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Resources
Trauma
• Adverse Childhood Experiences News
• Guidelines for Applying a Trauma Lens to a Child Welfare Practice Model
• Michigan’s Trauma & Toxic Stress Website
• Nadine Burke Harris – Trauma TED Talk
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network Website
• Trauma Conversation Starters
Engagement
• Examples of messages you can use to engage more effectively
• Practice Guide for Caseworkers – Engagement
• Practice Guide for Licensing Workers – Engagement
• Practice Guide for Supervisors – Engagement
• Example messages for Power Differential
• Strategies for Working with Power Differential with Families
Teaming
• Practice Guide for Caseworkers
• Practice Guide for Licensing Workers
• Practice Guide for Supervisors
Assessment
• Practice Guide for Caseworkers – Assessment
• Practice Guide for Licensing Workers – Assessment
• Practice Guide for Supervisors – Assessment
• Protective Factors Framework – Resource 1
• Protective Factors Framework – Resource 2
Case Planning
• Practice Guide for Caseworkers – Case Planning
• Practice Guide for Supervisors – Case Planning
Case Plan Implementation
• Practice Guide for Caseworkers – Case Plan Implementation
• Practice Guide for Supervisors – Case Plan Implementation
Placement Planning
• Adoption and American Indian Families
• Advokids
• Best Practices in Adoption Placement
• Factors to Consider When Finding Out-Of-Home Placement
• Foster Care Home Profile Handout Template
• Placing Siblings Together – Video
• Practice Guide for Caseworkers – Placement Planning
• Practice Guide for Supervisors – Placement Planning
• Predicting Success in Foster Care Placement
• The Importance of Sibling Connections
Mentoring
• A Guide for Caregiving Families
• Practice Guide for Caseworkers – Mentoring