Child Welfare Professionals
The Foundation is committed to supporting child welfare professionals in achieving legal permanency for every child waiting in foster care … no matter their story.
Explore resources below to help you in this life-changing work.
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5 Best Practices to Achieve Legal Permanency for Children in Foster Care
5 best practices to help achieve legal permanency for the youth child welfare professionals serve. -
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Webinar Recap: Preparing Youth for Permanency Through Meaningful Relationships
In this webinar recording, the Dave Thomas Foundation staff discusses the importance of starting permanency preparation early. -
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Unpacking the “No”: Working with Youth Resistant to Permanency
It’s important for child welfare professionals to assist youth in unpacking their fears about permanency in a way that respects their voice, privacy and dignity.
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West Virginia to get national help in placing foster children with adoptive families
At a news conference with a variety of adoption advocates, it was announced that the “Dave Thomas Foundation... -
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Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Expands Foster Care Adoption Program in West Virginia
Program aims to find permanent families for the longest-waiting children Columbus, Ohio — The Dave...