Leadership Academy (for Middle Managers)

Leadership Academy for Middle Managers

The Leadership Academy for Middle Managers will be a five-day residential training experience, followed by online and teleconference peer networking,

offered to mid-level managers over a period of five years, 2009-2013. The participants will represent all ACF regions, and trainings will be held in Denver, New York City, Dallas, Seattle and Philadelphia. A total of 15 five-day training events will occur over five years. In Year 5, a modified 3-day version of the training will be offered to managers in state and county training positions, so that LAMM training can be incorporated into ongoing child welfare training infrastructures, thus building the capacity of the states to continue leadership training well after this project ends.

LAMM Objectives

Increase the effectiveness of child welfare agencies through culturally responsive middle manager training on leadership, workforce development and succession planning
Provide middle managers with professional development that enables them to address persistent complex challenges requiring adaptive, distributive, and inclusive leadership
Provide opportunities that facilitate continuous learning in support of both middle managers and their internal and external partners
Offer managers the latest research and new directions for child welfare practice, leadership, and management, from academic, private, and nonprofit sectors

Target Audience
LAMM training will be offered to the following child welfare middle managers: State or Tribal, central office, regional, district and county child welfare administrators and assistant directors; managers employed at the State/central/regional offices that provide support to local child welfare offices; State and Tribal child welfare program managers; training managers; and program directors at private agencies that are contracted by the State to provide case management services that are traditionally provided by the public child welfare system.

LAMM Advisory Council
This Council meets quarterly via telephone or web conferencing to advise the LAMM team on marketing, curriculum content, and nominations and selections of participants.

LAMM Training Enrollment

LAMM enrollment materials are now available!
Please click here for the LAMM Training information and enrollment packet.

The LAMM Team Leader is Gary Nelson, Jordan Institute for Families, UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work gmnelson@email.unc.edu