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Message from the Executive Director
By Jeanette Lewis

Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Infancy (SUDI). Can Child Welfare Make a Difference?
By Karen Bridgman-Acker

Developmental Supervision
By Joe DaRocha

How to Foster a Sense of Belonging for Foster Children
By Theresa Fraser

Reconciliation in Child Welfare: Relations Between Non-Aboriginal Child Welfare Agencies and the First Nations, Inuit and Métis
By Tracy Engelking

Practice Notes - Fire Safety

An Update on Education Services
By Bernadette Gallagher