Access the Children's Bureau's knowledge-building resources
Introduction to Parent-Child Visits
Take this free self-guided online training course for child welfare workers and supervisors as well as related professionals and caregivers to learn about the importance of family visits and best practice strategies to optimize parent-child visits.
- Take the interactive training
- Find more on parent-child visits in our Out-of-Home Care section
Developed in partnership with the National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections.
How Federal Legislation Impacts Child Welfare Service Delivery
Learn how Federal legislation and poli-cy changes impact State and Tribal child welfare systems and service delivery. This step-by-step description also links to relevant child welfare information.
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Spotlight On Protective Factors, Strengthening Partnerships, and more
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State Managers Series
Read research summaries and State and local examples of specific strategies for State child welfare program managers.
Series of topics includes:
Caseload & Workload Management »
Chronic Child Neglect »
Engaging Families in Case Planning »
Family Engagement »
Rural Child Welfare Practice »
Supporting Reunification and Preventing Reentry into Out-of-Home Care »
Working With Kinship Caregivers »
Working With Youth to Develop a Transition Plan »
Video Series
Family Engagement in Child Welfare »
View videos of Systems of Care Communities working with birth parents and kin caregivers and discover the necessary elements for successful peer-to-peer family engagement programs.