Mind the Gap #7: Real World Barriers & Strategies for Evidence-based Practice Implementation
National Webinar: Thursday, June 9, 2016
Learning Exchange: Friday, June 17, 2016
The Illinois Birth to Three (IB3) Waiver is designed to flexibly use Title IV-E funds in order to provide one of two evidence-based and developmentally informed interventions (Child-Parent Psychotherapy or Nurturing Parent Program) to targeted children and caregivers in an effort to improve attachment, reduce trauma symptoms, prevent foster care re-entry, improve child well-being, and increase permanency for children in out-of-home placement. The IB3 experience highlights some of the complexities of tailoring and implementing interventions within the context of a large child welfare agency and its community partners.
This webinar will focus on the workforce, agency and systemic strategies that can enhance or deter success when trying to incorporate evidence-based interventions into child welfare practice. This session will feature the frank discussion of implementation activities and lessons learned, providing participants with the opportunity to
- Explore and utilize an implementation science framework for planning the identification, selection, and utilization of evidence based interventions;
- Develop a clear understanding of the needed supports for implementation including and beyond professional training to achieve successful outcomes;
- Clarify common organizational barriers inherent in bureaucratic organizations that can diminish positive outcomes; and,
- Identify adaptive strategies for problem-solving to achieve desired systems change outcomes.
Presenters include Cynthia Tate, PhD, Senior Deputy Director, Division of Program, Practice, & Research, at the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), and Kimberly Mann, PhD, LCSW, IB3 Project Director, Title IV-E Waiver with the University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign For more information, please explore our Presenter Bios.
Recordings:
- Webinar Recording
- Learning Exchange Recording
- Webinar MP3 (audio only)
- Learning Exchange MP3 (audio only)
Handouts and Resources:
Webinar Sessions:
- Introducing the Workforce Development Framework
- Simulation Labs for Child Welfare Education and Training
- Children’s Corps: A Dynamic Approach to Child Welfare Worker Recruitment, Screening and Selection
- Child Welfare Training Competencies in Action: The Ohio Experience
- Transforming Child Welfare Decision-making through Modern Technology & Data Analytics
- Becoming a Trauma-informed Child Welfare Agency: The Waupaca County Journey
- Real World Barriers & Strategies for Evidence-based Practice Implementation
- Prioritizing Supervision: Comprehensive Supervisory Development in Indiana
- Achieving Racial Equity through Workforce & Organizational Change
- Peer Mentoring, Crisis Response & Resilience-building: NJ DCF’s Worker2Worker Program