Publications

CWLC Publications

Be the Best Parent You Can Be: Positive Discipline Works! is a pamphlet written for parents. This pamphlet will give parents and caregivers ideas on how to:
• Manage a child’s behaviour in a positive and healthy way.
• Understand a child.
• Use the 3 Rs: Respect, Responsibility and Response as a parenting guide.
• Understand why parenting without violence has long-term positive results.
Printed copies of this pamphlet are available in English, French, Mandarin, Cree, Spanish, Arabic and Punjabi.
Electronic copies of this pamphlet are available to view in Ojibwe, Vietnamese, Tagalog and Russian. Visit the online resource section on this exciting CWLC project for more information and resources, as well as the form to order your own copies. 
 
Discipline without Hurting is a pamphlet was written for parents and provides information on positive parenting practices and alternatives to corporal punishment. The pamphlet is currently only available in both French and English. It can be downloaded as either an 8 1/2 x 11 or as 8 1/2 x14 leaflet that will need to be folded. Only a limited number of pre-printed pamphlets were available in various languages.
CWLC no longer has printed copies of this pamphlet. Please take a look at Be the Best Parent You Can Be: Positive Discipline Works!, our newest resource for parents and caregivers.
English 8.5" x 11
English 11" x 14" Leaflet
 
Parenting in Canada is a pamphlet written for parents who are new to Canada and want information about Canadian laws on child rearing.  It is intended to answer the questions of parents who are unfamiliar with parenting in Canada and to suggest places parents can go for help in their community.
The pamphlet is only available electronically in English and French. CWLC no longer has printed copies of this pamphlet.
Please take a look at Be the Best Parent You Can Be: Positive Discipline Works!, our newest resource for parents and caregivers.
 

Canada's Children is published to examine and highlight research, practice and policy affecting children, youth and families in Canada. Each issue focuses on one child-welfare related theme or topic.

Building a Future Together: Issues and Outcomes for Transitioned-Aged Youth
Authored by Carrie Reid and Peter Dudding and done in partnership with the Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare and the National Youth in Care Network.
This report proposes a comprehensive and evidence- based framework as the basis for our planning and work with youth in care. It includes the most up-to- date survey information on programs and services in Canada, as well as national and international best practice models. As this issue is a pressing one which affects a growing number of youth in Canada, it is important to address the needs of this vulnerable population now so that their futures will be as bright and successful and possible. We hope that this report will serve as a catalyst for continuing change.
The report can be downloaded free of charge from the Centre of Excellence of Child Welfare's website.

Promoting Resilience in Child Welfare
Peter Dudding, CWLC Executive Director, is pleased to announce the official publication of his latest project, Promoting Resilience in Child Welfare. Edited by R. J. Flynn, P. M. Dudding, and J. G. Barber, it is now available for purchase through the University of Toronto Press. Promoting Resilience in Child Welfare presents reviews of research, new empirical findings, and useful practice and policy suggestions derived from the perspectives of the Looking After Children (LAC) initiative and resilience theory by an array of international voices. Practitioners, out-of-home care providers, youths in care, in-service trainers, students, researchers, and policy makers in Canada and across the world will find much in this book that speaks to more effective ways of improving the lives of young people being looked after in out-of-home care. To order a copy, email utpbooks@utpress.utoronto.ca or visit www.utpress.utoronto.ca.

Recruitment and Retention in Child Welfare Services: A Survey of Child Welfare League of Canada Member Agencies
Authored by Madeleine Anderson and Shalan Gobeil
A shortage of trained, competent child welfare workers is hampering the ability of organizations and governments to build the organizational capacity needed to deliver high quality services. Canadian child welfare organizations are aware of these systemic issues and are beginning to adopt proactive measures. The planning and preparation of workforce strategies is an essential step to ensuring that agencies have the capacity to develop a workforce with the skills and knowledge needed in the increasingly complex, demanding climate in which today’s child welfare services are being evaluated. Download this report free of charge.