Consider making 2025 the year you elevate your career and the future of child welfare by participating in APLD.
This prestigious 12-month fellowship is more than just a professional development opportunity. The program offers several avenues for personal and professional growth and a structured path for exploring impactful solutions that tackle real challenges in child welfare.
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January 28, 2025
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Consider making 2025 the year you elevate your career and the future of child welfare by participating in APLD.
This prestigious 12-month fellowship is more than just a professional development opportunity. The program offers several avenues for personal and professional growth and a structured path for exploring impactful solutions that tackle real challenges in child welfare.
January 28, 2025
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Phoenix Santiago didn’t grow up discussing policy, but her time in foster care showed her firsthand its real impact on actual lives. And while that lived experience proved invaluable in her child welfare work, she felt she needed more to make the desired difference in the industry. “We never talked about data and policy at… Read More »Planting seeds, growing leaders: APLD celebrates Cohort Six graduates
December 18, 2024
Article Cultural competence Family support strategies Featured Post Support families
Relationship-building isn’t always instinctive, especially when trauma and loss shape a child’s worldview. When parents and youth struggle to connect, the right guidance can make all the difference. In this blog post, child welfare expert Mary Boo shares actionable strategies to help families embrace trauma-responsive parenting, focus on connection before correction, prioritize cultural competence, and nurture authentic bonds.
November 15, 2024
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Greta Archbold, who works in the New York City regional office, researched how to better prepare regional office staff to make kinship placements.
October 22, 2024
Family support strategies Format Support families Tool
This podcast discussion guide is a tool designed to accompany the Navigating Adoption podcast from AdoptUSKids and can be used to facilitate meaningful conversations with prospective families about their foster or adoption journey.
October 21, 2024
Article Family support strategies Featured Post Support families
Children and youth with trauma often require special parenting approaches. Fortunately, there are support services available to help parents navigate their options. Unfortunately, many families do not know about available support services or may be reluctant to access them. We offer strategies to ensure families are both aware of services and understand that needing support is common.
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