Child Welfare Resources

Online Trainings

BRYCS Online Training Modules are a free and convenient way for you to participate in valuable training that will assist you in serving refugee and immigrant children, youth, and their families. They are also a great way to connect with other service providers around the world doing similar work.

Preventing Child Maltreatment in ORR/DCS-Funded Care Provider Programs

Created for individuals working within ORR/DCS residences, this module covers professional ethics, boundaries, and conduct; what constitutes child maltreatment; how to respond to and report suspected child maltreatment; and ways to prevent abuse and neglect in residences and protect yourself against allegations.

Toolkits

The following toolkits pull together articles, resources, and program descriptions in one location on particular topics.

Guardianship Toolkit

Establishing guardianship (or in some states, custody) is recommended when a refugee family is caring for non-biological children under 18. These resources are for those assisting immigrant and refugee families who are caring for non-biological children (such as grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, siblings, or friends).

SIJS Caseworkers Toolkit for Children in Federal Custody

These materials were developed primarily for foster care caseworkers assisting children in the federal custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement / Division of Children's Services (ORR/DCS) to ensure that SIJS-eligible children receive the assistance and case monitoring they need during the SIJS application process.

Refugees and the U.S. Child Welfare System: A Toolkit for Service Providers

Learn more about how the child welfare system works and how to reach out and partner with child welfare agencies in your community, thus providing more comprehensive services to assist new refugees integrating into communities across the United States.

Webinars

Unable to attend a live event? BRYCS’ archives all webinars for your convenience.

Refugee Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence: Doubly Vulnerable

Children who are exposed to intimate partner violence suffer. In fact, "mother treated violently" is one of the ten Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) known to [...]

Refugee 101: With a Special Look at Child-Specific Issues

What questions do you most commonly get in your workplace or community about refugees and resettlement? Do you feel well poised to answer these questions [...]

Dos & Don’ts of Child Friendly Interviewing

Are you a service provider working with families and young people from refugee and immigrant communities who would like to improve your interviews with youth? [...]

Interviews for Suspected Child Maltreatment: Tips for Foreign Language Interpreters

If you interpret interviews related to child maltreatment, or use foreign language interpreters in conversations related to child abuse, learn more about best practices for [...]

Child Abuse Issues with Refugee Populations (PART II): Refugee Resettlement and Child Welfare: Working Together for Child Protection

Gain information on mandated reporting and learn how to work with your local child welfare agency to help strengthen refugee families. This is a follow-up [...]

Child Abuse Issues with Refugee Populations (PART I): Recognizing Suspected Child Maltreatment in Culturally Diverse Refugee Families

Learn about the types of child maltreatment and how to recognize child maltreatment in refugee families, considering cultural factors. This webinar is for refugee resettlement [...]

Perhaps most importantly, cross-service trainings develop professional connections, relationships and respect between these two professional fields, reducing misunderstandings and misperceptions and increasing collaboration on behalf of refugee families in need.