Curriculum Development

Healthy Marriage and Family Formation Training Project:

A five-year DHHS-ACF Children's Bureau child welfare training grant focusing on Healthy Marriage and Family Formation in a three-state area. Learn more about this project.
Developing Models of Effective Child Welfare Staff Recruitment and Retention Training:

Technical assistance and curriculum development to improve staff recruitment and retention in child welfare, funded through a tri-state five-year DHHS-ACF Children's Bureau child welfare training grant. Learn more about this project.
Effective Child Welfare Practice with Hispanic Children and Families:

A DHHS-ACF Children's Bureau child welfare training grant awarded to University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc. The Institute is working in partnership with the grantee to develop and train competency-based curriculum in Colorado.
Effective Child Welfare Practice with Hispanic Families:

Project Funded through a DHHS Children’s Bureau grant to Kansas University, the Institute has a subcontract to provide technical assistance and training in two western states.
Collaboration between TANF and Child Welfare to Improve Child Welfare Outcomes:

The Butler Insitute is the evaluator for Jefferson County Human Services' TANF - Child Welfare Collaboration Project, funded through a grant from the federal DHHS, ACF.

Independent Living Project:

This three-year grant through DHHS, ACF- Children’s Bureau supported development and delivery of training for child welfare workers and foster parents focusing on youth exiting foster care. Learn more about this project.
National Resource Center for Organizational Improvement:

Funded through a DHHS Children’s Bureau grant to develop curriculum to enable the various State Department of Human/Social Services to assess their sponsored supervisor training and plan strategically to identify the training needs.
Training for professionals on Developing Competency–Based Training Curriculum (CBT):

This workshop is offered throughout the country and trains professionals in the development of CBT.