Family-centered practice respects expertise of family and creates lasting connections October 20, 2021 by AdoptUSKids · Published October 20, 2021 · Last modified November 1, 2021 Bob Friend, director of the NIPFC, talks about his organization’s approach to family finding.
2021 National Adoption Month planning webinar WEBINAR by AdoptUSKids · Published September 30, 2021 Authentic youth engagement depends on building solid relationships. This webinar offers tips to help you incorporate youth engagement in your daily practice.
Beyond the search: Supporting potential families after family-finding efforts September 29, 2021 by AdoptUSKids · Published September 29, 2021 · Last modified November 1, 2021 Suggestions for providing emotional and logistical support and helping family members access the specific services that are available to them.
Photolisting and inquiry response systems best practices WEBINAR by AdoptUSKids · Published August 27, 2021 · Last modified September 10, 2021 Presenters share strategies to help you increase your capacity to write strengths-based narratives, manage child-specific inquiries, and gain narrative approvals.
Using family-finding models to achieve permanency (part 2) WEBINAR by AdoptUSKids · Published August 25, 2021 · Last modified October 20, 2021 Presenters provide details on three models to family finding and engagement that AdoptUSKids helped jurisdictions replicate.
Using family-finding models to achieve permanency (part 1) WEBINAR by AdoptUSKids · Published July 30, 2021 · Last modified October 20, 2021 In this 90-minute webinar, presenters share highlights of AdoptUSKids’ recent work supporting replication of family-finding models in multiple child welfare systems across the country.