Resources include training curricula and materials for child welfare caseworkers on the types, diagnosis, and treatment of developmental disabilities, including information on assessment, abuse and neglect, family-centered services, and more.
Are We Prepared? Child Welfare Work With Parents With Intellectual And/or Developmental Disabilities (special Issue: Child Welfare and Disabilities)
LaLiberte (2013)
Journal of Public Child Welfare, 7(5)
Explores past efforts to train child welfare workers to work with parents with disabilities and highlights future training needs of child welfare professionals in this area.
Child Protection and Child Disability
Haight (2012)
University of Minnesota, Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
Provides a module focused on how to improve the school functioning of children with mild cognitive and behavioral disabilities who are receiving child protection services and to help them succeed as adults.
Ethical Engagement and Service for Children and Families With Hearing Loss and/or Vision Loss
University of Pittsburgh, The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center (2017)
Presents materials related to a workshop on providing child welfare services to families or children with hearing or vision loss.
Identifying Developmental Disabilities and Delays in Young Children: The Role of Child Welfare Professionals and Partners
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children’s Bureau & National Child Abuse and Neglect Technical Assistance and Strategic Dissemination Center (2019)
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Explains early identification and intervention methods of developmental disabilities in order to support child welfare professionals in partnering with families.
Online Training Ideas
Child Abuse and Children With Disabilities
Gives resources and information that can be used in various types of online training related to disabilities and child abuse.
Parents With Disabilities in Child Welfare (1.0 hr)
Lightfoot (2013)
University of Minnesota, Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
Provides a module series on working with parents with disabilities in child welfare, including the historical context as well as the current legal and policy issues and the importance of parental supports.
Parents With Intellectual Disabilities
The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (2014)
Presents a 1-day training program for child welfare workers that focuses on the intersection of intellectual disabilities and child protection issues and specifically helps professionals learn to accommodate parents with intellectual disabilities.
Serving Children With Disabilities Handbooks for Child Welfare Workers
Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development
Provides child welfare personnel with information about developmental disabilities to help them recognize the signs in the children they serve.
Respite Provider Training and Credentialing Resources
ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center
Maintains a listing of training programs and resources to help caregivers care for themselves and their loved ones.
Working With Families With Children/Parents With Developmental Disabilities
The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (2014)
Provides access to a 2-day training that serves as an overview of families with a member with an intellectual disability and helps workers to be aware of the misconceptions regarding persons with developmental disabilities.