Take the opportunity this month to recognize and honor the hard work and dedication of the child welfare workforce in your community!
Now, more than ever, child welfare professionals are being called to recommit and reimagine how we serve children and families across the country. This work takes courage, patience, resilience, and determination, and it’s important for child welfare professionals to remember their own self-care.
We hope you find a way to celebrate all you and your colleagues do to improve the lives of children and families.
Whether you honor National Workforce Development Month by learning new skills, pursuing continuing education, or building capacity to enhance the well-being of child welfare professionals, these tools will help you get started and provide support:
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Virtual and Remote Workforce Needs
Help child welfare agencies and professionals build capacity to work remotely when in-person supervision and visitation practices are inappropriate or impractical.
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Education Programs for Workforce
Learn more about receiving a degree in social work with a child welfare focus, including how to receive federal funds for a title IV-E stipend.
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The National Training Initiative’s Training on Child Welfare
Sign up for this 20-hour training focused on case work practices and professional skills for staff across the child welfare continuum to promote child well-being, permanency, and family stability for children living with foster, adoptive, or guardianship families. The training has been approved by the National Association of Social Workers for continuing education credits!
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Championing the Role of Child Welfare Professionals
Multiple studies have linked effective child welfare practice and workforce retention to organizational climate. For tips in creating an organizational climate that champions social work, read this factsheet by the Capacity Building Center for States.
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Help celebrate National Workforce Development Month!
- Share the prewritten materials and resources (including graphics!) from the National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI).
- Follow and share Facebook and Twitter posts with the hashtags #CWworkforce and #childwelfare to stay connected and amplify the conversation!
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Register for NCWWI's virtual Child Welfare Worker Recognition event on September 15 at 3:00 p.m. ET. Hear from child welfare leaders and service recipients expressing their appreciation for how you've adjusted your practice to serve families and children under such unprecedented and challenging conditions.
Your feedback is important. Be sure to let us know how we're doing by taking our survey! For more information, visit our website, email us at info@childwelfare.gov, or call us toll-free at 1.800.394.3366.
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