Resources
Listed below are links to Child Welfare Academy resources. These resources can be browsed by topic or subject matter by navigating each accordion table.
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- Guides
Background Checks- Quick Reference (PDF)
Child Protection in Families Experiencing Domestic Violence (PDF)
Child Protective Services: A Guide for Caseworkers (PDF)
Cultural Resource Guide: Traditional Health and Wellness Guide (PDF)
Domestic Violence Desk Reference for OCS Staff (PDF)
Field Guide to Child Functioning (PDF)
How to Overcome Bias (PDF)
ICWA Handbook (PDF) Updated Mar 2022
NASW Code of Ethics (PDF)
- Online Training
Creating Safe Scenes Training Course by SAMHSA
Domestic Violence: Understanding the Basics by the National Resource Center on DV
Family Assessment: Understanding Bias by Capacity Building Center for Tribes NEW!
ICWA Course by NICWA ($)
National Child Advocacy Center Virtual Training Center, by NCAC, Various Courses. Sign Up for the NCACVTC
Trauma e-Learning Courses by NCTSN, Various Courses
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy by MUSC
Tutorial 2: Understanding Substance Use Disorders, Treatment, and Family Recovery: A Guide for Child Welfare Professionals by NCSACW, SAMHSA
- Podcasts
Engaging Youth in Foster Care ACF (27:53)
Interagency Collaboration to Address Human Trafficking ACF (29:54)
Secondary Traumatic Stress ACF (31:58)
Stages of Change Model for Social Workers The Social Work Podcast (35:29)
Working with the Correctional System and Incarcerated Parents podcast
Working with the Correctional System and Incarcerated Parents transcript
- Videos
A Call to Connection: Making Childhood Trauma Personal (9:58) TEDx Talk. Dr. Allison Jackson is a Trauma Informed Care Specialist. She makes a compelling case for, “connection as a cure” to counter a lot of damage done by trauma.
A Healing Journey for Alaska Natives (various) This 5-part video series is produced by OVC and the Office on Violence Against Women. It is designed for federal, state, local, and tribal victim service providers, criminal justice professionals, and others who work with Alaska Native victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking.
Cultural Support Services- CSS (5:38) Learn how to access Cultural Support Services when working with Alaska Native parents at OCS.
ICWA: Protecting Our Children and Our Future (Video 15:24) DHSS/OCS Listen to OCS's ICWA Specialists and Alaska's Tribal Leaders talk about the importance of the federal law and what it means to Alaska Native families.
Engaging Kinship Caregivers with Joseph Crumbley (various) This 5-part video series is developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. It is designed to strengthen the skills of child welfare professionals in supporting families to improve outcomes for children. The series includes a discussion guide to help program directors, supervisors and trainers lead group sessions to deepen the learning experience.
The Paradox of Trauma Informed Care (12:22) TEDx Talk. Dr. Vicky Kelly talks about the profound effects of childhood trauma.
Trauma (15:43) TEDx Talk.
Trauma Change Resilience (16:31) TEDx Talk. Dr. Megan McElheran discusses "Trauma Change Resilience" at the 2011 TEDxYYC.
Why We Stayed (7:43) This covers some of the complex reasons women who have experienced domestic violence identify for why they stayed in abuse relationships by Waitt Institute for Violence Prevention and The Kind World Foundation.
- Webinars
We Believe Moms Matter: Enhancing Child Welfare Responses to Mothers Experiencing Domestic Violence (1:27:47) This webinar introduces the new safety card for child welfare workers to use with mothers experiencing domestic violence. Posted 8/25/16 by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ)
- Websites
Alaska
Alaska Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Victims Services
Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Alaska Youth and Family Network
Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Mat-Su Parent Links Resource Center
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Anchorage
North Star Behavioral Health System
Providence Medical Group Behavioral Health Services
SCF Detox (formerly known as Ernie Turner Center Detox)
National
Center for Disease Control and Prevention- Violence Prevention (CDC)
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW)
National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Other Resources
Browse By Topic
- Child Abuse and Neglect
Child Abuse and Neglect User Manual Series Child Welfare Information Gateway
Mandatory Reporting SOA, DHSS, OCS
- Child Development
- Child Welfare
Alaska Child Welfare Conference 2021
Child Protective Services: A Guide for Caseworkers (2018)Children's Bureau
Child Welfare League of America
What is Child Welfare? A Guide for Domestic Violence Services Advocates Child Welfare Information Gateway
What is Child Welfare? A Guide for Behavioral Health/Mental Health Professionals Child Welfare Information Gateway
What is Child Welfare? A Guide for Health Care Professionals Child Welfare Information Gateway
- Culture
Cultural Resource Guide: Traditional Health and Resource Guide DHSS/OCS
Cultural Support Services- CSS (5:38) OCS
Family Assessment: Understanding Bias Capacity Building Center for Tribes
How to Overcome Bias Capacity Building Center for Tribes
- Domestic Violence
10 Shocking Domestic Violence Statistics (2:51) Children of Domestic Violence
Alaska's Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (CDVSA)
Casework Practice With Families Affected by Domestic Violence Child Welfare Information Gateway
Child Protection in Families Experiencing Domestic Violence Child Welfare Information Gateway
Why We Stayed (7:43)
We Believe Moms Matter: Enhancing Child Welfare Responses to Mothers Experiencing Domestic Violence (1:27:47) NCJFCJ
- Ethics
- FASDFetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- ICWA
ICWA Handbook (PDF) updated January 2023
ICWA: Protecting our Children and Our Future (Video 15:24) DHSS/OCS
- Mental Health
- OCS Practice Model
- Racial Equity
Anti-Racist Practice Series for Human Services
Anti-Racism Series (UC Davis - Parts 1, 2, & 3)
Nice White Parents A limited series podcast from Serial Productions. Chana Joffe-Walt explores racial integration of a New York school, white parents' influence over the changes to this one school, and its history over the last 60 years.
Promoting Racial Equity Through Workforce and Organizational Actions
Racial Equity Discussion Guide
Racial Equity Part 1 (1:49:26)
Racial Equity Part 2 (46:17)
- Safety
Safety Evaluation For Emergency Placements (January 2021)(51:23)
Unlicensed Relative or Prospective Foster Home Safety Evaluation (PDF)
- Sexual Abuse/Assault
- Strengthening Families
Strengthening Families Alaska DHSS
Strengthening Families Alaska Children's Trust
- Substance Abuse
- Trauma
- Tribal Co-Signer Training
Licensing Assist Training (July 8, 2020 5:34:44)
Licensing Assist Training (July 9, 2020 6:02:11)
Safety Evaluations of Unlicensed Relative Homes Training (July 16, 2020 2:51:12)
Family Contact Training (July 23, 2020 morning session 1:27:55)
Family Contact Training (July 23, 2020 afternoon session 2:08:43)
- Workforce DevelopmentSupervising Child Protective Services Caseworkers Child Welfare Information Gateway