Northwest
Institute Grants & Projects
Our
intention is to promote a culturally respectful congruent
system of care that is strengths based, collaborative and
family centered. Our vision is a community where children
are protected, families are respected partners, and communities
are included in the effort to support their children.
Frontline Connections: A Quality Improvement
Initiative for Child Protective Services in the Northwest
In partnership with the Children's Bureau,
the Frontline Connections Quality Improvement Center (QIC)
has designed an initiative
to improve the quality of Child Protective Services (CPS) for
African American and Native American families. More...
Child Welfare Training
The Northwest Institute for Children
and Families has a twenty-five year partnership with the
Washington State Children's Administration to develop and
deliver state-of-the-art training to public child welfare
practitioners in Washington State and nationally. The Institute
delivers training to line social workers and supervisors,
as well as to managers. More...
Family Group Conferencing
Family group conferencing is an innovative
practice that brings families into the decision making process
in a way usually
reserved for professionals. Thoroughly informed and authorized
to develop a plan, parents, extended families and sometimes
children, craft artful plans that address children's needs
for safety, permanence and care. More...
Permanency-Planning Initiatives
The Institute has a long-standing commitment
to promoting permanency-planning practices at the front line,
management levels, and in interdisciplinary
collaboration. More...
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