse.org
  •     http://www.childwelfare.gov
  •     EBP Exchange - UMB School of Social Work
  •     http://nrepp.samhsa.gov



•   Foster Care and Permanency
  •     2006 National Convening on Youth Permanence: Recommendations for Policy, Practice and Research 
  •     Cost Avoidance: Bolstering the Economic Case for Investing in Youth Aging Out of Foster Care 
  •     Foster Care Education Fact Sheets 



•   Gomez Training
  •     CACI Grievance Review Officer Procedures, Draft May 08 
  •     CACI Grievance Review Officer Procedures, Draft July 08 
  •     Challenging Child Abuse Central Index 
  •     Final Formal Grievance 
  •     Grievance Hearing Request 
  •     Grievance Procedure 
  •     Hearling Outcome/Director's Letter 
  •     Hearing Procedures 
  •     Letter 
  •     Position Statement 
  •     Recommended Decision 
  •     Reporting Guidelines 
  •     Sample Position Statement 
  •     Supplemental Procedure 



•   Literature Reviews
  •     Literature Reviews: How to Locate Them and How Do They Inform Program and Evaluation? 
  •     Achieving Permanency for Children: Timely Adoption Practices in Child Welfare Services 
  •     Exits to Permanency: A Review of Current Literature 
  •     Factors, Characteristics and Practices Related to Former Foster Youth and Independent Living Programs 
  •     Factors, Characteristics and Promising Practices Related to Reunification and Re-entry 
  •     The Importance of Family Engagement in Child Welfare Services 
  •     Issues and Challenges in Aftercare Services 
  •     Mental Health Screening and Assessment Tools for Children 
  •     Non-Resident Fathers, Paternal Kin and the Child Welfare System 
  •     Participatory Case Planning in Child Welfare Services: A Resource Guide 
  •     Participatory Planning in Child Welfare Services Literature Review: Selected Models, Components and Research Findings 
  •     Placement Stability in Child Welfare Services: Issues, Concerns, Outcomes and Future Directions Literature Review 
  •     Predicting and Minimizing the Recurrence of Maltreatment 
  •     Preventing Reentry into the Child Welfare System: A Literature Review of Promising Practices 
  •     Promoting Positive Placements for Probationers 
  •     Recruitment and Retention of Child Welfare Social Workers in Rural Communities 
  •     Rural and Tribal Issues in Child Welfare Research 
  •     A Strength-Based Approach to Working with Youth and Families: A Review of Research 



•   Mental Health: Group versus Individual
  •     No Differences Between Group Versus Individual Treatment of Childhood Anxiety Disorders in a Randomized Clinical Trial 
  •     Multisystemic Treatment of Serious Juvenile Offenders: Long-Term Prevention of Criminality and Violence 
  •     Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Intermittent Explosive Disorder: a Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial 
  •     Client Behavior and Therapist Helping Skills in Individual and Group Treatment of Aggressive Boys 
  •     Individual and Group CBT and IPT for Puerto Rican Adolescents with Depressive Symptoms 
  •     Efficacy of Couple Therapy as a Treatment for Depression: A Meta-Analysis 
  •     Individual Versus Group Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Controlled Pilot Study 
  •     Group Therapy for Women Sexually Abused as Children: Mental Health Before and After Group Therapy 
  •     A Prospective Study of the Effectiveness of Group and Individual Psychotherapy for Women CSA survivors 
  •     Psychosis and Multiple Family Group Therapy 
  •     Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy for Social Phobia in a Community Clinic: A Benchmarking Study 
  •     Individual and Group Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Work-Related Stress Complaints and Sickness Absence: A Randomized Controlled Trial 
  •     Mental Health Therapy: Individual Versus Group (Preview of the Literature) 



•   Methamphetamine Regional Partnership
  •    Steering Committee Meeting Agendas
    •     February 1, 2008 
    •     May 1, 2008 
    •     July 24, 2008 
    •     November 14, 2008 
    •     March 20, 2009 
    •     June 8, 2009 Site Visit 
  
  
  •     Steering Committee Meeting Minutes
    •     February 1, 2008 
    •     May 1, 2008 
    •     July 24, 2008 
    •     November 14, 2008 
    •     March 20, 2009 
    •     June 8, 2009 
  
  
  •     Literature Reviews
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  •     Evaluation
    •     PSSF IRB 
  
  
  •     County Training Announcements
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  •     Federal Conference Announcements
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  •     General Information
    •     AOC Meth Summary 
    •     Intro to Grant Webinar 
    •     NRP Org Chart 
  
  
  •     Budget Information
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•   Nurses: Child Welfare and Probation
  •    Nurses Symposium 2007
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  •    Nurses Symposium 2006
    •     The Adolescent Brain: Are They Just Wired that Way? 
    •     Foster Care Health Program 
    •     Immunization Review 



•   PQCR (Peer Quality Case Review)
  •    Placement Stability
    •      Probation
      •        Literature Review 
      •        Case Review Tool 
      •        Interview Tools
        •            Probation Officer 
        •            Probation Supervisor
      
      
    •      Child Welfare
      •        Literature Review 
      •        Case Review Tool 
      •        Interview Tools
        •            Social Worker 
        •            Supervisor
      •        Focus Group Tools
        •            Foster Parents 
        •            Social Workers 
        •            Community Partners 
        •            Biological Parents
        •            Youth
        •            Tribal
  •    Webinars
    •      Predicting Recurrence of Maltreatment
    •      Developing a Planning Committee (PowerPoint)
    •      Reviewing Data and Choosing Focus Area (PowerPoint)
    •      Using Research in Practice (PowerPoint)
    •      Preparing the Agency (PowerPoint)
    •      Case Selection and Peer Reviewers (PowerPoint)
    •      Role of the Peer Reviewer (PowerPoint)
    •      Logistics for the Week (PowerPoint)
    •      Focus Groups and Case Review (PowerPoint)
    •      Developing Tools (PowerPoint)
    •      Mock Interviews and Preparing Case Files (PowerPoint)
  
  
  
•   Reaching Out Newsletter
  •     Reaching Out Newsletter, Spring/Summer 2009 
  •     Reaching Out Newsletter, Fall 2008 
  •     Reaching Out Newsletter, Spring 2008 
  •     Reaching Out Newsletter, Fall 2007 
  •     Reaching Out Newsletter, Spring 2007 
  •     Reaching Out Newsletter, Fall 2006 
  •     Reaching Out "Drugs 101" insert, Fall 2006 
  •     Reaching Out Newsletter, Spring 2006 
  •     Reaching Out Newsletter, Summer 2005 
  •     Training Evaluation Update Newsletter, Spring 2006 



•   Research to Practice
  •    Research to Practice 2008
    •     Drum Circle Research 
    •     Secondary Traumatic Stress and Child Welfare Professionals 
    •     Self-Care Assessment Worksheet 
  
  
  •    Research to Practice 2007
    •     2007 Symposium Materials
    •     Links and resources on permanency for foster children and youth
  
  
  •    Research to Practice 2006
    •     Ira J. Chasnoff, M.D.—Substance Abuse and Child Welfare: Making Decisions in the Best Interest of the Child 
    •     Nena P. Messina, Ph.D.—Drug Endangered Children: Parental Methamphetamine Use and Manufacture 
    •     Elke Rechberger, Ph.D.—Methamphetamines & Families: Parenting Interventions, Children's Resiliency, and Familial Outcomes—Prototypes 
    •     S. Alex Stalcup, M.D.—Drug Addiction: Biology, Physiology and Treatment Strategies 
    •     Related Resources 



•   Rural County Practice
  •     Rural Response to Disproportionality in Child Protection: A Western Kentucky Response 



•   Other Newsletters
  •     National Staff Development and Training Association Newsletter,
    Spring 2008 



•   Other Resource Materials
  •     The Art of Powerful Questions 
  •     Interviewing Children with Disabilities