Practice Briefs
Practice Brief 13: Multidisciplinary Teams and Child Protection Teams
This practice brief outlines commonalities and distinctions between Child Protection Teams (common in many Tribal communities) and Multidisciplinary Teams as defined by the National Children’s Alliance.
Practice Brief 12: Relationships as the Key to Effective Tribal CAC Management
In this practice brief, Tulalip Tribes’ CAC Director Jade Carela discusses how to foster relationship building across agencies and among Tribal and non-Tribal CAC staff and MDT members to ensure effective teamwork and protection for Tribal victims and survivors.
Practice Brief 11: Funding for Tribal Child Advocacy Centers
This practice brief provides guidance about how to pursue funding for CAC development and sustainability, including an overview of federal and other funding sources that might be a good fit for Tribal communities.
Practice Brief 10: Why Should My Tribe Consider Developing a Multidisciplinary Team?
In this practice brief, which we encourage Tribal stakeholders to use as an informational resource in local communities, NCARC explains what a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) is and how Tribal ownership of the MDT response can make a difference in outcomes for children and families.
Practice Brief 8: Creating a Welcoming CAC Environment for Native Children and Families
In this practice brief, NCARC’s Maegan Rides At The Door and Lalania Walker of the White Earth Nation’s CAC discuss customizing CAC facilities with Tribally specific imagery and visual art to support psychological safety and cultural connectedness among clients and families.
Practice Brief 7: An Interview with NCARC’s Deanna Chancellor on the Effectiveness and Flexibility of the CAC Model
In this practice brief, NCARC’s Deanna Chancellor discusses her background as a CAC Director and her belief in the ability of the CAC model to meet the needs of Tribal children.
Practice Brief 6: Jurisdiction, Tribal Service Systems, and CACs
This practice brief explains issues related to criminal jurisdiction and unique Tribal human service systems that affect CAC services and operations, offering guidance on how to navigate complexities that may arise.
Practice Brief 5: MOUs and Authentic Partnership
This practice brief discusses the significance of tailoring MOUs to the individual Tribes that CACs partner with, the prevalence of CACs’ use of MOUs with Tribes, and best practices for CAC development of MOUs with Tribes.
Practice Brief 4: Tribal Sovereignty and the CAC Model
This practice brief provides an overview of the importance of Tribal sovereignty in child and family services, with considerations for how this might affect child advocacy professionals.
Practice Brief 3: Tribal Children and Forced Assimilation
This practice brief provides an overview of the history of the forced assimilation of Tribal children as it affects the CAC movement, spanning the Boarding School Era, the Adoption Era, and the present-day realities of child welfare disproportionalities.