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Below you will find items posted by NCWWI on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn as well as a listing of free national webinars, hosted by a variety of organizations, all coming up in November. We will also keep you up-to-date on NCWWI resources, webinars and events.

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We hope you will visit MyNCWWI, where you will find a resource library full of workforce development resources for child welfare practitioners, supervisors, managers, leaders, students, faculty, researchers, policymakers and other professionals.

Upcoming Webinars in the NCWWI Mind the Gap Series

January 2015:

Professional Development & Training Strategy: Los Angeles' Residential Simulation Lab (CA)

April 2015:

Recruitment & New Hire Strategies: Lessons from Children's Corps (NY)

June 2015:

Job Analysis & Position Requirement Strategies: Competency Models in Action

LADD Meets in Tampa

The NCWWI Leadership Academy for Deans & Directors met in-person for the first time on October 22, 2014 at the CSWE APM in Tampa, FL. Time was spent building a community of partners and developing innovative strategies to improve the child welfare workforce.

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Top Social Media Posts

What makes your family strong? Meet the protective factors: http://bit.ly/1vvtA1Z
October is Domestic Violence Awareness. Fact sheet explains how family-centered strategies must not put women & children at greater risk of violence: http://1.usa.gov/1ttoJyf
Just how stressed are you & your staff? Take the Professional Quality of Life Screening: http://bit.ly/1s2mYq
Does your agency model the NASW Code of Ethics? http://bit.ly/1rJ6DEo
Chapter two of the ACF Confidentiality Toolkit addresses confidentiality & privacy specifically through the Child Welfare lens: http://1.usa.gov/1uKfyFJ
21 Racial Microagressions You Hear on a Daily Basis: http://bzfd.it/1rSxThw
Child Welfare Information Gateway has launched their 2014 National Adoption Month website: http://1.usa.gov/10pE45O
Use empathy at work to engage with others' emotions: http://bit.ly/1n2RTBB
Comprehensive guide on how to become social worker including required education/certification, salary, job growth: http://bit.ly/1qYPIPr
Knowing the Numbers: Accessing & Using Child Welfare Data: http://bit.ly/1qW9pYc
How do your personal values align with your agencies? Take our quick assessment: http://bit.ly/1tSkPdM http://ow.ly/i/70xvp
How can you boost morale? http://ow.ly/i/6ZjQB http://bit.ly/1nVJ5bB
Advances in #SocialWork special edition, Eyewitness to History: First-Hand Accounts of Sages of the Profession: http://bit.ly/1sLLD2K
Are you using the Youth Connections Scale (YCS) in your #childwelfare #fostercare & #familyfinding work? Why not?... http://fb.me/1owKmB9sP
#Domesticviolence victims can can work w/ #childsupport offices safely: http://1.usa.gov/1sdL4Zi #DVchat
Study shows youth exposed to violent & nonviolent interpersonal trauma exhibited significant difficulties http://ow.ly/DeagO
Increasing Your Influence in the Workplace via @Mind_Tools: http://bit.ly/1rwjStq
Looking ahead: National #Adoption Month Video Gallery http://ow.ly/Cweop #NAM14
Healthy Beginnings, Healthy Futures - A Judge's Guide via @ABAesq @NCJFCJ @ZEROTOTHREE: http://bit.ly/1uJT33J #juvenillejustice
Infographic: 10 questions you should be asking your employees via @waggl_it: http://ow.ly/i/79HSM http://bit.ly/YdIn2K
An "in-between family" via @becomingafamily: http://bit.ly/1m8aTOx #fostercare

Upcoming Webinars from Around the Nation

Visit the MyNCWWI Webinar Calendar for the most up-to-date listing of webinars

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