These tools were developed by CSSP with partners in child welfare systems that were shifting to a protective factors approach. The tools are designed to help child welfare workers use a protective factors lens at important points in a child welfare case. In addition, “Taking Care of Yourself” helps workers to think about the protective factors in their own lives in the context of their difficult work. Finally, a guide for coaching to a protective factors approach helps supervisors reinforce the approach and support workers’ efforts to shift their practice; workers and their supervisors can use the practice reflection tools and action planning tool to map out the changes they want to make.
- 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 Workers and Supervisors