Recorded Trainings
| Title | Summary | Categories | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating Safer and More Affirming Systems of Care for LGBTQ+ Youth | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| WACAP Update | 2021 Conference | ||
| Caselaw and Legislative Update | 2021 Conference | ||
| Food and Hygiene Issues for youth | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Wraparound for Parents in Family Treatment Court | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Q&A w/ Larry Jefferson, OPD Director | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Supporting Educational Stability for Students in Foster Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Whole Brain Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Coordinated Care: Benefits for youth in care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| When there is reason to know | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Coping with Holiday Stress | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| What must be proven at Termination | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Information Session with FCAP | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Teaching the Hulk Tetris: Understanding Trauma and Self-Regulation | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Attachment: Beyond Infancy | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Helping Children Bounce Back from Foster Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Fostering Parent-Caregiver Connections for Children | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| You can disagree without being disagreeable | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| For every transition, PLAN, PLAN, PLAN! | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Ask a program attorney! | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA Institute – Welcome and Introductions | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Advocating for children of color | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Permanency Options | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| A View from the Bench | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Q&A w/ DCYF Asst. Sec. Steve Grilli | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA and WICWA Laws and Regulations | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Supporting Kinship Caregivers | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Understanding the Unique Roles of the Child Advocate and Child’s Attorney | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Is it safe? | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| A Judicial Perspective on ICWA and WICWA | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Poverty and Child Welfare | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| The Science of Hope: What you can do to build hope for children and families (AM) | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| WACAP Legislative Preview | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA Institute: Preserving Connections | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Critical Thinking in Child Welfare | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Closing Keynote – Justice Montoya-Lewis | … | 2021 Conference, Video | |
| Intro | … | Core Training, Intro | |
| Parties to the Case | … | Core Training, Parties to the Case | |
| GALRs | … | Core Training, GALRs | |
| Case Intro (Andrews-Coleman) and Paternity | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training, Paternity | |
| Trauma, ACEs and Resiliency | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Bias, Privilege, and Race | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Minimum Sufficient Level of Care, Safety Framework, Family Time | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Domestic Violence | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| Child Mental Health | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Education Advocacy | … | Core Training, Education Advocacy | |
| Placement, Relatives, Transitions | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Attachment and Bonding | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Case Planning, Recommendations, and Services | … | Case Planning and Service Recommendations, Core Training | |
| Best Interests, Meetings and Hearings, 30 Day Checklist | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Info gathering, personal safety, self care | … | Core Training, Self Care, Working Your Case | |
| Local Race Stats | … | Core Training, Handout, Intro | |
| Reunification:Focusing on the Process | … | Core Training, Reunification | |
| A Cure Worse Than the Disease_ The Impact of Removal on Children and Their Families smalls | … | Core Training, Reunification | |
| GALRs One Pager | … | GALRs, Handout | |
| Sample Scenarios | … | Core Training, GALRs | |
| Andrews-Coleman Petition | … | Case Introductions | |
| Andrews-Coleman Shelter Care Order | … | Case Introductions, Core Training | |
| Why legal parents are important | … | Core Training, Paternity | |
| Ages and Stages – Sorting Game birth-2 | … | Child Development and "Interviewing" | |
| Ages and Stages – Sorting Games ages 3-5 | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Child Development by Age | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Ages and Stages of Development | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Stages-of-Cognitive-Development | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Child Development Checklist (by age) | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Ages and Stages – Child development checklist | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Milestones – checklist | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| ACEs Score Questionnaire | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| ACEs Infographic | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| ACEs information | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Add’l ACEs Resources | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Trauma Informed Care Flyer | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Children and Trauma | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Children and Trauma (for MH professionals) | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Promoting Resiliency Poster | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Disproportionality Benchcard and Ladder of Inference | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Implicit Bias: From Awareness to Change | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Bias in the Family: Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Custody Disputes | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| However Kindly Intentioned | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Genderbread Person | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| Healthy Youth Surveys | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| Children and Gender Identity | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| ICWA Handout | … | ICWA | |
| MSL Picture | … | Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| ABA Child Safety Guide | … | Child Safety, Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Safety Framework Worksheet – Blank | … | Child Safety, Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF’s 17 Safety Threats | … | Child Safety, Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Visitation Form | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Family Time Tip Sheet for Caregivers | … | Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Visitation Tip Sheet for Social Workers | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Tips for Great Visits with your child | … | Core Training, Family Time, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Family Time Tip Sheet for Parents | … | Core Training, Family Time, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Developing a visitation plan | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Family Time Guide (Georgia) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Family Time Report (2019) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Washington Family Time Guidance (2013) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| HB 1194 Visitation Supervision Level Guide (DCYF) | … | Child Safety, Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Transtheoretical Model Overview | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Motivational Interviewing Overview | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Addiction and Recovery | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Power and Control Wheel | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| National DV Statistics | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| Why do victims stay? | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| The Courage to Leave | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence, Video | |
| Types of Therapy | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Boy Testifies to Congress | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Overmedicating Children in Foster Care | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Commonly prescribed psychotropic medications | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Child Abuse Consultation Network for Washington State | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| A Definition of Insanity | … | Core Training, Placement, Video | |
| Balancing placement, ongoing family relationships and confidentiality | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Talking with Foster Parents about Relative Search and Placement | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Strategies to improve placement stability | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| The Impact of Placement with Family on Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| 30 Days to Family Project | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Foster Connections through Finding Families | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Placement Transition Toolkit | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Placement Transition Toolkit | … | Core Training, Handout, Placement | |
| Circle of Security Attachment Theory | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| What is healthy attachment? | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| The Circle of Security project: Attachment-based intervention with caregiver–pre-school child dyads | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Attachment Styles | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Foster Care for Young Children: Why It Must Be Developmentally Informed | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Treehouse Education Advocacy Manual | … | Core Training, Education Advocacy | |
| First Meeting Tips | … | Working Your Case | |
| Dependency Explained Brochure | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Permanency Planning Matrix | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| FTDM Practice Guide | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Mindful Debriefing | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Best Interests Considerations | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Shared Planning Guide | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Types of Court Proceedings | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| GAL Tips and Tricks | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| What is LICWAC? | … | Core Training, ICWA, Working Your Case | |
| 30 Day Checklist and Case Cover Sheet | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Commonly used dependency acronyms | … | Core Training, Intro, Working Your Case | |
| Who you can share info with | … | Core Training, GALRs, Intro, Parties to the Case, Working Your Case | |
| First Meeting Tips | … | Case Introductions, Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Taking care of yourself in child welfare | … | Core Training, Self Care | |
| Trauma Terms | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training, Self Care | |
| Self Care Quiz | … | Core Training, Self Care | |
| Protected: Full Manual (2021 Edition) | There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. | ||
| WACAP Update | … | 2021 Conference | |
| Attachment and Bonding Beyond Infancy | … | 2021 Conference | |
| ICWA Institute: Putting it all together | … | 2021 Conference, Video | |
| AOC Approval Letter | … | Core Training, Intro | |
| Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children | Recorded 3/10/2022 | Video | |
| Why Reunification — Additional Research | … | Dee's Presentations | |
| Building Kid-Focused Transition Plans | PowerPoint FTDM Transition Planning Guide About this child Worksheet Daily … | conf2022, Video | |
| Minding your p’s and q’s: A review of the state court guardian ad litem rules | PowerPoint Handout Sample … | conf2022, Video | |
| Using the Safety Framework to inform family time recommendations | PowerPoint Safety Framework Analysis … | conf2022, Video | |
| Motions Practice for Title 13 GALs | PowerPoint Motion Questionnaires Motion Suite … | conf2022, Video | |
| Testifying at Trial | PowerPoint Sample direct … | conf2022, Video | |
| Advocacy for Native American Children | Laura’s PowerPoint Legal … | conf2022, Video | |
| Bringing your best self to your advocacy! | … | conf2022, Video | |
| Understanding Poverty | Part I (video) Part II … | conf2022, Video | |
| Chronic Neglect | Part I (video) Part II (video) PowerPoint Defining Chronic Neglect Developmental … | conf2022, Dee's Presentations, Video | |
| The Science of Hope: What you can do to build hope for children and families | Part I (video) Part II (video) #1. Goal Worksheet #2. Hope … | conf2022, Video | |
| Using techniques of Motivational Interviewing in your GAL work | Part I (video) Part II (video) Focus Mountain MI Approach ‘Now try this’ … | conf2022, Video | |
| Effective Communication Through Writing | PowerPoint … | conf2022, Video | |
| Reports as an advocacy tool | PowerPoint Judicial … | conf2022, Video | |
| LGBTQ Advocacy | Part I (video) Part II (video) Part III (video) Definition Matchup Genderbread Person SOGIE Astronaut SOGIE … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF 2023-2025 Funding Requests | Handouts available … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF 2023-2025 Budget Requests – DS Settlement | PowerPoint will be available … | conf2022, Video | |
| Permanency From Day One Overview | PowerPoint Permanency Planning … | conf2022, Video | |
| Permanency Options | … | conf2022, Video | |
| Why Relative Placements? | PowerPoint Grandparents and Relatives Support Guide Kinship Licensing Fact Sheet Court Process for Caregivers Adoption or Guardianship for … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF Resources for Relative Placements | PowerPoint Kinship Resources Substance Use Factsheet Mental Health and Wellbeing Factsheet Educational and School Experiences Factsheet Economic Security and COVID 19 Factsheet Demographic – Racial and Sexual Minority Disproportionality RGAP Resource Specialists by Region Kinship Oversight Committee … | conf2022, Video | |
| Supporting Educational Stability for Students in FosterCare | Part I (video) Part II (video) … | conf2022, Video | |
| 2022 Judicial Survey | … | ||
| DCYF LGBTQ Youth Policy | … | ||
| The Harm of Removal | … | 2023 Conference, Handout | |
| Maintaining the Parent-Child Attachment Relationship for Children of the Incarcerated | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Moving from Agency-Centered Planning to Family-Centered Teaming | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Supporting Educational Success for youth in care | … | ||
| Advocacy Through Report Writing | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Safety Analysis 101 | Blank SAFETY AND Visit Framework … | 2023 Conference | |
| Using Attachment Theory and Research to Assess and Support Children and Parents | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Applying Critical Thinking in Child Welfare | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Supporting Kinship Placements | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Advanced Safety Planning | Blank SAFETY AND Visit Framework … | 2023 Conference | |
| Key Resources and Support for Kids and Families Provided by Coordinated Care | … | 2023 Conference | |
| What are the current permanency options for children? | … | 2023 Conference | |
| What you need to know about fentanyl | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Creating A Culture of Trauma-Informed Child Advocacy | … | 2023 Conference | |
| You Can Disagree Without Being Disagreeable. But What is Disagreeable? | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Collaborating with the Foster Care Assessment Program (FCAP) for positive outcomes | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Planning for youth-focused transitions | About This Child Form DAILY SCHEDULE FTDM Transition Planning … | 2023 Conference | |
| Understanding the Interstate Compact Process (ICPC) | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Indian Child Welfare Practical Practice | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Brown Skin & Curls: An Anti-Racist Caring for BIPOC Youth and Their Physical Selves | … | 2023 Conference | |
| ICWA: An overview of ICWA Laws and Regs | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Child Welfare Housing Assistance for Youth and Families | https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/family Region 1: Erik.larson@dcyf.wa.gov Region 2: Monica.jenkins@dcyf.wa.gov Region 3: Andrew.brecht@dcyf.wa.gov Region 4: Joyce.thomas@dcyf.wa.gov Region 5: Janice.pitt@dcyf.wa.gov Region 6: Arthur.fernandez@dcyf.wa.gov Folks: Q & A DOCUMENT TO THE COURTS MAILING LIST: This email message (below) went out yesterday morning from the Administrative Office of the Courts to the courts mailing list. It is a Q&A document that Julie Summers and Kelly Warner-King wrote at the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), and Cole and I at DCYF edited, to give some basic Q&A information to the courts about the recent legislation, in response to common questions. FOLLOW UP FROM JULY 17TH MEETING WITH STAKEHOLDERS: As many of you will recall, Cole and I held a stakeholder’s meeting on July 17th to talk about DCYF implementation of SSB 5256 (link below), and the accompanying budget provisos for families, youth exiting foster care, and youth exiting Juvenile Rehabilitation. Thanks to those who attended the meeting in July, and asked great questions. Here’s some of what we heard in July (with additional context notes): DCYF should keep equity at the forefront, and use targeted universalism to address the needs of families far from opportunity [including in rural, tribal (in coordination with DCYF’s Office of Tribal Relations) and trauma-impacted communities]; DCYF should work closely with its partners in the state-level “umbrella” child welfare housing-related Memorandum of Understanding (between DCYF, the Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), and other non-profit Housers) to maximize alignment between federal child welfare housing voucher programs, state child welfare housing assistance programs, and related efforts at the Office of Homeless Youth, the Office of Public Defense, and other partner organizations. DCYF should use current resources recently provided by the Legislature to establish a floor of services in all regions toward establishing a statewide system of child welfare housing support, and should take steps to measure needs and current impacts in all communities, so that additional resources in future years can be targeted to address differences in need, and specifically to invest in equity; DCYF should gather data and create a funding formula to be used to inform its 2024 Report to the Legislature and budget decision package request for the 2025 Legislative Session; DCYF should take steps now to gather information to inform equity planning (NOTE: Cole suggested that the agency release a Request for Information in order to see which community organizations have interest in offering housing supportive services as DCYF continues to put the statewide system in place); DCYF should work in 2023 to prevent gaps in service, honor pre-existing organizational relationships with Public Housing Authorities, and to build its capacity to reach new communities; NOTE: Because of the limitations on current dollars, DCYF may need to focus on regional coverage first, and seek resources to get to the county level as a next step; DCYF should recognize community needs, community capacity, and community readiness; DCYF should focus on the things that DCYF does well and needs to do better – finding eligible clients, getting release of information forms signed, helping clients gather vital documents, gathering statewide data, training and maximizing the capacity of DCYF staff in all Regions; knowing the responsibilities and limitations of the state role and the roles of our partners; DCYF should keep our clients at the center, and our partners’ needs in our mind, as we work to help Public Housing Authorities increase their utilization rates, and help DCYF clients find housing, whether they are connected to PHAs or not; DCYF should take initiative to reach out directly to property owners and real estate interests to identify, designate, and create more housing for our clients, and to participate in community-level efforts to increase the volume and quality of affordable housing options; DCYF plans to meet with youth-serving organizations to further discuss the details of the Foster Care Housing Assistance Program (FCHP) funded in the budget. Members of the family stakeholder group should be invited to that meeting if interested; DCYF should hold regular stakeholder meetings between now and 2025. Here’s what we plan to do in response: DCYF has executed contracts for family housing supportive services in Regions 4 and 6; DCYF is pursuing contracts for each of the remaining four regions (within appropriated funds), to establish a common floor of services; DCYF will develop a funding formula based on differential regional need for the 25-27 biennium; DCYF is working to provide services at the regional level this fiscal year, and will work to seek further investments to expand services to the Public Housing Authority/County level in future biennia, based on need and equity data; DCYF has drafted a Request for Information solicitation that will go out this fall to determine which organizations are interested in providing housing supportive services in current and future years. DCYF may additionally submit a Request for Qualifications or Proposals in future years if additional funding is available; DCYF will develop a formula and strategic approach to data, exploration of which would include (but not be limited to): equity and impact data; availability of Family Unification Program vouchers and Foster Youth to Independence vouchers and other Housing Choice Vouchers by PHA jurisdiction; numbers and types of child welfare cases by county; family mobility; homelessness data; urban/rural factors; the availability of housing and specifically affordable housing; housing vacancy rates; landlord outreach and incentives; and other factors. Here’s what DCYF has done so far: Established partnerships in many counties around the state with both youth and family serving organizations in the child welfare housing arena (many of which are described in Memoranda of Understanding for FYI and FUP); Offered case management directly to youth and families, and connected clients with regional staff and contractors; Participated in conversations directly with judicial officers; Executed contracts for FY 24 in Regions 4 and 6 for family housing supportive services; Drafted contracts for FY 24 in Regions 4 and 5 for youth housing supportive services; Circulated the latest statewide PHA-DCYF “umbrella” MOU FINAL DRAFT via Andrew Calkins and Lisa Wolters with the Public Housing Authorities; Co-presented with the Bremerton Housing Authority and local partners about youth housing to HUD Region 10 (recording available in September); Here’s what DCYF has in process this fall: Setting/confirming dates for quarterly stakeholder meetings (SSB 5256 stakeholders, family housing stakeholders, and youth stakeholders) between now and June of 2025. Setting a date for the statewide “umbrella” child welfare housing MOU signing with the HOUSERS; Preparing to post the Request for Information solicitation document in September; Contract conversations are happening now in each region where MOUs are in place for FY 24 for both youth and families housing supportive services; DCYF is gathering information for Q & A documents, training, communications, and tool-kit information, in partnership and based on conversations with AOC, PHAs, OPD, and other organizations, with target audiences that include youth, families, DCYF staff, judicial officers, and others. DCYF is working with AOC on the planning for child welfare housing information-sharing with the courts; DCYF is preparing information to clarify how to best align federal voucher and state assistance services with those offered by tribal governments, or to reach tribal community members served by state systems; DCYF is reaching out to property owners and realty companies statewide and in regions and counties to share what’s working, and learn more about their processes and needs; Posting job announcements for the 3.0 FTE new Regional Housing Liaisons/Consultants to support the existing part-time Regional Housing Leads; Planning for regional housing staff coverage in future years. Here’s what DCYF is planning to have by the end of the year: Regional providers identified for family housing supportive services and youth supportive services and navigation mapping; 3.0 FTE staff (1.0 FTE to serve 2 regions each) Regional Housing Liaisons/Consultants hired and in training; Meetings with leaders and caseworkers in all six DCYF Regions to provide updates and answer questions; Delivering with AOC information sharing sessions for the courts. Here’s what you can do to help: PLEASE HELP DCYF PROMOTE THE Request for Information solicitation by sending it to the community organizations you work with, when it comes out in September. Please let Cole and I know what questions you have (or what I forgot to address), and if you would like to meet. We’ll be having conversations with many partners as we take these steps between now and the end of the … | 2023 Conference |
| Title | Summary | Categories | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating Safer and More Affirming Systems of Care for LGBTQ+ Youth | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| WACAP Update | 2021 Conference | ||
| Caselaw and Legislative Update | 2021 Conference | ||
| Food and Hygiene Issues for youth | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Wraparound for Parents in Family Treatment Court | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Q&A w/ Larry Jefferson, OPD Director | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Supporting Educational Stability for Students in Foster Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Whole Brain Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Coordinated Care: Benefits for youth in care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| When there is reason to know | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Coping with Holiday Stress | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| What must be proven at Termination | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Information Session with FCAP | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Teaching the Hulk Tetris: Understanding Trauma and Self-Regulation | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Attachment: Beyond Infancy | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Helping Children Bounce Back from Foster Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Fostering Parent-Caregiver Connections for Children | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| You can disagree without being disagreeable | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| For every transition, PLAN, PLAN, PLAN! | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Ask a program attorney! | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA Institute – Welcome and Introductions | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Advocating for children of color | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Permanency Options | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| A View from the Bench | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Q&A w/ DCYF Asst. Sec. Steve Grilli | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA and WICWA Laws and Regulations | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Supporting Kinship Caregivers | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Understanding the Unique Roles of the Child Advocate and Child’s Attorney | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Is it safe? | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| A Judicial Perspective on ICWA and WICWA | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Poverty and Child Welfare | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| The Science of Hope: What you can do to build hope for children and families (AM) | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| WACAP Legislative Preview | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA Institute: Preserving Connections | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Critical Thinking in Child Welfare | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Closing Keynote – Justice Montoya-Lewis | … | 2021 Conference, Video | |
| Intro | … | Core Training, Intro | |
| Parties to the Case | … | Core Training, Parties to the Case | |
| GALRs | … | Core Training, GALRs | |
| Case Intro (Andrews-Coleman) and Paternity | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training, Paternity | |
| Trauma, ACEs and Resiliency | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Bias, Privilege, and Race | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Minimum Sufficient Level of Care, Safety Framework, Family Time | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Domestic Violence | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| Child Mental Health | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Education Advocacy | … | Core Training, Education Advocacy | |
| Placement, Relatives, Transitions | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Attachment and Bonding | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Case Planning, Recommendations, and Services | … | Case Planning and Service Recommendations, Core Training | |
| Best Interests, Meetings and Hearings, 30 Day Checklist | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Info gathering, personal safety, self care | … | Core Training, Self Care, Working Your Case | |
| Local Race Stats | … | Core Training, Handout, Intro | |
| Reunification:Focusing on the Process | … | Core Training, Reunification | |
| A Cure Worse Than the Disease_ The Impact of Removal on Children and Their Families smalls | … | Core Training, Reunification | |
| GALRs One Pager | … | GALRs, Handout | |
| Sample Scenarios | … | Core Training, GALRs | |
| Andrews-Coleman Petition | … | Case Introductions | |
| Andrews-Coleman Shelter Care Order | … | Case Introductions, Core Training | |
| Why legal parents are important | … | Core Training, Paternity | |
| Ages and Stages – Sorting Game birth-2 | … | Child Development and "Interviewing" | |
| Ages and Stages – Sorting Games ages 3-5 | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Child Development by Age | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Ages and Stages of Development | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Stages-of-Cognitive-Development | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Child Development Checklist (by age) | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Ages and Stages – Child development checklist | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Milestones – checklist | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| ACEs Score Questionnaire | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| ACEs Infographic | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| ACEs information | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Add’l ACEs Resources | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Trauma Informed Care Flyer | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Children and Trauma | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Children and Trauma (for MH professionals) | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Promoting Resiliency Poster | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Disproportionality Benchcard and Ladder of Inference | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Implicit Bias: From Awareness to Change | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Bias in the Family: Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Custody Disputes | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| However Kindly Intentioned | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Genderbread Person | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| Healthy Youth Surveys | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| Children and Gender Identity | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| ICWA Handout | … | ICWA | |
| MSL Picture | … | Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| ABA Child Safety Guide | … | Child Safety, Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Safety Framework Worksheet – Blank | … | Child Safety, Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF’s 17 Safety Threats | … | Child Safety, Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Visitation Form | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Family Time Tip Sheet for Caregivers | … | Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Visitation Tip Sheet for Social Workers | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Tips for Great Visits with your child | … | Core Training, Family Time, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Family Time Tip Sheet for Parents | … | Core Training, Family Time, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Developing a visitation plan | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Family Time Guide (Georgia) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Family Time Report (2019) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Washington Family Time Guidance (2013) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| HB 1194 Visitation Supervision Level Guide (DCYF) | … | Child Safety, Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Transtheoretical Model Overview | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Motivational Interviewing Overview | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Addiction and Recovery | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Power and Control Wheel | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| National DV Statistics | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| Why do victims stay? | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| The Courage to Leave | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence, Video | |
| Types of Therapy | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Boy Testifies to Congress | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Overmedicating Children in Foster Care | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Commonly prescribed psychotropic medications | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Child Abuse Consultation Network for Washington State | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| A Definition of Insanity | … | Core Training, Placement, Video | |
| Balancing placement, ongoing family relationships and confidentiality | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Talking with Foster Parents about Relative Search and Placement | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Strategies to improve placement stability | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| The Impact of Placement with Family on Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| 30 Days to Family Project | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Foster Connections through Finding Families | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Placement Transition Toolkit | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Placement Transition Toolkit | … | Core Training, Handout, Placement | |
| Circle of Security Attachment Theory | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| What is healthy attachment? | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| The Circle of Security project: Attachment-based intervention with caregiver–pre-school child dyads | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Attachment Styles | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Foster Care for Young Children: Why It Must Be Developmentally Informed | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Treehouse Education Advocacy Manual | … | Core Training, Education Advocacy | |
| First Meeting Tips | … | Working Your Case | |
| Dependency Explained Brochure | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Permanency Planning Matrix | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| FTDM Practice Guide | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Mindful Debriefing | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Best Interests Considerations | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Shared Planning Guide | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Types of Court Proceedings | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| GAL Tips and Tricks | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| What is LICWAC? | … | Core Training, ICWA, Working Your Case | |
| 30 Day Checklist and Case Cover Sheet | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Commonly used dependency acronyms | … | Core Training, Intro, Working Your Case | |
| Who you can share info with | … | Core Training, GALRs, Intro, Parties to the Case, Working Your Case | |
| First Meeting Tips | … | Case Introductions, Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Taking care of yourself in child welfare | … | Core Training, Self Care | |
| Trauma Terms | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training, Self Care | |
| Self Care Quiz | … | Core Training, Self Care | |
| Protected: Full Manual (2021 Edition) | There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. | ||
| WACAP Update | … | 2021 Conference | |
| Attachment and Bonding Beyond Infancy | … | 2021 Conference | |
| ICWA Institute: Putting it all together | … | 2021 Conference, Video | |
| AOC Approval Letter | … | Core Training, Intro | |
| Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children | Recorded 3/10/2022 | Video | |
| Why Reunification — Additional Research | … | Dee's Presentations | |
| Building Kid-Focused Transition Plans | PowerPoint FTDM Transition Planning Guide About this child Worksheet Daily … | conf2022, Video | |
| Minding your p’s and q’s: A review of the state court guardian ad litem rules | PowerPoint Handout Sample … | conf2022, Video | |
| Using the Safety Framework to inform family time recommendations | PowerPoint Safety Framework Analysis … | conf2022, Video | |
| Motions Practice for Title 13 GALs | PowerPoint Motion Questionnaires Motion Suite … | conf2022, Video | |
| Testifying at Trial | PowerPoint Sample direct … | conf2022, Video | |
| Advocacy for Native American Children | Laura’s PowerPoint Legal … | conf2022, Video | |
| Bringing your best self to your advocacy! | … | conf2022, Video | |
| Understanding Poverty | Part I (video) Part II … | conf2022, Video | |
| Chronic Neglect | Part I (video) Part II (video) PowerPoint Defining Chronic Neglect Developmental … | conf2022, Dee's Presentations, Video | |
| The Science of Hope: What you can do to build hope for children and families | Part I (video) Part II (video) #1. Goal Worksheet #2. Hope … | conf2022, Video | |
| Using techniques of Motivational Interviewing in your GAL work | Part I (video) Part II (video) Focus Mountain MI Approach ‘Now try this’ … | conf2022, Video | |
| Effective Communication Through Writing | PowerPoint … | conf2022, Video | |
| Reports as an advocacy tool | PowerPoint Judicial … | conf2022, Video | |
| LGBTQ Advocacy | Part I (video) Part II (video) Part III (video) Definition Matchup Genderbread Person SOGIE Astronaut SOGIE … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF 2023-2025 Funding Requests | Handouts available … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF 2023-2025 Budget Requests – DS Settlement | PowerPoint will be available … | conf2022, Video | |
| Permanency From Day One Overview | PowerPoint Permanency Planning … | conf2022, Video | |
| Permanency Options | … | conf2022, Video | |
| Why Relative Placements? | PowerPoint Grandparents and Relatives Support Guide Kinship Licensing Fact Sheet Court Process for Caregivers Adoption or Guardianship for … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF Resources for Relative Placements | PowerPoint Kinship Resources Substance Use Factsheet Mental Health and Wellbeing Factsheet Educational and School Experiences Factsheet Economic Security and COVID 19 Factsheet Demographic – Racial and Sexual Minority Disproportionality RGAP Resource Specialists by Region Kinship Oversight Committee … | conf2022, Video | |
| Supporting Educational Stability for Students in FosterCare | Part I (video) Part II (video) … | conf2022, Video | |
| 2022 Judicial Survey | … | ||
| DCYF LGBTQ Youth Policy | … | ||
| The Harm of Removal | … | 2023 Conference, Handout | |
| Maintaining the Parent-Child Attachment Relationship for Children of the Incarcerated | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Moving from Agency-Centered Planning to Family-Centered Teaming | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Supporting Educational Success for youth in care | … | ||
| Advocacy Through Report Writing | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Safety Analysis 101 | Blank SAFETY AND Visit Framework … | 2023 Conference | |
| Using Attachment Theory and Research to Assess and Support Children and Parents | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Applying Critical Thinking in Child Welfare | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Supporting Kinship Placements | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Advanced Safety Planning | Blank SAFETY AND Visit Framework … | 2023 Conference | |
| Key Resources and Support for Kids and Families Provided by Coordinated Care | … | 2023 Conference | |
| What are the current permanency options for children? | … | 2023 Conference | |
| What you need to know about fentanyl | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Creating A Culture of Trauma-Informed Child Advocacy | … | 2023 Conference | |
| You Can Disagree Without Being Disagreeable. But What is Disagreeable? | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Collaborating with the Foster Care Assessment Program (FCAP) for positive outcomes | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Planning for youth-focused transitions | About This Child Form DAILY SCHEDULE FTDM Transition Planning … | 2023 Conference | |
| Understanding the Interstate Compact Process (ICPC) | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Indian Child Welfare Practical Practice | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Brown Skin & Curls: An Anti-Racist Caring for BIPOC Youth and Their Physical Selves | … | 2023 Conference | |
| ICWA: An overview of ICWA Laws and Regs | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Child Welfare Housing Assistance for Youth and Families | https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/family Region 1: Erik.larson@dcyf.wa.gov Region 2: Monica.jenkins@dcyf.wa.gov Region 3: Andrew.brecht@dcyf.wa.gov Region 4: Joyce.thomas@dcyf.wa.gov Region 5: Janice.pitt@dcyf.wa.gov Region 6: Arthur.fernandez@dcyf.wa.gov Folks: Q & A DOCUMENT TO THE COURTS MAILING LIST: This email message (below) went out yesterday morning from the Administrative Office of the Courts to the courts mailing list. It is a Q&A document that Julie Summers and Kelly Warner-King wrote at the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), and Cole and I at DCYF edited, to give some basic Q&A information to the courts about the recent legislation, in response to common questions. FOLLOW UP FROM JULY 17TH MEETING WITH STAKEHOLDERS: As many of you will recall, Cole and I held a stakeholder’s meeting on July 17th to talk about DCYF implementation of SSB 5256 (link below), and the accompanying budget provisos for families, youth exiting foster care, and youth exiting Juvenile Rehabilitation. Thanks to those who attended the meeting in July, and asked great questions. Here’s some of what we heard in July (with additional context notes): DCYF should keep equity at the forefront, and use targeted universalism to address the needs of families far from opportunity [including in rural, tribal (in coordination with DCYF’s Office of Tribal Relations) and trauma-impacted communities]; DCYF should work closely with its partners in the state-level “umbrella” child welfare housing-related Memorandum of Understanding (between DCYF, the Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), and other non-profit Housers) to maximize alignment between federal child welfare housing voucher programs, state child welfare housing assistance programs, and related efforts at the Office of Homeless Youth, the Office of Public Defense, and other partner organizations. DCYF should use current resources recently provided by the Legislature to establish a floor of services in all regions toward establishing a statewide system of child welfare housing support, and should take steps to measure needs and current impacts in all communities, so that additional resources in future years can be targeted to address differences in need, and specifically to invest in equity; DCYF should gather data and create a funding formula to be used to inform its 2024 Report to the Legislature and budget decision package request for the 2025 Legislative Session; DCYF should take steps now to gather information to inform equity planning (NOTE: Cole suggested that the agency release a Request for Information in order to see which community organizations have interest in offering housing supportive services as DCYF continues to put the statewide system in place); DCYF should work in 2023 to prevent gaps in service, honor pre-existing organizational relationships with Public Housing Authorities, and to build its capacity to reach new communities; NOTE: Because of the limitations on current dollars, DCYF may need to focus on regional coverage first, and seek resources to get to the county level as a next step; DCYF should recognize community needs, community capacity, and community readiness; DCYF should focus on the things that DCYF does well and needs to do better – finding eligible clients, getting release of information forms signed, helping clients gather vital documents, gathering statewide data, training and maximizing the capacity of DCYF staff in all Regions; knowing the responsibilities and limitations of the state role and the roles of our partners; DCYF should keep our clients at the center, and our partners’ needs in our mind, as we work to help Public Housing Authorities increase their utilization rates, and help DCYF clients find housing, whether they are connected to PHAs or not; DCYF should take initiative to reach out directly to property owners and real estate interests to identify, designate, and create more housing for our clients, and to participate in community-level efforts to increase the volume and quality of affordable housing options; DCYF plans to meet with youth-serving organizations to further discuss the details of the Foster Care Housing Assistance Program (FCHP) funded in the budget. Members of the family stakeholder group should be invited to that meeting if interested; DCYF should hold regular stakeholder meetings between now and 2025. Here’s what we plan to do in response: DCYF has executed contracts for family housing supportive services in Regions 4 and 6; DCYF is pursuing contracts for each of the remaining four regions (within appropriated funds), to establish a common floor of services; DCYF will develop a funding formula based on differential regional need for the 25-27 biennium; DCYF is working to provide services at the regional level this fiscal year, and will work to seek further investments to expand services to the Public Housing Authority/County level in future biennia, based on need and equity data; DCYF has drafted a Request for Information solicitation that will go out this fall to determine which organizations are interested in providing housing supportive services in current and future years. DCYF may additionally submit a Request for Qualifications or Proposals in future years if additional funding is available; DCYF will develop a formula and strategic approach to data, exploration of which would include (but not be limited to): equity and impact data; availability of Family Unification Program vouchers and Foster Youth to Independence vouchers and other Housing Choice Vouchers by PHA jurisdiction; numbers and types of child welfare cases by county; family mobility; homelessness data; urban/rural factors; the availability of housing and specifically affordable housing; housing vacancy rates; landlord outreach and incentives; and other factors. Here’s what DCYF has done so far: Established partnerships in many counties around the state with both youth and family serving organizations in the child welfare housing arena (many of which are described in Memoranda of Understanding for FYI and FUP); Offered case management directly to youth and families, and connected clients with regional staff and contractors; Participated in conversations directly with judicial officers; Executed contracts for FY 24 in Regions 4 and 6 for family housing supportive services; Drafted contracts for FY 24 in Regions 4 and 5 for youth housing supportive services; Circulated the latest statewide PHA-DCYF “umbrella” MOU FINAL DRAFT via Andrew Calkins and Lisa Wolters with the Public Housing Authorities; Co-presented with the Bremerton Housing Authority and local partners about youth housing to HUD Region 10 (recording available in September); Here’s what DCYF has in process this fall: Setting/confirming dates for quarterly stakeholder meetings (SSB 5256 stakeholders, family housing stakeholders, and youth stakeholders) between now and June of 2025. Setting a date for the statewide “umbrella” child welfare housing MOU signing with the HOUSERS; Preparing to post the Request for Information solicitation document in September; Contract conversations are happening now in each region where MOUs are in place for FY 24 for both youth and families housing supportive services; DCYF is gathering information for Q & A documents, training, communications, and tool-kit information, in partnership and based on conversations with AOC, PHAs, OPD, and other organizations, with target audiences that include youth, families, DCYF staff, judicial officers, and others. DCYF is working with AOC on the planning for child welfare housing information-sharing with the courts; DCYF is preparing information to clarify how to best align federal voucher and state assistance services with those offered by tribal governments, or to reach tribal community members served by state systems; DCYF is reaching out to property owners and realty companies statewide and in regions and counties to share what’s working, and learn more about their processes and needs; Posting job announcements for the 3.0 FTE new Regional Housing Liaisons/Consultants to support the existing part-time Regional Housing Leads; Planning for regional housing staff coverage in future years. Here’s what DCYF is planning to have by the end of the year: Regional providers identified for family housing supportive services and youth supportive services and navigation mapping; 3.0 FTE staff (1.0 FTE to serve 2 regions each) Regional Housing Liaisons/Consultants hired and in training; Meetings with leaders and caseworkers in all six DCYF Regions to provide updates and answer questions; Delivering with AOC information sharing sessions for the courts. Here’s what you can do to help: PLEASE HELP DCYF PROMOTE THE Request for Information solicitation by sending it to the community organizations you work with, when it comes out in September. Please let Cole and I know what questions you have (or what I forgot to address), and if you would like to meet. We’ll be having conversations with many partners as we take these steps between now and the end of the … | 2023 Conference |
| Title | Summary | Categories | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating Safer and More Affirming Systems of Care for LGBTQ+ Youth | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| WACAP Update | 2021 Conference | ||
| Caselaw and Legislative Update | 2021 Conference | ||
| Food and Hygiene Issues for youth | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Wraparound for Parents in Family Treatment Court | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Q&A w/ Larry Jefferson, OPD Director | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Supporting Educational Stability for Students in Foster Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Whole Brain Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Coordinated Care: Benefits for youth in care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| When there is reason to know | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Coping with Holiday Stress | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| What must be proven at Termination | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Information Session with FCAP | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Teaching the Hulk Tetris: Understanding Trauma and Self-Regulation | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Attachment: Beyond Infancy | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Helping Children Bounce Back from Foster Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Fostering Parent-Caregiver Connections for Children | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| You can disagree without being disagreeable | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| For every transition, PLAN, PLAN, PLAN! | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Ask a program attorney! | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA Institute – Welcome and Introductions | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Advocating for children of color | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Permanency Options | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| A View from the Bench | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Q&A w/ DCYF Asst. Sec. Steve Grilli | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA and WICWA Laws and Regulations | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Supporting Kinship Caregivers | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Understanding the Unique Roles of the Child Advocate and Child’s Attorney | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Is it safe? | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| A Judicial Perspective on ICWA and WICWA | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Poverty and Child Welfare | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| The Science of Hope: What you can do to build hope for children and families (AM) | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| WACAP Legislative Preview | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA Institute: Preserving Connections | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Critical Thinking in Child Welfare | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Closing Keynote – Justice Montoya-Lewis | … | 2021 Conference, Video | |
| Intro | … | Core Training, Intro | |
| Parties to the Case | … | Core Training, Parties to the Case | |
| GALRs | … | Core Training, GALRs | |
| Case Intro (Andrews-Coleman) and Paternity | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training, Paternity | |
| Trauma, ACEs and Resiliency | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Bias, Privilege, and Race | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Minimum Sufficient Level of Care, Safety Framework, Family Time | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Domestic Violence | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| Child Mental Health | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Education Advocacy | … | Core Training, Education Advocacy | |
| Placement, Relatives, Transitions | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Attachment and Bonding | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Case Planning, Recommendations, and Services | … | Case Planning and Service Recommendations, Core Training | |
| Best Interests, Meetings and Hearings, 30 Day Checklist | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Info gathering, personal safety, self care | … | Core Training, Self Care, Working Your Case | |
| Local Race Stats | … | Core Training, Handout, Intro | |
| Reunification:Focusing on the Process | … | Core Training, Reunification | |
| A Cure Worse Than the Disease_ The Impact of Removal on Children and Their Families smalls | … | Core Training, Reunification | |
| GALRs One Pager | … | GALRs, Handout | |
| Sample Scenarios | … | Core Training, GALRs | |
| Andrews-Coleman Petition | … | Case Introductions | |
| Andrews-Coleman Shelter Care Order | … | Case Introductions, Core Training | |
| Why legal parents are important | … | Core Training, Paternity | |
| Ages and Stages – Sorting Game birth-2 | … | Child Development and "Interviewing" | |
| Ages and Stages – Sorting Games ages 3-5 | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Child Development by Age | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Ages and Stages of Development | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Stages-of-Cognitive-Development | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Child Development Checklist (by age) | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Ages and Stages – Child development checklist | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Milestones – checklist | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| ACEs Score Questionnaire | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| ACEs Infographic | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| ACEs information | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Add’l ACEs Resources | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Trauma Informed Care Flyer | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Children and Trauma | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Children and Trauma (for MH professionals) | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Promoting Resiliency Poster | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Disproportionality Benchcard and Ladder of Inference | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Implicit Bias: From Awareness to Change | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Bias in the Family: Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Custody Disputes | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| However Kindly Intentioned | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Genderbread Person | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| Healthy Youth Surveys | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| Children and Gender Identity | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| ICWA Handout | … | ICWA | |
| MSL Picture | … | Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| ABA Child Safety Guide | … | Child Safety, Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Safety Framework Worksheet – Blank | … | Child Safety, Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF’s 17 Safety Threats | … | Child Safety, Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Visitation Form | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Family Time Tip Sheet for Caregivers | … | Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Visitation Tip Sheet for Social Workers | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Tips for Great Visits with your child | … | Core Training, Family Time, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Family Time Tip Sheet for Parents | … | Core Training, Family Time, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Developing a visitation plan | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Family Time Guide (Georgia) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Family Time Report (2019) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Washington Family Time Guidance (2013) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| HB 1194 Visitation Supervision Level Guide (DCYF) | … | Child Safety, Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Transtheoretical Model Overview | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Motivational Interviewing Overview | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Addiction and Recovery | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Power and Control Wheel | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| National DV Statistics | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| Why do victims stay? | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| The Courage to Leave | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence, Video | |
| Types of Therapy | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Boy Testifies to Congress | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Overmedicating Children in Foster Care | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Commonly prescribed psychotropic medications | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Child Abuse Consultation Network for Washington State | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| A Definition of Insanity | … | Core Training, Placement, Video | |
| Balancing placement, ongoing family relationships and confidentiality | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Talking with Foster Parents about Relative Search and Placement | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Strategies to improve placement stability | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| The Impact of Placement with Family on Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| 30 Days to Family Project | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Foster Connections through Finding Families | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Placement Transition Toolkit | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Placement Transition Toolkit | … | Core Training, Handout, Placement | |
| Circle of Security Attachment Theory | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| What is healthy attachment? | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| The Circle of Security project: Attachment-based intervention with caregiver–pre-school child dyads | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Attachment Styles | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Foster Care for Young Children: Why It Must Be Developmentally Informed | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Treehouse Education Advocacy Manual | … | Core Training, Education Advocacy | |
| First Meeting Tips | … | Working Your Case | |
| Dependency Explained Brochure | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Permanency Planning Matrix | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| FTDM Practice Guide | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Mindful Debriefing | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Best Interests Considerations | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Shared Planning Guide | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Types of Court Proceedings | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| GAL Tips and Tricks | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| What is LICWAC? | … | Core Training, ICWA, Working Your Case | |
| 30 Day Checklist and Case Cover Sheet | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Commonly used dependency acronyms | … | Core Training, Intro, Working Your Case | |
| Who you can share info with | … | Core Training, GALRs, Intro, Parties to the Case, Working Your Case | |
| First Meeting Tips | … | Case Introductions, Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Taking care of yourself in child welfare | … | Core Training, Self Care | |
| Trauma Terms | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training, Self Care | |
| Self Care Quiz | … | Core Training, Self Care | |
| Protected: Full Manual (2021 Edition) | There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. | ||
| WACAP Update | … | 2021 Conference | |
| Attachment and Bonding Beyond Infancy | … | 2021 Conference | |
| ICWA Institute: Putting it all together | … | 2021 Conference, Video | |
| AOC Approval Letter | … | Core Training, Intro | |
| Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children | Recorded 3/10/2022 | Video | |
| Why Reunification — Additional Research | … | Dee's Presentations | |
| Building Kid-Focused Transition Plans | PowerPoint FTDM Transition Planning Guide About this child Worksheet Daily … | conf2022, Video | |
| Minding your p’s and q’s: A review of the state court guardian ad litem rules | PowerPoint Handout Sample … | conf2022, Video | |
| Using the Safety Framework to inform family time recommendations | PowerPoint Safety Framework Analysis … | conf2022, Video | |
| Motions Practice for Title 13 GALs | PowerPoint Motion Questionnaires Motion Suite … | conf2022, Video | |
| Testifying at Trial | PowerPoint Sample direct … | conf2022, Video | |
| Advocacy for Native American Children | Laura’s PowerPoint Legal … | conf2022, Video | |
| Bringing your best self to your advocacy! | … | conf2022, Video | |
| Understanding Poverty | Part I (video) Part II … | conf2022, Video | |
| Chronic Neglect | Part I (video) Part II (video) PowerPoint Defining Chronic Neglect Developmental … | conf2022, Dee's Presentations, Video | |
| The Science of Hope: What you can do to build hope for children and families | Part I (video) Part II (video) #1. Goal Worksheet #2. Hope … | conf2022, Video | |
| Using techniques of Motivational Interviewing in your GAL work | Part I (video) Part II (video) Focus Mountain MI Approach ‘Now try this’ … | conf2022, Video | |
| Effective Communication Through Writing | PowerPoint … | conf2022, Video | |
| Reports as an advocacy tool | PowerPoint Judicial … | conf2022, Video | |
| LGBTQ Advocacy | Part I (video) Part II (video) Part III (video) Definition Matchup Genderbread Person SOGIE Astronaut SOGIE … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF 2023-2025 Funding Requests | Handouts available … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF 2023-2025 Budget Requests – DS Settlement | PowerPoint will be available … | conf2022, Video | |
| Permanency From Day One Overview | PowerPoint Permanency Planning … | conf2022, Video | |
| Permanency Options | … | conf2022, Video | |
| Why Relative Placements? | PowerPoint Grandparents and Relatives Support Guide Kinship Licensing Fact Sheet Court Process for Caregivers Adoption or Guardianship for … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF Resources for Relative Placements | PowerPoint Kinship Resources Substance Use Factsheet Mental Health and Wellbeing Factsheet Educational and School Experiences Factsheet Economic Security and COVID 19 Factsheet Demographic – Racial and Sexual Minority Disproportionality RGAP Resource Specialists by Region Kinship Oversight Committee … | conf2022, Video | |
| Supporting Educational Stability for Students in FosterCare | Part I (video) Part II (video) … | conf2022, Video | |
| 2022 Judicial Survey | … | ||
| DCYF LGBTQ Youth Policy | … | ||
| The Harm of Removal | … | 2023 Conference, Handout | |
| Maintaining the Parent-Child Attachment Relationship for Children of the Incarcerated | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Moving from Agency-Centered Planning to Family-Centered Teaming | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Supporting Educational Success for youth in care | … | ||
| Advocacy Through Report Writing | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Safety Analysis 101 | Blank SAFETY AND Visit Framework … | 2023 Conference | |
| Using Attachment Theory and Research to Assess and Support Children and Parents | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Applying Critical Thinking in Child Welfare | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Supporting Kinship Placements | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Advanced Safety Planning | Blank SAFETY AND Visit Framework … | 2023 Conference | |
| Key Resources and Support for Kids and Families Provided by Coordinated Care | … | 2023 Conference | |
| What are the current permanency options for children? | … | 2023 Conference | |
| What you need to know about fentanyl | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Creating A Culture of Trauma-Informed Child Advocacy | … | 2023 Conference | |
| You Can Disagree Without Being Disagreeable. But What is Disagreeable? | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Collaborating with the Foster Care Assessment Program (FCAP) for positive outcomes | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Planning for youth-focused transitions | About This Child Form DAILY SCHEDULE FTDM Transition Planning … | 2023 Conference | |
| Understanding the Interstate Compact Process (ICPC) | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Indian Child Welfare Practical Practice | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Brown Skin & Curls: An Anti-Racist Caring for BIPOC Youth and Their Physical Selves | … | 2023 Conference | |
| ICWA: An overview of ICWA Laws and Regs | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Child Welfare Housing Assistance for Youth and Families | https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/family Region 1: Erik.larson@dcyf.wa.gov Region 2: Monica.jenkins@dcyf.wa.gov Region 3: Andrew.brecht@dcyf.wa.gov Region 4: Joyce.thomas@dcyf.wa.gov Region 5: Janice.pitt@dcyf.wa.gov Region 6: Arthur.fernandez@dcyf.wa.gov Folks: Q & A DOCUMENT TO THE COURTS MAILING LIST: This email message (below) went out yesterday morning from the Administrative Office of the Courts to the courts mailing list. It is a Q&A document that Julie Summers and Kelly Warner-King wrote at the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), and Cole and I at DCYF edited, to give some basic Q&A information to the courts about the recent legislation, in response to common questions. FOLLOW UP FROM JULY 17TH MEETING WITH STAKEHOLDERS: As many of you will recall, Cole and I held a stakeholder’s meeting on July 17th to talk about DCYF implementation of SSB 5256 (link below), and the accompanying budget provisos for families, youth exiting foster care, and youth exiting Juvenile Rehabilitation. Thanks to those who attended the meeting in July, and asked great questions. Here’s some of what we heard in July (with additional context notes): DCYF should keep equity at the forefront, and use targeted universalism to address the needs of families far from opportunity [including in rural, tribal (in coordination with DCYF’s Office of Tribal Relations) and trauma-impacted communities]; DCYF should work closely with its partners in the state-level “umbrella” child welfare housing-related Memorandum of Understanding (between DCYF, the Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), and other non-profit Housers) to maximize alignment between federal child welfare housing voucher programs, state child welfare housing assistance programs, and related efforts at the Office of Homeless Youth, the Office of Public Defense, and other partner organizations. DCYF should use current resources recently provided by the Legislature to establish a floor of services in all regions toward establishing a statewide system of child welfare housing support, and should take steps to measure needs and current impacts in all communities, so that additional resources in future years can be targeted to address differences in need, and specifically to invest in equity; DCYF should gather data and create a funding formula to be used to inform its 2024 Report to the Legislature and budget decision package request for the 2025 Legislative Session; DCYF should take steps now to gather information to inform equity planning (NOTE: Cole suggested that the agency release a Request for Information in order to see which community organizations have interest in offering housing supportive services as DCYF continues to put the statewide system in place); DCYF should work in 2023 to prevent gaps in service, honor pre-existing organizational relationships with Public Housing Authorities, and to build its capacity to reach new communities; NOTE: Because of the limitations on current dollars, DCYF may need to focus on regional coverage first, and seek resources to get to the county level as a next step; DCYF should recognize community needs, community capacity, and community readiness; DCYF should focus on the things that DCYF does well and needs to do better – finding eligible clients, getting release of information forms signed, helping clients gather vital documents, gathering statewide data, training and maximizing the capacity of DCYF staff in all Regions; knowing the responsibilities and limitations of the state role and the roles of our partners; DCYF should keep our clients at the center, and our partners’ needs in our mind, as we work to help Public Housing Authorities increase their utilization rates, and help DCYF clients find housing, whether they are connected to PHAs or not; DCYF should take initiative to reach out directly to property owners and real estate interests to identify, designate, and create more housing for our clients, and to participate in community-level efforts to increase the volume and quality of affordable housing options; DCYF plans to meet with youth-serving organizations to further discuss the details of the Foster Care Housing Assistance Program (FCHP) funded in the budget. Members of the family stakeholder group should be invited to that meeting if interested; DCYF should hold regular stakeholder meetings between now and 2025. Here’s what we plan to do in response: DCYF has executed contracts for family housing supportive services in Regions 4 and 6; DCYF is pursuing contracts for each of the remaining four regions (within appropriated funds), to establish a common floor of services; DCYF will develop a funding formula based on differential regional need for the 25-27 biennium; DCYF is working to provide services at the regional level this fiscal year, and will work to seek further investments to expand services to the Public Housing Authority/County level in future biennia, based on need and equity data; DCYF has drafted a Request for Information solicitation that will go out this fall to determine which organizations are interested in providing housing supportive services in current and future years. DCYF may additionally submit a Request for Qualifications or Proposals in future years if additional funding is available; DCYF will develop a formula and strategic approach to data, exploration of which would include (but not be limited to): equity and impact data; availability of Family Unification Program vouchers and Foster Youth to Independence vouchers and other Housing Choice Vouchers by PHA jurisdiction; numbers and types of child welfare cases by county; family mobility; homelessness data; urban/rural factors; the availability of housing and specifically affordable housing; housing vacancy rates; landlord outreach and incentives; and other factors. Here’s what DCYF has done so far: Established partnerships in many counties around the state with both youth and family serving organizations in the child welfare housing arena (many of which are described in Memoranda of Understanding for FYI and FUP); Offered case management directly to youth and families, and connected clients with regional staff and contractors; Participated in conversations directly with judicial officers; Executed contracts for FY 24 in Regions 4 and 6 for family housing supportive services; Drafted contracts for FY 24 in Regions 4 and 5 for youth housing supportive services; Circulated the latest statewide PHA-DCYF “umbrella” MOU FINAL DRAFT via Andrew Calkins and Lisa Wolters with the Public Housing Authorities; Co-presented with the Bremerton Housing Authority and local partners about youth housing to HUD Region 10 (recording available in September); Here’s what DCYF has in process this fall: Setting/confirming dates for quarterly stakeholder meetings (SSB 5256 stakeholders, family housing stakeholders, and youth stakeholders) between now and June of 2025. Setting a date for the statewide “umbrella” child welfare housing MOU signing with the HOUSERS; Preparing to post the Request for Information solicitation document in September; Contract conversations are happening now in each region where MOUs are in place for FY 24 for both youth and families housing supportive services; DCYF is gathering information for Q & A documents, training, communications, and tool-kit information, in partnership and based on conversations with AOC, PHAs, OPD, and other organizations, with target audiences that include youth, families, DCYF staff, judicial officers, and others. DCYF is working with AOC on the planning for child welfare housing information-sharing with the courts; DCYF is preparing information to clarify how to best align federal voucher and state assistance services with those offered by tribal governments, or to reach tribal community members served by state systems; DCYF is reaching out to property owners and realty companies statewide and in regions and counties to share what’s working, and learn more about their processes and needs; Posting job announcements for the 3.0 FTE new Regional Housing Liaisons/Consultants to support the existing part-time Regional Housing Leads; Planning for regional housing staff coverage in future years. Here’s what DCYF is planning to have by the end of the year: Regional providers identified for family housing supportive services and youth supportive services and navigation mapping; 3.0 FTE staff (1.0 FTE to serve 2 regions each) Regional Housing Liaisons/Consultants hired and in training; Meetings with leaders and caseworkers in all six DCYF Regions to provide updates and answer questions; Delivering with AOC information sharing sessions for the courts. Here’s what you can do to help: PLEASE HELP DCYF PROMOTE THE Request for Information solicitation by sending it to the community organizations you work with, when it comes out in September. Please let Cole and I know what questions you have (or what I forgot to address), and if you would like to meet. We’ll be having conversations with many partners as we take these steps between now and the end of the … | 2023 Conference |
| Title | Summary | Categories | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating Safer and More Affirming Systems of Care for LGBTQ+ Youth | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| WACAP Update | 2021 Conference | ||
| Caselaw and Legislative Update | 2021 Conference | ||
| Food and Hygiene Issues for youth | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Wraparound for Parents in Family Treatment Court | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Q&A w/ Larry Jefferson, OPD Director | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Supporting Educational Stability for Students in Foster Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Whole Brain Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Coordinated Care: Benefits for youth in care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| When there is reason to know | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Coping with Holiday Stress | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| What must be proven at Termination | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Information Session with FCAP | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Teaching the Hulk Tetris: Understanding Trauma and Self-Regulation | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Attachment: Beyond Infancy | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Helping Children Bounce Back from Foster Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Fostering Parent-Caregiver Connections for Children | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| You can disagree without being disagreeable | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| For every transition, PLAN, PLAN, PLAN! | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Ask a program attorney! | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA Institute – Welcome and Introductions | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Advocating for children of color | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Permanency Options | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| A View from the Bench | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Q&A w/ DCYF Asst. Sec. Steve Grilli | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA and WICWA Laws and Regulations | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Supporting Kinship Caregivers | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Understanding the Unique Roles of the Child Advocate and Child’s Attorney | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Is it safe? | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| A Judicial Perspective on ICWA and WICWA | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Poverty and Child Welfare | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| The Science of Hope: What you can do to build hope for children and families (AM) | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| WACAP Legislative Preview | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA Institute: Preserving Connections | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Critical Thinking in Child Welfare | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Closing Keynote – Justice Montoya-Lewis | … | 2021 Conference, Video | |
| Intro | … | Core Training, Intro | |
| Parties to the Case | … | Core Training, Parties to the Case | |
| GALRs | … | Core Training, GALRs | |
| Case Intro (Andrews-Coleman) and Paternity | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training, Paternity | |
| Trauma, ACEs and Resiliency | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Bias, Privilege, and Race | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Minimum Sufficient Level of Care, Safety Framework, Family Time | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Domestic Violence | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| Child Mental Health | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Education Advocacy | … | Core Training, Education Advocacy | |
| Placement, Relatives, Transitions | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Attachment and Bonding | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Case Planning, Recommendations, and Services | … | Case Planning and Service Recommendations, Core Training | |
| Best Interests, Meetings and Hearings, 30 Day Checklist | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Info gathering, personal safety, self care | … | Core Training, Self Care, Working Your Case | |
| Local Race Stats | … | Core Training, Handout, Intro | |
| Reunification:Focusing on the Process | … | Core Training, Reunification | |
| A Cure Worse Than the Disease_ The Impact of Removal on Children and Their Families smalls | … | Core Training, Reunification | |
| GALRs One Pager | … | GALRs, Handout | |
| Sample Scenarios | … | Core Training, GALRs | |
| Andrews-Coleman Petition | … | Case Introductions | |
| Andrews-Coleman Shelter Care Order | … | Case Introductions, Core Training | |
| Why legal parents are important | … | Core Training, Paternity | |
| Ages and Stages – Sorting Game birth-2 | … | Child Development and "Interviewing" | |
| Ages and Stages – Sorting Games ages 3-5 | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Child Development by Age | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Ages and Stages of Development | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Stages-of-Cognitive-Development | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Child Development Checklist (by age) | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Ages and Stages – Child development checklist | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Milestones – checklist | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| ACEs Score Questionnaire | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| ACEs Infographic | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| ACEs information | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Add’l ACEs Resources | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Trauma Informed Care Flyer | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Children and Trauma | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Children and Trauma (for MH professionals) | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Promoting Resiliency Poster | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Disproportionality Benchcard and Ladder of Inference | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Implicit Bias: From Awareness to Change | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Bias in the Family: Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Custody Disputes | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| However Kindly Intentioned | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Genderbread Person | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| Healthy Youth Surveys | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| Children and Gender Identity | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| ICWA Handout | … | ICWA | |
| MSL Picture | … | Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| ABA Child Safety Guide | … | Child Safety, Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Safety Framework Worksheet – Blank | … | Child Safety, Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF’s 17 Safety Threats | … | Child Safety, Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Visitation Form | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Family Time Tip Sheet for Caregivers | … | Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Visitation Tip Sheet for Social Workers | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Tips for Great Visits with your child | … | Core Training, Family Time, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Family Time Tip Sheet for Parents | … | Core Training, Family Time, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Developing a visitation plan | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Family Time Guide (Georgia) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Family Time Report (2019) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Washington Family Time Guidance (2013) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| HB 1194 Visitation Supervision Level Guide (DCYF) | … | Child Safety, Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Transtheoretical Model Overview | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Motivational Interviewing Overview | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Addiction and Recovery | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Power and Control Wheel | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| National DV Statistics | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| Why do victims stay? | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| The Courage to Leave | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence, Video | |
| Types of Therapy | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Boy Testifies to Congress | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Overmedicating Children in Foster Care | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Commonly prescribed psychotropic medications | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Child Abuse Consultation Network for Washington State | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| A Definition of Insanity | … | Core Training, Placement, Video | |
| Balancing placement, ongoing family relationships and confidentiality | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Talking with Foster Parents about Relative Search and Placement | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Strategies to improve placement stability | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| The Impact of Placement with Family on Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| 30 Days to Family Project | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Foster Connections through Finding Families | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Placement Transition Toolkit | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Placement Transition Toolkit | … | Core Training, Handout, Placement | |
| Circle of Security Attachment Theory | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| What is healthy attachment? | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| The Circle of Security project: Attachment-based intervention with caregiver–pre-school child dyads | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Attachment Styles | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Foster Care for Young Children: Why It Must Be Developmentally Informed | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Treehouse Education Advocacy Manual | … | Core Training, Education Advocacy | |
| First Meeting Tips | … | Working Your Case | |
| Dependency Explained Brochure | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Permanency Planning Matrix | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| FTDM Practice Guide | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Mindful Debriefing | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Best Interests Considerations | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Shared Planning Guide | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Types of Court Proceedings | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| GAL Tips and Tricks | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| What is LICWAC? | … | Core Training, ICWA, Working Your Case | |
| 30 Day Checklist and Case Cover Sheet | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Commonly used dependency acronyms | … | Core Training, Intro, Working Your Case | |
| Who you can share info with | … | Core Training, GALRs, Intro, Parties to the Case, Working Your Case | |
| First Meeting Tips | … | Case Introductions, Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Taking care of yourself in child welfare | … | Core Training, Self Care | |
| Trauma Terms | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training, Self Care | |
| Self Care Quiz | … | Core Training, Self Care | |
| Protected: Full Manual (2021 Edition) | There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. | ||
| WACAP Update | … | 2021 Conference | |
| Attachment and Bonding Beyond Infancy | … | 2021 Conference | |
| ICWA Institute: Putting it all together | … | 2021 Conference, Video | |
| AOC Approval Letter | … | Core Training, Intro | |
| Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children | Recorded 3/10/2022 | Video | |
| Why Reunification — Additional Research | … | Dee's Presentations | |
| Building Kid-Focused Transition Plans | PowerPoint FTDM Transition Planning Guide About this child Worksheet Daily … | conf2022, Video | |
| Minding your p’s and q’s: A review of the state court guardian ad litem rules | PowerPoint Handout Sample … | conf2022, Video | |
| Using the Safety Framework to inform family time recommendations | PowerPoint Safety Framework Analysis … | conf2022, Video | |
| Motions Practice for Title 13 GALs | PowerPoint Motion Questionnaires Motion Suite … | conf2022, Video | |
| Testifying at Trial | PowerPoint Sample direct … | conf2022, Video | |
| Advocacy for Native American Children | Laura’s PowerPoint Legal … | conf2022, Video | |
| Bringing your best self to your advocacy! | … | conf2022, Video | |
| Understanding Poverty | Part I (video) Part II … | conf2022, Video | |
| Chronic Neglect | Part I (video) Part II (video) PowerPoint Defining Chronic Neglect Developmental … | conf2022, Dee's Presentations, Video | |
| The Science of Hope: What you can do to build hope for children and families | Part I (video) Part II (video) #1. Goal Worksheet #2. Hope … | conf2022, Video | |
| Using techniques of Motivational Interviewing in your GAL work | Part I (video) Part II (video) Focus Mountain MI Approach ‘Now try this’ … | conf2022, Video | |
| Effective Communication Through Writing | PowerPoint … | conf2022, Video | |
| Reports as an advocacy tool | PowerPoint Judicial … | conf2022, Video | |
| LGBTQ Advocacy | Part I (video) Part II (video) Part III (video) Definition Matchup Genderbread Person SOGIE Astronaut SOGIE … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF 2023-2025 Funding Requests | Handouts available … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF 2023-2025 Budget Requests – DS Settlement | PowerPoint will be available … | conf2022, Video | |
| Permanency From Day One Overview | PowerPoint Permanency Planning … | conf2022, Video | |
| Permanency Options | … | conf2022, Video | |
| Why Relative Placements? | PowerPoint Grandparents and Relatives Support Guide Kinship Licensing Fact Sheet Court Process for Caregivers Adoption or Guardianship for … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF Resources for Relative Placements | PowerPoint Kinship Resources Substance Use Factsheet Mental Health and Wellbeing Factsheet Educational and School Experiences Factsheet Economic Security and COVID 19 Factsheet Demographic – Racial and Sexual Minority Disproportionality RGAP Resource Specialists by Region Kinship Oversight Committee … | conf2022, Video | |
| Supporting Educational Stability for Students in FosterCare | Part I (video) Part II (video) … | conf2022, Video | |
| 2022 Judicial Survey | … | ||
| DCYF LGBTQ Youth Policy | … | ||
| The Harm of Removal | … | 2023 Conference, Handout | |
| Maintaining the Parent-Child Attachment Relationship for Children of the Incarcerated | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Moving from Agency-Centered Planning to Family-Centered Teaming | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Supporting Educational Success for youth in care | … | ||
| Advocacy Through Report Writing | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Safety Analysis 101 | Blank SAFETY AND Visit Framework … | 2023 Conference | |
| Using Attachment Theory and Research to Assess and Support Children and Parents | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Applying Critical Thinking in Child Welfare | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Supporting Kinship Placements | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Advanced Safety Planning | Blank SAFETY AND Visit Framework … | 2023 Conference | |
| Key Resources and Support for Kids and Families Provided by Coordinated Care | … | 2023 Conference | |
| What are the current permanency options for children? | … | 2023 Conference | |
| What you need to know about fentanyl | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Creating A Culture of Trauma-Informed Child Advocacy | … | 2023 Conference | |
| You Can Disagree Without Being Disagreeable. But What is Disagreeable? | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Collaborating with the Foster Care Assessment Program (FCAP) for positive outcomes | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Planning for youth-focused transitions | About This Child Form DAILY SCHEDULE FTDM Transition Planning … | 2023 Conference | |
| Understanding the Interstate Compact Process (ICPC) | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Indian Child Welfare Practical Practice | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Brown Skin & Curls: An Anti-Racist Caring for BIPOC Youth and Their Physical Selves | … | 2023 Conference | |
| ICWA: An overview of ICWA Laws and Regs | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Child Welfare Housing Assistance for Youth and Families | https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/family Region 1: Erik.larson@dcyf.wa.gov Region 2: Monica.jenkins@dcyf.wa.gov Region 3: Andrew.brecht@dcyf.wa.gov Region 4: Joyce.thomas@dcyf.wa.gov Region 5: Janice.pitt@dcyf.wa.gov Region 6: Arthur.fernandez@dcyf.wa.gov Folks: Q & A DOCUMENT TO THE COURTS MAILING LIST: This email message (below) went out yesterday morning from the Administrative Office of the Courts to the courts mailing list. It is a Q&A document that Julie Summers and Kelly Warner-King wrote at the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), and Cole and I at DCYF edited, to give some basic Q&A information to the courts about the recent legislation, in response to common questions. FOLLOW UP FROM JULY 17TH MEETING WITH STAKEHOLDERS: As many of you will recall, Cole and I held a stakeholder’s meeting on July 17th to talk about DCYF implementation of SSB 5256 (link below), and the accompanying budget provisos for families, youth exiting foster care, and youth exiting Juvenile Rehabilitation. Thanks to those who attended the meeting in July, and asked great questions. Here’s some of what we heard in July (with additional context notes): DCYF should keep equity at the forefront, and use targeted universalism to address the needs of families far from opportunity [including in rural, tribal (in coordination with DCYF’s Office of Tribal Relations) and trauma-impacted communities]; DCYF should work closely with its partners in the state-level “umbrella” child welfare housing-related Memorandum of Understanding (between DCYF, the Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), and other non-profit Housers) to maximize alignment between federal child welfare housing voucher programs, state child welfare housing assistance programs, and related efforts at the Office of Homeless Youth, the Office of Public Defense, and other partner organizations. DCYF should use current resources recently provided by the Legislature to establish a floor of services in all regions toward establishing a statewide system of child welfare housing support, and should take steps to measure needs and current impacts in all communities, so that additional resources in future years can be targeted to address differences in need, and specifically to invest in equity; DCYF should gather data and create a funding formula to be used to inform its 2024 Report to the Legislature and budget decision package request for the 2025 Legislative Session; DCYF should take steps now to gather information to inform equity planning (NOTE: Cole suggested that the agency release a Request for Information in order to see which community organizations have interest in offering housing supportive services as DCYF continues to put the statewide system in place); DCYF should work in 2023 to prevent gaps in service, honor pre-existing organizational relationships with Public Housing Authorities, and to build its capacity to reach new communities; NOTE: Because of the limitations on current dollars, DCYF may need to focus on regional coverage first, and seek resources to get to the county level as a next step; DCYF should recognize community needs, community capacity, and community readiness; DCYF should focus on the things that DCYF does well and needs to do better – finding eligible clients, getting release of information forms signed, helping clients gather vital documents, gathering statewide data, training and maximizing the capacity of DCYF staff in all Regions; knowing the responsibilities and limitations of the state role and the roles of our partners; DCYF should keep our clients at the center, and our partners’ needs in our mind, as we work to help Public Housing Authorities increase their utilization rates, and help DCYF clients find housing, whether they are connected to PHAs or not; DCYF should take initiative to reach out directly to property owners and real estate interests to identify, designate, and create more housing for our clients, and to participate in community-level efforts to increase the volume and quality of affordable housing options; DCYF plans to meet with youth-serving organizations to further discuss the details of the Foster Care Housing Assistance Program (FCHP) funded in the budget. Members of the family stakeholder group should be invited to that meeting if interested; DCYF should hold regular stakeholder meetings between now and 2025. Here’s what we plan to do in response: DCYF has executed contracts for family housing supportive services in Regions 4 and 6; DCYF is pursuing contracts for each of the remaining four regions (within appropriated funds), to establish a common floor of services; DCYF will develop a funding formula based on differential regional need for the 25-27 biennium; DCYF is working to provide services at the regional level this fiscal year, and will work to seek further investments to expand services to the Public Housing Authority/County level in future biennia, based on need and equity data; DCYF has drafted a Request for Information solicitation that will go out this fall to determine which organizations are interested in providing housing supportive services in current and future years. DCYF may additionally submit a Request for Qualifications or Proposals in future years if additional funding is available; DCYF will develop a formula and strategic approach to data, exploration of which would include (but not be limited to): equity and impact data; availability of Family Unification Program vouchers and Foster Youth to Independence vouchers and other Housing Choice Vouchers by PHA jurisdiction; numbers and types of child welfare cases by county; family mobility; homelessness data; urban/rural factors; the availability of housing and specifically affordable housing; housing vacancy rates; landlord outreach and incentives; and other factors. Here’s what DCYF has done so far: Established partnerships in many counties around the state with both youth and family serving organizations in the child welfare housing arena (many of which are described in Memoranda of Understanding for FYI and FUP); Offered case management directly to youth and families, and connected clients with regional staff and contractors; Participated in conversations directly with judicial officers; Executed contracts for FY 24 in Regions 4 and 6 for family housing supportive services; Drafted contracts for FY 24 in Regions 4 and 5 for youth housing supportive services; Circulated the latest statewide PHA-DCYF “umbrella” MOU FINAL DRAFT via Andrew Calkins and Lisa Wolters with the Public Housing Authorities; Co-presented with the Bremerton Housing Authority and local partners about youth housing to HUD Region 10 (recording available in September); Here’s what DCYF has in process this fall: Setting/confirming dates for quarterly stakeholder meetings (SSB 5256 stakeholders, family housing stakeholders, and youth stakeholders) between now and June of 2025. Setting a date for the statewide “umbrella” child welfare housing MOU signing with the HOUSERS; Preparing to post the Request for Information solicitation document in September; Contract conversations are happening now in each region where MOUs are in place for FY 24 for both youth and families housing supportive services; DCYF is gathering information for Q & A documents, training, communications, and tool-kit information, in partnership and based on conversations with AOC, PHAs, OPD, and other organizations, with target audiences that include youth, families, DCYF staff, judicial officers, and others. DCYF is working with AOC on the planning for child welfare housing information-sharing with the courts; DCYF is preparing information to clarify how to best align federal voucher and state assistance services with those offered by tribal governments, or to reach tribal community members served by state systems; DCYF is reaching out to property owners and realty companies statewide and in regions and counties to share what’s working, and learn more about their processes and needs; Posting job announcements for the 3.0 FTE new Regional Housing Liaisons/Consultants to support the existing part-time Regional Housing Leads; Planning for regional housing staff coverage in future years. Here’s what DCYF is planning to have by the end of the year: Regional providers identified for family housing supportive services and youth supportive services and navigation mapping; 3.0 FTE staff (1.0 FTE to serve 2 regions each) Regional Housing Liaisons/Consultants hired and in training; Meetings with leaders and caseworkers in all six DCYF Regions to provide updates and answer questions; Delivering with AOC information sharing sessions for the courts. Here’s what you can do to help: PLEASE HELP DCYF PROMOTE THE Request for Information solicitation by sending it to the community organizations you work with, when it comes out in September. Please let Cole and I know what questions you have (or what I forgot to address), and if you would like to meet. We’ll be having conversations with many partners as we take these steps between now and the end of the … | 2023 Conference |
| Title | Summary | Categories | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating Safer and More Affirming Systems of Care for LGBTQ+ Youth | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| WACAP Update | 2021 Conference | ||
| Caselaw and Legislative Update | 2021 Conference | ||
| Food and Hygiene Issues for youth | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Wraparound for Parents in Family Treatment Court | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Q&A w/ Larry Jefferson, OPD Director | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Supporting Educational Stability for Students in Foster Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Whole Brain Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Coordinated Care: Benefits for youth in care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| When there is reason to know | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Coping with Holiday Stress | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| What must be proven at Termination | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Information Session with FCAP | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Teaching the Hulk Tetris: Understanding Trauma and Self-Regulation | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Attachment: Beyond Infancy | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Helping Children Bounce Back from Foster Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Fostering Parent-Caregiver Connections for Children | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| You can disagree without being disagreeable | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| For every transition, PLAN, PLAN, PLAN! | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Ask a program attorney! | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA Institute – Welcome and Introductions | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Advocating for children of color | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Permanency Options | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| A View from the Bench | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Q&A w/ DCYF Asst. Sec. Steve Grilli | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA and WICWA Laws and Regulations | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Supporting Kinship Caregivers | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Understanding the Unique Roles of the Child Advocate and Child’s Attorney | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Is it safe? | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| A Judicial Perspective on ICWA and WICWA | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Poverty and Child Welfare | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| The Science of Hope: What you can do to build hope for children and families (AM) | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| WACAP Legislative Preview | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA Institute: Preserving Connections | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Critical Thinking in Child Welfare | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Closing Keynote – Justice Montoya-Lewis | … | 2021 Conference, Video | |
| Intro | … | Core Training, Intro | |
| Parties to the Case | … | Core Training, Parties to the Case | |
| GALRs | … | Core Training, GALRs | |
| Case Intro (Andrews-Coleman) and Paternity | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training, Paternity | |
| Trauma, ACEs and Resiliency | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Bias, Privilege, and Race | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Minimum Sufficient Level of Care, Safety Framework, Family Time | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Domestic Violence | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| Child Mental Health | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Education Advocacy | … | Core Training, Education Advocacy | |
| Placement, Relatives, Transitions | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Attachment and Bonding | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Case Planning, Recommendations, and Services | … | Case Planning and Service Recommendations, Core Training | |
| Best Interests, Meetings and Hearings, 30 Day Checklist | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Info gathering, personal safety, self care | … | Core Training, Self Care, Working Your Case | |
| Local Race Stats | … | Core Training, Handout, Intro | |
| Reunification:Focusing on the Process | … | Core Training, Reunification | |
| A Cure Worse Than the Disease_ The Impact of Removal on Children and Their Families smalls | … | Core Training, Reunification | |
| GALRs One Pager | … | GALRs, Handout | |
| Sample Scenarios | … | Core Training, GALRs | |
| Andrews-Coleman Petition | … | Case Introductions | |
| Andrews-Coleman Shelter Care Order | … | Case Introductions, Core Training | |
| Why legal parents are important | … | Core Training, Paternity | |
| Ages and Stages – Sorting Game birth-2 | … | Child Development and "Interviewing" | |
| Ages and Stages – Sorting Games ages 3-5 | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Child Development by Age | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Ages and Stages of Development | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Stages-of-Cognitive-Development | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Child Development Checklist (by age) | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Ages and Stages – Child development checklist | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Milestones – checklist | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| ACEs Score Questionnaire | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| ACEs Infographic | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| ACEs information | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Add’l ACEs Resources | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Trauma Informed Care Flyer | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Children and Trauma | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Children and Trauma (for MH professionals) | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Promoting Resiliency Poster | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Disproportionality Benchcard and Ladder of Inference | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Implicit Bias: From Awareness to Change | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Bias in the Family: Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Custody Disputes | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| However Kindly Intentioned | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Genderbread Person | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| Healthy Youth Surveys | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| Children and Gender Identity | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| ICWA Handout | … | ICWA | |
| MSL Picture | … | Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| ABA Child Safety Guide | … | Child Safety, Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Safety Framework Worksheet – Blank | … | Child Safety, Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF’s 17 Safety Threats | … | Child Safety, Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Visitation Form | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Family Time Tip Sheet for Caregivers | … | Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Visitation Tip Sheet for Social Workers | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Tips for Great Visits with your child | … | Core Training, Family Time, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Family Time Tip Sheet for Parents | … | Core Training, Family Time, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Developing a visitation plan | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Family Time Guide (Georgia) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Family Time Report (2019) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Washington Family Time Guidance (2013) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| HB 1194 Visitation Supervision Level Guide (DCYF) | … | Child Safety, Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Transtheoretical Model Overview | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Motivational Interviewing Overview | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Addiction and Recovery | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Power and Control Wheel | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| National DV Statistics | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| Why do victims stay? | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| The Courage to Leave | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence, Video | |
| Types of Therapy | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Boy Testifies to Congress | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Overmedicating Children in Foster Care | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Commonly prescribed psychotropic medications | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Child Abuse Consultation Network for Washington State | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| A Definition of Insanity | … | Core Training, Placement, Video | |
| Balancing placement, ongoing family relationships and confidentiality | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Talking with Foster Parents about Relative Search and Placement | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Strategies to improve placement stability | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| The Impact of Placement with Family on Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| 30 Days to Family Project | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Foster Connections through Finding Families | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Placement Transition Toolkit | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Placement Transition Toolkit | … | Core Training, Handout, Placement | |
| Circle of Security Attachment Theory | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| What is healthy attachment? | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| The Circle of Security project: Attachment-based intervention with caregiver–pre-school child dyads | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Attachment Styles | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Foster Care for Young Children: Why It Must Be Developmentally Informed | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Treehouse Education Advocacy Manual | … | Core Training, Education Advocacy | |
| First Meeting Tips | … | Working Your Case | |
| Dependency Explained Brochure | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Permanency Planning Matrix | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| FTDM Practice Guide | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Mindful Debriefing | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Best Interests Considerations | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Shared Planning Guide | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Types of Court Proceedings | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| GAL Tips and Tricks | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| What is LICWAC? | … | Core Training, ICWA, Working Your Case | |
| 30 Day Checklist and Case Cover Sheet | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Commonly used dependency acronyms | … | Core Training, Intro, Working Your Case | |
| Who you can share info with | … | Core Training, GALRs, Intro, Parties to the Case, Working Your Case | |
| First Meeting Tips | … | Case Introductions, Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Taking care of yourself in child welfare | … | Core Training, Self Care | |
| Trauma Terms | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training, Self Care | |
| Self Care Quiz | … | Core Training, Self Care | |
| Protected: Full Manual (2021 Edition) | There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. | ||
| WACAP Update | … | 2021 Conference | |
| Attachment and Bonding Beyond Infancy | … | 2021 Conference | |
| ICWA Institute: Putting it all together | … | 2021 Conference, Video | |
| AOC Approval Letter | … | Core Training, Intro | |
| Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children | Recorded 3/10/2022 | Video | |
| Why Reunification — Additional Research | … | Dee's Presentations | |
| Building Kid-Focused Transition Plans | PowerPoint FTDM Transition Planning Guide About this child Worksheet Daily … | conf2022, Video | |
| Minding your p’s and q’s: A review of the state court guardian ad litem rules | PowerPoint Handout Sample … | conf2022, Video | |
| Using the Safety Framework to inform family time recommendations | PowerPoint Safety Framework Analysis … | conf2022, Video | |
| Motions Practice for Title 13 GALs | PowerPoint Motion Questionnaires Motion Suite … | conf2022, Video | |
| Testifying at Trial | PowerPoint Sample direct … | conf2022, Video | |
| Advocacy for Native American Children | Laura’s PowerPoint Legal … | conf2022, Video | |
| Bringing your best self to your advocacy! | … | conf2022, Video | |
| Understanding Poverty | Part I (video) Part II … | conf2022, Video | |
| Chronic Neglect | Part I (video) Part II (video) PowerPoint Defining Chronic Neglect Developmental … | conf2022, Dee's Presentations, Video | |
| The Science of Hope: What you can do to build hope for children and families | Part I (video) Part II (video) #1. Goal Worksheet #2. Hope … | conf2022, Video | |
| Using techniques of Motivational Interviewing in your GAL work | Part I (video) Part II (video) Focus Mountain MI Approach ‘Now try this’ … | conf2022, Video | |
| Effective Communication Through Writing | PowerPoint … | conf2022, Video | |
| Reports as an advocacy tool | PowerPoint Judicial … | conf2022, Video | |
| LGBTQ Advocacy | Part I (video) Part II (video) Part III (video) Definition Matchup Genderbread Person SOGIE Astronaut SOGIE … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF 2023-2025 Funding Requests | Handouts available … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF 2023-2025 Budget Requests – DS Settlement | PowerPoint will be available … | conf2022, Video | |
| Permanency From Day One Overview | PowerPoint Permanency Planning … | conf2022, Video | |
| Permanency Options | … | conf2022, Video | |
| Why Relative Placements? | PowerPoint Grandparents and Relatives Support Guide Kinship Licensing Fact Sheet Court Process for Caregivers Adoption or Guardianship for … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF Resources for Relative Placements | PowerPoint Kinship Resources Substance Use Factsheet Mental Health and Wellbeing Factsheet Educational and School Experiences Factsheet Economic Security and COVID 19 Factsheet Demographic – Racial and Sexual Minority Disproportionality RGAP Resource Specialists by Region Kinship Oversight Committee … | conf2022, Video | |
| Supporting Educational Stability for Students in FosterCare | Part I (video) Part II (video) … | conf2022, Video | |
| 2022 Judicial Survey | … | ||
| DCYF LGBTQ Youth Policy | … | ||
| The Harm of Removal | … | 2023 Conference, Handout | |
| Maintaining the Parent-Child Attachment Relationship for Children of the Incarcerated | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Moving from Agency-Centered Planning to Family-Centered Teaming | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Supporting Educational Success for youth in care | … | ||
| Advocacy Through Report Writing | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Safety Analysis 101 | Blank SAFETY AND Visit Framework … | 2023 Conference | |
| Using Attachment Theory and Research to Assess and Support Children and Parents | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Applying Critical Thinking in Child Welfare | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Supporting Kinship Placements | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Advanced Safety Planning | Blank SAFETY AND Visit Framework … | 2023 Conference | |
| Key Resources and Support for Kids and Families Provided by Coordinated Care | … | 2023 Conference | |
| What are the current permanency options for children? | … | 2023 Conference | |
| What you need to know about fentanyl | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Creating A Culture of Trauma-Informed Child Advocacy | … | 2023 Conference | |
| You Can Disagree Without Being Disagreeable. But What is Disagreeable? | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Collaborating with the Foster Care Assessment Program (FCAP) for positive outcomes | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Planning for youth-focused transitions | About This Child Form DAILY SCHEDULE FTDM Transition Planning … | 2023 Conference | |
| Understanding the Interstate Compact Process (ICPC) | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Indian Child Welfare Practical Practice | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Brown Skin & Curls: An Anti-Racist Caring for BIPOC Youth and Their Physical Selves | … | 2023 Conference | |
| ICWA: An overview of ICWA Laws and Regs | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Child Welfare Housing Assistance for Youth and Families | https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/family Region 1: Erik.larson@dcyf.wa.gov Region 2: Monica.jenkins@dcyf.wa.gov Region 3: Andrew.brecht@dcyf.wa.gov Region 4: Joyce.thomas@dcyf.wa.gov Region 5: Janice.pitt@dcyf.wa.gov Region 6: Arthur.fernandez@dcyf.wa.gov Folks: Q & A DOCUMENT TO THE COURTS MAILING LIST: This email message (below) went out yesterday morning from the Administrative Office of the Courts to the courts mailing list. It is a Q&A document that Julie Summers and Kelly Warner-King wrote at the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), and Cole and I at DCYF edited, to give some basic Q&A information to the courts about the recent legislation, in response to common questions. FOLLOW UP FROM JULY 17TH MEETING WITH STAKEHOLDERS: As many of you will recall, Cole and I held a stakeholder’s meeting on July 17th to talk about DCYF implementation of SSB 5256 (link below), and the accompanying budget provisos for families, youth exiting foster care, and youth exiting Juvenile Rehabilitation. Thanks to those who attended the meeting in July, and asked great questions. Here’s some of what we heard in July (with additional context notes): DCYF should keep equity at the forefront, and use targeted universalism to address the needs of families far from opportunity [including in rural, tribal (in coordination with DCYF’s Office of Tribal Relations) and trauma-impacted communities]; DCYF should work closely with its partners in the state-level “umbrella” child welfare housing-related Memorandum of Understanding (between DCYF, the Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), and other non-profit Housers) to maximize alignment between federal child welfare housing voucher programs, state child welfare housing assistance programs, and related efforts at the Office of Homeless Youth, the Office of Public Defense, and other partner organizations. DCYF should use current resources recently provided by the Legislature to establish a floor of services in all regions toward establishing a statewide system of child welfare housing support, and should take steps to measure needs and current impacts in all communities, so that additional resources in future years can be targeted to address differences in need, and specifically to invest in equity; DCYF should gather data and create a funding formula to be used to inform its 2024 Report to the Legislature and budget decision package request for the 2025 Legislative Session; DCYF should take steps now to gather information to inform equity planning (NOTE: Cole suggested that the agency release a Request for Information in order to see which community organizations have interest in offering housing supportive services as DCYF continues to put the statewide system in place); DCYF should work in 2023 to prevent gaps in service, honor pre-existing organizational relationships with Public Housing Authorities, and to build its capacity to reach new communities; NOTE: Because of the limitations on current dollars, DCYF may need to focus on regional coverage first, and seek resources to get to the county level as a next step; DCYF should recognize community needs, community capacity, and community readiness; DCYF should focus on the things that DCYF does well and needs to do better – finding eligible clients, getting release of information forms signed, helping clients gather vital documents, gathering statewide data, training and maximizing the capacity of DCYF staff in all Regions; knowing the responsibilities and limitations of the state role and the roles of our partners; DCYF should keep our clients at the center, and our partners’ needs in our mind, as we work to help Public Housing Authorities increase their utilization rates, and help DCYF clients find housing, whether they are connected to PHAs or not; DCYF should take initiative to reach out directly to property owners and real estate interests to identify, designate, and create more housing for our clients, and to participate in community-level efforts to increase the volume and quality of affordable housing options; DCYF plans to meet with youth-serving organizations to further discuss the details of the Foster Care Housing Assistance Program (FCHP) funded in the budget. Members of the family stakeholder group should be invited to that meeting if interested; DCYF should hold regular stakeholder meetings between now and 2025. Here’s what we plan to do in response: DCYF has executed contracts for family housing supportive services in Regions 4 and 6; DCYF is pursuing contracts for each of the remaining four regions (within appropriated funds), to establish a common floor of services; DCYF will develop a funding formula based on differential regional need for the 25-27 biennium; DCYF is working to provide services at the regional level this fiscal year, and will work to seek further investments to expand services to the Public Housing Authority/County level in future biennia, based on need and equity data; DCYF has drafted a Request for Information solicitation that will go out this fall to determine which organizations are interested in providing housing supportive services in current and future years. DCYF may additionally submit a Request for Qualifications or Proposals in future years if additional funding is available; DCYF will develop a formula and strategic approach to data, exploration of which would include (but not be limited to): equity and impact data; availability of Family Unification Program vouchers and Foster Youth to Independence vouchers and other Housing Choice Vouchers by PHA jurisdiction; numbers and types of child welfare cases by county; family mobility; homelessness data; urban/rural factors; the availability of housing and specifically affordable housing; housing vacancy rates; landlord outreach and incentives; and other factors. Here’s what DCYF has done so far: Established partnerships in many counties around the state with both youth and family serving organizations in the child welfare housing arena (many of which are described in Memoranda of Understanding for FYI and FUP); Offered case management directly to youth and families, and connected clients with regional staff and contractors; Participated in conversations directly with judicial officers; Executed contracts for FY 24 in Regions 4 and 6 for family housing supportive services; Drafted contracts for FY 24 in Regions 4 and 5 for youth housing supportive services; Circulated the latest statewide PHA-DCYF “umbrella” MOU FINAL DRAFT via Andrew Calkins and Lisa Wolters with the Public Housing Authorities; Co-presented with the Bremerton Housing Authority and local partners about youth housing to HUD Region 10 (recording available in September); Here’s what DCYF has in process this fall: Setting/confirming dates for quarterly stakeholder meetings (SSB 5256 stakeholders, family housing stakeholders, and youth stakeholders) between now and June of 2025. Setting a date for the statewide “umbrella” child welfare housing MOU signing with the HOUSERS; Preparing to post the Request for Information solicitation document in September; Contract conversations are happening now in each region where MOUs are in place for FY 24 for both youth and families housing supportive services; DCYF is gathering information for Q & A documents, training, communications, and tool-kit information, in partnership and based on conversations with AOC, PHAs, OPD, and other organizations, with target audiences that include youth, families, DCYF staff, judicial officers, and others. DCYF is working with AOC on the planning for child welfare housing information-sharing with the courts; DCYF is preparing information to clarify how to best align federal voucher and state assistance services with those offered by tribal governments, or to reach tribal community members served by state systems; DCYF is reaching out to property owners and realty companies statewide and in regions and counties to share what’s working, and learn more about their processes and needs; Posting job announcements for the 3.0 FTE new Regional Housing Liaisons/Consultants to support the existing part-time Regional Housing Leads; Planning for regional housing staff coverage in future years. Here’s what DCYF is planning to have by the end of the year: Regional providers identified for family housing supportive services and youth supportive services and navigation mapping; 3.0 FTE staff (1.0 FTE to serve 2 regions each) Regional Housing Liaisons/Consultants hired and in training; Meetings with leaders and caseworkers in all six DCYF Regions to provide updates and answer questions; Delivering with AOC information sharing sessions for the courts. Here’s what you can do to help: PLEASE HELP DCYF PROMOTE THE Request for Information solicitation by sending it to the community organizations you work with, when it comes out in September. Please let Cole and I know what questions you have (or what I forgot to address), and if you would like to meet. We’ll be having conversations with many partners as we take these steps between now and the end of the … | 2023 Conference |
| Title | Summary | Categories | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating Safer and More Affirming Systems of Care for LGBTQ+ Youth | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| WACAP Update | 2021 Conference | ||
| Caselaw and Legislative Update | 2021 Conference | ||
| Food and Hygiene Issues for youth | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Wraparound for Parents in Family Treatment Court | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Q&A w/ Larry Jefferson, OPD Director | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Supporting Educational Stability for Students in Foster Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Whole Brain Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Coordinated Care: Benefits for youth in care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| When there is reason to know | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Coping with Holiday Stress | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| What must be proven at Termination | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Information Session with FCAP | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Teaching the Hulk Tetris: Understanding Trauma and Self-Regulation | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Attachment: Beyond Infancy | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Helping Children Bounce Back from Foster Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Fostering Parent-Caregiver Connections for Children | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| You can disagree without being disagreeable | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| For every transition, PLAN, PLAN, PLAN! | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Ask a program attorney! | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA Institute – Welcome and Introductions | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Advocating for children of color | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Permanency Options | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| A View from the Bench | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Q&A w/ DCYF Asst. Sec. Steve Grilli | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA and WICWA Laws and Regulations | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Supporting Kinship Caregivers | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Understanding the Unique Roles of the Child Advocate and Child’s Attorney | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Is it safe? | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| A Judicial Perspective on ICWA and WICWA | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Poverty and Child Welfare | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| The Science of Hope: What you can do to build hope for children and families (AM) | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| WACAP Legislative Preview | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA Institute: Preserving Connections | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Critical Thinking in Child Welfare | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Closing Keynote – Justice Montoya-Lewis | … | 2021 Conference, Video | |
| Intro | … | Core Training, Intro | |
| Parties to the Case | … | Core Training, Parties to the Case | |
| GALRs | … | Core Training, GALRs | |
| Case Intro (Andrews-Coleman) and Paternity | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training, Paternity | |
| Trauma, ACEs and Resiliency | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Bias, Privilege, and Race | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Minimum Sufficient Level of Care, Safety Framework, Family Time | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Domestic Violence | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| Child Mental Health | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Education Advocacy | … | Core Training, Education Advocacy | |
| Placement, Relatives, Transitions | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Attachment and Bonding | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Case Planning, Recommendations, and Services | … | Case Planning and Service Recommendations, Core Training | |
| Best Interests, Meetings and Hearings, 30 Day Checklist | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Info gathering, personal safety, self care | … | Core Training, Self Care, Working Your Case | |
| Local Race Stats | … | Core Training, Handout, Intro | |
| Reunification:Focusing on the Process | … | Core Training, Reunification | |
| A Cure Worse Than the Disease_ The Impact of Removal on Children and Their Families smalls | … | Core Training, Reunification | |
| GALRs One Pager | … | GALRs, Handout | |
| Sample Scenarios | … | Core Training, GALRs | |
| Andrews-Coleman Petition | … | Case Introductions | |
| Andrews-Coleman Shelter Care Order | … | Case Introductions, Core Training | |
| Why legal parents are important | … | Core Training, Paternity | |
| Ages and Stages – Sorting Game birth-2 | … | Child Development and "Interviewing" | |
| Ages and Stages – Sorting Games ages 3-5 | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Child Development by Age | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Ages and Stages of Development | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Stages-of-Cognitive-Development | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Child Development Checklist (by age) | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Ages and Stages – Child development checklist | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Milestones – checklist | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| ACEs Score Questionnaire | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| ACEs Infographic | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| ACEs information | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Add’l ACEs Resources | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Trauma Informed Care Flyer | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Children and Trauma | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Children and Trauma (for MH professionals) | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Promoting Resiliency Poster | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Disproportionality Benchcard and Ladder of Inference | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Implicit Bias: From Awareness to Change | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Bias in the Family: Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Custody Disputes | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| However Kindly Intentioned | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Genderbread Person | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| Healthy Youth Surveys | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| Children and Gender Identity | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| ICWA Handout | … | ICWA | |
| MSL Picture | … | Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| ABA Child Safety Guide | … | Child Safety, Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Safety Framework Worksheet – Blank | … | Child Safety, Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF’s 17 Safety Threats | … | Child Safety, Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Visitation Form | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Family Time Tip Sheet for Caregivers | … | Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Visitation Tip Sheet for Social Workers | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Tips for Great Visits with your child | … | Core Training, Family Time, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Family Time Tip Sheet for Parents | … | Core Training, Family Time, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Developing a visitation plan | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Family Time Guide (Georgia) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Family Time Report (2019) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Washington Family Time Guidance (2013) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| HB 1194 Visitation Supervision Level Guide (DCYF) | … | Child Safety, Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Transtheoretical Model Overview | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Motivational Interviewing Overview | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Addiction and Recovery | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Power and Control Wheel | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| National DV Statistics | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| Why do victims stay? | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| The Courage to Leave | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence, Video | |
| Types of Therapy | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Boy Testifies to Congress | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Overmedicating Children in Foster Care | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Commonly prescribed psychotropic medications | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Child Abuse Consultation Network for Washington State | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| A Definition of Insanity | … | Core Training, Placement, Video | |
| Balancing placement, ongoing family relationships and confidentiality | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Talking with Foster Parents about Relative Search and Placement | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Strategies to improve placement stability | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| The Impact of Placement with Family on Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| 30 Days to Family Project | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Foster Connections through Finding Families | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Placement Transition Toolkit | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Placement Transition Toolkit | … | Core Training, Handout, Placement | |
| Circle of Security Attachment Theory | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| What is healthy attachment? | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| The Circle of Security project: Attachment-based intervention with caregiver–pre-school child dyads | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Attachment Styles | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Foster Care for Young Children: Why It Must Be Developmentally Informed | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Treehouse Education Advocacy Manual | … | Core Training, Education Advocacy | |
| First Meeting Tips | … | Working Your Case | |
| Dependency Explained Brochure | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Permanency Planning Matrix | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| FTDM Practice Guide | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Mindful Debriefing | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Best Interests Considerations | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Shared Planning Guide | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Types of Court Proceedings | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| GAL Tips and Tricks | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| What is LICWAC? | … | Core Training, ICWA, Working Your Case | |
| 30 Day Checklist and Case Cover Sheet | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Commonly used dependency acronyms | … | Core Training, Intro, Working Your Case | |
| Who you can share info with | … | Core Training, GALRs, Intro, Parties to the Case, Working Your Case | |
| First Meeting Tips | … | Case Introductions, Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Taking care of yourself in child welfare | … | Core Training, Self Care | |
| Trauma Terms | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training, Self Care | |
| Self Care Quiz | … | Core Training, Self Care | |
| Protected: Full Manual (2021 Edition) | There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. | ||
| WACAP Update | … | 2021 Conference | |
| Attachment and Bonding Beyond Infancy | … | 2021 Conference | |
| ICWA Institute: Putting it all together | … | 2021 Conference, Video | |
| AOC Approval Letter | … | Core Training, Intro | |
| Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children | Recorded 3/10/2022 | Video | |
| Why Reunification — Additional Research | … | Dee's Presentations | |
| Building Kid-Focused Transition Plans | PowerPoint FTDM Transition Planning Guide About this child Worksheet Daily … | conf2022, Video | |
| Minding your p’s and q’s: A review of the state court guardian ad litem rules | PowerPoint Handout Sample … | conf2022, Video | |
| Using the Safety Framework to inform family time recommendations | PowerPoint Safety Framework Analysis … | conf2022, Video | |
| Motions Practice for Title 13 GALs | PowerPoint Motion Questionnaires Motion Suite … | conf2022, Video | |
| Testifying at Trial | PowerPoint Sample direct … | conf2022, Video | |
| Advocacy for Native American Children | Laura’s PowerPoint Legal … | conf2022, Video | |
| Bringing your best self to your advocacy! | … | conf2022, Video | |
| Understanding Poverty | Part I (video) Part II … | conf2022, Video | |
| Chronic Neglect | Part I (video) Part II (video) PowerPoint Defining Chronic Neglect Developmental … | conf2022, Dee's Presentations, Video | |
| The Science of Hope: What you can do to build hope for children and families | Part I (video) Part II (video) #1. Goal Worksheet #2. Hope … | conf2022, Video | |
| Using techniques of Motivational Interviewing in your GAL work | Part I (video) Part II (video) Focus Mountain MI Approach ‘Now try this’ … | conf2022, Video | |
| Effective Communication Through Writing | PowerPoint … | conf2022, Video | |
| Reports as an advocacy tool | PowerPoint Judicial … | conf2022, Video | |
| LGBTQ Advocacy | Part I (video) Part II (video) Part III (video) Definition Matchup Genderbread Person SOGIE Astronaut SOGIE … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF 2023-2025 Funding Requests | Handouts available … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF 2023-2025 Budget Requests – DS Settlement | PowerPoint will be available … | conf2022, Video | |
| Permanency From Day One Overview | PowerPoint Permanency Planning … | conf2022, Video | |
| Permanency Options | … | conf2022, Video | |
| Why Relative Placements? | PowerPoint Grandparents and Relatives Support Guide Kinship Licensing Fact Sheet Court Process for Caregivers Adoption or Guardianship for … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF Resources for Relative Placements | PowerPoint Kinship Resources Substance Use Factsheet Mental Health and Wellbeing Factsheet Educational and School Experiences Factsheet Economic Security and COVID 19 Factsheet Demographic – Racial and Sexual Minority Disproportionality RGAP Resource Specialists by Region Kinship Oversight Committee … | conf2022, Video | |
| Supporting Educational Stability for Students in FosterCare | Part I (video) Part II (video) … | conf2022, Video | |
| 2022 Judicial Survey | … | ||
| DCYF LGBTQ Youth Policy | … | ||
| The Harm of Removal | … | 2023 Conference, Handout | |
| Maintaining the Parent-Child Attachment Relationship for Children of the Incarcerated | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Moving from Agency-Centered Planning to Family-Centered Teaming | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Supporting Educational Success for youth in care | … | ||
| Advocacy Through Report Writing | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Safety Analysis 101 | Blank SAFETY AND Visit Framework … | 2023 Conference | |
| Using Attachment Theory and Research to Assess and Support Children and Parents | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Applying Critical Thinking in Child Welfare | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Supporting Kinship Placements | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Advanced Safety Planning | Blank SAFETY AND Visit Framework … | 2023 Conference | |
| Key Resources and Support for Kids and Families Provided by Coordinated Care | … | 2023 Conference | |
| What are the current permanency options for children? | … | 2023 Conference | |
| What you need to know about fentanyl | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Creating A Culture of Trauma-Informed Child Advocacy | … | 2023 Conference | |
| You Can Disagree Without Being Disagreeable. But What is Disagreeable? | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Collaborating with the Foster Care Assessment Program (FCAP) for positive outcomes | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Planning for youth-focused transitions | About This Child Form DAILY SCHEDULE FTDM Transition Planning … | 2023 Conference | |
| Understanding the Interstate Compact Process (ICPC) | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Indian Child Welfare Practical Practice | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Brown Skin & Curls: An Anti-Racist Caring for BIPOC Youth and Their Physical Selves | … | 2023 Conference | |
| ICWA: An overview of ICWA Laws and Regs | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Child Welfare Housing Assistance for Youth and Families | https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/family Region 1: Erik.larson@dcyf.wa.gov Region 2: Monica.jenkins@dcyf.wa.gov Region 3: Andrew.brecht@dcyf.wa.gov Region 4: Joyce.thomas@dcyf.wa.gov Region 5: Janice.pitt@dcyf.wa.gov Region 6: Arthur.fernandez@dcyf.wa.gov Folks: Q & A DOCUMENT TO THE COURTS MAILING LIST: This email message (below) went out yesterday morning from the Administrative Office of the Courts to the courts mailing list. It is a Q&A document that Julie Summers and Kelly Warner-King wrote at the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), and Cole and I at DCYF edited, to give some basic Q&A information to the courts about the recent legislation, in response to common questions. FOLLOW UP FROM JULY 17TH MEETING WITH STAKEHOLDERS: As many of you will recall, Cole and I held a stakeholder’s meeting on July 17th to talk about DCYF implementation of SSB 5256 (link below), and the accompanying budget provisos for families, youth exiting foster care, and youth exiting Juvenile Rehabilitation. Thanks to those who attended the meeting in July, and asked great questions. Here’s some of what we heard in July (with additional context notes): DCYF should keep equity at the forefront, and use targeted universalism to address the needs of families far from opportunity [including in rural, tribal (in coordination with DCYF’s Office of Tribal Relations) and trauma-impacted communities]; DCYF should work closely with its partners in the state-level “umbrella” child welfare housing-related Memorandum of Understanding (between DCYF, the Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), and other non-profit Housers) to maximize alignment between federal child welfare housing voucher programs, state child welfare housing assistance programs, and related efforts at the Office of Homeless Youth, the Office of Public Defense, and other partner organizations. DCYF should use current resources recently provided by the Legislature to establish a floor of services in all regions toward establishing a statewide system of child welfare housing support, and should take steps to measure needs and current impacts in all communities, so that additional resources in future years can be targeted to address differences in need, and specifically to invest in equity; DCYF should gather data and create a funding formula to be used to inform its 2024 Report to the Legislature and budget decision package request for the 2025 Legislative Session; DCYF should take steps now to gather information to inform equity planning (NOTE: Cole suggested that the agency release a Request for Information in order to see which community organizations have interest in offering housing supportive services as DCYF continues to put the statewide system in place); DCYF should work in 2023 to prevent gaps in service, honor pre-existing organizational relationships with Public Housing Authorities, and to build its capacity to reach new communities; NOTE: Because of the limitations on current dollars, DCYF may need to focus on regional coverage first, and seek resources to get to the county level as a next step; DCYF should recognize community needs, community capacity, and community readiness; DCYF should focus on the things that DCYF does well and needs to do better – finding eligible clients, getting release of information forms signed, helping clients gather vital documents, gathering statewide data, training and maximizing the capacity of DCYF staff in all Regions; knowing the responsibilities and limitations of the state role and the roles of our partners; DCYF should keep our clients at the center, and our partners’ needs in our mind, as we work to help Public Housing Authorities increase their utilization rates, and help DCYF clients find housing, whether they are connected to PHAs or not; DCYF should take initiative to reach out directly to property owners and real estate interests to identify, designate, and create more housing for our clients, and to participate in community-level efforts to increase the volume and quality of affordable housing options; DCYF plans to meet with youth-serving organizations to further discuss the details of the Foster Care Housing Assistance Program (FCHP) funded in the budget. Members of the family stakeholder group should be invited to that meeting if interested; DCYF should hold regular stakeholder meetings between now and 2025. Here’s what we plan to do in response: DCYF has executed contracts for family housing supportive services in Regions 4 and 6; DCYF is pursuing contracts for each of the remaining four regions (within appropriated funds), to establish a common floor of services; DCYF will develop a funding formula based on differential regional need for the 25-27 biennium; DCYF is working to provide services at the regional level this fiscal year, and will work to seek further investments to expand services to the Public Housing Authority/County level in future biennia, based on need and equity data; DCYF has drafted a Request for Information solicitation that will go out this fall to determine which organizations are interested in providing housing supportive services in current and future years. DCYF may additionally submit a Request for Qualifications or Proposals in future years if additional funding is available; DCYF will develop a formula and strategic approach to data, exploration of which would include (but not be limited to): equity and impact data; availability of Family Unification Program vouchers and Foster Youth to Independence vouchers and other Housing Choice Vouchers by PHA jurisdiction; numbers and types of child welfare cases by county; family mobility; homelessness data; urban/rural factors; the availability of housing and specifically affordable housing; housing vacancy rates; landlord outreach and incentives; and other factors. Here’s what DCYF has done so far: Established partnerships in many counties around the state with both youth and family serving organizations in the child welfare housing arena (many of which are described in Memoranda of Understanding for FYI and FUP); Offered case management directly to youth and families, and connected clients with regional staff and contractors; Participated in conversations directly with judicial officers; Executed contracts for FY 24 in Regions 4 and 6 for family housing supportive services; Drafted contracts for FY 24 in Regions 4 and 5 for youth housing supportive services; Circulated the latest statewide PHA-DCYF “umbrella” MOU FINAL DRAFT via Andrew Calkins and Lisa Wolters with the Public Housing Authorities; Co-presented with the Bremerton Housing Authority and local partners about youth housing to HUD Region 10 (recording available in September); Here’s what DCYF has in process this fall: Setting/confirming dates for quarterly stakeholder meetings (SSB 5256 stakeholders, family housing stakeholders, and youth stakeholders) between now and June of 2025. Setting a date for the statewide “umbrella” child welfare housing MOU signing with the HOUSERS; Preparing to post the Request for Information solicitation document in September; Contract conversations are happening now in each region where MOUs are in place for FY 24 for both youth and families housing supportive services; DCYF is gathering information for Q & A documents, training, communications, and tool-kit information, in partnership and based on conversations with AOC, PHAs, OPD, and other organizations, with target audiences that include youth, families, DCYF staff, judicial officers, and others. DCYF is working with AOC on the planning for child welfare housing information-sharing with the courts; DCYF is preparing information to clarify how to best align federal voucher and state assistance services with those offered by tribal governments, or to reach tribal community members served by state systems; DCYF is reaching out to property owners and realty companies statewide and in regions and counties to share what’s working, and learn more about their processes and needs; Posting job announcements for the 3.0 FTE new Regional Housing Liaisons/Consultants to support the existing part-time Regional Housing Leads; Planning for regional housing staff coverage in future years. Here’s what DCYF is planning to have by the end of the year: Regional providers identified for family housing supportive services and youth supportive services and navigation mapping; 3.0 FTE staff (1.0 FTE to serve 2 regions each) Regional Housing Liaisons/Consultants hired and in training; Meetings with leaders and caseworkers in all six DCYF Regions to provide updates and answer questions; Delivering with AOC information sharing sessions for the courts. Here’s what you can do to help: PLEASE HELP DCYF PROMOTE THE Request for Information solicitation by sending it to the community organizations you work with, when it comes out in September. Please let Cole and I know what questions you have (or what I forgot to address), and if you would like to meet. We’ll be having conversations with many partners as we take these steps between now and the end of the … | 2023 Conference |
| Title | Summary | Categories | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating Safer and More Affirming Systems of Care for LGBTQ+ Youth | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| WACAP Update | 2021 Conference | ||
| Caselaw and Legislative Update | 2021 Conference | ||
| Food and Hygiene Issues for youth | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Wraparound for Parents in Family Treatment Court | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Q&A w/ Larry Jefferson, OPD Director | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Supporting Educational Stability for Students in Foster Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Whole Brain Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Coordinated Care: Benefits for youth in care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| When there is reason to know | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Coping with Holiday Stress | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| What must be proven at Termination | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Information Session with FCAP | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Teaching the Hulk Tetris: Understanding Trauma and Self-Regulation | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Attachment: Beyond Infancy | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Helping Children Bounce Back from Foster Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Fostering Parent-Caregiver Connections for Children | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| You can disagree without being disagreeable | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| For every transition, PLAN, PLAN, PLAN! | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Ask a program attorney! | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA Institute – Welcome and Introductions | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Advocating for children of color | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Permanency Options | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| A View from the Bench | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Q&A w/ DCYF Asst. Sec. Steve Grilli | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA and WICWA Laws and Regulations | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Supporting Kinship Caregivers | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Understanding the Unique Roles of the Child Advocate and Child’s Attorney | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Is it safe? | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| A Judicial Perspective on ICWA and WICWA | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Poverty and Child Welfare | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| The Science of Hope: What you can do to build hope for children and families (AM) | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| WACAP Legislative Preview | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA Institute: Preserving Connections | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Critical Thinking in Child Welfare | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Closing Keynote – Justice Montoya-Lewis | … | 2021 Conference, Video | |
| Intro | … | Core Training, Intro | |
| Parties to the Case | … | Core Training, Parties to the Case | |
| GALRs | … | Core Training, GALRs | |
| Case Intro (Andrews-Coleman) and Paternity | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training, Paternity | |
| Trauma, ACEs and Resiliency | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Bias, Privilege, and Race | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Minimum Sufficient Level of Care, Safety Framework, Family Time | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Domestic Violence | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| Child Mental Health | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Education Advocacy | … | Core Training, Education Advocacy | |
| Placement, Relatives, Transitions | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Attachment and Bonding | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Case Planning, Recommendations, and Services | … | Case Planning and Service Recommendations, Core Training | |
| Best Interests, Meetings and Hearings, 30 Day Checklist | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Info gathering, personal safety, self care | … | Core Training, Self Care, Working Your Case | |
| Local Race Stats | … | Core Training, Handout, Intro | |
| Reunification:Focusing on the Process | … | Core Training, Reunification | |
| A Cure Worse Than the Disease_ The Impact of Removal on Children and Their Families smalls | … | Core Training, Reunification | |
| GALRs One Pager | … | GALRs, Handout | |
| Sample Scenarios | … | Core Training, GALRs | |
| Andrews-Coleman Petition | … | Case Introductions | |
| Andrews-Coleman Shelter Care Order | … | Case Introductions, Core Training | |
| Why legal parents are important | … | Core Training, Paternity | |
| Ages and Stages – Sorting Game birth-2 | … | Child Development and "Interviewing" | |
| Ages and Stages – Sorting Games ages 3-5 | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Child Development by Age | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Ages and Stages of Development | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Stages-of-Cognitive-Development | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Child Development Checklist (by age) | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Ages and Stages – Child development checklist | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Milestones – checklist | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| ACEs Score Questionnaire | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| ACEs Infographic | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| ACEs information | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Add’l ACEs Resources | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Trauma Informed Care Flyer | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Children and Trauma | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Children and Trauma (for MH professionals) | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Promoting Resiliency Poster | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Disproportionality Benchcard and Ladder of Inference | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Implicit Bias: From Awareness to Change | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Bias in the Family: Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Custody Disputes | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| However Kindly Intentioned | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Genderbread Person | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| Healthy Youth Surveys | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| Children and Gender Identity | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| ICWA Handout | … | ICWA | |
| MSL Picture | … | Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| ABA Child Safety Guide | … | Child Safety, Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Safety Framework Worksheet – Blank | … | Child Safety, Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF’s 17 Safety Threats | … | Child Safety, Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Visitation Form | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Family Time Tip Sheet for Caregivers | … | Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Visitation Tip Sheet for Social Workers | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Tips for Great Visits with your child | … | Core Training, Family Time, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Family Time Tip Sheet for Parents | … | Core Training, Family Time, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Developing a visitation plan | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Family Time Guide (Georgia) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Family Time Report (2019) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Washington Family Time Guidance (2013) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| HB 1194 Visitation Supervision Level Guide (DCYF) | … | Child Safety, Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Transtheoretical Model Overview | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Motivational Interviewing Overview | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Addiction and Recovery | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Power and Control Wheel | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| National DV Statistics | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| Why do victims stay? | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| The Courage to Leave | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence, Video | |
| Types of Therapy | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Boy Testifies to Congress | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Overmedicating Children in Foster Care | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Commonly prescribed psychotropic medications | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Child Abuse Consultation Network for Washington State | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| A Definition of Insanity | … | Core Training, Placement, Video | |
| Balancing placement, ongoing family relationships and confidentiality | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Talking with Foster Parents about Relative Search and Placement | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Strategies to improve placement stability | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| The Impact of Placement with Family on Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| 30 Days to Family Project | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Foster Connections through Finding Families | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Placement Transition Toolkit | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Placement Transition Toolkit | … | Core Training, Handout, Placement | |
| Circle of Security Attachment Theory | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| What is healthy attachment? | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| The Circle of Security project: Attachment-based intervention with caregiver–pre-school child dyads | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Attachment Styles | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Foster Care for Young Children: Why It Must Be Developmentally Informed | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Treehouse Education Advocacy Manual | … | Core Training, Education Advocacy | |
| First Meeting Tips | … | Working Your Case | |
| Dependency Explained Brochure | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Permanency Planning Matrix | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| FTDM Practice Guide | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Mindful Debriefing | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Best Interests Considerations | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Shared Planning Guide | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Types of Court Proceedings | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| GAL Tips and Tricks | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| What is LICWAC? | … | Core Training, ICWA, Working Your Case | |
| 30 Day Checklist and Case Cover Sheet | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Commonly used dependency acronyms | … | Core Training, Intro, Working Your Case | |
| Who you can share info with | … | Core Training, GALRs, Intro, Parties to the Case, Working Your Case | |
| First Meeting Tips | … | Case Introductions, Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Taking care of yourself in child welfare | … | Core Training, Self Care | |
| Trauma Terms | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training, Self Care | |
| Self Care Quiz | … | Core Training, Self Care | |
| Protected: Full Manual (2021 Edition) | There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. | ||
| WACAP Update | … | 2021 Conference | |
| Attachment and Bonding Beyond Infancy | … | 2021 Conference | |
| ICWA Institute: Putting it all together | … | 2021 Conference, Video | |
| AOC Approval Letter | … | Core Training, Intro | |
| Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children | Recorded 3/10/2022 | Video | |
| Why Reunification — Additional Research | … | Dee's Presentations | |
| Building Kid-Focused Transition Plans | PowerPoint FTDM Transition Planning Guide About this child Worksheet Daily … | conf2022, Video | |
| Minding your p’s and q’s: A review of the state court guardian ad litem rules | PowerPoint Handout Sample … | conf2022, Video | |
| Using the Safety Framework to inform family time recommendations | PowerPoint Safety Framework Analysis … | conf2022, Video | |
| Motions Practice for Title 13 GALs | PowerPoint Motion Questionnaires Motion Suite … | conf2022, Video | |
| Testifying at Trial | PowerPoint Sample direct … | conf2022, Video | |
| Advocacy for Native American Children | Laura’s PowerPoint Legal … | conf2022, Video | |
| Bringing your best self to your advocacy! | … | conf2022, Video | |
| Understanding Poverty | Part I (video) Part II … | conf2022, Video | |
| Chronic Neglect | Part I (video) Part II (video) PowerPoint Defining Chronic Neglect Developmental … | conf2022, Dee's Presentations, Video | |
| The Science of Hope: What you can do to build hope for children and families | Part I (video) Part II (video) #1. Goal Worksheet #2. Hope … | conf2022, Video | |
| Using techniques of Motivational Interviewing in your GAL work | Part I (video) Part II (video) Focus Mountain MI Approach ‘Now try this’ … | conf2022, Video | |
| Effective Communication Through Writing | PowerPoint … | conf2022, Video | |
| Reports as an advocacy tool | PowerPoint Judicial … | conf2022, Video | |
| LGBTQ Advocacy | Part I (video) Part II (video) Part III (video) Definition Matchup Genderbread Person SOGIE Astronaut SOGIE … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF 2023-2025 Funding Requests | Handouts available … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF 2023-2025 Budget Requests – DS Settlement | PowerPoint will be available … | conf2022, Video | |
| Permanency From Day One Overview | PowerPoint Permanency Planning … | conf2022, Video | |
| Permanency Options | … | conf2022, Video | |
| Why Relative Placements? | PowerPoint Grandparents and Relatives Support Guide Kinship Licensing Fact Sheet Court Process for Caregivers Adoption or Guardianship for … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF Resources for Relative Placements | PowerPoint Kinship Resources Substance Use Factsheet Mental Health and Wellbeing Factsheet Educational and School Experiences Factsheet Economic Security and COVID 19 Factsheet Demographic – Racial and Sexual Minority Disproportionality RGAP Resource Specialists by Region Kinship Oversight Committee … | conf2022, Video | |
| Supporting Educational Stability for Students in FosterCare | Part I (video) Part II (video) … | conf2022, Video | |
| 2022 Judicial Survey | … | ||
| DCYF LGBTQ Youth Policy | … | ||
| The Harm of Removal | … | 2023 Conference, Handout | |
| Maintaining the Parent-Child Attachment Relationship for Children of the Incarcerated | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Moving from Agency-Centered Planning to Family-Centered Teaming | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Supporting Educational Success for youth in care | … | ||
| Advocacy Through Report Writing | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Safety Analysis 101 | Blank SAFETY AND Visit Framework … | 2023 Conference | |
| Using Attachment Theory and Research to Assess and Support Children and Parents | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Applying Critical Thinking in Child Welfare | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Supporting Kinship Placements | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Advanced Safety Planning | Blank SAFETY AND Visit Framework … | 2023 Conference | |
| Key Resources and Support for Kids and Families Provided by Coordinated Care | … | 2023 Conference | |
| What are the current permanency options for children? | … | 2023 Conference | |
| What you need to know about fentanyl | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Creating A Culture of Trauma-Informed Child Advocacy | … | 2023 Conference | |
| You Can Disagree Without Being Disagreeable. But What is Disagreeable? | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Collaborating with the Foster Care Assessment Program (FCAP) for positive outcomes | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Planning for youth-focused transitions | About This Child Form DAILY SCHEDULE FTDM Transition Planning … | 2023 Conference | |
| Understanding the Interstate Compact Process (ICPC) | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Indian Child Welfare Practical Practice | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Brown Skin & Curls: An Anti-Racist Caring for BIPOC Youth and Their Physical Selves | … | 2023 Conference | |
| ICWA: An overview of ICWA Laws and Regs | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Child Welfare Housing Assistance for Youth and Families | https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/family Region 1: Erik.larson@dcyf.wa.gov Region 2: Monica.jenkins@dcyf.wa.gov Region 3: Andrew.brecht@dcyf.wa.gov Region 4: Joyce.thomas@dcyf.wa.gov Region 5: Janice.pitt@dcyf.wa.gov Region 6: Arthur.fernandez@dcyf.wa.gov Folks: Q & A DOCUMENT TO THE COURTS MAILING LIST: This email message (below) went out yesterday morning from the Administrative Office of the Courts to the courts mailing list. It is a Q&A document that Julie Summers and Kelly Warner-King wrote at the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), and Cole and I at DCYF edited, to give some basic Q&A information to the courts about the recent legislation, in response to common questions. FOLLOW UP FROM JULY 17TH MEETING WITH STAKEHOLDERS: As many of you will recall, Cole and I held a stakeholder’s meeting on July 17th to talk about DCYF implementation of SSB 5256 (link below), and the accompanying budget provisos for families, youth exiting foster care, and youth exiting Juvenile Rehabilitation. Thanks to those who attended the meeting in July, and asked great questions. Here’s some of what we heard in July (with additional context notes): DCYF should keep equity at the forefront, and use targeted universalism to address the needs of families far from opportunity [including in rural, tribal (in coordination with DCYF’s Office of Tribal Relations) and trauma-impacted communities]; DCYF should work closely with its partners in the state-level “umbrella” child welfare housing-related Memorandum of Understanding (between DCYF, the Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), and other non-profit Housers) to maximize alignment between federal child welfare housing voucher programs, state child welfare housing assistance programs, and related efforts at the Office of Homeless Youth, the Office of Public Defense, and other partner organizations. DCYF should use current resources recently provided by the Legislature to establish a floor of services in all regions toward establishing a statewide system of child welfare housing support, and should take steps to measure needs and current impacts in all communities, so that additional resources in future years can be targeted to address differences in need, and specifically to invest in equity; DCYF should gather data and create a funding formula to be used to inform its 2024 Report to the Legislature and budget decision package request for the 2025 Legislative Session; DCYF should take steps now to gather information to inform equity planning (NOTE: Cole suggested that the agency release a Request for Information in order to see which community organizations have interest in offering housing supportive services as DCYF continues to put the statewide system in place); DCYF should work in 2023 to prevent gaps in service, honor pre-existing organizational relationships with Public Housing Authorities, and to build its capacity to reach new communities; NOTE: Because of the limitations on current dollars, DCYF may need to focus on regional coverage first, and seek resources to get to the county level as a next step; DCYF should recognize community needs, community capacity, and community readiness; DCYF should focus on the things that DCYF does well and needs to do better – finding eligible clients, getting release of information forms signed, helping clients gather vital documents, gathering statewide data, training and maximizing the capacity of DCYF staff in all Regions; knowing the responsibilities and limitations of the state role and the roles of our partners; DCYF should keep our clients at the center, and our partners’ needs in our mind, as we work to help Public Housing Authorities increase their utilization rates, and help DCYF clients find housing, whether they are connected to PHAs or not; DCYF should take initiative to reach out directly to property owners and real estate interests to identify, designate, and create more housing for our clients, and to participate in community-level efforts to increase the volume and quality of affordable housing options; DCYF plans to meet with youth-serving organizations to further discuss the details of the Foster Care Housing Assistance Program (FCHP) funded in the budget. Members of the family stakeholder group should be invited to that meeting if interested; DCYF should hold regular stakeholder meetings between now and 2025. Here’s what we plan to do in response: DCYF has executed contracts for family housing supportive services in Regions 4 and 6; DCYF is pursuing contracts for each of the remaining four regions (within appropriated funds), to establish a common floor of services; DCYF will develop a funding formula based on differential regional need for the 25-27 biennium; DCYF is working to provide services at the regional level this fiscal year, and will work to seek further investments to expand services to the Public Housing Authority/County level in future biennia, based on need and equity data; DCYF has drafted a Request for Information solicitation that will go out this fall to determine which organizations are interested in providing housing supportive services in current and future years. DCYF may additionally submit a Request for Qualifications or Proposals in future years if additional funding is available; DCYF will develop a formula and strategic approach to data, exploration of which would include (but not be limited to): equity and impact data; availability of Family Unification Program vouchers and Foster Youth to Independence vouchers and other Housing Choice Vouchers by PHA jurisdiction; numbers and types of child welfare cases by county; family mobility; homelessness data; urban/rural factors; the availability of housing and specifically affordable housing; housing vacancy rates; landlord outreach and incentives; and other factors. Here’s what DCYF has done so far: Established partnerships in many counties around the state with both youth and family serving organizations in the child welfare housing arena (many of which are described in Memoranda of Understanding for FYI and FUP); Offered case management directly to youth and families, and connected clients with regional staff and contractors; Participated in conversations directly with judicial officers; Executed contracts for FY 24 in Regions 4 and 6 for family housing supportive services; Drafted contracts for FY 24 in Regions 4 and 5 for youth housing supportive services; Circulated the latest statewide PHA-DCYF “umbrella” MOU FINAL DRAFT via Andrew Calkins and Lisa Wolters with the Public Housing Authorities; Co-presented with the Bremerton Housing Authority and local partners about youth housing to HUD Region 10 (recording available in September); Here’s what DCYF has in process this fall: Setting/confirming dates for quarterly stakeholder meetings (SSB 5256 stakeholders, family housing stakeholders, and youth stakeholders) between now and June of 2025. Setting a date for the statewide “umbrella” child welfare housing MOU signing with the HOUSERS; Preparing to post the Request for Information solicitation document in September; Contract conversations are happening now in each region where MOUs are in place for FY 24 for both youth and families housing supportive services; DCYF is gathering information for Q & A documents, training, communications, and tool-kit information, in partnership and based on conversations with AOC, PHAs, OPD, and other organizations, with target audiences that include youth, families, DCYF staff, judicial officers, and others. DCYF is working with AOC on the planning for child welfare housing information-sharing with the courts; DCYF is preparing information to clarify how to best align federal voucher and state assistance services with those offered by tribal governments, or to reach tribal community members served by state systems; DCYF is reaching out to property owners and realty companies statewide and in regions and counties to share what’s working, and learn more about their processes and needs; Posting job announcements for the 3.0 FTE new Regional Housing Liaisons/Consultants to support the existing part-time Regional Housing Leads; Planning for regional housing staff coverage in future years. Here’s what DCYF is planning to have by the end of the year: Regional providers identified for family housing supportive services and youth supportive services and navigation mapping; 3.0 FTE staff (1.0 FTE to serve 2 regions each) Regional Housing Liaisons/Consultants hired and in training; Meetings with leaders and caseworkers in all six DCYF Regions to provide updates and answer questions; Delivering with AOC information sharing sessions for the courts. Here’s what you can do to help: PLEASE HELP DCYF PROMOTE THE Request for Information solicitation by sending it to the community organizations you work with, when it comes out in September. Please let Cole and I know what questions you have (or what I forgot to address), and if you would like to meet. We’ll be having conversations with many partners as we take these steps between now and the end of the … | 2023 Conference |
| Title | Summary | Categories | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating Safer and More Affirming Systems of Care for LGBTQ+ Youth | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| WACAP Update | 2021 Conference | ||
| Caselaw and Legislative Update | 2021 Conference | ||
| Food and Hygiene Issues for youth | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Wraparound for Parents in Family Treatment Court | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Q&A w/ Larry Jefferson, OPD Director | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Supporting Educational Stability for Students in Foster Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Whole Brain Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Coordinated Care: Benefits for youth in care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| When there is reason to know | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Coping with Holiday Stress | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| What must be proven at Termination | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Information Session with FCAP | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Teaching the Hulk Tetris: Understanding Trauma and Self-Regulation | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Attachment: Beyond Infancy | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Helping Children Bounce Back from Foster Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Fostering Parent-Caregiver Connections for Children | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| You can disagree without being disagreeable | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| For every transition, PLAN, PLAN, PLAN! | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Ask a program attorney! | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA Institute – Welcome and Introductions | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Advocating for children of color | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Permanency Options | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| A View from the Bench | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Q&A w/ DCYF Asst. Sec. Steve Grilli | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA and WICWA Laws and Regulations | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Supporting Kinship Caregivers | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Understanding the Unique Roles of the Child Advocate and Child’s Attorney | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Is it safe? | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| A Judicial Perspective on ICWA and WICWA | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Poverty and Child Welfare | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| The Science of Hope: What you can do to build hope for children and families (AM) | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| WACAP Legislative Preview | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA Institute: Preserving Connections | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Critical Thinking in Child Welfare | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Closing Keynote – Justice Montoya-Lewis | … | 2021 Conference, Video | |
| Intro | … | Core Training, Intro | |
| Parties to the Case | … | Core Training, Parties to the Case | |
| GALRs | … | Core Training, GALRs | |
| Case Intro (Andrews-Coleman) and Paternity | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training, Paternity | |
| Trauma, ACEs and Resiliency | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Bias, Privilege, and Race | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Minimum Sufficient Level of Care, Safety Framework, Family Time | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Domestic Violence | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| Child Mental Health | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Education Advocacy | … | Core Training, Education Advocacy | |
| Placement, Relatives, Transitions | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Attachment and Bonding | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Case Planning, Recommendations, and Services | … | Case Planning and Service Recommendations, Core Training | |
| Best Interests, Meetings and Hearings, 30 Day Checklist | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Info gathering, personal safety, self care | … | Core Training, Self Care, Working Your Case | |
| Local Race Stats | … | Core Training, Handout, Intro | |
| Reunification:Focusing on the Process | … | Core Training, Reunification | |
| A Cure Worse Than the Disease_ The Impact of Removal on Children and Their Families smalls | … | Core Training, Reunification | |
| GALRs One Pager | … | GALRs, Handout | |
| Sample Scenarios | … | Core Training, GALRs | |
| Andrews-Coleman Petition | … | Case Introductions | |
| Andrews-Coleman Shelter Care Order | … | Case Introductions, Core Training | |
| Why legal parents are important | … | Core Training, Paternity | |
| Ages and Stages – Sorting Game birth-2 | … | Child Development and "Interviewing" | |
| Ages and Stages – Sorting Games ages 3-5 | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Child Development by Age | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Ages and Stages of Development | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Stages-of-Cognitive-Development | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Child Development Checklist (by age) | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Ages and Stages – Child development checklist | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Milestones – checklist | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| ACEs Score Questionnaire | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| ACEs Infographic | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| ACEs information | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Add’l ACEs Resources | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Trauma Informed Care Flyer | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Children and Trauma | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Children and Trauma (for MH professionals) | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Promoting Resiliency Poster | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Disproportionality Benchcard and Ladder of Inference | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Implicit Bias: From Awareness to Change | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Bias in the Family: Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Custody Disputes | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| However Kindly Intentioned | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Genderbread Person | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| Healthy Youth Surveys | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| Children and Gender Identity | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| ICWA Handout | … | ICWA | |
| MSL Picture | … | Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| ABA Child Safety Guide | … | Child Safety, Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Safety Framework Worksheet – Blank | … | Child Safety, Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF’s 17 Safety Threats | … | Child Safety, Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Visitation Form | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Family Time Tip Sheet for Caregivers | … | Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Visitation Tip Sheet for Social Workers | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Tips for Great Visits with your child | … | Core Training, Family Time, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Family Time Tip Sheet for Parents | … | Core Training, Family Time, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Developing a visitation plan | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Family Time Guide (Georgia) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Family Time Report (2019) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Washington Family Time Guidance (2013) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| HB 1194 Visitation Supervision Level Guide (DCYF) | … | Child Safety, Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Transtheoretical Model Overview | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Motivational Interviewing Overview | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Addiction and Recovery | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Power and Control Wheel | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| National DV Statistics | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| Why do victims stay? | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| The Courage to Leave | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence, Video | |
| Types of Therapy | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Boy Testifies to Congress | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Overmedicating Children in Foster Care | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Commonly prescribed psychotropic medications | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Child Abuse Consultation Network for Washington State | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| A Definition of Insanity | … | Core Training, Placement, Video | |
| Balancing placement, ongoing family relationships and confidentiality | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Talking with Foster Parents about Relative Search and Placement | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Strategies to improve placement stability | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| The Impact of Placement with Family on Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| 30 Days to Family Project | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Foster Connections through Finding Families | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Placement Transition Toolkit | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Placement Transition Toolkit | … | Core Training, Handout, Placement | |
| Circle of Security Attachment Theory | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| What is healthy attachment? | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| The Circle of Security project: Attachment-based intervention with caregiver–pre-school child dyads | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Attachment Styles | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Foster Care for Young Children: Why It Must Be Developmentally Informed | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Treehouse Education Advocacy Manual | … | Core Training, Education Advocacy | |
| First Meeting Tips | … | Working Your Case | |
| Dependency Explained Brochure | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Permanency Planning Matrix | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| FTDM Practice Guide | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Mindful Debriefing | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Best Interests Considerations | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Shared Planning Guide | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Types of Court Proceedings | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| GAL Tips and Tricks | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| What is LICWAC? | … | Core Training, ICWA, Working Your Case | |
| 30 Day Checklist and Case Cover Sheet | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Commonly used dependency acronyms | … | Core Training, Intro, Working Your Case | |
| Who you can share info with | … | Core Training, GALRs, Intro, Parties to the Case, Working Your Case | |
| First Meeting Tips | … | Case Introductions, Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Taking care of yourself in child welfare | … | Core Training, Self Care | |
| Trauma Terms | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training, Self Care | |
| Self Care Quiz | … | Core Training, Self Care | |
| Protected: Full Manual (2021 Edition) | There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. | ||
| WACAP Update | … | 2021 Conference | |
| Attachment and Bonding Beyond Infancy | … | 2021 Conference | |
| ICWA Institute: Putting it all together | … | 2021 Conference, Video | |
| AOC Approval Letter | … | Core Training, Intro | |
| Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children | Recorded 3/10/2022 | Video | |
| Why Reunification — Additional Research | … | Dee's Presentations | |
| Building Kid-Focused Transition Plans | PowerPoint FTDM Transition Planning Guide About this child Worksheet Daily … | conf2022, Video | |
| Minding your p’s and q’s: A review of the state court guardian ad litem rules | PowerPoint Handout Sample … | conf2022, Video | |
| Using the Safety Framework to inform family time recommendations | PowerPoint Safety Framework Analysis … | conf2022, Video | |
| Motions Practice for Title 13 GALs | PowerPoint Motion Questionnaires Motion Suite … | conf2022, Video | |
| Testifying at Trial | PowerPoint Sample direct … | conf2022, Video | |
| Advocacy for Native American Children | Laura’s PowerPoint Legal … | conf2022, Video | |
| Bringing your best self to your advocacy! | … | conf2022, Video | |
| Understanding Poverty | Part I (video) Part II … | conf2022, Video | |
| Chronic Neglect | Part I (video) Part II (video) PowerPoint Defining Chronic Neglect Developmental … | conf2022, Dee's Presentations, Video | |
| The Science of Hope: What you can do to build hope for children and families | Part I (video) Part II (video) #1. Goal Worksheet #2. Hope … | conf2022, Video | |
| Using techniques of Motivational Interviewing in your GAL work | Part I (video) Part II (video) Focus Mountain MI Approach ‘Now try this’ … | conf2022, Video | |
| Effective Communication Through Writing | PowerPoint … | conf2022, Video | |
| Reports as an advocacy tool | PowerPoint Judicial … | conf2022, Video | |
| LGBTQ Advocacy | Part I (video) Part II (video) Part III (video) Definition Matchup Genderbread Person SOGIE Astronaut SOGIE … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF 2023-2025 Funding Requests | Handouts available … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF 2023-2025 Budget Requests – DS Settlement | PowerPoint will be available … | conf2022, Video | |
| Permanency From Day One Overview | PowerPoint Permanency Planning … | conf2022, Video | |
| Permanency Options | … | conf2022, Video | |
| Why Relative Placements? | PowerPoint Grandparents and Relatives Support Guide Kinship Licensing Fact Sheet Court Process for Caregivers Adoption or Guardianship for … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF Resources for Relative Placements | PowerPoint Kinship Resources Substance Use Factsheet Mental Health and Wellbeing Factsheet Educational and School Experiences Factsheet Economic Security and COVID 19 Factsheet Demographic – Racial and Sexual Minority Disproportionality RGAP Resource Specialists by Region Kinship Oversight Committee … | conf2022, Video | |
| Supporting Educational Stability for Students in FosterCare | Part I (video) Part II (video) … | conf2022, Video | |
| 2022 Judicial Survey | … | ||
| DCYF LGBTQ Youth Policy | … | ||
| The Harm of Removal | … | 2023 Conference, Handout | |
| Maintaining the Parent-Child Attachment Relationship for Children of the Incarcerated | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Moving from Agency-Centered Planning to Family-Centered Teaming | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Supporting Educational Success for youth in care | … | ||
| Advocacy Through Report Writing | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Safety Analysis 101 | Blank SAFETY AND Visit Framework … | 2023 Conference | |
| Using Attachment Theory and Research to Assess and Support Children and Parents | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Applying Critical Thinking in Child Welfare | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Supporting Kinship Placements | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Advanced Safety Planning | Blank SAFETY AND Visit Framework … | 2023 Conference | |
| Key Resources and Support for Kids and Families Provided by Coordinated Care | … | 2023 Conference | |
| What are the current permanency options for children? | … | 2023 Conference | |
| What you need to know about fentanyl | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Creating A Culture of Trauma-Informed Child Advocacy | … | 2023 Conference | |
| You Can Disagree Without Being Disagreeable. But What is Disagreeable? | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Collaborating with the Foster Care Assessment Program (FCAP) for positive outcomes | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Planning for youth-focused transitions | About This Child Form DAILY SCHEDULE FTDM Transition Planning … | 2023 Conference | |
| Understanding the Interstate Compact Process (ICPC) | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Indian Child Welfare Practical Practice | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Brown Skin & Curls: An Anti-Racist Caring for BIPOC Youth and Their Physical Selves | … | 2023 Conference | |
| ICWA: An overview of ICWA Laws and Regs | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Child Welfare Housing Assistance for Youth and Families | https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/family Region 1: Erik.larson@dcyf.wa.gov Region 2: Monica.jenkins@dcyf.wa.gov Region 3: Andrew.brecht@dcyf.wa.gov Region 4: Joyce.thomas@dcyf.wa.gov Region 5: Janice.pitt@dcyf.wa.gov Region 6: Arthur.fernandez@dcyf.wa.gov Folks: Q & A DOCUMENT TO THE COURTS MAILING LIST: This email message (below) went out yesterday morning from the Administrative Office of the Courts to the courts mailing list. It is a Q&A document that Julie Summers and Kelly Warner-King wrote at the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), and Cole and I at DCYF edited, to give some basic Q&A information to the courts about the recent legislation, in response to common questions. FOLLOW UP FROM JULY 17TH MEETING WITH STAKEHOLDERS: As many of you will recall, Cole and I held a stakeholder’s meeting on July 17th to talk about DCYF implementation of SSB 5256 (link below), and the accompanying budget provisos for families, youth exiting foster care, and youth exiting Juvenile Rehabilitation. Thanks to those who attended the meeting in July, and asked great questions. Here’s some of what we heard in July (with additional context notes): DCYF should keep equity at the forefront, and use targeted universalism to address the needs of families far from opportunity [including in rural, tribal (in coordination with DCYF’s Office of Tribal Relations) and trauma-impacted communities]; DCYF should work closely with its partners in the state-level “umbrella” child welfare housing-related Memorandum of Understanding (between DCYF, the Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), and other non-profit Housers) to maximize alignment between federal child welfare housing voucher programs, state child welfare housing assistance programs, and related efforts at the Office of Homeless Youth, the Office of Public Defense, and other partner organizations. DCYF should use current resources recently provided by the Legislature to establish a floor of services in all regions toward establishing a statewide system of child welfare housing support, and should take steps to measure needs and current impacts in all communities, so that additional resources in future years can be targeted to address differences in need, and specifically to invest in equity; DCYF should gather data and create a funding formula to be used to inform its 2024 Report to the Legislature and budget decision package request for the 2025 Legislative Session; DCYF should take steps now to gather information to inform equity planning (NOTE: Cole suggested that the agency release a Request for Information in order to see which community organizations have interest in offering housing supportive services as DCYF continues to put the statewide system in place); DCYF should work in 2023 to prevent gaps in service, honor pre-existing organizational relationships with Public Housing Authorities, and to build its capacity to reach new communities; NOTE: Because of the limitations on current dollars, DCYF may need to focus on regional coverage first, and seek resources to get to the county level as a next step; DCYF should recognize community needs, community capacity, and community readiness; DCYF should focus on the things that DCYF does well and needs to do better – finding eligible clients, getting release of information forms signed, helping clients gather vital documents, gathering statewide data, training and maximizing the capacity of DCYF staff in all Regions; knowing the responsibilities and limitations of the state role and the roles of our partners; DCYF should keep our clients at the center, and our partners’ needs in our mind, as we work to help Public Housing Authorities increase their utilization rates, and help DCYF clients find housing, whether they are connected to PHAs or not; DCYF should take initiative to reach out directly to property owners and real estate interests to identify, designate, and create more housing for our clients, and to participate in community-level efforts to increase the volume and quality of affordable housing options; DCYF plans to meet with youth-serving organizations to further discuss the details of the Foster Care Housing Assistance Program (FCHP) funded in the budget. Members of the family stakeholder group should be invited to that meeting if interested; DCYF should hold regular stakeholder meetings between now and 2025. Here’s what we plan to do in response: DCYF has executed contracts for family housing supportive services in Regions 4 and 6; DCYF is pursuing contracts for each of the remaining four regions (within appropriated funds), to establish a common floor of services; DCYF will develop a funding formula based on differential regional need for the 25-27 biennium; DCYF is working to provide services at the regional level this fiscal year, and will work to seek further investments to expand services to the Public Housing Authority/County level in future biennia, based on need and equity data; DCYF has drafted a Request for Information solicitation that will go out this fall to determine which organizations are interested in providing housing supportive services in current and future years. DCYF may additionally submit a Request for Qualifications or Proposals in future years if additional funding is available; DCYF will develop a formula and strategic approach to data, exploration of which would include (but not be limited to): equity and impact data; availability of Family Unification Program vouchers and Foster Youth to Independence vouchers and other Housing Choice Vouchers by PHA jurisdiction; numbers and types of child welfare cases by county; family mobility; homelessness data; urban/rural factors; the availability of housing and specifically affordable housing; housing vacancy rates; landlord outreach and incentives; and other factors. Here’s what DCYF has done so far: Established partnerships in many counties around the state with both youth and family serving organizations in the child welfare housing arena (many of which are described in Memoranda of Understanding for FYI and FUP); Offered case management directly to youth and families, and connected clients with regional staff and contractors; Participated in conversations directly with judicial officers; Executed contracts for FY 24 in Regions 4 and 6 for family housing supportive services; Drafted contracts for FY 24 in Regions 4 and 5 for youth housing supportive services; Circulated the latest statewide PHA-DCYF “umbrella” MOU FINAL DRAFT via Andrew Calkins and Lisa Wolters with the Public Housing Authorities; Co-presented with the Bremerton Housing Authority and local partners about youth housing to HUD Region 10 (recording available in September); Here’s what DCYF has in process this fall: Setting/confirming dates for quarterly stakeholder meetings (SSB 5256 stakeholders, family housing stakeholders, and youth stakeholders) between now and June of 2025. Setting a date for the statewide “umbrella” child welfare housing MOU signing with the HOUSERS; Preparing to post the Request for Information solicitation document in September; Contract conversations are happening now in each region where MOUs are in place for FY 24 for both youth and families housing supportive services; DCYF is gathering information for Q & A documents, training, communications, and tool-kit information, in partnership and based on conversations with AOC, PHAs, OPD, and other organizations, with target audiences that include youth, families, DCYF staff, judicial officers, and others. DCYF is working with AOC on the planning for child welfare housing information-sharing with the courts; DCYF is preparing information to clarify how to best align federal voucher and state assistance services with those offered by tribal governments, or to reach tribal community members served by state systems; DCYF is reaching out to property owners and realty companies statewide and in regions and counties to share what’s working, and learn more about their processes and needs; Posting job announcements for the 3.0 FTE new Regional Housing Liaisons/Consultants to support the existing part-time Regional Housing Leads; Planning for regional housing staff coverage in future years. Here’s what DCYF is planning to have by the end of the year: Regional providers identified for family housing supportive services and youth supportive services and navigation mapping; 3.0 FTE staff (1.0 FTE to serve 2 regions each) Regional Housing Liaisons/Consultants hired and in training; Meetings with leaders and caseworkers in all six DCYF Regions to provide updates and answer questions; Delivering with AOC information sharing sessions for the courts. Here’s what you can do to help: PLEASE HELP DCYF PROMOTE THE Request for Information solicitation by sending it to the community organizations you work with, when it comes out in September. Please let Cole and I know what questions you have (or what I forgot to address), and if you would like to meet. We’ll be having conversations with many partners as we take these steps between now and the end of the … | 2023 Conference |
| Title | Summary | Categories | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating Safer and More Affirming Systems of Care for LGBTQ+ Youth | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| WACAP Update | 2021 Conference | ||
| Caselaw and Legislative Update | 2021 Conference | ||
| Food and Hygiene Issues for youth | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Wraparound for Parents in Family Treatment Court | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Q&A w/ Larry Jefferson, OPD Director | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Supporting Educational Stability for Students in Foster Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Whole Brain Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Coordinated Care: Benefits for youth in care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| When there is reason to know | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Coping with Holiday Stress | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| What must be proven at Termination | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Information Session with FCAP | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Teaching the Hulk Tetris: Understanding Trauma and Self-Regulation | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Attachment: Beyond Infancy | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Helping Children Bounce Back from Foster Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Fostering Parent-Caregiver Connections for Children | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| You can disagree without being disagreeable | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| For every transition, PLAN, PLAN, PLAN! | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Ask a program attorney! | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA Institute – Welcome and Introductions | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Advocating for children of color | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Permanency Options | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| A View from the Bench | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Q&A w/ DCYF Asst. Sec. Steve Grilli | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA and WICWA Laws and Regulations | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Supporting Kinship Caregivers | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Understanding the Unique Roles of the Child Advocate and Child’s Attorney | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Is it safe? | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| A Judicial Perspective on ICWA and WICWA | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Poverty and Child Welfare | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| The Science of Hope: What you can do to build hope for children and families (AM) | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| WACAP Legislative Preview | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA Institute: Preserving Connections | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Critical Thinking in Child Welfare | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Closing Keynote – Justice Montoya-Lewis | … | 2021 Conference, Video | |
| Intro | … | Core Training, Intro | |
| Parties to the Case | … | Core Training, Parties to the Case | |
| GALRs | … | Core Training, GALRs | |
| Case Intro (Andrews-Coleman) and Paternity | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training, Paternity | |
| Trauma, ACEs and Resiliency | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Bias, Privilege, and Race | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Minimum Sufficient Level of Care, Safety Framework, Family Time | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Domestic Violence | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| Child Mental Health | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Education Advocacy | … | Core Training, Education Advocacy | |
| Placement, Relatives, Transitions | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Attachment and Bonding | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Case Planning, Recommendations, and Services | … | Case Planning and Service Recommendations, Core Training | |
| Best Interests, Meetings and Hearings, 30 Day Checklist | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Info gathering, personal safety, self care | … | Core Training, Self Care, Working Your Case | |
| Local Race Stats | … | Core Training, Handout, Intro | |
| Reunification:Focusing on the Process | … | Core Training, Reunification | |
| A Cure Worse Than the Disease_ The Impact of Removal on Children and Their Families smalls | … | Core Training, Reunification | |
| GALRs One Pager | … | GALRs, Handout | |
| Sample Scenarios | … | Core Training, GALRs | |
| Andrews-Coleman Petition | … | Case Introductions | |
| Andrews-Coleman Shelter Care Order | … | Case Introductions, Core Training | |
| Why legal parents are important | … | Core Training, Paternity | |
| Ages and Stages – Sorting Game birth-2 | … | Child Development and "Interviewing" | |
| Ages and Stages – Sorting Games ages 3-5 | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Child Development by Age | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Ages and Stages of Development | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Stages-of-Cognitive-Development | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Child Development Checklist (by age) | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Ages and Stages – Child development checklist | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Milestones – checklist | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| ACEs Score Questionnaire | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| ACEs Infographic | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| ACEs information | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Add’l ACEs Resources | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Trauma Informed Care Flyer | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Children and Trauma | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Children and Trauma (for MH professionals) | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Promoting Resiliency Poster | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Disproportionality Benchcard and Ladder of Inference | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Implicit Bias: From Awareness to Change | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Bias in the Family: Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Custody Disputes | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| However Kindly Intentioned | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Genderbread Person | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| Healthy Youth Surveys | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| Children and Gender Identity | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| ICWA Handout | … | ICWA | |
| MSL Picture | … | Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| ABA Child Safety Guide | … | Child Safety, Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Safety Framework Worksheet – Blank | … | Child Safety, Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF’s 17 Safety Threats | … | Child Safety, Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Visitation Form | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Family Time Tip Sheet for Caregivers | … | Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Visitation Tip Sheet for Social Workers | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Tips for Great Visits with your child | … | Core Training, Family Time, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Family Time Tip Sheet for Parents | … | Core Training, Family Time, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Developing a visitation plan | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Family Time Guide (Georgia) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Family Time Report (2019) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Washington Family Time Guidance (2013) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| HB 1194 Visitation Supervision Level Guide (DCYF) | … | Child Safety, Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Transtheoretical Model Overview | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Motivational Interviewing Overview | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Addiction and Recovery | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Power and Control Wheel | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| National DV Statistics | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| Why do victims stay? | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| The Courage to Leave | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence, Video | |
| Types of Therapy | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Boy Testifies to Congress | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Overmedicating Children in Foster Care | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Commonly prescribed psychotropic medications | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Child Abuse Consultation Network for Washington State | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| A Definition of Insanity | … | Core Training, Placement, Video | |
| Balancing placement, ongoing family relationships and confidentiality | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Talking with Foster Parents about Relative Search and Placement | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Strategies to improve placement stability | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| The Impact of Placement with Family on Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| 30 Days to Family Project | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Foster Connections through Finding Families | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Placement Transition Toolkit | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Placement Transition Toolkit | … | Core Training, Handout, Placement | |
| Circle of Security Attachment Theory | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| What is healthy attachment? | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| The Circle of Security project: Attachment-based intervention with caregiver–pre-school child dyads | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Attachment Styles | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Foster Care for Young Children: Why It Must Be Developmentally Informed | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Treehouse Education Advocacy Manual | … | Core Training, Education Advocacy | |
| First Meeting Tips | … | Working Your Case | |
| Dependency Explained Brochure | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Permanency Planning Matrix | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| FTDM Practice Guide | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Mindful Debriefing | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Best Interests Considerations | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Shared Planning Guide | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Types of Court Proceedings | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| GAL Tips and Tricks | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| What is LICWAC? | … | Core Training, ICWA, Working Your Case | |
| 30 Day Checklist and Case Cover Sheet | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Commonly used dependency acronyms | … | Core Training, Intro, Working Your Case | |
| Who you can share info with | … | Core Training, GALRs, Intro, Parties to the Case, Working Your Case | |
| First Meeting Tips | … | Case Introductions, Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Taking care of yourself in child welfare | … | Core Training, Self Care | |
| Trauma Terms | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training, Self Care | |
| Self Care Quiz | … | Core Training, Self Care | |
| Protected: Full Manual (2021 Edition) | There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. | ||
| WACAP Update | … | 2021 Conference | |
| Attachment and Bonding Beyond Infancy | … | 2021 Conference | |
| ICWA Institute: Putting it all together | … | 2021 Conference, Video | |
| AOC Approval Letter | … | Core Training, Intro | |
| Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children | Recorded 3/10/2022 | Video | |
| Why Reunification — Additional Research | … | Dee's Presentations | |
| Building Kid-Focused Transition Plans | PowerPoint FTDM Transition Planning Guide About this child Worksheet Daily … | conf2022, Video | |
| Minding your p’s and q’s: A review of the state court guardian ad litem rules | PowerPoint Handout Sample … | conf2022, Video | |
| Using the Safety Framework to inform family time recommendations | PowerPoint Safety Framework Analysis … | conf2022, Video | |
| Motions Practice for Title 13 GALs | PowerPoint Motion Questionnaires Motion Suite … | conf2022, Video | |
| Testifying at Trial | PowerPoint Sample direct … | conf2022, Video | |
| Advocacy for Native American Children | Laura’s PowerPoint Legal … | conf2022, Video | |
| Bringing your best self to your advocacy! | … | conf2022, Video | |
| Understanding Poverty | Part I (video) Part II … | conf2022, Video | |
| Chronic Neglect | Part I (video) Part II (video) PowerPoint Defining Chronic Neglect Developmental … | conf2022, Dee's Presentations, Video | |
| The Science of Hope: What you can do to build hope for children and families | Part I (video) Part II (video) #1. Goal Worksheet #2. Hope … | conf2022, Video | |
| Using techniques of Motivational Interviewing in your GAL work | Part I (video) Part II (video) Focus Mountain MI Approach ‘Now try this’ … | conf2022, Video | |
| Effective Communication Through Writing | PowerPoint … | conf2022, Video | |
| Reports as an advocacy tool | PowerPoint Judicial … | conf2022, Video | |
| LGBTQ Advocacy | Part I (video) Part II (video) Part III (video) Definition Matchup Genderbread Person SOGIE Astronaut SOGIE … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF 2023-2025 Funding Requests | Handouts available … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF 2023-2025 Budget Requests – DS Settlement | PowerPoint will be available … | conf2022, Video | |
| Permanency From Day One Overview | PowerPoint Permanency Planning … | conf2022, Video | |
| Permanency Options | … | conf2022, Video | |
| Why Relative Placements? | PowerPoint Grandparents and Relatives Support Guide Kinship Licensing Fact Sheet Court Process for Caregivers Adoption or Guardianship for … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF Resources for Relative Placements | PowerPoint Kinship Resources Substance Use Factsheet Mental Health and Wellbeing Factsheet Educational and School Experiences Factsheet Economic Security and COVID 19 Factsheet Demographic – Racial and Sexual Minority Disproportionality RGAP Resource Specialists by Region Kinship Oversight Committee … | conf2022, Video | |
| Supporting Educational Stability for Students in FosterCare | Part I (video) Part II (video) … | conf2022, Video | |
| 2022 Judicial Survey | … | ||
| DCYF LGBTQ Youth Policy | … | ||
| The Harm of Removal | … | 2023 Conference, Handout | |
| Maintaining the Parent-Child Attachment Relationship for Children of the Incarcerated | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Moving from Agency-Centered Planning to Family-Centered Teaming | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Supporting Educational Success for youth in care | … | ||
| Advocacy Through Report Writing | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Safety Analysis 101 | Blank SAFETY AND Visit Framework … | 2023 Conference | |
| Using Attachment Theory and Research to Assess and Support Children and Parents | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Applying Critical Thinking in Child Welfare | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Supporting Kinship Placements | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Advanced Safety Planning | Blank SAFETY AND Visit Framework … | 2023 Conference | |
| Key Resources and Support for Kids and Families Provided by Coordinated Care | … | 2023 Conference | |
| What are the current permanency options for children? | … | 2023 Conference | |
| What you need to know about fentanyl | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Creating A Culture of Trauma-Informed Child Advocacy | … | 2023 Conference | |
| You Can Disagree Without Being Disagreeable. But What is Disagreeable? | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Collaborating with the Foster Care Assessment Program (FCAP) for positive outcomes | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Planning for youth-focused transitions | About This Child Form DAILY SCHEDULE FTDM Transition Planning … | 2023 Conference | |
| Understanding the Interstate Compact Process (ICPC) | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Indian Child Welfare Practical Practice | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Brown Skin & Curls: An Anti-Racist Caring for BIPOC Youth and Their Physical Selves | … | 2023 Conference | |
| ICWA: An overview of ICWA Laws and Regs | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Child Welfare Housing Assistance for Youth and Families | https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/family Region 1: Erik.larson@dcyf.wa.gov Region 2: Monica.jenkins@dcyf.wa.gov Region 3: Andrew.brecht@dcyf.wa.gov Region 4: Joyce.thomas@dcyf.wa.gov Region 5: Janice.pitt@dcyf.wa.gov Region 6: Arthur.fernandez@dcyf.wa.gov Folks: Q & A DOCUMENT TO THE COURTS MAILING LIST: This email message (below) went out yesterday morning from the Administrative Office of the Courts to the courts mailing list. It is a Q&A document that Julie Summers and Kelly Warner-King wrote at the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), and Cole and I at DCYF edited, to give some basic Q&A information to the courts about the recent legislation, in response to common questions. FOLLOW UP FROM JULY 17TH MEETING WITH STAKEHOLDERS: As many of you will recall, Cole and I held a stakeholder’s meeting on July 17th to talk about DCYF implementation of SSB 5256 (link below), and the accompanying budget provisos for families, youth exiting foster care, and youth exiting Juvenile Rehabilitation. Thanks to those who attended the meeting in July, and asked great questions. Here’s some of what we heard in July (with additional context notes): DCYF should keep equity at the forefront, and use targeted universalism to address the needs of families far from opportunity [including in rural, tribal (in coordination with DCYF’s Office of Tribal Relations) and trauma-impacted communities]; DCYF should work closely with its partners in the state-level “umbrella” child welfare housing-related Memorandum of Understanding (between DCYF, the Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), and other non-profit Housers) to maximize alignment between federal child welfare housing voucher programs, state child welfare housing assistance programs, and related efforts at the Office of Homeless Youth, the Office of Public Defense, and other partner organizations. DCYF should use current resources recently provided by the Legislature to establish a floor of services in all regions toward establishing a statewide system of child welfare housing support, and should take steps to measure needs and current impacts in all communities, so that additional resources in future years can be targeted to address differences in need, and specifically to invest in equity; DCYF should gather data and create a funding formula to be used to inform its 2024 Report to the Legislature and budget decision package request for the 2025 Legislative Session; DCYF should take steps now to gather information to inform equity planning (NOTE: Cole suggested that the agency release a Request for Information in order to see which community organizations have interest in offering housing supportive services as DCYF continues to put the statewide system in place); DCYF should work in 2023 to prevent gaps in service, honor pre-existing organizational relationships with Public Housing Authorities, and to build its capacity to reach new communities; NOTE: Because of the limitations on current dollars, DCYF may need to focus on regional coverage first, and seek resources to get to the county level as a next step; DCYF should recognize community needs, community capacity, and community readiness; DCYF should focus on the things that DCYF does well and needs to do better – finding eligible clients, getting release of information forms signed, helping clients gather vital documents, gathering statewide data, training and maximizing the capacity of DCYF staff in all Regions; knowing the responsibilities and limitations of the state role and the roles of our partners; DCYF should keep our clients at the center, and our partners’ needs in our mind, as we work to help Public Housing Authorities increase their utilization rates, and help DCYF clients find housing, whether they are connected to PHAs or not; DCYF should take initiative to reach out directly to property owners and real estate interests to identify, designate, and create more housing for our clients, and to participate in community-level efforts to increase the volume and quality of affordable housing options; DCYF plans to meet with youth-serving organizations to further discuss the details of the Foster Care Housing Assistance Program (FCHP) funded in the budget. Members of the family stakeholder group should be invited to that meeting if interested; DCYF should hold regular stakeholder meetings between now and 2025. Here’s what we plan to do in response: DCYF has executed contracts for family housing supportive services in Regions 4 and 6; DCYF is pursuing contracts for each of the remaining four regions (within appropriated funds), to establish a common floor of services; DCYF will develop a funding formula based on differential regional need for the 25-27 biennium; DCYF is working to provide services at the regional level this fiscal year, and will work to seek further investments to expand services to the Public Housing Authority/County level in future biennia, based on need and equity data; DCYF has drafted a Request for Information solicitation that will go out this fall to determine which organizations are interested in providing housing supportive services in current and future years. DCYF may additionally submit a Request for Qualifications or Proposals in future years if additional funding is available; DCYF will develop a formula and strategic approach to data, exploration of which would include (but not be limited to): equity and impact data; availability of Family Unification Program vouchers and Foster Youth to Independence vouchers and other Housing Choice Vouchers by PHA jurisdiction; numbers and types of child welfare cases by county; family mobility; homelessness data; urban/rural factors; the availability of housing and specifically affordable housing; housing vacancy rates; landlord outreach and incentives; and other factors. Here’s what DCYF has done so far: Established partnerships in many counties around the state with both youth and family serving organizations in the child welfare housing arena (many of which are described in Memoranda of Understanding for FYI and FUP); Offered case management directly to youth and families, and connected clients with regional staff and contractors; Participated in conversations directly with judicial officers; Executed contracts for FY 24 in Regions 4 and 6 for family housing supportive services; Drafted contracts for FY 24 in Regions 4 and 5 for youth housing supportive services; Circulated the latest statewide PHA-DCYF “umbrella” MOU FINAL DRAFT via Andrew Calkins and Lisa Wolters with the Public Housing Authorities; Co-presented with the Bremerton Housing Authority and local partners about youth housing to HUD Region 10 (recording available in September); Here’s what DCYF has in process this fall: Setting/confirming dates for quarterly stakeholder meetings (SSB 5256 stakeholders, family housing stakeholders, and youth stakeholders) between now and June of 2025. Setting a date for the statewide “umbrella” child welfare housing MOU signing with the HOUSERS; Preparing to post the Request for Information solicitation document in September; Contract conversations are happening now in each region where MOUs are in place for FY 24 for both youth and families housing supportive services; DCYF is gathering information for Q & A documents, training, communications, and tool-kit information, in partnership and based on conversations with AOC, PHAs, OPD, and other organizations, with target audiences that include youth, families, DCYF staff, judicial officers, and others. DCYF is working with AOC on the planning for child welfare housing information-sharing with the courts; DCYF is preparing information to clarify how to best align federal voucher and state assistance services with those offered by tribal governments, or to reach tribal community members served by state systems; DCYF is reaching out to property owners and realty companies statewide and in regions and counties to share what’s working, and learn more about their processes and needs; Posting job announcements for the 3.0 FTE new Regional Housing Liaisons/Consultants to support the existing part-time Regional Housing Leads; Planning for regional housing staff coverage in future years. Here’s what DCYF is planning to have by the end of the year: Regional providers identified for family housing supportive services and youth supportive services and navigation mapping; 3.0 FTE staff (1.0 FTE to serve 2 regions each) Regional Housing Liaisons/Consultants hired and in training; Meetings with leaders and caseworkers in all six DCYF Regions to provide updates and answer questions; Delivering with AOC information sharing sessions for the courts. Here’s what you can do to help: PLEASE HELP DCYF PROMOTE THE Request for Information solicitation by sending it to the community organizations you work with, when it comes out in September. Please let Cole and I know what questions you have (or what I forgot to address), and if you would like to meet. We’ll be having conversations with many partners as we take these steps between now and the end of the … | 2023 Conference |
| Title | Summary | Categories | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating Safer and More Affirming Systems of Care for LGBTQ+ Youth | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| WACAP Update | 2021 Conference | ||
| Caselaw and Legislative Update | 2021 Conference | ||
| Food and Hygiene Issues for youth | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Wraparound for Parents in Family Treatment Court | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Q&A w/ Larry Jefferson, OPD Director | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Supporting Educational Stability for Students in Foster Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Whole Brain Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Coordinated Care: Benefits for youth in care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| When there is reason to know | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Coping with Holiday Stress | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| What must be proven at Termination | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Information Session with FCAP | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Teaching the Hulk Tetris: Understanding Trauma and Self-Regulation | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Attachment: Beyond Infancy | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Helping Children Bounce Back from Foster Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Fostering Parent-Caregiver Connections for Children | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| You can disagree without being disagreeable | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| For every transition, PLAN, PLAN, PLAN! | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Ask a program attorney! | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA Institute – Welcome and Introductions | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Advocating for children of color | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Permanency Options | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| A View from the Bench | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Q&A w/ DCYF Asst. Sec. Steve Grilli | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA and WICWA Laws and Regulations | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Supporting Kinship Caregivers | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Understanding the Unique Roles of the Child Advocate and Child’s Attorney | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Is it safe? | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| A Judicial Perspective on ICWA and WICWA | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Poverty and Child Welfare | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| The Science of Hope: What you can do to build hope for children and families (AM) | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| WACAP Legislative Preview | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA Institute: Preserving Connections | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Critical Thinking in Child Welfare | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Closing Keynote – Justice Montoya-Lewis | … | 2021 Conference, Video | |
| Intro | … | Core Training, Intro | |
| Parties to the Case | … | Core Training, Parties to the Case | |
| GALRs | … | Core Training, GALRs | |
| Case Intro (Andrews-Coleman) and Paternity | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training, Paternity | |
| Trauma, ACEs and Resiliency | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Bias, Privilege, and Race | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Minimum Sufficient Level of Care, Safety Framework, Family Time | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Domestic Violence | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| Child Mental Health | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Education Advocacy | … | Core Training, Education Advocacy | |
| Placement, Relatives, Transitions | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Attachment and Bonding | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Case Planning, Recommendations, and Services | … | Case Planning and Service Recommendations, Core Training | |
| Best Interests, Meetings and Hearings, 30 Day Checklist | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Info gathering, personal safety, self care | … | Core Training, Self Care, Working Your Case | |
| Local Race Stats | … | Core Training, Handout, Intro | |
| Reunification:Focusing on the Process | … | Core Training, Reunification | |
| A Cure Worse Than the Disease_ The Impact of Removal on Children and Their Families smalls | … | Core Training, Reunification | |
| GALRs One Pager | … | GALRs, Handout | |
| Sample Scenarios | … | Core Training, GALRs | |
| Andrews-Coleman Petition | … | Case Introductions | |
| Andrews-Coleman Shelter Care Order | … | Case Introductions, Core Training | |
| Why legal parents are important | … | Core Training, Paternity | |
| Ages and Stages – Sorting Game birth-2 | … | Child Development and "Interviewing" | |
| Ages and Stages – Sorting Games ages 3-5 | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Child Development by Age | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Ages and Stages of Development | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Stages-of-Cognitive-Development | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Child Development Checklist (by age) | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Ages and Stages – Child development checklist | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Milestones – checklist | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| ACEs Score Questionnaire | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| ACEs Infographic | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| ACEs information | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Add’l ACEs Resources | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Trauma Informed Care Flyer | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Children and Trauma | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Children and Trauma (for MH professionals) | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Promoting Resiliency Poster | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Disproportionality Benchcard and Ladder of Inference | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Implicit Bias: From Awareness to Change | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Bias in the Family: Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Custody Disputes | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| However Kindly Intentioned | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Genderbread Person | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| Healthy Youth Surveys | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| Children and Gender Identity | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| ICWA Handout | … | ICWA | |
| MSL Picture | … | Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| ABA Child Safety Guide | … | Child Safety, Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Safety Framework Worksheet – Blank | … | Child Safety, Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF’s 17 Safety Threats | … | Child Safety, Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Visitation Form | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Family Time Tip Sheet for Caregivers | … | Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Visitation Tip Sheet for Social Workers | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Tips for Great Visits with your child | … | Core Training, Family Time, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Family Time Tip Sheet for Parents | … | Core Training, Family Time, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Developing a visitation plan | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Family Time Guide (Georgia) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Family Time Report (2019) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Washington Family Time Guidance (2013) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| HB 1194 Visitation Supervision Level Guide (DCYF) | … | Child Safety, Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Transtheoretical Model Overview | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Motivational Interviewing Overview | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Addiction and Recovery | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Power and Control Wheel | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| National DV Statistics | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| Why do victims stay? | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| The Courage to Leave | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence, Video | |
| Types of Therapy | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Boy Testifies to Congress | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Overmedicating Children in Foster Care | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Commonly prescribed psychotropic medications | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Child Abuse Consultation Network for Washington State | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| A Definition of Insanity | … | Core Training, Placement, Video | |
| Balancing placement, ongoing family relationships and confidentiality | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Talking with Foster Parents about Relative Search and Placement | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Strategies to improve placement stability | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| The Impact of Placement with Family on Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| 30 Days to Family Project | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Foster Connections through Finding Families | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Placement Transition Toolkit | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Placement Transition Toolkit | … | Core Training, Handout, Placement | |
| Circle of Security Attachment Theory | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| What is healthy attachment? | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| The Circle of Security project: Attachment-based intervention with caregiver–pre-school child dyads | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Attachment Styles | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Foster Care for Young Children: Why It Must Be Developmentally Informed | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Treehouse Education Advocacy Manual | … | Core Training, Education Advocacy | |
| First Meeting Tips | … | Working Your Case | |
| Dependency Explained Brochure | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Permanency Planning Matrix | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| FTDM Practice Guide | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Mindful Debriefing | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Best Interests Considerations | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Shared Planning Guide | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Types of Court Proceedings | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| GAL Tips and Tricks | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| What is LICWAC? | … | Core Training, ICWA, Working Your Case | |
| 30 Day Checklist and Case Cover Sheet | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Commonly used dependency acronyms | … | Core Training, Intro, Working Your Case | |
| Who you can share info with | … | Core Training, GALRs, Intro, Parties to the Case, Working Your Case | |
| First Meeting Tips | … | Case Introductions, Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Taking care of yourself in child welfare | … | Core Training, Self Care | |
| Trauma Terms | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training, Self Care | |
| Self Care Quiz | … | Core Training, Self Care | |
| Protected: Full Manual (2021 Edition) | There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. | ||
| WACAP Update | … | 2021 Conference | |
| Attachment and Bonding Beyond Infancy | … | 2021 Conference | |
| ICWA Institute: Putting it all together | … | 2021 Conference, Video | |
| AOC Approval Letter | … | Core Training, Intro | |
| Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children | Recorded 3/10/2022 | Video | |
| Why Reunification — Additional Research | … | Dee's Presentations | |
| Building Kid-Focused Transition Plans | PowerPoint FTDM Transition Planning Guide About this child Worksheet Daily … | conf2022, Video | |
| Minding your p’s and q’s: A review of the state court guardian ad litem rules | PowerPoint Handout Sample … | conf2022, Video | |
| Using the Safety Framework to inform family time recommendations | PowerPoint Safety Framework Analysis … | conf2022, Video | |
| Motions Practice for Title 13 GALs | PowerPoint Motion Questionnaires Motion Suite … | conf2022, Video | |
| Testifying at Trial | PowerPoint Sample direct … | conf2022, Video | |
| Advocacy for Native American Children | Laura’s PowerPoint Legal … | conf2022, Video | |
| Bringing your best self to your advocacy! | … | conf2022, Video | |
| Understanding Poverty | Part I (video) Part II … | conf2022, Video | |
| Chronic Neglect | Part I (video) Part II (video) PowerPoint Defining Chronic Neglect Developmental … | conf2022, Dee's Presentations, Video | |
| The Science of Hope: What you can do to build hope for children and families | Part I (video) Part II (video) #1. Goal Worksheet #2. Hope … | conf2022, Video | |
| Using techniques of Motivational Interviewing in your GAL work | Part I (video) Part II (video) Focus Mountain MI Approach ‘Now try this’ … | conf2022, Video | |
| Effective Communication Through Writing | PowerPoint … | conf2022, Video | |
| Reports as an advocacy tool | PowerPoint Judicial … | conf2022, Video | |
| LGBTQ Advocacy | Part I (video) Part II (video) Part III (video) Definition Matchup Genderbread Person SOGIE Astronaut SOGIE … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF 2023-2025 Funding Requests | Handouts available … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF 2023-2025 Budget Requests – DS Settlement | PowerPoint will be available … | conf2022, Video | |
| Permanency From Day One Overview | PowerPoint Permanency Planning … | conf2022, Video | |
| Permanency Options | … | conf2022, Video | |
| Why Relative Placements? | PowerPoint Grandparents and Relatives Support Guide Kinship Licensing Fact Sheet Court Process for Caregivers Adoption or Guardianship for … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF Resources for Relative Placements | PowerPoint Kinship Resources Substance Use Factsheet Mental Health and Wellbeing Factsheet Educational and School Experiences Factsheet Economic Security and COVID 19 Factsheet Demographic – Racial and Sexual Minority Disproportionality RGAP Resource Specialists by Region Kinship Oversight Committee … | conf2022, Video | |
| Supporting Educational Stability for Students in FosterCare | Part I (video) Part II (video) … | conf2022, Video | |
| 2022 Judicial Survey | … | ||
| DCYF LGBTQ Youth Policy | … | ||
| The Harm of Removal | … | 2023 Conference, Handout | |
| Maintaining the Parent-Child Attachment Relationship for Children of the Incarcerated | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Moving from Agency-Centered Planning to Family-Centered Teaming | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Supporting Educational Success for youth in care | … | ||
| Advocacy Through Report Writing | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Safety Analysis 101 | Blank SAFETY AND Visit Framework … | 2023 Conference | |
| Using Attachment Theory and Research to Assess and Support Children and Parents | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Applying Critical Thinking in Child Welfare | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Supporting Kinship Placements | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Advanced Safety Planning | Blank SAFETY AND Visit Framework … | 2023 Conference | |
| Key Resources and Support for Kids and Families Provided by Coordinated Care | … | 2023 Conference | |
| What are the current permanency options for children? | … | 2023 Conference | |
| What you need to know about fentanyl | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Creating A Culture of Trauma-Informed Child Advocacy | … | 2023 Conference | |
| You Can Disagree Without Being Disagreeable. But What is Disagreeable? | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Collaborating with the Foster Care Assessment Program (FCAP) for positive outcomes | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Planning for youth-focused transitions | About This Child Form DAILY SCHEDULE FTDM Transition Planning … | 2023 Conference | |
| Understanding the Interstate Compact Process (ICPC) | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Indian Child Welfare Practical Practice | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Brown Skin & Curls: An Anti-Racist Caring for BIPOC Youth and Their Physical Selves | … | 2023 Conference | |
| ICWA: An overview of ICWA Laws and Regs | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Child Welfare Housing Assistance for Youth and Families | https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/family Region 1: Erik.larson@dcyf.wa.gov Region 2: Monica.jenkins@dcyf.wa.gov Region 3: Andrew.brecht@dcyf.wa.gov Region 4: Joyce.thomas@dcyf.wa.gov Region 5: Janice.pitt@dcyf.wa.gov Region 6: Arthur.fernandez@dcyf.wa.gov Folks: Q & A DOCUMENT TO THE COURTS MAILING LIST: This email message (below) went out yesterday morning from the Administrative Office of the Courts to the courts mailing list. It is a Q&A document that Julie Summers and Kelly Warner-King wrote at the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), and Cole and I at DCYF edited, to give some basic Q&A information to the courts about the recent legislation, in response to common questions. FOLLOW UP FROM JULY 17TH MEETING WITH STAKEHOLDERS: As many of you will recall, Cole and I held a stakeholder’s meeting on July 17th to talk about DCYF implementation of SSB 5256 (link below), and the accompanying budget provisos for families, youth exiting foster care, and youth exiting Juvenile Rehabilitation. Thanks to those who attended the meeting in July, and asked great questions. Here’s some of what we heard in July (with additional context notes): DCYF should keep equity at the forefront, and use targeted universalism to address the needs of families far from opportunity [including in rural, tribal (in coordination with DCYF’s Office of Tribal Relations) and trauma-impacted communities]; DCYF should work closely with its partners in the state-level “umbrella” child welfare housing-related Memorandum of Understanding (between DCYF, the Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), and other non-profit Housers) to maximize alignment between federal child welfare housing voucher programs, state child welfare housing assistance programs, and related efforts at the Office of Homeless Youth, the Office of Public Defense, and other partner organizations. DCYF should use current resources recently provided by the Legislature to establish a floor of services in all regions toward establishing a statewide system of child welfare housing support, and should take steps to measure needs and current impacts in all communities, so that additional resources in future years can be targeted to address differences in need, and specifically to invest in equity; DCYF should gather data and create a funding formula to be used to inform its 2024 Report to the Legislature and budget decision package request for the 2025 Legislative Session; DCYF should take steps now to gather information to inform equity planning (NOTE: Cole suggested that the agency release a Request for Information in order to see which community organizations have interest in offering housing supportive services as DCYF continues to put the statewide system in place); DCYF should work in 2023 to prevent gaps in service, honor pre-existing organizational relationships with Public Housing Authorities, and to build its capacity to reach new communities; NOTE: Because of the limitations on current dollars, DCYF may need to focus on regional coverage first, and seek resources to get to the county level as a next step; DCYF should recognize community needs, community capacity, and community readiness; DCYF should focus on the things that DCYF does well and needs to do better – finding eligible clients, getting release of information forms signed, helping clients gather vital documents, gathering statewide data, training and maximizing the capacity of DCYF staff in all Regions; knowing the responsibilities and limitations of the state role and the roles of our partners; DCYF should keep our clients at the center, and our partners’ needs in our mind, as we work to help Public Housing Authorities increase their utilization rates, and help DCYF clients find housing, whether they are connected to PHAs or not; DCYF should take initiative to reach out directly to property owners and real estate interests to identify, designate, and create more housing for our clients, and to participate in community-level efforts to increase the volume and quality of affordable housing options; DCYF plans to meet with youth-serving organizations to further discuss the details of the Foster Care Housing Assistance Program (FCHP) funded in the budget. Members of the family stakeholder group should be invited to that meeting if interested; DCYF should hold regular stakeholder meetings between now and 2025. Here’s what we plan to do in response: DCYF has executed contracts for family housing supportive services in Regions 4 and 6; DCYF is pursuing contracts for each of the remaining four regions (within appropriated funds), to establish a common floor of services; DCYF will develop a funding formula based on differential regional need for the 25-27 biennium; DCYF is working to provide services at the regional level this fiscal year, and will work to seek further investments to expand services to the Public Housing Authority/County level in future biennia, based on need and equity data; DCYF has drafted a Request for Information solicitation that will go out this fall to determine which organizations are interested in providing housing supportive services in current and future years. DCYF may additionally submit a Request for Qualifications or Proposals in future years if additional funding is available; DCYF will develop a formula and strategic approach to data, exploration of which would include (but not be limited to): equity and impact data; availability of Family Unification Program vouchers and Foster Youth to Independence vouchers and other Housing Choice Vouchers by PHA jurisdiction; numbers and types of child welfare cases by county; family mobility; homelessness data; urban/rural factors; the availability of housing and specifically affordable housing; housing vacancy rates; landlord outreach and incentives; and other factors. Here’s what DCYF has done so far: Established partnerships in many counties around the state with both youth and family serving organizations in the child welfare housing arena (many of which are described in Memoranda of Understanding for FYI and FUP); Offered case management directly to youth and families, and connected clients with regional staff and contractors; Participated in conversations directly with judicial officers; Executed contracts for FY 24 in Regions 4 and 6 for family housing supportive services; Drafted contracts for FY 24 in Regions 4 and 5 for youth housing supportive services; Circulated the latest statewide PHA-DCYF “umbrella” MOU FINAL DRAFT via Andrew Calkins and Lisa Wolters with the Public Housing Authorities; Co-presented with the Bremerton Housing Authority and local partners about youth housing to HUD Region 10 (recording available in September); Here’s what DCYF has in process this fall: Setting/confirming dates for quarterly stakeholder meetings (SSB 5256 stakeholders, family housing stakeholders, and youth stakeholders) between now and June of 2025. Setting a date for the statewide “umbrella” child welfare housing MOU signing with the HOUSERS; Preparing to post the Request for Information solicitation document in September; Contract conversations are happening now in each region where MOUs are in place for FY 24 for both youth and families housing supportive services; DCYF is gathering information for Q & A documents, training, communications, and tool-kit information, in partnership and based on conversations with AOC, PHAs, OPD, and other organizations, with target audiences that include youth, families, DCYF staff, judicial officers, and others. DCYF is working with AOC on the planning for child welfare housing information-sharing with the courts; DCYF is preparing information to clarify how to best align federal voucher and state assistance services with those offered by tribal governments, or to reach tribal community members served by state systems; DCYF is reaching out to property owners and realty companies statewide and in regions and counties to share what’s working, and learn more about their processes and needs; Posting job announcements for the 3.0 FTE new Regional Housing Liaisons/Consultants to support the existing part-time Regional Housing Leads; Planning for regional housing staff coverage in future years. Here’s what DCYF is planning to have by the end of the year: Regional providers identified for family housing supportive services and youth supportive services and navigation mapping; 3.0 FTE staff (1.0 FTE to serve 2 regions each) Regional Housing Liaisons/Consultants hired and in training; Meetings with leaders and caseworkers in all six DCYF Regions to provide updates and answer questions; Delivering with AOC information sharing sessions for the courts. Here’s what you can do to help: PLEASE HELP DCYF PROMOTE THE Request for Information solicitation by sending it to the community organizations you work with, when it comes out in September. Please let Cole and I know what questions you have (or what I forgot to address), and if you would like to meet. We’ll be having conversations with many partners as we take these steps between now and the end of the … | 2023 Conference |
| Title | Summary | Categories | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating Safer and More Affirming Systems of Care for LGBTQ+ Youth | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| WACAP Update | 2021 Conference | ||
| Caselaw and Legislative Update | 2021 Conference | ||
| Food and Hygiene Issues for youth | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Wraparound for Parents in Family Treatment Court | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Q&A w/ Larry Jefferson, OPD Director | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Supporting Educational Stability for Students in Foster Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Whole Brain Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Coordinated Care: Benefits for youth in care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| When there is reason to know | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Coping with Holiday Stress | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| What must be proven at Termination | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Information Session with FCAP | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Teaching the Hulk Tetris: Understanding Trauma and Self-Regulation | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Attachment: Beyond Infancy | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Helping Children Bounce Back from Foster Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Fostering Parent-Caregiver Connections for Children | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| You can disagree without being disagreeable | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| For every transition, PLAN, PLAN, PLAN! | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Ask a program attorney! | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA Institute – Welcome and Introductions | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Advocating for children of color | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Permanency Options | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| A View from the Bench | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Q&A w/ DCYF Asst. Sec. Steve Grilli | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA and WICWA Laws and Regulations | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Supporting Kinship Caregivers | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Understanding the Unique Roles of the Child Advocate and Child’s Attorney | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Is it safe? | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| A Judicial Perspective on ICWA and WICWA | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Poverty and Child Welfare | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| The Science of Hope: What you can do to build hope for children and families (AM) | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| WACAP Legislative Preview | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA Institute: Preserving Connections | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Critical Thinking in Child Welfare | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Closing Keynote – Justice Montoya-Lewis | … | 2021 Conference, Video | |
| Intro | … | Core Training, Intro | |
| Parties to the Case | … | Core Training, Parties to the Case | |
| GALRs | … | Core Training, GALRs | |
| Case Intro (Andrews-Coleman) and Paternity | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training, Paternity | |
| Trauma, ACEs and Resiliency | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Bias, Privilege, and Race | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Minimum Sufficient Level of Care, Safety Framework, Family Time | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Domestic Violence | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| Child Mental Health | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Education Advocacy | … | Core Training, Education Advocacy | |
| Placement, Relatives, Transitions | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Attachment and Bonding | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Case Planning, Recommendations, and Services | … | Case Planning and Service Recommendations, Core Training | |
| Best Interests, Meetings and Hearings, 30 Day Checklist | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Info gathering, personal safety, self care | … | Core Training, Self Care, Working Your Case | |
| Local Race Stats | … | Core Training, Handout, Intro | |
| Reunification:Focusing on the Process | … | Core Training, Reunification | |
| A Cure Worse Than the Disease_ The Impact of Removal on Children and Their Families smalls | … | Core Training, Reunification | |
| GALRs One Pager | … | GALRs, Handout | |
| Sample Scenarios | … | Core Training, GALRs | |
| Andrews-Coleman Petition | … | Case Introductions | |
| Andrews-Coleman Shelter Care Order | … | Case Introductions, Core Training | |
| Why legal parents are important | … | Core Training, Paternity | |
| Ages and Stages – Sorting Game birth-2 | … | Child Development and "Interviewing" | |
| Ages and Stages – Sorting Games ages 3-5 | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Child Development by Age | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Ages and Stages of Development | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Stages-of-Cognitive-Development | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Child Development Checklist (by age) | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Ages and Stages – Child development checklist | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Milestones – checklist | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| ACEs Score Questionnaire | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| ACEs Infographic | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| ACEs information | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Add’l ACEs Resources | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Trauma Informed Care Flyer | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Children and Trauma | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Children and Trauma (for MH professionals) | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Promoting Resiliency Poster | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Disproportionality Benchcard and Ladder of Inference | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Implicit Bias: From Awareness to Change | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Bias in the Family: Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Custody Disputes | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| However Kindly Intentioned | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Genderbread Person | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| Healthy Youth Surveys | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| Children and Gender Identity | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| ICWA Handout | … | ICWA | |
| MSL Picture | … | Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| ABA Child Safety Guide | … | Child Safety, Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Safety Framework Worksheet – Blank | … | Child Safety, Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF’s 17 Safety Threats | … | Child Safety, Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Visitation Form | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Family Time Tip Sheet for Caregivers | … | Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Visitation Tip Sheet for Social Workers | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Tips for Great Visits with your child | … | Core Training, Family Time, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Family Time Tip Sheet for Parents | … | Core Training, Family Time, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Developing a visitation plan | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Family Time Guide (Georgia) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Family Time Report (2019) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Washington Family Time Guidance (2013) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| HB 1194 Visitation Supervision Level Guide (DCYF) | … | Child Safety, Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Transtheoretical Model Overview | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Motivational Interviewing Overview | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Addiction and Recovery | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Power and Control Wheel | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| National DV Statistics | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| Why do victims stay? | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| The Courage to Leave | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence, Video | |
| Types of Therapy | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Boy Testifies to Congress | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Overmedicating Children in Foster Care | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Commonly prescribed psychotropic medications | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Child Abuse Consultation Network for Washington State | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| A Definition of Insanity | … | Core Training, Placement, Video | |
| Balancing placement, ongoing family relationships and confidentiality | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Talking with Foster Parents about Relative Search and Placement | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Strategies to improve placement stability | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| The Impact of Placement with Family on Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| 30 Days to Family Project | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Foster Connections through Finding Families | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Placement Transition Toolkit | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Placement Transition Toolkit | … | Core Training, Handout, Placement | |
| Circle of Security Attachment Theory | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| What is healthy attachment? | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| The Circle of Security project: Attachment-based intervention with caregiver–pre-school child dyads | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Attachment Styles | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Foster Care for Young Children: Why It Must Be Developmentally Informed | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Treehouse Education Advocacy Manual | … | Core Training, Education Advocacy | |
| First Meeting Tips | … | Working Your Case | |
| Dependency Explained Brochure | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Permanency Planning Matrix | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| FTDM Practice Guide | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Mindful Debriefing | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Best Interests Considerations | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Shared Planning Guide | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Types of Court Proceedings | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| GAL Tips and Tricks | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| What is LICWAC? | … | Core Training, ICWA, Working Your Case | |
| 30 Day Checklist and Case Cover Sheet | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Commonly used dependency acronyms | … | Core Training, Intro, Working Your Case | |
| Who you can share info with | … | Core Training, GALRs, Intro, Parties to the Case, Working Your Case | |
| First Meeting Tips | … | Case Introductions, Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Taking care of yourself in child welfare | … | Core Training, Self Care | |
| Trauma Terms | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training, Self Care | |
| Self Care Quiz | … | Core Training, Self Care | |
| Protected: Full Manual (2021 Edition) | There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. | ||
| WACAP Update | … | 2021 Conference | |
| Attachment and Bonding Beyond Infancy | … | 2021 Conference | |
| ICWA Institute: Putting it all together | … | 2021 Conference, Video | |
| AOC Approval Letter | … | Core Training, Intro | |
| Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children | Recorded 3/10/2022 | Video | |
| Why Reunification — Additional Research | … | Dee's Presentations | |
| Building Kid-Focused Transition Plans | PowerPoint FTDM Transition Planning Guide About this child Worksheet Daily … | conf2022, Video | |
| Minding your p’s and q’s: A review of the state court guardian ad litem rules | PowerPoint Handout Sample … | conf2022, Video | |
| Using the Safety Framework to inform family time recommendations | PowerPoint Safety Framework Analysis … | conf2022, Video | |
| Motions Practice for Title 13 GALs | PowerPoint Motion Questionnaires Motion Suite … | conf2022, Video | |
| Testifying at Trial | PowerPoint Sample direct … | conf2022, Video | |
| Advocacy for Native American Children | Laura’s PowerPoint Legal … | conf2022, Video | |
| Bringing your best self to your advocacy! | … | conf2022, Video | |
| Understanding Poverty | Part I (video) Part II … | conf2022, Video | |
| Chronic Neglect | Part I (video) Part II (video) PowerPoint Defining Chronic Neglect Developmental … | conf2022, Dee's Presentations, Video | |
| The Science of Hope: What you can do to build hope for children and families | Part I (video) Part II (video) #1. Goal Worksheet #2. Hope … | conf2022, Video | |
| Using techniques of Motivational Interviewing in your GAL work | Part I (video) Part II (video) Focus Mountain MI Approach ‘Now try this’ … | conf2022, Video | |
| Effective Communication Through Writing | PowerPoint … | conf2022, Video | |
| Reports as an advocacy tool | PowerPoint Judicial … | conf2022, Video | |
| LGBTQ Advocacy | Part I (video) Part II (video) Part III (video) Definition Matchup Genderbread Person SOGIE Astronaut SOGIE … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF 2023-2025 Funding Requests | Handouts available … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF 2023-2025 Budget Requests – DS Settlement | PowerPoint will be available … | conf2022, Video | |
| Permanency From Day One Overview | PowerPoint Permanency Planning … | conf2022, Video | |
| Permanency Options | … | conf2022, Video | |
| Why Relative Placements? | PowerPoint Grandparents and Relatives Support Guide Kinship Licensing Fact Sheet Court Process for Caregivers Adoption or Guardianship for … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF Resources for Relative Placements | PowerPoint Kinship Resources Substance Use Factsheet Mental Health and Wellbeing Factsheet Educational and School Experiences Factsheet Economic Security and COVID 19 Factsheet Demographic – Racial and Sexual Minority Disproportionality RGAP Resource Specialists by Region Kinship Oversight Committee … | conf2022, Video | |
| Supporting Educational Stability for Students in FosterCare | Part I (video) Part II (video) … | conf2022, Video | |
| 2022 Judicial Survey | … | ||
| DCYF LGBTQ Youth Policy | … | ||
| The Harm of Removal | … | 2023 Conference, Handout | |
| Maintaining the Parent-Child Attachment Relationship for Children of the Incarcerated | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Moving from Agency-Centered Planning to Family-Centered Teaming | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Supporting Educational Success for youth in care | … | ||
| Advocacy Through Report Writing | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Safety Analysis 101 | Blank SAFETY AND Visit Framework … | 2023 Conference | |
| Using Attachment Theory and Research to Assess and Support Children and Parents | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Applying Critical Thinking in Child Welfare | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Supporting Kinship Placements | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Advanced Safety Planning | Blank SAFETY AND Visit Framework … | 2023 Conference | |
| Key Resources and Support for Kids and Families Provided by Coordinated Care | … | 2023 Conference | |
| What are the current permanency options for children? | … | 2023 Conference | |
| What you need to know about fentanyl | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Creating A Culture of Trauma-Informed Child Advocacy | … | 2023 Conference | |
| You Can Disagree Without Being Disagreeable. But What is Disagreeable? | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Collaborating with the Foster Care Assessment Program (FCAP) for positive outcomes | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Planning for youth-focused transitions | About This Child Form DAILY SCHEDULE FTDM Transition Planning … | 2023 Conference | |
| Understanding the Interstate Compact Process (ICPC) | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Indian Child Welfare Practical Practice | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Brown Skin & Curls: An Anti-Racist Caring for BIPOC Youth and Their Physical Selves | … | 2023 Conference | |
| ICWA: An overview of ICWA Laws and Regs | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Child Welfare Housing Assistance for Youth and Families | https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/family Region 1: Erik.larson@dcyf.wa.gov Region 2: Monica.jenkins@dcyf.wa.gov Region 3: Andrew.brecht@dcyf.wa.gov Region 4: Joyce.thomas@dcyf.wa.gov Region 5: Janice.pitt@dcyf.wa.gov Region 6: Arthur.fernandez@dcyf.wa.gov Folks: Q & A DOCUMENT TO THE COURTS MAILING LIST: This email message (below) went out yesterday morning from the Administrative Office of the Courts to the courts mailing list. It is a Q&A document that Julie Summers and Kelly Warner-King wrote at the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), and Cole and I at DCYF edited, to give some basic Q&A information to the courts about the recent legislation, in response to common questions. FOLLOW UP FROM JULY 17TH MEETING WITH STAKEHOLDERS: As many of you will recall, Cole and I held a stakeholder’s meeting on July 17th to talk about DCYF implementation of SSB 5256 (link below), and the accompanying budget provisos for families, youth exiting foster care, and youth exiting Juvenile Rehabilitation. Thanks to those who attended the meeting in July, and asked great questions. Here’s some of what we heard in July (with additional context notes): DCYF should keep equity at the forefront, and use targeted universalism to address the needs of families far from opportunity [including in rural, tribal (in coordination with DCYF’s Office of Tribal Relations) and trauma-impacted communities]; DCYF should work closely with its partners in the state-level “umbrella” child welfare housing-related Memorandum of Understanding (between DCYF, the Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), and other non-profit Housers) to maximize alignment between federal child welfare housing voucher programs, state child welfare housing assistance programs, and related efforts at the Office of Homeless Youth, the Office of Public Defense, and other partner organizations. DCYF should use current resources recently provided by the Legislature to establish a floor of services in all regions toward establishing a statewide system of child welfare housing support, and should take steps to measure needs and current impacts in all communities, so that additional resources in future years can be targeted to address differences in need, and specifically to invest in equity; DCYF should gather data and create a funding formula to be used to inform its 2024 Report to the Legislature and budget decision package request for the 2025 Legislative Session; DCYF should take steps now to gather information to inform equity planning (NOTE: Cole suggested that the agency release a Request for Information in order to see which community organizations have interest in offering housing supportive services as DCYF continues to put the statewide system in place); DCYF should work in 2023 to prevent gaps in service, honor pre-existing organizational relationships with Public Housing Authorities, and to build its capacity to reach new communities; NOTE: Because of the limitations on current dollars, DCYF may need to focus on regional coverage first, and seek resources to get to the county level as a next step; DCYF should recognize community needs, community capacity, and community readiness; DCYF should focus on the things that DCYF does well and needs to do better – finding eligible clients, getting release of information forms signed, helping clients gather vital documents, gathering statewide data, training and maximizing the capacity of DCYF staff in all Regions; knowing the responsibilities and limitations of the state role and the roles of our partners; DCYF should keep our clients at the center, and our partners’ needs in our mind, as we work to help Public Housing Authorities increase their utilization rates, and help DCYF clients find housing, whether they are connected to PHAs or not; DCYF should take initiative to reach out directly to property owners and real estate interests to identify, designate, and create more housing for our clients, and to participate in community-level efforts to increase the volume and quality of affordable housing options; DCYF plans to meet with youth-serving organizations to further discuss the details of the Foster Care Housing Assistance Program (FCHP) funded in the budget. Members of the family stakeholder group should be invited to that meeting if interested; DCYF should hold regular stakeholder meetings between now and 2025. Here’s what we plan to do in response: DCYF has executed contracts for family housing supportive services in Regions 4 and 6; DCYF is pursuing contracts for each of the remaining four regions (within appropriated funds), to establish a common floor of services; DCYF will develop a funding formula based on differential regional need for the 25-27 biennium; DCYF is working to provide services at the regional level this fiscal year, and will work to seek further investments to expand services to the Public Housing Authority/County level in future biennia, based on need and equity data; DCYF has drafted a Request for Information solicitation that will go out this fall to determine which organizations are interested in providing housing supportive services in current and future years. DCYF may additionally submit a Request for Qualifications or Proposals in future years if additional funding is available; DCYF will develop a formula and strategic approach to data, exploration of which would include (but not be limited to): equity and impact data; availability of Family Unification Program vouchers and Foster Youth to Independence vouchers and other Housing Choice Vouchers by PHA jurisdiction; numbers and types of child welfare cases by county; family mobility; homelessness data; urban/rural factors; the availability of housing and specifically affordable housing; housing vacancy rates; landlord outreach and incentives; and other factors. Here’s what DCYF has done so far: Established partnerships in many counties around the state with both youth and family serving organizations in the child welfare housing arena (many of which are described in Memoranda of Understanding for FYI and FUP); Offered case management directly to youth and families, and connected clients with regional staff and contractors; Participated in conversations directly with judicial officers; Executed contracts for FY 24 in Regions 4 and 6 for family housing supportive services; Drafted contracts for FY 24 in Regions 4 and 5 for youth housing supportive services; Circulated the latest statewide PHA-DCYF “umbrella” MOU FINAL DRAFT via Andrew Calkins and Lisa Wolters with the Public Housing Authorities; Co-presented with the Bremerton Housing Authority and local partners about youth housing to HUD Region 10 (recording available in September); Here’s what DCYF has in process this fall: Setting/confirming dates for quarterly stakeholder meetings (SSB 5256 stakeholders, family housing stakeholders, and youth stakeholders) between now and June of 2025. Setting a date for the statewide “umbrella” child welfare housing MOU signing with the HOUSERS; Preparing to post the Request for Information solicitation document in September; Contract conversations are happening now in each region where MOUs are in place for FY 24 for both youth and families housing supportive services; DCYF is gathering information for Q & A documents, training, communications, and tool-kit information, in partnership and based on conversations with AOC, PHAs, OPD, and other organizations, with target audiences that include youth, families, DCYF staff, judicial officers, and others. DCYF is working with AOC on the planning for child welfare housing information-sharing with the courts; DCYF is preparing information to clarify how to best align federal voucher and state assistance services with those offered by tribal governments, or to reach tribal community members served by state systems; DCYF is reaching out to property owners and realty companies statewide and in regions and counties to share what’s working, and learn more about their processes and needs; Posting job announcements for the 3.0 FTE new Regional Housing Liaisons/Consultants to support the existing part-time Regional Housing Leads; Planning for regional housing staff coverage in future years. Here’s what DCYF is planning to have by the end of the year: Regional providers identified for family housing supportive services and youth supportive services and navigation mapping; 3.0 FTE staff (1.0 FTE to serve 2 regions each) Regional Housing Liaisons/Consultants hired and in training; Meetings with leaders and caseworkers in all six DCYF Regions to provide updates and answer questions; Delivering with AOC information sharing sessions for the courts. Here’s what you can do to help: PLEASE HELP DCYF PROMOTE THE Request for Information solicitation by sending it to the community organizations you work with, when it comes out in September. Please let Cole and I know what questions you have (or what I forgot to address), and if you would like to meet. We’ll be having conversations with many partners as we take these steps between now and the end of the … | 2023 Conference |
| Title | Summary | Categories | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating Safer and More Affirming Systems of Care for LGBTQ+ Youth | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| WACAP Update | 2021 Conference | ||
| Caselaw and Legislative Update | 2021 Conference | ||
| Food and Hygiene Issues for youth | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Wraparound for Parents in Family Treatment Court | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Q&A w/ Larry Jefferson, OPD Director | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Supporting Educational Stability for Students in Foster Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Whole Brain Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Coordinated Care: Benefits for youth in care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| When there is reason to know | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Coping with Holiday Stress | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| What must be proven at Termination | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Information Session with FCAP | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Teaching the Hulk Tetris: Understanding Trauma and Self-Regulation | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Attachment: Beyond Infancy | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Helping Children Bounce Back from Foster Care | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Fostering Parent-Caregiver Connections for Children | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| You can disagree without being disagreeable | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| For every transition, PLAN, PLAN, PLAN! | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Ask a program attorney! | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA Institute – Welcome and Introductions | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Advocating for children of color | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Permanency Options | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| A View from the Bench | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Q&A w/ DCYF Asst. Sec. Steve Grilli | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA and WICWA Laws and Regulations | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Supporting Kinship Caregivers | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Understanding the Unique Roles of the Child Advocate and Child’s Attorney | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Is it safe? | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| A Judicial Perspective on ICWA and WICWA | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Poverty and Child Welfare | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| The Science of Hope: What you can do to build hope for children and families (AM) | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| WACAP Legislative Preview | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| ICWA Institute: Preserving Connections | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Critical Thinking in Child Welfare | 2021 Conference, Video | ||
| Closing Keynote – Justice Montoya-Lewis | … | 2021 Conference, Video | |
| Intro | … | Core Training, Intro | |
| Parties to the Case | … | Core Training, Parties to the Case | |
| GALRs | … | Core Training, GALRs | |
| Case Intro (Andrews-Coleman) and Paternity | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training, Paternity | |
| Trauma, ACEs and Resiliency | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Bias, Privilege, and Race | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Minimum Sufficient Level of Care, Safety Framework, Family Time | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Domestic Violence | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| Child Mental Health | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Education Advocacy | … | Core Training, Education Advocacy | |
| Placement, Relatives, Transitions | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Attachment and Bonding | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Case Planning, Recommendations, and Services | … | Case Planning and Service Recommendations, Core Training | |
| Best Interests, Meetings and Hearings, 30 Day Checklist | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Info gathering, personal safety, self care | … | Core Training, Self Care, Working Your Case | |
| Local Race Stats | … | Core Training, Handout, Intro | |
| Reunification:Focusing on the Process | … | Core Training, Reunification | |
| A Cure Worse Than the Disease_ The Impact of Removal on Children and Their Families smalls | … | Core Training, Reunification | |
| GALRs One Pager | … | GALRs, Handout | |
| Sample Scenarios | … | Core Training, GALRs | |
| Andrews-Coleman Petition | … | Case Introductions | |
| Andrews-Coleman Shelter Care Order | … | Case Introductions, Core Training | |
| Why legal parents are important | … | Core Training, Paternity | |
| Ages and Stages – Sorting Game birth-2 | … | Child Development and "Interviewing" | |
| Ages and Stages – Sorting Games ages 3-5 | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Child Development by Age | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Ages and Stages of Development | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Stages-of-Cognitive-Development | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Child Development Checklist (by age) | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Ages and Stages – Child development checklist | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| Milestones – checklist | … | Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training | |
| ACEs Score Questionnaire | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| ACEs Infographic | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| ACEs information | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Add’l ACEs Resources | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Trauma Informed Care Flyer | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Children and Trauma | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Children and Trauma (for MH professionals) | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Promoting Resiliency Poster | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training | |
| Disproportionality Benchcard and Ladder of Inference | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Implicit Bias: From Awareness to Change | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Bias in the Family: Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Custody Disputes | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| However Kindly Intentioned | … | Bias, Privilege and Race, Core Training | |
| Genderbread Person | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| Healthy Youth Surveys | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| Children and Gender Identity | … | Core Training, LGBTQ | |
| ICWA Handout | … | ICWA | |
| MSL Picture | … | Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| ABA Child Safety Guide | … | Child Safety, Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Safety Framework Worksheet – Blank | … | Child Safety, Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF’s 17 Safety Threats | … | Child Safety, Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Visitation Form | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Family Time Tip Sheet for Caregivers | … | Core Training, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Visitation Tip Sheet for Social Workers | … | Core Training, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Tips for Great Visits with your child | … | Core Training, Family Time, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Family Time Tip Sheet for Parents | … | Core Training, Family Time, Handout, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Developing a visitation plan | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Family Time Guide (Georgia) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| DCYF Family Time Report (2019) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Washington Family Time Guidance (2013) | … | Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| HB 1194 Visitation Supervision Level Guide (DCYF) | … | Child Safety, Core Training, Family Time, MSL, Child Safety, Family Time | |
| Transtheoretical Model Overview | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Motivational Interviewing Overview | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Addiction and Recovery | … | Chemical Dependency, Core Training | |
| Power and Control Wheel | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| National DV Statistics | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| Why do victims stay? | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence | |
| The Courage to Leave | … | Core Training, Domestic Violence, Video | |
| Types of Therapy | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Boy Testifies to Congress | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Overmedicating Children in Foster Care | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Commonly prescribed psychotropic medications | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| Child Abuse Consultation Network for Washington State | … | Child Mental Health, Core Training | |
| A Definition of Insanity | … | Core Training, Placement, Video | |
| Balancing placement, ongoing family relationships and confidentiality | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Talking with Foster Parents about Relative Search and Placement | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Strategies to improve placement stability | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| The Impact of Placement with Family on Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| 30 Days to Family Project | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Foster Connections through Finding Families | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Placement Transition Toolkit | … | Core Training, Placement | |
| Placement Transition Toolkit | … | Core Training, Handout, Placement | |
| Circle of Security Attachment Theory | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| What is healthy attachment? | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| The Circle of Security project: Attachment-based intervention with caregiver–pre-school child dyads | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Attachment Styles | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Foster Care for Young Children: Why It Must Be Developmentally Informed | … | Attachment and Bonding, Core Training | |
| Treehouse Education Advocacy Manual | … | Core Training, Education Advocacy | |
| First Meeting Tips | … | Working Your Case | |
| Dependency Explained Brochure | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Permanency Planning Matrix | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| FTDM Practice Guide | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Mindful Debriefing | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Best Interests Considerations | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Shared Planning Guide | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Types of Court Proceedings | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| GAL Tips and Tricks | … | Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| What is LICWAC? | … | Core Training, ICWA, Working Your Case | |
| 30 Day Checklist and Case Cover Sheet | … | Core Training, Handout, Working Your Case | |
| Commonly used dependency acronyms | … | Core Training, Intro, Working Your Case | |
| Who you can share info with | … | Core Training, GALRs, Intro, Parties to the Case, Working Your Case | |
| First Meeting Tips | … | Case Introductions, Child Development and "Interviewing", Core Training, Working Your Case | |
| Taking care of yourself in child welfare | … | Core Training, Self Care | |
| Trauma Terms | … | ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency, Core Training, Self Care | |
| Self Care Quiz | … | Core Training, Self Care | |
| Protected: Full Manual (2021 Edition) | There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. | ||
| WACAP Update | … | 2021 Conference | |
| Attachment and Bonding Beyond Infancy | … | 2021 Conference | |
| ICWA Institute: Putting it all together | … | 2021 Conference, Video | |
| AOC Approval Letter | … | Core Training, Intro | |
| Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children | Recorded 3/10/2022 | Video | |
| Why Reunification — Additional Research | … | Dee's Presentations | |
| Building Kid-Focused Transition Plans | PowerPoint FTDM Transition Planning Guide About this child Worksheet Daily … | conf2022, Video | |
| Minding your p’s and q’s: A review of the state court guardian ad litem rules | PowerPoint Handout Sample … | conf2022, Video | |
| Using the Safety Framework to inform family time recommendations | PowerPoint Safety Framework Analysis … | conf2022, Video | |
| Motions Practice for Title 13 GALs | PowerPoint Motion Questionnaires Motion Suite … | conf2022, Video | |
| Testifying at Trial | PowerPoint Sample direct … | conf2022, Video | |
| Advocacy for Native American Children | Laura’s PowerPoint Legal … | conf2022, Video | |
| Bringing your best self to your advocacy! | … | conf2022, Video | |
| Understanding Poverty | Part I (video) Part II … | conf2022, Video | |
| Chronic Neglect | Part I (video) Part II (video) PowerPoint Defining Chronic Neglect Developmental … | conf2022, Dee's Presentations, Video | |
| The Science of Hope: What you can do to build hope for children and families | Part I (video) Part II (video) #1. Goal Worksheet #2. Hope … | conf2022, Video | |
| Using techniques of Motivational Interviewing in your GAL work | Part I (video) Part II (video) Focus Mountain MI Approach ‘Now try this’ … | conf2022, Video | |
| Effective Communication Through Writing | PowerPoint … | conf2022, Video | |
| Reports as an advocacy tool | PowerPoint Judicial … | conf2022, Video | |
| LGBTQ Advocacy | Part I (video) Part II (video) Part III (video) Definition Matchup Genderbread Person SOGIE Astronaut SOGIE … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF 2023-2025 Funding Requests | Handouts available … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF 2023-2025 Budget Requests – DS Settlement | PowerPoint will be available … | conf2022, Video | |
| Permanency From Day One Overview | PowerPoint Permanency Planning … | conf2022, Video | |
| Permanency Options | … | conf2022, Video | |
| Why Relative Placements? | PowerPoint Grandparents and Relatives Support Guide Kinship Licensing Fact Sheet Court Process for Caregivers Adoption or Guardianship for … | conf2022, Video | |
| DCYF Resources for Relative Placements | PowerPoint Kinship Resources Substance Use Factsheet Mental Health and Wellbeing Factsheet Educational and School Experiences Factsheet Economic Security and COVID 19 Factsheet Demographic – Racial and Sexual Minority Disproportionality RGAP Resource Specialists by Region Kinship Oversight Committee … | conf2022, Video | |
| Supporting Educational Stability for Students in FosterCare | Part I (video) Part II (video) … | conf2022, Video | |
| 2022 Judicial Survey | … | ||
| DCYF LGBTQ Youth Policy | … | ||
| The Harm of Removal | … | 2023 Conference, Handout | |
| Maintaining the Parent-Child Attachment Relationship for Children of the Incarcerated | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Moving from Agency-Centered Planning to Family-Centered Teaming | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Supporting Educational Success for youth in care | … | ||
| Advocacy Through Report Writing | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Safety Analysis 101 | Blank SAFETY AND Visit Framework … | 2023 Conference | |
| Using Attachment Theory and Research to Assess and Support Children and Parents | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Applying Critical Thinking in Child Welfare | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Supporting Kinship Placements | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Advanced Safety Planning | Blank SAFETY AND Visit Framework … | 2023 Conference | |
| Key Resources and Support for Kids and Families Provided by Coordinated Care | … | 2023 Conference | |
| What are the current permanency options for children? | … | 2023 Conference | |
| What you need to know about fentanyl | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Creating A Culture of Trauma-Informed Child Advocacy | … | 2023 Conference | |
| You Can Disagree Without Being Disagreeable. But What is Disagreeable? | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Collaborating with the Foster Care Assessment Program (FCAP) for positive outcomes | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Planning for youth-focused transitions | About This Child Form DAILY SCHEDULE FTDM Transition Planning … | 2023 Conference | |
| Understanding the Interstate Compact Process (ICPC) | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Indian Child Welfare Practical Practice | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Brown Skin & Curls: An Anti-Racist Caring for BIPOC Youth and Their Physical Selves | … | 2023 Conference | |
| ICWA: An overview of ICWA Laws and Regs | … | 2023 Conference | |
| Child Welfare Housing Assistance for Youth and Families | https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/family Region 1: Erik.larson@dcyf.wa.gov Region 2: Monica.jenkins@dcyf.wa.gov Region 3: Andrew.brecht@dcyf.wa.gov Region 4: Joyce.thomas@dcyf.wa.gov Region 5: Janice.pitt@dcyf.wa.gov Region 6: Arthur.fernandez@dcyf.wa.gov Folks: Q & A DOCUMENT TO THE COURTS MAILING LIST: This email message (below) went out yesterday morning from the Administrative Office of the Courts to the courts mailing list. It is a Q&A document that Julie Summers and Kelly Warner-King wrote at the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), and Cole and I at DCYF edited, to give some basic Q&A information to the courts about the recent legislation, in response to common questions. FOLLOW UP FROM JULY 17TH MEETING WITH STAKEHOLDERS: As many of you will recall, Cole and I held a stakeholder’s meeting on July 17th to talk about DCYF implementation of SSB 5256 (link below), and the accompanying budget provisos for families, youth exiting foster care, and youth exiting Juvenile Rehabilitation. Thanks to those who attended the meeting in July, and asked great questions. Here’s some of what we heard in July (with additional context notes): DCYF should keep equity at the forefront, and use targeted universalism to address the needs of families far from opportunity [including in rural, tribal (in coordination with DCYF’s Office of Tribal Relations) and trauma-impacted communities]; DCYF should work closely with its partners in the state-level “umbrella” child welfare housing-related Memorandum of Understanding (between DCYF, the Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), and other non-profit Housers) to maximize alignment between federal child welfare housing voucher programs, state child welfare housing assistance programs, and related efforts at the Office of Homeless Youth, the Office of Public Defense, and other partner organizations. DCYF should use current resources recently provided by the Legislature to establish a floor of services in all regions toward establishing a statewide system of child welfare housing support, and should take steps to measure needs and current impacts in all communities, so that additional resources in future years can be targeted to address differences in need, and specifically to invest in equity; DCYF should gather data and create a funding formula to be used to inform its 2024 Report to the Legislature and budget decision package request for the 2025 Legislative Session; DCYF should take steps now to gather information to inform equity planning (NOTE: Cole suggested that the agency release a Request for Information in order to see which community organizations have interest in offering housing supportive services as DCYF continues to put the statewide system in place); DCYF should work in 2023 to prevent gaps in service, honor pre-existing organizational relationships with Public Housing Authorities, and to build its capacity to reach new communities; NOTE: Because of the limitations on current dollars, DCYF may need to focus on regional coverage first, and seek resources to get to the county level as a next step; DCYF should recognize community needs, community capacity, and community readiness; DCYF should focus on the things that DCYF does well and needs to do better – finding eligible clients, getting release of information forms signed, helping clients gather vital documents, gathering statewide data, training and maximizing the capacity of DCYF staff in all Regions; knowing the responsibilities and limitations of the state role and the roles of our partners; DCYF should keep our clients at the center, and our partners’ needs in our mind, as we work to help Public Housing Authorities increase their utilization rates, and help DCYF clients find housing, whether they are connected to PHAs or not; DCYF should take initiative to reach out directly to property owners and real estate interests to identify, designate, and create more housing for our clients, and to participate in community-level efforts to increase the volume and quality of affordable housing options; DCYF plans to meet with youth-serving organizations to further discuss the details of the Foster Care Housing Assistance Program (FCHP) funded in the budget. Members of the family stakeholder group should be invited to that meeting if interested; DCYF should hold regular stakeholder meetings between now and 2025. Here’s what we plan to do in response: DCYF has executed contracts for family housing supportive services in Regions 4 and 6; DCYF is pursuing contracts for each of the remaining four regions (within appropriated funds), to establish a common floor of services; DCYF will develop a funding formula based on differential regional need for the 25-27 biennium; DCYF is working to provide services at the regional level this fiscal year, and will work to seek further investments to expand services to the Public Housing Authority/County level in future biennia, based on need and equity data; DCYF has drafted a Request for Information solicitation that will go out this fall to determine which organizations are interested in providing housing supportive services in current and future years. DCYF may additionally submit a Request for Qualifications or Proposals in future years if additional funding is available; DCYF will develop a formula and strategic approach to data, exploration of which would include (but not be limited to): equity and impact data; availability of Family Unification Program vouchers and Foster Youth to Independence vouchers and other Housing Choice Vouchers by PHA jurisdiction; numbers and types of child welfare cases by county; family mobility; homelessness data; urban/rural factors; the availability of housing and specifically affordable housing; housing vacancy rates; landlord outreach and incentives; and other factors. Here’s what DCYF has done so far: Established partnerships in many counties around the state with both youth and family serving organizations in the child welfare housing arena (many of which are described in Memoranda of Understanding for FYI and FUP); Offered case management directly to youth and families, and connected clients with regional staff and contractors; Participated in conversations directly with judicial officers; Executed contracts for FY 24 in Regions 4 and 6 for family housing supportive services; Drafted contracts for FY 24 in Regions 4 and 5 for youth housing supportive services; Circulated the latest statewide PHA-DCYF “umbrella” MOU FINAL DRAFT via Andrew Calkins and Lisa Wolters with the Public Housing Authorities; Co-presented with the Bremerton Housing Authority and local partners about youth housing to HUD Region 10 (recording available in September); Here’s what DCYF has in process this fall: Setting/confirming dates for quarterly stakeholder meetings (SSB 5256 stakeholders, family housing stakeholders, and youth stakeholders) between now and June of 2025. Setting a date for the statewide “umbrella” child welfare housing MOU signing with the HOUSERS; Preparing to post the Request for Information solicitation document in September; Contract conversations are happening now in each region where MOUs are in place for FY 24 for both youth and families housing supportive services; DCYF is gathering information for Q & A documents, training, communications, and tool-kit information, in partnership and based on conversations with AOC, PHAs, OPD, and other organizations, with target audiences that include youth, families, DCYF staff, judicial officers, and others. DCYF is working with AOC on the planning for child welfare housing information-sharing with the courts; DCYF is preparing information to clarify how to best align federal voucher and state assistance services with those offered by tribal governments, or to reach tribal community members served by state systems; DCYF is reaching out to property owners and realty companies statewide and in regions and counties to share what’s working, and learn more about their processes and needs; Posting job announcements for the 3.0 FTE new Regional Housing Liaisons/Consultants to support the existing part-time Regional Housing Leads; Planning for regional housing staff coverage in future years. Here’s what DCYF is planning to have by the end of the year: Regional providers identified for family housing supportive services and youth supportive services and navigation mapping; 3.0 FTE staff (1.0 FTE to serve 2 regions each) Regional Housing Liaisons/Consultants hired and in training; Meetings with leaders and caseworkers in all six DCYF Regions to provide updates and answer questions; Delivering with AOC information sharing sessions for the courts. Here’s what you can do to help: PLEASE HELP DCYF PROMOTE THE Request for Information solicitation by sending it to the community organizations you work with, when it comes out in September. Please let Cole and I know what questions you have (or what I forgot to address), and if you would like to meet. We’ll be having conversations with many partners as we take these steps between now and the end of the … | 2023 Conference |