NCTSN Resource
Young Children in Foster Care
Type: Webinar
Addresses the complex issues and critical needs surrounding young traumatized children in the child welfare system and those who care for them.
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Child Welfare Professionals
In any given year, approximately one million children come to the attention of the US child welfare system. Many are victims of abuse or neglect, live with caregivers who are impaired, and/or deal with school and community violence as a fact of life. Identification and early intervention are crucial to helping children traumatized by maltreatment and other stresses. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network has developed tools and materials for building skills and increasing knowledge about childhood trauma to help child welfare administrators, caseworkers, frontline staff, mental health personnel, and caregivers understand and respond to the needs of traumatized children. In addition to the NCTSN resources highlighted below, Child Welfare Professionals can learn more about creating trauma-informed Child Welfare Systems in the Trauma-Informed Care section of this website.
NCTSN Resource
Cultural Considerations for Young Children in Foster Care
Type: Webinar
Introduces core concepts for enhancing diversity-informed practice. This webinar presents vignettes to highlight how each core concept can be applied to child welfare practice.
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A Case Study of Scaling-Up a Differential Response Child Welfare Model Statewide: Pay Now or Pay...
Type: Webinar
Provides an overview of the application and utility of the NIRN Active Implementation Frameworks.
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Issues of Attachment for Young Traumatized Children and Their Caregivers
Type: Webinar
Addresses attachment and its implications for young traumatized children in the child welfare system and discusses the nature of typically developing attachment relationships, as well as the impact of trauma and maltreatment on such relationships.
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Core Data Set Policy Brief: Trauma Exposure, Psychosocial Functioning and Treatment Needs of...
Type: Fact Sheet
Describes child and adolescent trauma exposure and psychosocial functioning among NCTSN care recipients in residential care.
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The Impact of Trauma and the Experience of Young Children in the Child Welfare System
Type: Webinar
Discusses the impact of trauma and the experience of young children in the child welfare system and the signs, symptoms, and consequences of trauma in infants, young children, and their caregivers.
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Who are the Young Children in Foster Care? What Critical Points Must be Kept in Mind when...
Type: Webinar
Discusses the unique characteristics of young children in foster care as they recover from abuse and neglect.
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Birth Parents with Trauma Histories and the Child Welfare System: A Guide for Child Welfare Staff
Type: Fact Sheet
Highlights the importance of understanding the serious consequences that trauma histories can have for birth parents and the subsequent potential impact on their parenting. This fact sheet is for child welfare workers.
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Consultation with Child Protective Services
Type: Webinar
Discusses how mental health professionals can work with child protective services workers to provide trauma-informed care to infants and toddlers who come to their attention because of abuse or neglect.
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Responding To the Complex Issues of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Child Welfare
Type: Webinar
Provides an overview of current issues, challenges, and emerging practices facing child welfare jurisdictions as it relates to children who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation.
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Implementing Trauma-Informed System Change Within Child Welfare
Type: Webinar
Defines the elements of a trauma-informed child welfare system.
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Building Trauma-Informed Systems and Practices for Children and Families in the Child Welfare System
Type: Webinar
Explains the elements of a trauma-informed child welfare system.