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The Quality Improvement Center on Engaging Youth in Finding Permanency (QIC-EY) produces a series of Lessons Learned to share fundamental insights about authentic engagement with children and youth, especially in relation to permanency decisions. Each lesson brings to life insights and knowledge gained as the QIC-EY project progresses.
Lesson #4 is focused on the nine competencies that are essential to relationship building and partnering with children and youth. As a high priority, child welfare systems need to provide opportunities for their professionals to develop and to fine-tune these competencies. When these competencies are understood, developed and supported continually, the child welfare workforce truly can center on engaging authentically with children and youth.
The 9 competencies include:
Recognizing that ongoing skill development is essential and that finding time to lean into learning can be challenging, the QIC-EY team has produced a multimedia tool that brings the nine competencies to life. Entitled “No Opportunity Wasted for Making Moments Matter with Children and Youth” (QIC-EY NOW), it features real-life stories from the field, short audio and video clips, plus quick tips for busy child welfare professionals to embody these competencies in their work with children and youth.
Whether used by individuals or in groups, the QIC-EY NOW clips and tips will help child welfare professionals to validate the work that they already are doing. In addition, the QIC-EY NOW materials will encourage a deeper understanding of authentic engagement with children and youth and will facilitate skill development in this area.
Click here to explore QIC-EY NOW as you continue on the journey toward more authentic engagement with children and youth. To check out the literature review where these characteristics were identified, click here and to find the first three QIC-EY Lessons Learned, click here.
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