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Leadership:
Effective leaders create a positive organizational climate supporting a healthy workforce that, in turn, promotes improved practice and positive outcomes for children and families. Leadership from every seat means that staff in all positions are able to manage change and identify and respond to adaptive challenges by engaging meaningfully with others. The resources in this category provide guidance on how to effectively lead in child welfare.
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| Title | Content | Categories | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self Care By Example: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you model self-care to others. It is a part of the NCWWI Leadership Tool Kit. | Change Implementation, Leadership | NCWWI-Product, Tool/Guide/Manual | 2022 |
| Learning & Living Leadership Tool Kit | This tool kit is your opportunity to develop and practice your leadership skills so that you can positively impact children, … | Adaptive Leadership, Coaching, Leadership, Training | NCWWI-Product, Tool/Guide/Manual | 2022 |
| Empowering the Child Welfare Workforce and its Emerging Leaders | On September 28, 2021. a panel hosted by NCWWI and CWLA presented helpful steps that emerging leaders can take to … | Leadership | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2021 |
| How can child welfare leaders and providers reimagine support for children and families? | Child welfare systems across the country are looking for opportunities to move upstream and offer proactive support to children and … | Leadership | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Leadership Competency Framework Guide | The National Child Welfare Workforce Institute’s (NCWWI) Leadership Competency Framework, updated in 2020, provides a model to develop, guide, and … | Leadership | NCWWI-Product, Tool/Guide/Manual | 2020 |
| The Views of Many: 360 feedback for child welfare leadership development: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes a study that evaluated a 360 feedback and assessment process for child welfare leaders who particpated in … | Leadership | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2020 |
| Introduction to Results Count Path to Equity | This introduction describes four skills that help leaders to achieve better and more equitable results. The skills are part of … | Leadership | Overview/Summary | 2019 |
| Making a Difference #3: Child Welfare Means Change Management: Stories & Lessons Learned from LAMM Alumni | This webinar is the third of a 4-part national mini-series, Making a Difference: NCWWI Impact & Lessons Learned (2008-2013) and … | Leadership | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2014 |
| Making a Difference #4: Leadership Academy for Supervisors: What We Learned & How We Changed | This webinar, the final session in the NCWWI 4-part national webinar mini-series, Making a Difference: NCWWI Impact & Lessons Learned … | Leadership | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2014 |
| An Example of Leadership Transfer of Learning Through the NCWWI Toolkit: Learning and Living Leadership | This document provides a series of activities to cultivate the leadership competencies from the NCWWI Leadership Model and Competency Framework … | Leadership | Report/Paper | 2014 |
| Bridging the Gap: A Learning Activity on Effective Multidisciplinary Collaboration | This paper highlights a learning activity that demonstrates the principles of collaboration and the impact it has within the field … | Leadership | Overview/Summary | 2014 |
| Competency-based Leadership Development | This article describes a competency-based leadership development program in child welfare that has demonstrated effectiveness by developing a comprehensive competency … | Leadership | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2014 |
| Training and Development in Human Services: Special Issue on Leadership Development | This special issue of Training and Development in Human Services focuses on leadership development and includes articles on competency-based leadership … | Leadership | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2014 |
| Child Welfare Information Gateway: Agency Leadership | This webpage provides resources that describe aspects of leadership and leadership strategies that can improve agency effectiveness and impact the … | Leadership | Infographic, NCWWI-Product | 2019 |
| Learning, Leading, Changing and Making a Difference | The video provides an overview of the National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI) through the perspectives of NCWWI’s diverse partnerships. … | Leadership | Competencies, Tool/Guide/Manual | 2013 |
| Leadership Academy for Supervisors (LAS) Take the Lead Series | The Take the Lead Series supplements the Core LAS Curriculum with short, interactive modules to help supervisors build skills and … | Leadership | Website | 2014 |
| Leadership Academy for Middle Managers (LAMM): 5-Day Curriculum | This competency-based training prepares middle managers to lead meaningful change in our nation’s ability to serve our most vulnerable children, … | Leadership | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2014 |
| Leadership Competency Framework | This document provides the NCWWI competency framework, which reflects the multi-dimensional nature of the child welfare field and the corresponding … | Adaptive Leadership, Leadership | NCWWI-Product, Reference/Resource List | 2011 |
| Leadership Academy for Middle Managers (LAMM): 3-Day Curriculum | This competency-based training prepares middle managers to lead meaningful change in our nation’s ability to serve our most vulnerable children, … | Leadership | Overview/Summary | 2018 |
| Open to All Voices (4 minute microlearning) | Working effectively with a variety of stakeholders impacted by a change requires a diverse set of competencies which is why … | Leadership | Overview/Summary | 2017 |
| Think Politically (2.5 minute microlearning) | This microlearning (2 1/2 minutes) explains ways to think politically, one of the seven behaviors of adaptive leadership. Completing this course will help … | Leadership | Webinar/Presentation | 2017 |
| 7 Behaviors of Adaptive Leadership (5 minute microlearning) | This microlearning (5 minutes) explains the difference between technical and adaptive challenges, and describes the seven major behaviors identified by … | Leadership | Video | 2017 |
| Giving Work Back (3.5 minute microlearning) | Heifetz and his co-authors identified seven major behaviors that can help you address challenges successfully and manage change. This microlearning … | Leadership | Curricula/Training Material | 2017 |
| Regulating Distress (3 minute microlearning) | This microlearning focuses on one of the seven behaviors of adaptive leadership – regulating distress. Completing this course will develop … | Leadership | Report/Paper | 2016 |
| Orchestrating Conflict (2 minute microlearning) | Heifetz and his co-authors identified seven major behaviors that can help you address challenges successfully and manage change. This microlearning … | Leadership | Report/Paper | 2016 |
| Leadership Academy for Supervisors (LAS) Core Curriculum | Designed for experienced child welfare supervisors, the core curriculum consists of the Introductory Module and 5 subsequent online modules corresponding … | Leadership | Report/Paper | 2015 |
| Get on the Balcony (3 minute microlearning) | This three minute microlearning course provides strategies for “getting on the balcony” which is one of the seven behaviors of … | Leadership | Overview/Summary | 2016 |
| New Jersey Fellows: Building Capacity in “Managing by Data” to Improve Leadership, Frontline Practice & Case Outcomes | This webinar showcases an innovative program at the New Jersey Department of Children and Families (NJ DCF) to build capacity … | Data-Driven Decision Making, Leadership | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2012 |
| Learning, Leading, Changing and Making a Difference | The video provides an overview of NCWWI through the perspectives of NCWWI’s diverse partners. It explains how NCWWI’s workforce development … | Adaptive Leadership, Change Implementation | NCWWI-Product, Video | 2014 |
| Child Welfare Information Gateway: Agency Leadership | This webpage provides resources that describe aspects of leadership and leadership strategies that can improve agency effectiveness and impact the … | Adaptive Leadership | Reference/Resource List | 2019 |
| Emotional Intelligence for Leaders: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This paper summarizes the chapter, “On Leadership” by D. Goleman which describes that while intellect, big picture thinking, and long-term … | Leadership | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2019 |
| For Missouri Field Support Manager, It’s All About Relationships | Dana Jones, a Field Support and Training Manager in Missouri, was facing high staff turnover rates and an over-stressed child … | Leadership | NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2018 |
| Leading Through Understanding the Role of Life Stories | Understanding the personal journey – or context – that leads people to a career in child welfare is an important … | Leadership | NCWWI-Product, Video | 2018 |
| Effective Leadership for Tribal Child Welfare | This guide provides some basic information on how to establish effective tribal governance and the role of tribal leadership in … | Leadership | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2015 |
| Ten Conversations Leaders Use to Move Results Forward | This video describes ten conversations that results-based leaders can use to achieve results and move to higher action and higher … | Leadership | Video | 2016 |
| Leadership in Systems of Care: Creating and Communicating a Shared Vision | This brief describes the importance of a shared vision, the critical role of leadership, essential characteristics of successful leaders, and … | Leadership | Overview/Summary | 2011 |
| Leadership and Inclusion: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document explores the role of authentic leadership (AL) in enhancing perceptions of inclusion and also examines two outcomes potentially related … | Leadership | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2016 |
| Teaming for Success: Planning and Facilitating Effective Team Meetings | This training course provides effective strategies for facilitators to employ before, during, and after meetings that will improve participation and … | Leadership | Curricula/Training Material | 2015 |
| Teaming for Success: Leading Teaming | This training course focuses on techniques to build a teaming culture both inside an agency and with outside system partners, … | Leadership | Curricula/Training Material | 2015 |
| Leadership and the Parallel Process | This training course provides a framework to examine the parallel process between the leader, the employee and the client as … | Leadership | Curricula/Training Material | 2013 |
| Foundations of Leadership | This training course introduces administrators to leadership and organizational effectiveness, outlines the development of a change plan that engages staff … | Leadership | Curricula/Training Material | 2018 |
| The Dawn of Systems Leadership | This article describes key skills and tools used by system leaders, those who catalyze collective leadership to address difficult problems … | Leadership | Overview/Summary | 2015 |
| Beyond Quick Fixes: Effective Agency Leadership in a Changeable Environment | This the third in a series of articles regarding the current status of child protection services in the United States … | Leadership | Report/Paper | 2014 |
| Using Strengths-Based Leadership to Improve the Child Welfare System | This articles describes how the Neighborhoods for Kids program effectively achieved improved safety, well-being, and permanency of children in the … | Leadership | Report/Paper | 2013 |
| Extraordinary Leadership: Suncoast Region | This training video discusses leadership traits, principles, and qualities; a number of critical skills (i.e. active listening) and essential practices … | Leadership | Webinar/Presentation | 2013 |
| Leadership Resources with PowerPoints (Georgia) | This website provides presentations on leadership competencies to include influencing change, developing leaders, managing conflict, inspiring and influencing others. | Leadership | Curricula/Training Material | 2006 |
| DCFS Training for New County Directors (Georgia): Workshop No. 3 – Personnel Management (Trainer’s Guide) | This workshop guide reinforces and builds on participants’ entry abilities, introduces how current policies relate to County Directors and personnel … | Leadership | Curricula/Training Material | 2006 |
| DCFS Training for New County Directors (Georgia): Workshop No. 2 – Program & Workload Management (Trainer’s Guide) | This workshop guide reinforces and builds on participants’ entry abilities, introduces how current policies relate to County Directors and personnel … | Leadership | Curricula/Training Material | 2006 |
| DCFS Training for New County Directors (Georgia): Workshop No. 1 – Leadership (Participant’s Guide) | This workshop guide identifies and explores the leadership qualities that contribute to success as a County Director, and includes: The … | Leadership | Curricula/Training Material | 2006 |
| Positioning Public Child Welfare Guidance: Leadership Guidance | This document offers guidance on where leaders and their teams should spend their time and energy, how to assess and … | Leadership | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2010 |
| Media Toolkit for Child Welfare Leaders | This document provides tips and strategies child welfare leaders can use to work effectively with the media and to increase … | Leadership | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2013 |
| Leading Practice: A Resource Guide for Child Protection Leaders | This guide operationalizes five leadership capabilities – critical reflection, engaging others, managing oneself, delivering results and leading and inspiring. It … | Leadership | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2014 |
| Organizational Leadership: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This paper summarizes the article “Organizational Leadership and Its Impact on Social Workers’ Job Satisfaction: A National Study”, which reports … | Leadership | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2019 |
| Leadership in the Improving Child Welfare Outcomes through Systems of Care Initiative | This brief is designed to enhance understanding of the role of leadership in bringing about systems change. Drawing on qualitative … | Leadership | Report/Paper | 2010 |
| Leadership & Child Welfare Systems: The Role of State Legislators | This report discusses the importance of the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs) as a tool for legislators in assessing … | Leadership | Report/Paper | 2008 |
| Advice to a New Child Services Leader | This paper conveys the lessons learned from Judge James W. Payne, along with suggestions and tips for making child services … | Leadership | Overview/Summary | 2011 |
| Leadership Academy for Middle Managers (LAMM) 3-Day Coaching Manual | The manual provides a review of the literature on coaching; the standards of effective coaching practices for LAMM, and their … | Leadership | NCWWI-Product, Tool/Guide/Manual | 2018 |
| Leadership Academy for Middle Managers (LAMM): 5-Day Curriculum | This competency-based training prepares middle managers to lead meaningful change in our nation’s ability to serve our most vulnerable children, … | Leadership | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2013 |
| Learning & Living the NCWWI Leadership Model (1-page Summary) | This document summarizes a NCWWI webinar that provides an in-depth exploration of the NCWWI’s Leadership Model for child welfare. Link … | Adaptive Leadership | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2013 |
| Strengths Based Teams (4 minute microlearning) | The path to great leadership starts with a deep understanding of the strengths you bring to the table. Since no … | Adaptive Leadership, Leadership | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2017 |
| Open to All Voices (4 minute microlearning) | Working effectively with a variety of stakeholders impacted by a change requires a diverse set of competencies which is why … | Adaptive Leadership | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2017 |
| Child welfare matters: Leading Adaptively in Child Welfare | This issue focuses on integrating the concepts and tools of adaptive leadership into training and technical assistance (TTA) work, exercising … | Adaptive Leadership | Overview/Summary | 2013 |
| Leadership Academy for Supervisors (LAS) Core Curriculum | Designed for experienced child welfare supervisors, the core curriculum consists of the Introductory Module and 5 subsequent online modules corresponding … | Adaptive Leadership, Supervision | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2015 |
| Making a Difference #3: Child Welfare Means Change Management: Stories & Lessons Learned from LAMM Alumni | This webinar is the third of a 4-part national mini-series, Making a Difference: NCWWI Impact & Lessons Learned (2008-2013) and … | Adaptive Leadership | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2014 |
| Making a Difference #4: Leadership Academy for Supervisors: What We Learned & How We Changed | This webinar, the final session in the NCWWI 4-part national webinar mini-series, Making a Difference: NCWWI Impact & Lessons Learned … | Adaptive Leadership, Supervision | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2014 |
| Adaptive Leadership: Practical Application | This 90-minute webinar explains the diagnostic framework for determining the adaptive challenge and how to mobilize the system to implement … | Adaptive Leadership | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2013 |
| An Example of Leadership Transfer of Learning Through the NCWWI Toolkit: Learning and Living Leadership | This document provides a series of activities to cultivate the leadership competencies from the NCWWI Leadership Model and Competency Framework … | Adaptive Leadership | Report/Paper | 2014 |
| Bridging the Gap: A Learning Activity on Effective Multidisciplinary Collaboration | This paper highlights a learning activity that demonstrates the principles of collaboration and the impact it has within the field … | Adaptive Leadership | Report/Paper | 2014 |
| Competency-based Leadership Development | This article describes a competency-based leadership development program in child welfare that has demonstrated effectiveness by developing a comprehensive competency … | Adaptive Leadership | Report/Paper | 2014 |
| Training and Development in Human Services: Special Issue on Leadership Development | This special issue of Training and Development in Human Services focuses on leadership development and includes articles on competency-based leadership … | Adaptive Leadership | Report/Paper | 2014 |
| Leadership Academy for Supervisors (LAS) Take the Lead Series | The Take the Lead Series supplements the Core LAS Curriculum with short, interactive modules to help supervisors build skills and … | Adaptive Leadership | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2014 |
| Leading in Permanent Whitewater (7 minute microlearning) | Change is constant in our environment and in child welfare, in particular. Just under 8 minutes, this Quickbit describes the … | Adaptive Leadership, Change Implementation, Leadership, Mission, Vision-Mission and Values | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2015 |
| Think Politically (2.5 minute microlearning) | This presentation explores the impact of implicit bias on organizational functioning, training design and delivery, and the broader organizational culture … | Adaptive Leadership, Community Engagement, Organizational Culture and Climate | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2016 |
| Giving Work Back (3.5 minute microlearning) | Heifetz and his co-authors identified seven major behaviors that can help you address challenges successfully and manage change. This microlearning … | Adaptive Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2016 |
| 7 Behaviors of Adaptive Leadership (5 minute microlearning) | This microlearning (5 minutes) explains the difference between technical and adaptive challenges, and describes the seven major behaviors identified by … | Adaptive Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2016 |
| Adaptive Leadership | This course explains the difference between adaptive challenges and technical work and provides opportunities to practice applying these concepts. It … | Adaptive Leadership, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2016 |
| Regulating Distress (3 minute microlearning) | his microlearning focuses on one of the seven behaviors of adaptive leadership – regulating distress. Completing this course will develop … | Adaptive Leadership, Community Engagement, Organizational Culture and Climate, Work Conditions and Benefits | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2016 |
| Orchestrating Conflict (2 minute microlearning) | Heifetz and his co-authors identified seven major behaviors that can help you address challenges successfully and manage change. This microlearning … | Adaptive Leadership, Community Engagement, Organizational Culture and Climate | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2016 |
| Get on the Balcony (3 minute microlearning) | This three minute microlearning course provides strategies for “getting on the balcony” which is one of the seven behaviors of … | Adaptive Leadership, Community Engagement, Organizational Culture and Climate | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2016 |
| Your Guide to Holding Steady (3.5 minute microlearning) | This microlearning (3 1/2 minutes) explains ways to hold steady, one of the seven behaviors of adaptive leadership, during times … | Adaptive Leadership, Community Engagement, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2016 |
| Leadership Academy for Middle Managers (LAMM): 3-Day Curriculum | This competency-based training prepares middle managers to lead meaningful change in our nation’s ability to serve our most vulnerable children, … | Adaptive Leadership, Education/Professional Development | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2018 |