The Guidelines provide practical guidance for effective reintegration that can help organizations to design high quality programs; measure impact; train practitioners; and pursue national level systemic change in support of reintegration. The Guidelines are available
Findings highlight that, although nearly all child welfare workers interviewed recognized the importance of instrumental and expressive support, many workers did not capitalize on support. Policy can promote supportive atmospheres through providing child welfare agencies
This paper examines perceptions of time and institutional support for decision making and staff confidence in the ultimate decisions made within four countries. The study identifies a high degree of work pressure across all the
A summary of numerous studies and literature across the United States, the report shares the factors that impact readiness and retention levels of new child welfare social workers. Strategies for selective screening and hiring of
This resource is a massive compilation of stories on social work’s response to HIV. It provides hope on successful and innovative approaches and shares lessons learned.
Child-centered case management is an important process for consideration of all children who are in residential care, regardless of age or special care needs. This toolkit includes several components: understanding case management, actively engaging children
Health and human serving system leaders are rejecting one-size fits all programming in favor of new approaches that are innovative, efficient, effective, and responsive to the needs and demands of a dynamic and rapidly changing
Health and human serving system leaders are rejecting one-size fits all programming in favor of new approaches that are innovative, efficient, effective, and responsive to the needs and demands of a dynamic and rapidly changing
This article describes the effort to build and support continuous quality improvements that enable child welfare systems to better respond to needs of local populations and connect strategies to results. The system described here is
This resource includes many components for conducting a needs assessment and helping to plan and develop the workforce at US state agencies.
A survey was conducted of child protection staff in Minnesota in February 2016 as a means to better understand the state of the workforce. Summary survey findings related to job satisfaction, the impact of secondary
Survey responses from clinical program directors show that additional adoption-related training is important for their mental health staff.
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