The Role of Private Child Welfare Agencies in Kin-Specific Licensing and Supports
Join Network Subject Matter Network Marina Nitze for a panel discussion with private agencies that have successfully navigated the shift to kin-specific licensing.
Kin-Specific Foster Care Licensing: Implementation Progress
February 25, 2025
It’s been almost a year since the publication of the Kin-Specific Foster Home Approval Standards and the first jurisdictions going live. View the webinar recording to hear from four jurisdictions about their progress so far, lessons learned, and advice for agencies going live next. Guest speakers included leaders from Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, Maryland, Michigan, and Tennessee. The webinar also featured Network Subject Matter Experts Marina Nitze from the Child Welfare Playbook and Heidi Redlich Epstein from the American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law, who updated us on the overall progress being made to license kin caregivers across the country. There was a 30-minute Q&A session immediately after the webinar for those interested in a deeper dive on implementation strategies and how to overcome potential roadblocks.
Panelists
- Jessica Bodell, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
- Lindsay Coleman, Tennessee Department of Children’s Services
- Cheryl Miller & Joylina Gonzalez, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe
- Rebecca Rice, Maryland Department of Human Services
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