Tools, Presentations, and Resources

Tools

Summit preparation

The 2024 Kansas Child Welfare Summit is a forum for child welfare partners to work together to enhance safety, well-being, and permanency for children and families. Use the preparation document before the summit to begin thinking about how to increase collaboration among child welfare partners in your area. Take a deep dive into these questions and share your thoughts during the summit.  

Child Welfare Summit preparation document
 

Action plan

We will ask judicial district teams composed of local child welfare partners to identify opportunities to increase collaboration and outline concrete steps to make lasting improvement in child welfare.

Child Welfare Summit Team Action Plan
 

Presentations and resources

Monday, April 15

Effective Collaboration Between Child Welfare Partners

Capacity Building Center for the Courts: A Look Inside Sharing Power in Child Welfare
Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative
Child in Need of Care Flow Chart
DCCCA: Child Welfare in Kansas
Families First Prevention Services
 

Improving the Kansas Permanency Process

Presentation for Improving the Kansas Permanency Process
Adoption Assistance
Guidelines for Implementing the Indian Child Welfare Act
Child in Need of Care Code Book
Court Appointed Special Advocates
Citizen Review Boards
FosterAdoptConnect
Administration for Children and Families Children's Bureau
Department for Children and Families Kansas Practice Model
 

Safety vs. Risk

Presentation for Safety vs. Risk
Bench Cards: Child Safety Guide
Four Questions
Division of the Child Advocate
Department for Children and Families Protective Services Report
Safety Guide
Kansas Children's Cabinet and Trust Fund Thriving Families, Safer Children
 

Disproportionality, Disparities, and Inequities in Kansas Child Welfare

Presentation for Disproportionality, Disparties, and Inequities in Kansas Child Welfare
Achieving Racial Equity
Focusing on Racial Equity Throughout Change and Implementation
Implicit Bias in the Courtroom
LGBTQ Youth in the Child Welfare System
 

Empowering Families Involved in the Child Welfare System

Presentation for Empowering Families Involved in the Child Welfare System
Kansas Family Advisory Network
 

Tuesday, April 16

Authentic Engagement and Collaborative with Children, Youth, and Young Adults Impacted by the Child Welfare System

Presentation by Kayla Powell on Authentic Engagement and Collaborative with Children, Youth, and Young Adults Impacted by the Child Welfare System
Presentation by Marquan Teetz on Authentic Engagement and Collaborative with Children, Youth, and Young Adults Impacted by the Child Welfare System
Kansas Youth Advisory Council
Youth Court Report

Well-being of Child Welfare Partners

Presentation for Well-being of Child Welfare Partners
Well-Being and the Child Welfare Workforce
National Child Welfare Workforce
Professional Quality of Life Scale
 

Mental Health in Kansas Child Welfare

Presentation for Mental Health in Kansas Child Welfare: Framework and Strategies for Supporting Children and Youth
Presentation for Mental Health in Kansas Child Welfare: Mental Health in Kansas Child Welfare
KanCare Fact Sheet
Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) Fact Sheet
Directory of Mental Health Resources in Kansas
Mental Health Services for Youth in Foster Care

Optional sessions

Ethical Issues in Child Welfare (part 1 and 2)

Presentation for Ethical Issues in Child Welfare (part 1 and 2)