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Topical Training for Caseworkers: Child Health and Development
Resources include training curricula and materials for child welfare caseworkers on child health and development, addressing topics such as brain development, developmentally appropriate parenting strategies, children with special needs, and more. Resources include State and local examples.
What to Expect and When to Seek Help: Bright Futures Developmental Tools for Families and Providers
Bright Futures & National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health
Presents four tools to assist parents and providers in understanding the different stages of child development, social and emotional milestones, and ways to identify child strengths and childrearing abilities.
The Amazing Human Brain and Human Development
Child Trauma Academy
Reviews the key principles of neurodevelopment, discusses the impact maltreatment or trauma may have on the developing child, and considers policy and practice implications for improving children's emotional, behavioral, cognitive, social, and physical health.
Challenging Teens: Practical Solutions
Portland State University Child Welfare Partnership
Includes training materials for a course that provides strategies for engaging and working with teens and their families.
Early Development and the Brain: Teaching Resources for Educators
Gilkerson & Klein (2008)
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Presents a curriculum addressing the basics of brain development and ways early childhood professionals can support caregivers to promote healthy child development.
Ensuring the Healthy Development of Infants in Foster Care: A Guide for Judges, Advocates and Child Welfare Professionals (PDF - 6856 KB)
Dicker & Gordon (2004)
Describes how to ensure that children receive necessary services by integrating assessment into the permanency planning process.
Helping Babies From the Bench: Using the Science of Early Childhood Development in Court
ZERO TO THREE (2007)
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Raises awareness of the impact maltreatment has on developmental outcomes for infants and toddlers and highlights how judges can intervene on behalf of the child.
The Period of PURPLE Crying: A New Way to Understand Your Baby's Crying
National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome (2006)
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Explains the periods of crying that young babies experience, strategies for comforting a crying baby, important action steps to take when the crying is frustrating, and the dangers of Shaken Baby Syndrome.
Practicing Safety: To Promote Healthy and Safe Child Development
American Academy of Pediatrics
Provides information on seven topics that can help reduce child abuse and neglect through online training modules.
State and local examples
Parenting the Child with Special Needs
Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program (2001)
Provides information for Pennsylvania child welfare caseworkers on how disabilities impact a family, techniques to address specific parenting issues, and strategies to form a parent-professional partnership to best meet the child's and family's needs.
Practical Parenting for Adolescents 12 to 17 Years
Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program (2000)
Provides information on practical parenting approaches for adolescents, including positive discipline techniques and best practice standards for parenting adolescent children.
Practical Parenting for School Age Children 6 to 11 Years
Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program (2000)
Provides information on practical parenting approaches for school-age children, including positive discipline techniques and best practice standards for parenting school-age children.
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