By Sophia I. Gatowski, Ph.D., Melissa Gueller, MS, NCJFCJ Program Director, Child Abuse and Neglect, and Connie Hickman Tanner, NCJFCJ Chief Program Offi, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges

This Child Welfare Caseworkers' Companion Guide to the NCJFCJ's ENHANCED RESOURCE GUIDELINES has been developed with the goal of improving caseworker hearing practice in child abuse and neglect cases generally, but also with a focus on improving caseworker hearing practice in cases involving domestic violence. The ENHANCED RESOURCE GUIDELINES: Child Welfare Caseworkers' Companion Guide is intended to be a resource for building knowledge about hearing practice, promoting effective hearing practices, and enhancing court and child welfare agency collaboration in the child welfare system and domestic violence.