Use person-centered language
Use person-centered, strengths-based language to address bias and increase empathy
Shifts in behavior you can implement immediately, organized here based on theme, your role, or decision-making moment/process timeline.
Use person-centered, strengths-based language to address bias and increase empathy
Practices for birth parents and foster parents (kin or non-kin) to work as a team toward reunification
A committee-based approach to placement which omits race-identifying information such as names and home addresses when making determinations about removal
Practice recommendations from the proposed Minnesota African American Family Preservation Act (AAFPA)