Resource Library

NCWWI develops and hosts workforce development resources for child welfare practitioners, supervisors, managers, leaders, students, faculty, researchers, policymakers and other professionals. Our resources have been organized into 15 different topical categories and subcategories, which can be accessed by clicking on the links below. If you prefer to search our resources by keyword or type, or to search within a particular topical category, simply use the search function below.
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Folder Trauma-informed Practice

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pdf Trauma Informed Yoga & Mindfulness (3741 downloads) Popular

This infographic shows how to use mindfulness to improve our relationships, daily interactions, a…

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default Trauma-Informed Organizational Change Manual (546 downloads) Popular

The purpose of the manual is to guide organizations and systems in planning for, implementing and…

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pdf Tanam Awaa Our Community's Work: Trauma-Informed Benchbook for Tribal Justice Systems (743 downloads) Popular

This benchbook for tribal justice systems covers topics of historical trauma and how it can be ov…

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pdf Effective Training for Trauma Informed Care: NCWWI 1-page Summary (4658 downloads) Popular

This study explores how the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, in partnership with Va…

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pdf Implications of Mindfulness-Informed Interventions for Trauma-Focused Practice: NCWWI 1-page Summary (410 downloads) Popular

This document summarizes a study of mindfulness training sessions for parents which showed how in…

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pdf Understanding Trauma-Informed Practice: NCWWI 1-page Summary (5196 downloads) Popular

This document describes how one child welfare program used an extensive case review process to as…

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pdf Facing the Pandemic With Emotional Agility (1967 downloads) Popular

This document summarizes a podcast episode where Susan David, PhD disusses how to use emotion to …

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pdf Trauma Informed Practice with American Indian/Alaska Native Populations: NCWWI 1-page Summary (5134 downloads) Popular

This paper describes how to develop a trauma-informed lens for working with American Indian/Alask…

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pdf Building a Multi-system Trauma-informed Collaborative (483 downloads) Popular

This guide provides an overview of the types, prevalence, and effects of trauma and its implicati…

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default Resource Guide to Trauma-Informed Human Services (583 downloads) Popular

This online guide provides human services leaders at the local, State, Tribal, and Territorial le…

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default Chadwick Trauma-Informed Systems Dissemination and Implementation Project (488 downloads) Popular

This website promotes creating trauma-informed child welfare systems a…

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pdf What's Sharing Power Got to Do with Trauma-informed Practice? (370 downloads) Popular

This document provides tips to encourage services providers to share power in the context of trau…

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pdf Sharing Power: A Tool for Reflection (367 downloads) Popular

This tool to guides providers through a series of reflections that wil…

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default Connect: Supporting Children Exposed to Domestic Violence (437 downloads) Popular

This presentation-ready trainer’s guide offers a basic training sess…

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pdf Healing the Invisible Wounds: Children’s Exposure to Violence - A Guide for Families (335 downloads) Popular

This guide provides ways for caregivers to help children who have been exposed to violence. Recom…

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pdf Birth Parents with Trauma Histories in the CW System: A Guide for Parents (367 downloads) Popular

This guide for child welfare staff explains how a history of trauma can affect parents, how casew…

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default Child Welfare Information Gateway: Burnout/Trauma (509 downloads) Popular

This webpage provides resources to address the challenges professional…

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default National Child Traumatic Stress Network (363 downloads) Popular

This webpage provides National Child Traumatic Stress Network material…

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default Secondary Traumatic Stress Informed Organization Assessment Tool (STSI-OA) (377 downloads) Popular

This webpage provides a tool to evaluate the degree to which an organi…

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default Stress and the Child Welfare Workforce: Recognizing Signs of Secondary Traumatic Stress (394 downloads) Popular

This webpage outlines the different types of stressors child welfare workers may be exposed to in…

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