NCSACW has produced a variety of videos and webinars geared towards child welfare, substance abuse treatment and legal professionals which can be used for training purposes. These videos and webinars cover a wide spectrum of topics and include downloadable handouts.
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, 2023
This four-part series on implementing Plans of Safe Care and Family Care Plans, developed by the National Center on Substance Abuse and
...(Read More)Date: September 01, 2023
This pre-recorded video reviews the UNCOPE and through a case vignette demonstrates how to incorporate this screening in child welfare…
Date: August 01, 2023
Module 4 of the Vermont Oxford Network (VON) Plan of Safe Care series discusses what can be included in a Plan of Safe Care, how to…
Date: August 01, 2023
Module 1 of the Vermont Oxford Network (VON) Plan of Safe Care series discusses the 2016 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act…
Date: August 01, 2023
Module 3 of the Vermont Oxford Network (VON) Plan of Safe series discusses how health care providers can work with state teams…
Date: August 01, 2023
Dr. Stephen Patrick, Director of the Center for Child Health Policy and Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy within the…
Date: August 01, 2023
Module 2 of the Vermont Oxford Network (VON) Plan of Safe Care series discusses the different populations of infants and families who…
Date: June 13, 2023
This webinar features national expert Dr. Douglas Waite, who discusses the prevalence of FASD, the importance and challenges of early…
Date: February 28, 2023
The webinar reviews 1) child welfare assessment of parental substance use as a safety or risk factor through standardized screening…
Date: January 11, 2023
Provides an overview of strategies and observations to support engagement with families affected by parental SUDs and involved in child…
Date: January 05, 2023
Discusses safety factors related to parental SUDs and unique considerations when planning for safety. Provides an overview of strategies…
Date: November 23, 2022
Dr. Mishka Terplan will discuss his research and clinical work with pregnant women with substance use disorders and their infants. The…
Date: October 25, 2022
Focuses on the unique challenges that arise when parents of children in care have a substance use or mental health disorder. These…
Date: September 20, 2022
This pre-recorded webinar highlights two of the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare’s specialized technical assistance…
Date: March 29, 2022
Three sites—Oklahoma, North Dakota, and Minnesota—received ICWA Implementation Partnership Grants from ACF to create timely and…
Date: March 11, 2022
This virtual discussion shares information on how to create understanding, empathy, and connection to improve systems and services for…
Date: March 08, 2022
Final session of a three-part Learning Exchange Series to explore Brief 3 of the technical assistance briefs, How States Serve Infants…
Date: February 15, 2022
Features: 1) key action steps to develop a child welfare drug testing policy; 2) strategies to mitigate challenges child welfare…
Date: January 19, 2022
Provides strategies to help the increasing number of adolescents at risk of suicide and mental health concerns. Suicide rates among…
Date: January 11, 2022
This live webinar hosted by the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) is the second of a three-part Learning…
Date: December 18, 2021
Provides insight on AI/AN Tribes, communities, and cultural factors related to managing grants
Date: December 14, 2021
This live webinar hosted by the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) is the first of a three-part Learning…
Date: April 20, 2021
This webinar provides an overview on the START model that includes a review of the model and associated outcomes, lessons from START…
Date: April 19, 2021
Provides information on protections for qualified individuals with a disability in the child welfare system and federal disability…
Date: April 19, 2021
Examines SUDs and OUDs as a disability while analyzing federal disability rights protections for individuals receiving MAT.
Date: April 19, 2021
This video offers an in-depth look at MAT while addressing common misconceptions about treatment. It highlights strategies that inform…
Date: April 19, 2021
This animated video simulates a child welfare worker and supervisor staffing a case involving a mother receiving MAT while pregnant. The…
Date: April 19, 2021
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) prepared this animated video that simulates a hearing between a judge, a…
Date: April 06, 2021
Covers the family-centered treatment approach for children and families affected by substance use disorders while highlighting…
Date: March 25, 2021
Explores how cross-system collaboration across child and family-serving systems could help prevent child maltreatment. The speakers also…
Date: February 16, 2021
The briefing provides an overview of FTCs along with training and technical assistance resources.
Date: January 26, 2021
Dr. Stephen Patrick, a national expert on maternal opioid use on infants, provides current information on the crisis; implications for…
Date: January 07, 2021
Focuses on how doctors modified the care of infants with NAS and reduced their average length of stay in the hospital by transitioning…
Date: December 08, 2020
Features state and county child welfare professionals—along with health care and substance use disorder experts—who discuss developing…
Date: November 19, 2020
This live webinar hosted by The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) an overview of the Plan of Safe Care…
Date: August 11, 2020
This webinar features panelists from several initiatives who share their insights and lessons for serving families involved in child…
Date: July 30, 2020
Examines family-centered programming across the treatment continuum including outpatient settings. Highlights effective concepts of…
Date: June 18, 2020
Dr. Mishka Terplan offers strategies for working with addiction medicine physicians while discussing the role obstetricians can play…
Date: April 10, 2020
Provides guidance for Tribal Healing to Wellness Court programs in adapting treatment court operations during a public health emergency.
Date: February 06, 2020
Describes how Tampa General’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit pioneered an innovative way to treat infants with prenatal substance exposure…
Date: November 19, 2019
Examines Connecticut’s online notification process and system related to CAPTA for infants affected by prenatal substance exposure…
Date: May 09, 2019
Highlights a collaborative approach to guiding pregnant women with SUDs into effective treatment while describing strategies for teams…
Date: January 16, 2019
An OMNI Learning Community webinar highlighting NAS. Describes the benefits of using a statewide multidisciplinary approach.
Date: January 01, 2019
Provides strategies to implement a family-focused approach to court cases involving parental substance use. Demonstrates why cross…
Date: January 01, 2018
Depicts how naloxone works and includes information specific to fentanyl.
Date: January 01, 2018
This pre-recorded webinar features a variety of technical assistance resources including publications, webinars, and tools that…
Date: January 01, 2018
Biomedical and behavioral providers now work more collaboratively than ever, allowing patients to be at the center of an integrated…
Date: January 13, 2017
This video highlights a case study that shares a success story of culturally informed work in a Tribal early childhood setting.
Date: January 13, 2017
This video features interviews with experienced infant and early childhood mental health consultants who discuss the importance of…