Child Welfare Webcasts
Title: AFCARS 201: States’ Information Systems and AFCARS DataDate: Wednesday, July 19th
Time: 1:00pm – 2:30pm EDT
Presenter: Angelina Palmiero (Children’s Bureau/ACF)
Description: This workshop will provide participants with examples of different approaches States have taken to collect certain elements in the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) and the pros and cons of these approaches from an AFCARS data quality perspective. Topics to be covered include: the relationship between AFCARS and SACWIS (or other State developed child welfare information systems); the nuances of the AFCARS questions for implementation; common errors identified through AFCARS TA, AFCARS Reviews, and experience
Title: CFSR Round 2: Data Quality and Measures
Date: Thursday, July 20th
Time: 10:30am – 12:00pm EDT
Presenter: Sharon Newburg-Rinn (Children’s Bureau/ACF)
Description: Without data, you are just another person with an opinion. Accurate child welfare data are critical to the Children and Family Services Review process, especially as we begin to enter the second round of the CFSR with changes afoot. Do you know which data elements are critical to the calculation of your State’s performance? Learn this and other valuable information.