Capacity Building Center for States

Hear participants share their perspectives, experiences, and expertise on learning how to honor differences while working in child welfare. The discussion centers on ways that honoring differences fosters a sense of belonging in teams and promotes psychological safety and benefits of maintaining and building healthy and supportive relationships. Child welfare agency professionals and others can us...

This podcast episode offers a deeper dive into the harmful effects of not having strong and supportive relationships, strategies for building trust, and coming to love ourselves. The participants make connections between navigating one’s their personal healing journeys and personal trauma, discuss how to foster a sense of psychological safety while working toward personal healing, and consider way...

The discussion in this episode includes topics such as reconciling with people in your past, building new relationships, and working toward personal healing and mental health while working in and out of child welfare. Participants make connections between navigating one’s own healing journey and personal trauma and building supportive relationships as a part of the healing process. Child welfare p...

Join teams from Oklahoma and Indiana as they share updates in their FFPSA Title IV-E Prevention Program implementation journeys. In Episode 2, speakers share strategies for engaging young people and families in prevention program implementation, using collaborative approaches to systemic challenges, and sustaining prevention in the face of competing priorities. https://capacity.childwelfare.gov/st...

Join teams from Oklahoma and Indiana as they share updates in their FFPSA Title IV-E Prevention Program implementation journeys. In Episode 1, speakers share implementation strategies, including cultural considerations for evidence-based programs and approaches to reduce disparities. They explore workforce challenges and offer advice for jurisdictions facing similar challenges. https://capacity.ch...

Listen to Tony Parsons (Center for States Young Adult Consultant) and Angela Braxton (Center for States Family Consultant) as they discuss the importance of developing authentic partnerships, engaging families in and out of child welfare, and maintaining relationships with child welfare agencies. With this podcast, child welfare professionals and partners can learn more about the importance of fam...