Resource Library

This short, 30-minute technical training video is created by The Children's Bureau Data Analytics and Reporting Team and gives a brief demonstration which describes basic XML concepts.

The webinar "Contract Negotiation and Management" provides a comprehensive look at the challenging world of contract negotiations.

This webinar presents information about how the Arkansas Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) have partnered for several years in order to share “real-time” information.

Through the webinar series, “Back to Basics,” the Division of State Systems within the Children’s Bureau is offering a venue for information sharing and discussion. The fifth webinar of the series, “The Impact of Development Methodologies, Software Frameworks and Platform Choices on Release Management,” reviews the ways in which these different elements impact software release.

The Children's Bureau hosted a state panel from the previous cloud computing webinar held on September 5, 2018 for a follow-up discussion. The previous webinar on implementing a cloud computing strategy for child welfare information systems received very positive feedback and while it provided valuable information, there was insufficient time to fully explore all the issues. 

This DSS hosted webinar describes the lessons learned from implementing mobile solutions in Washington and in Minnesota, which is a state managed, county-administered state.  The presentation included representatives from Winona County and Carver County Minnesota who spoke about their county-level mobile solutions.

The Children's Bureau Data Analytics and Reporting Team held their first AFCARS Open Office Hours in 2023. These sessions are for state and tribal program administrators, child welfare data leaders, and information system programmers. It provides an opportunity to ask questions specific to your agency's implementation of AFCARS 2020. The January session was presented by the NCWDMS team on how to participate in the pilot and use the National Child Welfare Data Management System (NCWDMS) for AFCARS 2020 reporting.

This webinar, The MiSACWIS Experience from Waterfall to Agile Development and the Promotion of a Healthy SACWIS, describes Michigan's experience in launching its statewide automated child welfare information systems (MISACWIS) and its success in maintenance and operational support using Agile and Project Management Governance.

In this webinar, Karen Faulk (LA) and David Ayer (MD) discuss their States' efforts and successes related to information sharing. During the Q&A session, we encourage attendees to share their experiences and suggest ideas and next steps for moving forward.

This webinar will share techniques for accurately estimating information technology projects, from early stage rough order of magnitude (ROM) estimates through change requests during project development and implementation.