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NAPCWA Weekly Update
The NAPCWA Weekly Update provides the most recent and relevant child welfare news, policy developments and events. In an effort to increase membership, NAPCWA is now offering this electronic newsletter as a member service. If you are not a member or a subscriber, sign up today!
Become an individual member for $285.00/yr. As an individual member, you will receive the NAPCWA Weekly Update, along with other benefits of becoming an APHSA member (including Policy & Practice and This Week in Washington).
State and local members who pay dues or Child & Family Services Assessment will continue to receive the NAPCWA Weekly Update as a member benefit.
You can subscribe (only) to NAPCWA Weekly Update for only $250.00/yr.
Download 2011 APHSA Individual Membership Renewal form here.
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The APHSA Chapin Hall National Youth in Transition Database Instructional Guidebook and Architectural Blueprint
UPDATE...
The NYTD Plus Guidebook has been updated and the revised version incorporates corrections to NYTD Plus Survey Instrument, as well as additional responses from the Children’s Bureau to the FAQ section. If your state is planning to administer NYTD Plus, you should use the corrected version contained in the revised guidebook.
For more information about the National Youth in Transition Database Initiative or NYTD Plus, please contact Christina Crayton at ccrayton@aphsa.org or 202-682-0100 x257 or Amy Dworsky at adworsky@chapinhall.org or 773.256.5164.
The NYTD Guidebook is a compilation of resources, tools, templates, and 4 advanced surveys developed to assist states and local agencies in implementing and complying with the federal NYTD requirements.
The guidebook provides a “practice overview” of the federal NYTD program. A complete planning template is provided to help states lay out a thoughtful planning process to prepare for and implement NYTD.
There are several sample documents that can be used to help states locate youth that have aged out as well as gain access to other administrative databases.
The NYTD Plus advanced survey instruments are also included in the guidebook. The surveys are published in 4 versions and provide states with advanced questions that were developed to gain a true picture of
how youth who have transitioned from foster care are faring.
The guidebook was developed with the generous support of the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative and the Eckerd Foundation.
For more information on the project, please contact Christina Crayton at ccrayton@aphsa.org or 202-682-0100 x257
[October 2009]
A Framework for Safety in Child Welfare
This report captures what NAPCWA believes is “best practice” based on current research and promising practices for safety assessment and intervention that is applicable to all children. It provides conceptual guidance, but recognizes that each state has a unique legal environment and diverse demographics within which the concepts must be implemented and applied.
[March 2009]
Guidelines for a Model of Protective Services for Abused and Neglected Children and Their Families
Cost: $16.00
To order contact: APHSA Publications Department
Guide for Child Welfare Administrators on Evidence Based Practice
This document, a collaborative effort between NAPCWA and the Chadwick Center for Children, provides a common language and framework for understanding the conditions, challenges, and opportunities of evidence based practice in child welfare. Click on image.
Public Human Services Directory
is your state-by-state online guide to people, programs, and a must-have for all human service professionals. Backed by APHSA, the Directory has consistently helped steer people to the right people for more than 80 years, connecting you to the people, agencies, and programs you need to do your job. Please follow this link to a brochure with complete description and ordering information for this valuable resource
Policy & Practice
APHSA’s quarterly magazine, presents a lively and comprehensive look at key human service issues. Its aim is to highlight the experiences of those who administer public assistance programs and services; to examine cutting-edge public human service research and demonstration projects; and to provide readers with a variety of resources to guide them in their challenging roles in the human service arena. If you wish to subscribe to this print publication, kindly use this Order Form.
This Week in Washington
published weekly when Congress is in session and in special bulletins/updates when there is important news. It gives readers concise updates on initiatives of the administration, legislative action in human service programs, the latest information on federal regulations, and state agency personnel changes—everything the human service administrator needs to know from the nation’s capital. If you wish to subscribe to this online publication, kindly use this
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