A growing number of states are adopting Strengthening Families as a framework for supporting the well-being of children in child welfare by focusing on the protective factors of their caregivers.
- Implementation Strategies in States (2020)
- Child Welfare Practice Tools:
- Strengthening Families and Child Welfare Practice Skills
- Using Protective Factors to Identify Relevant Strengths
- Strengthening Families and Teaming
- Using Protective Factors to Develop Case Plans
- Building Protective Factors during Casework Visits
- Using Protective Factors as a Lens to Monitor Progress toward Case Closure
- Taking Care of Yourself: Self-care handouts:
- Coaching on Protective and Promotive Factors: A Guide for Supervisors
- Practice Reflection Tools
- Action Planning Tool for Worker and Supervisors