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Screening and Assessment for Trauma in Child Welfare Settings
Type: Webinar
Explores the rationale for and utility of screening and assessing for trauma in child welfare setting.
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NCTSN Resources
The following resources on Child Welfare were developed by the NCTSN.
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Therapeutic Interventions for Young Foster Children and Their Caregivers
Type: Webinar
Addresses providing or referring infants, young children, and their caregivers for trauma-sensitive therapeutic interventions, including Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) and Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up (ABC).
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Developmental and Medical Issues for Young Foster Children
Type: Webinar
Addresses the importance of understanding the special developmental needs of young traumatized children. This webinar discusses appropriate referrals for consultation and describes a cutting edge developmental intervention for children in the child welfare system.
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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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Birth Parents with Trauma Histories and the Child Welfare System: A Guide for Judges and Attorneys
Type: Fact Sheet
Provides guidance to judges and attorneys on how to recognize trauma and its effects on birth parents. This fact sheet helps judges and attorneys recognize the potential impact of trauma on parenting.
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Birth Parents with Trauma Histories and the Child Welfare System: A Guide for Resource Parents
Type: Fact Sheet
Provides suggestions that resource parents can use to recognize how trauma may have impacted the way birth parents parent.
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Core Data Set Policy Brief: Complex Trauma and Mental Health of Children Placed in Foster Care
Type: Fact Sheet
Describes the complex trauma and mental health of children placed in foster care among NCTSN care recipients as well as policy recommendations.
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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.