Employment & Training

This tool supports child welfare teams in preparing for and conducting a psychological safety assessment. Teams should debrief the results together and make a collaborative plan for growth. Learn more. 

This resource is designed to help child welfare teams build shared understanding of psychological safety, its connection to safety science, and the conditions associated with psychologically safe teams. Users can engage in individual reflections, team activities, and discussion to explore strategies for fostering psychological safety on their team. Learn more.   ...

This tool (PDF, 22 pages) is designed to help state education agencies (SEAs), local education agencies (LEAs), and other educators work collaboratively to leverage relationships with families and establish meaningful engagement. By using a continuous improvement process, teams at local, district, and state levels will assess current family engagement practices, ...

This program provides qualified college or university students in intelligence or cybersecurity career paths the opportunity to work alongside highly skilled intelligence or cybersecurity professionals at DHS, gain hands-on technical experience, interact with experts and peers at professional development events and expand their professional network at national conferences. The program ...

This webpage contains a set of fillable worksheets to bring together teams’ varied expertise, skills, and perspectives to guide child welfare change and implementation activities. Child welfare teams should complete the worksheets to:  Review team membership and discuss representation on their change and implementation team  Consider engagement of individuals who have direct ...

In partnership with OJJDP, the Youth Reentry Technical Assistance (YRTA) Center seeks two youth fellows for this paid three-year training and technical assistance-oriented fellowship that aims to provide equitable and meaningful youth reentry programming. The YRTA Fellowship Program is designed for individuals who have been impacted by the juvenile justice ...

This training is a series of five interactive online modules that offer foundational learning on trauma-informed and victim-centered approaches to human trafficking. The modules are designed for first responders, government employees, staff at community and faith-based organizations, students, researchers, academics, and other members of the public. Training topics include:  Implementing trauma-informed ...

This webpage describes a mixed-methods study conducted by ED's Region 9 Comprehensive Center to provide insights and strategies for supporting a diverse teacher workforce to strengthen student learning in schools and districts. The webpage describes findings that align with each of Secretary Miguel Cardona’s four priority areas:  Support students through pandemic ...

This self-paced course is designed to increase awareness and understanding of how to design professional learning experiences that are high quality, engaging, and aligned with adult learning principles. Learn more.   

This guide offers strategies for engaging with and using the Summer and Afterschool Needs Assessment to diagnose needs and strengths, support continuous improvement processes, and better connect program providers to expertise and resources in the community. Learn more.