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Research Symposium at CAFO2025
Research Symposium at CAFO2025
The Research Symposium at CAFO2025 brought together scholars, practitioners and leaders to explore what fosters resilience, belonging and long-term well-being for children and families. The videos in this showcase highlight five featured talks on the topic of resilience, each filled with evidence-based practices to help you foster meaningful change in the lives of children who … Read more
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Using AI Wisely and Well: Guidelines for the CAFO Community
Using AI Wisely and Well: Guidelines for the CAFO Community
Developed by a working group of leaders in the CAFO community, this booklet serves as some foundational guidance for ethical and effective use of AI tools in child and family-serving organizations. Rooted in both Scripture and child protection principles, it unpacks four key areas related to AI use in organizations including: The resource also includes … Read more
Telling Your Story
Telling Your Story
You have a story of why you are passionate about foster care—and you want to tell it in a compelling and respectful way. But from figuring out what’s appropriate to share to figuring out what to cut when you don’t have much time, telling your story can be challenging. Enroll in Telling Your Story, a … Read more
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Child Protection Principles & policies
Child Protection Principles & policies
This Thought Leadership from Collaborate resource is a summarization of the Virtual Collaborate discussions from the Child Protection Principles & Policies DISCUSS session in July 2020. As leaders of programs caring for vulnerable children and families, protecting children and vulnerable adults needs to be at the center of all we do. The goal is to … Read more
Protecting and Honoring Vulnerable Children in Media
Protecting and Honoring Vulnerable Children in Media
How do we respect the dignity and identity of vulnerable children in sharing their stories and images? This presentation will center around principles for practice and key questions for consideration when sharing stories and images of vulnerable children through media, advocacy, or promotion. Presenters: Esther Havens, Humanitarian Photographer Esther Havens is a humanitarian photographer capturing … Read more
10 Key Principles for Protecting Vulnerable Children and Families During a Global Pandemic
10 Key Principles for Protecting Vulnerable Children and Families During a Global Pandemic
A webinar in the series “Loving, Living, and Serving Well in the Era of Coronavirus” featuring Dr. Delia Pop, exploring 10 Principles for Protecting Vulnerable Children and Families during a Global Pandemic.
Disabilities in Global Child Welfare
Disabilities in Global Child Welfare
Caring for and supporting children with disabilities requires patience, compassion, and dedication. Decisions about their care often involve extensive research, consultations with experts, and identifying resources that benefit both the child and their family. This course aims to provide participants with a full understanding of the complexities associated with caring for children with disabilities worldwide. … Read more
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Confidentiality: : Protecting the Privacy and Dignity of Children and Families in Global Child Welfare
Confidentiality: : Protecting the Privacy and Dignity of Children and Families in Global Child Welfare
As organizations committed to serving at-risk children and families, we want to be their biggest advocates and most ardent protectors during times of vulnerability. Unfortunately, if we are not cautious and wise, we can inadvertently become a source of exploitation and concern in the ways we share their information. Being strategic in how we approach … Read more
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Child Protection
Child Protection
This eCourse will primarily focus on how to develop and implement child protection policies and procedures at the program level. There is much more to child protection beyond this content, but this is a starting point for programs serving children and vulnerable adults. For more learning about broader child protection systems, view this recording of … Read more
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Representaciones Sabias y Respetuosa de los Ninos en los Medios de Comunicacion
Representaciones Sabias y Respetuosa de los Ninos en los Medios de Comunicacion
Ya sea un niño o un adulto, la imagen física de una persona le representa. Estas representaciones son parte de quienes son. Entonces, las fotos, grabaciones e historias de cualquier persona deberían ser creadas y compartidas de formas que respetan sus deseos y afirman su dignidad como seres hechos a la imagen de Dios. Cuando … Read more
10 Principios Claves Para Proteger a Ninos y Familias Vulnerables Durante Una Pandemia Global
10 Principios Claves Para Proteger a Ninos y Familias Vulnerables Durante Una Pandemia Global
Más impactos del COVID-19 incluyen riesgos intensificados de abuso infantil, negligencia, violencia, explotación, estrés psicológico, e impactos negativos en el desarrollo, a través de la pérdida o separación de los tutores principales, pérdida de conexión a mecanismos de protección y servicios, acceso limitado al apoyo comunitario, alteración del sustento y de conexiones familiares, miedo y … Read more
Wise and Honoring Representations of Children in Media
Wise and Honoring Representations of Children in Media
Whether child or adult, a person’s physical image and story represent them. These representations are part of who they are. So photos, films, and stories of any person should be created and shared only in ways that respect their wishes and affirm their dignity as beings made in the image of God. When it comes … Read more
