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| Interdisciplinary Education Reference List | This reference list provides resources on interdisciplinary approaches that support children and their families. Learn more at ncwwi.org/interdisciplinary-education-projects. | Education/Professional Development | 2024 | education-professional-development |
| Interdisciplinary Education Skills Infographic | Review this infographic to learn the skills you can develop to support an interdisciplinary approach at your organization. Learn more … | Education/Professional Development | 2024 | education-professional-development |
| NCWWI Interdisciplinary Education Projects | In July 2021, NCWWI partnered with three sites to expand or enhance a current interdisciplinary education program designed to prepare … | Education/Professional Development | 2024 | education-professional-development |
| Integrated Curriculum Guide for Social Work Practice With American Indians and Alaska Natives in Child Welfare | This guide provides a curricular framework based upon the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards … | Cultural Responsiveness, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Tribal Child Welfare, Tribal Sovereignty | 2024 | cultural-responsiveness education-professional-development inclusivity-racial-equity tribal-child-welfare tribal-sovereignty |
| Intercultural Development Inventory Overview Video | This video will help you learn more about the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and how it can help you learn … | Advancing Racial Equity, Cultural Responsiveness, Inclusivity/Racial Equity | 2024 | advancing-racial-equity cultural-responsiveness inclusivity-racial-equity |
| Why Engaging People with Lived Experience is Critical to Systems Change | This infographic describes why engaging people with lived experience is critical to systems change and provides themes and actions that … | Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, System Reform | 2024 | change-implementation community-engagement cultural-responsiveness system-reform inclusivity-racial-equity |
| Essential Communication Skills: A Foundation for Success | This learning series is designed to elevate your communication skills, specifically empowering you to build robust public support, drive sustainable … | Change Implementation, Communication, System Reform | 2024 | change-implementation communication system-reform |
| NCWWI University Partnerships Cross-Site Final Evaluation Report | This evaluation report provides an assessment of grants awarded to nine schools of social work and partnering agencies or partnering … | Change Implementation, Education/Professional Development, University Partnerships | 2024 | change-implementation education-professional-development university-partnerships |
| Workforce Excellence (WE) Initiative Implementation Evaluation: Final Cross-Site Report for Public Sites | This report is a mixed-methods evaluation of NCWWI’s efforts to support the design and implementation of Workforce Excellence (WE) initiatives … | Change Implementation, Workforce Development Planning | 2024 | change-implementation workforce-development-planning |
| NCWWI University Partnerships 2022 Stipend Alumni Study Report | From 2009 to 2019, the National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI) awarded child welfare stipends to 649 BSW and MSW … | Education/Professional Development, University Partnerships, Work Conditions and Benefits, Workforce Development Planning | 2024 | education-professional-development university-partnerships work-conditions-and-benefits workforce-development-planning change-implementation |
| The Little Things that Make a Big Difference: NCWWI Breakthrough Series Collaborative Public Site Evaluation Report | This is an evaluation report for the NCWWI Breakthrough Series Collaborative (BSC) aimed at cultivating a sustainable workforce within organizations … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Continuous Quality Improvement, Data-Driven Decision Making, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Workforce Development Planning | 2024 | advancing-racial-equity change-implementation continuous-quality-improvement data-driven-decision-making inclusivity-racial-equity workforce-development-planning |
| Comprehensive Organizational Health Assessment (COHA) Public Workforce Excellence Sites 2019-2023 Cross-Site Summary Report | From June to August of 2019, NCWWI evaluators conducted Comprehensive Organizational Health Assessments (COHAs) and Tribal Comprehensive Organizational Health Assessments … | Change Implementation, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Recruitment and Selection, Supervision, Work Conditions and Benefits, Workforce Development Planning | 2024 | change-implementation inclusivity-racial-equity leadership organizational-culture-and-climate recruitment-and-selection supervision work-conditions-and-benefits workforce-development-planning |
| Child Welfare Training Manual for Engaging With American Indian Alaska Native (AIAN) Children and Families | The training’s main purpose is to better equip public and tribal child welfare workers for competent practice and meaningful engagement … | Cultural Responsiveness, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Training, Trauma-informed Practice, Tribal Child Welfare, Tribal Sovereignty | 2024 | cultural-responsiveness education-professional-development inclusivity-racial-equity training trauma-informed-practice tribal-child-welfare tribal-sovereignty |
| NCWWI Education and Professional Development Reference List | This comprehensive reference list includes a compilation of papers, reports, peer-reviewed journal articles and other relevant resources addressing Professional Development. | Education/Professional Development | 2023 | education-professional-development |
| NCWWI Recruitment and Selection Reference List | This comprehensive reference list includes a compilation of papers, reports, peer-reviewed journal articles and other relevant resources addressing Recruitment, Screening … | Recruitment | 2023 | recruitment recruitment-and-selection |
| NCWWI Supervision and Performance Management Reference List | This comprehensive reference list includes a compilation of papers, reports, peer-reviewed journal articles and other relevant resources addressing Supervision and … | Supervision | 2023 | supervision |
| NCWWI Workload Reference List | This comprehensive reference list includes a compilation of papers, reports, peer-reviewed journal articles and other relevant resources addressing workload | Workload | 2023 | workload work-conditions-and-benefits |
| NCWWI Work Conditions and Benefits Reference List | This comprehensive reference list includes a compilation of papers, reports, peer-reviewed journal articles and other relevant resources addressing work conditions … | Work Conditions and Benefits | 2023 | work-conditions-and-benefits |
| NCWWI Practice Supports Reference List | This comprehensive reference list includes a compilation of papers, reports, peer-reviewed journal articles and other relevant resources addressing Practice Supports | Practice Supports | 2023 | practice-supports |
| NCWWI Organizational Culture and Climate Reference List | This comprehensive reference list includes a compilation of papers, reports, peer-reviewed journal articles and other relevant resources addressing organizational culture … | Organizational Culture and Climate | 2023 | organizational-culture-and-climate |
| NCWWI Inclusivity and Racial Equity Reference List | This comprehensive reference list includes a compilation of papers, reports, peer-reviewed journal articles and other relevant resources addressing inclusivity and … | Inclusivity/Racial Equity | 2023 | inclusivity-racial-equity |
| NCWWI Community Engagement Reference List | This comprehensive reference list includes a compilation of papers, reports, peer-reviewed journal articles and other relevant resources addressing community engagement. | Community Engagement | 2023 | community-engagement |
| Assessing Trauma in American Indian/Alaska Native Parents as an ICWA Active Effort: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This summary examines the correlation between American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) parents who are involved in ICWA cases, their exposure to … | Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, Trauma-informed Practice, Tribal Child Welfare, Tribal Sovereignty | 2023 | community-engagement cultural-responsiveness trauma-informed-practice tribal-child-welfare tribal-sovereignty inclusivity-racial-equity |
| COVID-19 Lessons Learned for Child Welfare: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This resource explores child welfare caseworkers’ perspectives on how organizational changes during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic affected … | Change Implementation, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, Work Conditions and Benefits, Workforce Development Planning | 2023 | change-implementation leadership organizational-culture-and-climate retention work-conditions-and-benefits workforce-development-planning |
| The Impact of Turnover on Families Involved in Child Welfare | This brief consists of thirty resources divided into three sections (Impact, Community Voice, and Systems Transformation) that examine the impact … | Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Data-Driven Decision Making, Policy Impact, System Reform, Turnover, Workforce Development Planning | 2023 | change-implementation community-engagement data-driven-decision-making policy-impact system-reform turnover workforce-development-planning work-conditions-and-benefits |
| The Center for Regional and Tribal Welfare Studies: Systems Change Through a Relational Anishinaabe Worldview: NCWWI 1-page Summary | As the third paper in a series of three, this article presents a study on the Anishinaabe worldview perspectives of … | Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Education/Professional Development, Tribal Child Welfare, Tribal Sovereignty | 2023 | change-implementation community-engagement education-professional-development tribal-child-welfare tribal-sovereignty |
| NCWWI Leadership Academy: Cross-site final evaluation report, pre-training to 6-month follow-up | Evaluators from NCWWI conducted a longitudinal assessment of Leadership Academy participant experience (satisfaction, relevance, knowledge gains and application, change project, … | Adaptive Leadership, Change Implementation, Coaching, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, Performance Management, Supervision, Training, Workforce Development Planning | 2023 | adaptive-leadership change-implementation coaching education-professional-development inclusivity-racial-equity leadership performance-management supervision training workforce-development-planning |
| Measuring Child Welfare Workers Physiological Stress: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This study explores physiological stress among child welfare professionals before and after the removal of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in June … | Burnout, Data-Driven Decision Making, Education/Professional Development, Organizational Culture and Climate, Policy Impact, Retention, Trauma-informed Practice, Work Conditions and Benefits | 2023 | burnout data-driven-decision-making education-professional-development organizational-culture-and-climate policy-impact retention trauma-informed-practice work-conditions-and-benefits change-implementation |
| What Makes a Good Learning Culture: NCWWI 1-page Summary | Researchers drew on social learning theory (SLT) to study the relationship between learning culture and preparation for work and professional … | Education/Professional Development, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Training | 2023 | education-professional-development leadership organizational-culture-and-climate training |
| Why Coaching is Worth Your Investment | This infographic describes why it is important for child welfare programs to invest in coaching to support employees and their … | Coaching, Leadership, Supervision, Workforce Development Planning | 2023 | coaching leadership supervision workforce-development-planning change-implementation |
| Work with Purpose Child Welfare Professional Recruitment Toolkit | The Work with Purpose recruitment campaign – and the information and materials in this toolkit – is intended to support … | Communication, Recruitment, Recruitment and Selection | 2023 | communication recruitment recruitment-and-selection |
| Knowledge and Attitudes of Implementation Support Practitioners: NCWWI 1-page Summary | Implementation Support Practitioners (ISPs) like facilitators, technical assistance providers, knowledge brokers, coaches, and consultants provide expert help to plan and … | Change Implementation | 2023 | change-implementation |
| Mental Health and the Child Welfare Workforce | This infographic describes the workforce mental health crisis, the impacts of not supporting employees’ well-being, and how child welfare organizations … | Burnout, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, Trauma-informed Practice, Work Conditions and Benefits | 2023 | burnout inclusivity-racial-equity leadership organizational-culture-and-climate retention trauma-informed-practice work-conditions-and-benefits |
| Child Welfare Systems Change: NCWWI Advisory Board Recommendations | The NCWWI Advisory Board was charged to “reimagine” the child welfare system by focusing on promoting child and family well-being. … | Change Implementation, System Reform, Vision, Mission, and Values | 2022 | change-implementation system-reform vision-mission-and-values organizational-culture-and-climate |
| 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 | 2022 | adaptive-leadership coaching leadership training supervision education-professional-development |
| 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. | Communication, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities, Organizational Culture and Climate | 2022 | communication leadership leadership-toolkit-activities organizational-culture-and-climate |
| Reflecting on Racial Equity and Inclusion | These short (one minute or less) videos provide reflection questions and link to a racial equity and inclusion resource. We … | Advancing Racial Equity, Cultural Responsiveness, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, System Reform | 2022 | advancing-racial-equity cultural-responsiveness disproportionality-disparities inclusivity-racial-equity system-reform change-implementation |
| Dial in a New Communication Channel: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to employ new communication channels to increase transparency and information sharing. It is a part … | Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation communication leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Host Racial Equity Deep Discussion: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to facilitate deep discussions about racial equity leading to action. It is a part of … | Change Implementation, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| My Vision Statement: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to understand your personal leadership vision so you can manifest it more intentionally through leadership … | Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation communication leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Values Assessment: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to compare personal and organization values to better understand and align values. It is a … | Change Implementation, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Living By The Code: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to understand how the Social Work Code of Ethics manifests in organization behavior. It is … | Change Implementation, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Logic Modeling: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to think through how an initiative will achieve its ultimate goal through an incremental process. … | Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation communication leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Purposeful Mission and Vision Integration: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to reinforce that all organization initiatives are connected to the organization’s vision and mission. It … | Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation communication leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Through an Adaptive Lens: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to analyze an issue through an adaptive lens to more thoroughly understand an issue situation … | Adaptive Leadership, Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | adaptive-leadership change-implementation communication leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Got Change?: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to understand an individual’s or team’s readiness for change, bring awareness to the process, promote … | Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation communication leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Listening to the Family Voice: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to develop new insights about organization programs to promote innovative practice. It is a part … | Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation communication leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Implementation Science Applied: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to apply implementation science to a current initiative, program, policy, or practice to plan and … | Change Implementation, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Upside Down, Inside Out: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to develop new insights by analyzing and reviewing existing tasks, activities, and systems. It is … | Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation communication leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Child Welfare in the News: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to consider current issues and trends relevant to child welfare in the United States and … | Change Implementation, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Technology Transfer: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to explore the latest innovations in technology and their application to the organization. It is … | Change Implementation, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Best Practice Approach Lunch & Learn: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to explore new ideas and innovations to address organization issues. It is a part of … | Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation communication leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| My Flexibility Quotient: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to assess your ability to change and be open to new information and changing conditions. … | Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation communication leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Team Building/Team Unifying: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to apply competencies in fostering team cohesion and motivation. It is a part of the … | Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation communication leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Team Scorecard: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to apply competencies to facilitate improved cooperation and goal orientation. It is a part of … | Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation communication leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| The Sunny Side: Strengths Assessment: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to assess strengths within your organization so you understand areas that are lacking and/or build … | Change Implementation, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Welcome Aboard!: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to model interpersonal relations by developing a program exhibiting an inclusive, hospitable, and friendly environment. … | Change Implementation, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Group Learning Club: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to create a culture of continuous learning. It is a part of the NCWWI Leadership … | Change Implementation, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Building Resiliency: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to increase awareness of how to build resiliency and provide resources and information to staff. … | Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation communication leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Way to Go!: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to validate employees’ efforts through a formal reward and recognition program. It is a part … | Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation communication leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Why People Stay Interviews: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to understand why people stay with the organization, especially how they overcame obstacles to remain. … | Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation communication leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Taking it Higher: Elevating Morale: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to applaud resilience within the unit, division, or organization through a strategic approach to improving … | Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation communication leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Is Yours a Learning Organization?: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to build an organizational culture that promotes and supports learning. It is a part of … | Change Implementation, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Privilege Walk: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to understand privilege and explore the ways it is experienced based on being a member … | Change Implementation, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Diversity Assessment: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to become aware of strategies to diversify your program, unit, division, or organization. It is … | Change Implementation, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Jump-Start Diversity Initiative: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to foster a more diverse workplace. It is a part of the NCWWI Leadership Tool … | Change Implementation, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Dig Deeper in Data: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to understand the significance of organization data for improving outcomes. It is a part of … | Change Implementation, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Data Comparison: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to understand data more holistically by comparing differences among unit, office, or county and then … | Change Implementation, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Data Storytelling: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to capture the story behind the data and facilitate the connection between the staff’s work … | Change Implementation, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Tech-Out Planning & Organizing: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to use technology to plan and organize a project or initiative to increase communication and … | Change Implementation, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Dissecting a Decision: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to improve decision-making by studying a previously made decision, the decision-making process, and the impact … | Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation communication leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Solutions in Rounds: Learning Circles: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to engage in a dialogue to identify and analyze relevant unit or organization issues and … | Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation communication leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Agency Shadow Tour: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to increase sensitivity to and respect for others by becoming better acquainted with people at … | Change Implementation, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Applying a Political Perspective: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to understand how political perspectives affect the organization’s functioning and reality. It is a part … | Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation communication leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Seeking to Understand: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to gain a more thorough understanding of alternative viewpoints and the rationale behind them. It … | Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation communication leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Structured Sharing: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to build consensus in a group by influencing and negotiating through use of structured sharing … | Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation communication leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Regulate the Conflict Temperature: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to encourage creative tension with a group (e.g., team, organization) by implementing strategies to bring … | Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation communication leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| What’s My Conflict Style: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to become aware of your conflict management style and how it potentially influences conflictual situations. … | Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation communication leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Costing Out Turnover: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to assess the justification for a retention program by evaluating the costs of turnover. It … | Change Implementation, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Town Hall Meeting: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to improve understanding of the political situation as it relates to the program by bringing … | Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation communication leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| We Are Child Welfare Campaign: Leadership Tool Kit Activity | This activity will help you to improve public perceptions of the organization and build deeper consensus with the public by … | Change Implementation, Communication, Community Engagement, Leadership, Leadership Toolkit Activities | 2022 | change-implementation communication community-engagement leadership leadership-toolkit-activities |
| Indian Child Welfare Timeline | This infographic provides a timeline for Indian Child Welfare from 1820 to present | Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Education/Professional Development, Tribal Child Welfare | 2022 | change-implementation community-engagement education-professional-development tribal-child-welfare |
| The Indian Self-Determination Act and Social Work Practice | This infographic describes how the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA) applies to child welfare social work practice with … | Change Implementation, Cultural Responsiveness, Education/Professional Development, Tribal Child Welfare, University Partnerships | 2022 | change-implementation cultural-responsiveness education-professional-development tribal-child-welfare university-partnerships inclusivity-racial-equity |
| Learning, Leading, Changing: Collaborating to Enhance ICWA Knowledge and Practice | Held on March 21, 2022, this learning exchange focused on enhancing knowledge and understanding of ICWA and tribal sovereignty through … | Advancing Racial Equity, Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, Education/Professional Development, Tribal Child Welfare, University Partnerships | 2022 | advancing-racial-equity community-engagement cultural-responsiveness education-professional-development tribal-child-welfare university-partnerships inclusivity-racial-equity |
| Learning, Leading, Changing: Advancing Workplace Equity | This learning exchange, held on April 19, 2022, focused on how participants can advance workplace equity in child welfare. Panelists … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Communication, Data-Driven Decision Making, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, University Partnerships, Workforce Development Planning | 2022 | advancing-racial-equity change-implementation communication data-driven-decision-making education-professional-development inclusivity-racial-equity leadership organizational-culture-and-climate retention university-partnerships workforce-development-planning work-conditions-and-benefits |
| Leadership Academy Evaluation Guide | This guide provides an overview of evaluation activities and resources that a state, county, tribal, or private child welfare agency … | Change Implementation, Continuous Quality Improvement, Data-Driven Decision Making, Leadership, Workforce Development Planning | 2022 | change-implementation continuous-quality-improvement data-driven-decision-making leadership workforce-development-planning |
| Overrepresentation of Black Children in Child Welfare: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes a systematic review that confirmed racial disparities and overrepresentation of Black youth, ages 10-17, involved with the … | Data-Driven Decision Making, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, System Reform | 2022 | data-driven-decision-making disproportionality-disparities inclusivity-racial-equity system-reform change-implementation |
| American Indian/Alaska Natives Curriculum Content Evaluation Guide | In keeping with the Council on Social Work Education’s competency-based education standards and social work competencies this curriculum content guide … | Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Tribal Child Welfare, University Partnerships | 2022 | community-engagement cultural-responsiveness education-professional-development inclusivity-racial-equity tribal-child-welfare university-partnerships |
| Learning, Leading, Changing: Engaging Emerging Leaders as a Retention Strategy | Held on May 26, 2022, this learning exchange focused on how universities and agencies engage social work students and graduates … | Cultural Responsiveness, Education/Professional Development, Leadership, Mentoring, Retention, University Partnerships, Workforce Development Planning | 2022 | cultural-responsiveness education-professional-development leadership mentoring retention university-partnerships workforce-development-planning inclusivity-racial-equity supervision work-conditions-and-benefits change-implementation |
| How Peer Support Can Reduce Burnout and Improve Worker Well-being | This infographic describes how peer support can reduce burnout and improve worker well-being, including how organizations can champion peer support … | Burnout, Coaching, Education/Professional Development, Leadership, Mentoring, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, Supervision, Training, Turnover, Work Conditions and Benefits | 2022 | burnout coaching education-professional-development leadership mentoring organizational-culture-and-climate retention supervision training turnover work-conditions-and-benefits |
| How Hope and Resilience Can Lower Burnout Among Child Welfare Workers: NCWWI 1-page Summary | Burnout is a significant concern among child welfare professionals, leading to high turnover and reducing service quality. This document summarizes … | Burnout, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, Trauma-informed Practice, Turnover, Vision, Mission, and Values | 2022 | burnout organizational-culture-and-climate retention trauma-informed-practice turnover vision-mission-and-values work-conditions-and-benefits |
| Holding Retention Reviews: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This product summarizes how leaders can use retention reviews to collect ideas on how to improve employees’ work experiences and … | Burnout, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, Supervision, Turnover | 2022 | burnout leadership organizational-culture-and-climate retention supervision turnover work-conditions-and-benefits |
| Centering Child Welfare Worker Well-being | This infographic describes how child welfare organizations can center child welfare worker well-being to better support children and families. | Advancing Racial Equity, Burnout, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, Supervision, Training, Trauma-informed Practice, Work Conditions and Benefits, Workforce Development Planning | 2022 | advancing-racial-equity burnout education-professional-development inclusivity-racial-equity leadership organizational-culture-and-climate retention supervision training trauma-informed-practice work-conditions-and-benefits workforce-development-planning change-implementation |
| Students’ Experiences of an Anishinaabe-Centered Social Work Education Program: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This article, which is the second in a series of three, examines the social work education program at the Center … | Advancing Racial Equity, Cultural Responsiveness, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Training, Tribal Child Welfare, University Partnerships | 2022 | advancing-racial-equity cultural-responsiveness education-professional-development inclusivity-racial-equity training tribal-child-welfare university-partnerships |
| Using a Culturally Responsive Leadership Framework: NCWWI 1-page Summary | The authors developed a culturally responsive leadership framework (CRLF) to address context, distributive leadership, and cultural responsiveness. Examining these elements … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Supervision, Training, Vision, Mission, and Values, Workforce Development Planning | 2022 | advancing-racial-equity change-implementation community-engagement cultural-responsiveness education-professional-development inclusivity-racial-equity leadership organizational-culture-and-climate supervision training vision-mission-and-values workforce-development-planning |
| Rethinking Child Welfare Recruitment | This brief discusses the current workforce crisis and provides recommendations on ways child welfare programs can enhance their recruitment efforts. | Communication, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Job Analysis and Position Requirements, Organizational Culture and Climate, Recruitment, Recruitment and Selection, Retention, Screening and Selection, University Partnerships, Work Conditions and Benefits, Workforce Development Planning, Workload | 2022 | communication education-professional-development inclusivity-racial-equity job-analysis-and-position-requirements organizational-culture-and-climate recruitment recruitment-and-selection retention screening-and-selection university-partnerships work-conditions-and-benefits workforce-development-planning workload change-implementation |
| Promoting Antiracist Child Welfare Practice: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This 1-pager summarizes a study where authors interviewed 16 regional- and state-level public child welfare agency administrators representing 13 states … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Cultural Responsiveness, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, System Reform, Workforce Development Planning | 2022 | advancing-racial-equity change-implementation cultural-responsiveness disproportionality-disparities inclusivity-racial-equity leadership system-reform workforce-development-planning |
| Leadership Academy Coaching Materials | NCWWI has found that coaching leads to higher competency gains and supports the application of leadership skills in the workplace. … | Coaching, Education/Professional Development, Leadership | 2022 | coaching education-professional-development leadership supervision |
| University Partnership Transition to Work Strategies | This document lists strategies to support transition to work and the long-term retention of traineeship graduates. | University Partnerships | 2021 | university-partnerships education-professional-development |
| Thank You for Showing Up | During the 2020 Child Welfare Worker Recognition Event, National Child Welfare Advocate, Victor Sims, gave an inspirational talk on how … | Work Conditions and Benefits | 2021 | work-conditions-and-benefits |
| Showing Up Makes All The Difference | During the 2020 Child Welfare Worker Recognition Event, National Child Welfare Advocate, Courtney Canova, gave an inspirational talk on how … | Work Conditions and Benefits | 2021 | work-conditions-and-benefits |
| Moral Distress: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This summary describes the findings of a study that examined moral distress experiences among 1,879 public child welfare caseworkers and … | Organizational Culture and Climate | 2021 | organizational-culture-and-climate |
| One Journey: National Child Welfare Workforce Institute Racial Equity Team | This document describes how and why NCWWI created a Racial Equity Team. It includes considerations for developing and structuring the … | Advancing Racial Equity | 2021 | advancing-racial-equity inclusivity-racial-equity |
| Resource List: Free, Online Training for Child Welfare Staff | This resource list identifies organizations that offer training activities with defined learning objectives that may include a range of modalities, … | Training | 2021 | training education-professional-development |
| Advancing Inclusivity by Caucusing: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes experiences successfully implementing racial identity-based caucusing in an MSW program social justice class at a large public … | Advancing Racial Equity | 2021 | advancing-racial-equity inclusivity-racial-equity |
| Preparing the Child Welfare Workforce: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes a ten-year retrospective study of a child welfare stipend program involving four university social work programs in … | University Partnerships | 2021 | university-partnerships education-professional-development |
| Introducing the Tribal Comprehensive Organizational Health Assessment (TCOHA) | This short video introduces the TCOHA to Tribal Workforce Excellence Sites. It also serves as an example for other sites … | Workforce Development Planning | 2021 | workforce-development-planning change-implementation |
| Introducing the Comprehensive Organizational Health Assessment (COHA) | This one minute video introduces the COHA to Workforce Excellence Sites. It also serves as an example for other sites … | Workforce Development Planning | 2021 | workforce-development-planning change-implementation |
| Supporting Transition to Work as a Child Welfare Retention Strategy | This infographic describes how to support graduates’ transition to work as a child welfare retention strategy. | Education/Professional Development | 2021 | education-professional-development |
| Key Takeaways from Building a Resilient Workforce to Address Trauma and Enhance Well-being: Operational workforce supports | This document lists the key takeaways identified by participants in the NCWWI Discussion Series event, Building a Resilient Workforce to … | Organizational Culture and Climate | 2021 | organizational-culture-and-climate |
| Racism as Trauma: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document examines results from a study exploring the experiences of 13 Indigenous child protection practitioners in Queensland, Australia, working … | Cultural Responsiveness | 2021 | cultural-responsiveness inclusivity-racial-equity |
| Intersectionality in Child Welfare Infographic | This infographic describes intersectionality in child welfare, why racial equity is not enough, and how to improve the system for … | Cultural Responsiveness | 2021 | cultural-responsiveness inclusivity-racial-equity |
| Key Takeaways from Building a Resilient Workforce to Address Trauma and Enhance Well-being: Leveraging Key Partnerships | This document lists the key takeaways identified by participants in the NCWWI Discussion Series event, Building a Resilient Workforce to … | Community Engagement | 2021 | community-engagement |
| Key Takeaways from Building a Resilient Workforce to Address Trauma and Enhance Well-being: Understanding Moral Distress | This document lists the key takeaways identified by participants in the NCWWI Discussion Series event, Building a Resilient Workforce to … | Organizational Culture and Climate | 2021 | organizational-culture-and-climate |
| Social Work Degrees Are Leading the Child Welfare Workforce: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This 1-pager provides a summary of the research on how individuals with social work degrees perform in child welfare. | Education/Professional Development | 2021 | education-professional-development |
| Key Takeaways from Building a Resilient Workforce to Address Trauma and Enhance Well-being: Supporting Self-Care at the System Level | This document lists the key takeaways identified by participants in the NCWWI Discussion Series event, Building a Resilient Workforce to … | Organizational Culture and Climate | 2021 | organizational-culture-and-climate |
| A Holistic Framework for Child Welfare Worker Well Being: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document describes a holistic child welfare worker well-being framework, identifies the three key dimensions that make up worker well-being … | Organizational Culture and Climate | 2021 | organizational-culture-and-climate |
| Key Takeaways from Building a Resilient Workforce to Address Trauma and Enhance Well-being: Connecting to Cultural Ways | This document lists the key takeaways identified by participants in the NCWWI Discussion Series event, Building a Resilient Workforce to … | Cultural Responsiveness | 2021 | cultural-responsiveness inclusivity-racial-equity |
| A Checklist for Emerging Leaders | This infographic provides tips and resources to promote the development of emerging leaders’ critical leadership skills, and ways child welfare … | Education/Professional Development, Leadership | 2021 | education-professional-development leadership |
| 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 | 2021 | leadership |
| Active Efforts: Public Child Welfare ICWA Best Practices: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This 1-pager defines and explains active efforts according to the 2016 Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) final rule. Information includes … | Practice Supports, Tribal Child Welfare | 2021 | practice-supports tribal-child-welfare |
| How Case Severity and Workplace Resources Impact Worker Retention: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes a study that used survey and administrative data from 485 Oregon Department of Human Services caseworkers to … | Retention, Workforce Development Planning | 2021 | retention workforce-development-planning work-conditions-and-benefits change-implementation |
| Everyday Workplace Discrimination: NCWWI 1-page Summary | Utilizing the Psychological Stressor-Strain theory, this study assessed the associations between everyday workplace discrimination, racial/ethnic identities, and psychological well-being among … | Advancing Racial Equity, Communication, Disproportionality & Disparities, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Organizational Culture and Climate | 2021 | advancing-racial-equity communication disproportionality-disparities inclusivity-racial-equity organizational-culture-and-climate |
| Top 10 Self-Care Resources of 2021 | Click the links to access the top 10 self-care resources shared on NCWWI social media during 2021 | Burnout, Work Conditions and Benefits | 2021 | burnout work-conditions-and-benefits |
| Self-Care: Improve our Relationships, Daily Interactions, and Reactions to Trauma | This infographic describes how mindfulness can improve well-being and provides examples on how to use mindfulness for self-care. | Burnout, Trauma-informed Practice, Work Conditions and Benefits | 2021 | burnout trauma-informed-practice work-conditions-and-benefits |
| Coaching: What’s In It For Me? | This 3-minute microlearning will explain the Leadership Academy’s approach to coaching and its role in your leadership development and the … | Coaching, Education/Professional Development, Leadership | 2021 | coaching education-professional-development leadership supervision |
| Coaching: Working with Resistance | This microlearning will explain the Leadership Academy’s approach to coaching and working with resistance within your work environment. | Coaching, Education/Professional Development, Leadership | 2021 | coaching education-professional-development leadership supervision |
| Partnership for Sustainable Change | Research indicates that change is not sustainable when we do not meaningfully engage those most impacted by a change (even … | Change Implementation, Communication, Community Engagement, Data-Driven Decision Making, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, System Reform | 2021 | change-implementation communication community-engagement data-driven-decision-making inclusivity-racial-equity system-reform |
| Microaggressions in the Child Welfare Workplace: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This resource summarizes the qualitative responses on the topic of microaggressions in the workplace from 30 social workers who identified … | Communication, Cultural Responsiveness | 2020 | communication cultural-responsiveness inclusivity-racial-equity |
| Multi-system Education for Better Outcomes: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes an evaluation of a graduate program for child welfare, mental health, and education professionals that used a … | University Partnerships | 2020 | university-partnerships education-professional-development |
| Technology Supports Practice Improvements: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document describes how technology supported the uptake of practice improvements related to trauma-informed care in child welfare in three … | Practice Supports | 2020 | practice-supports |
| 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 | 2020 | leadership |
| Trauma Informed Practice with American Indian/Alaska Native Populations: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This paper describes how to develop a trauma-informed lens for working with American Indian/Alaska Native individuals, families, and communities using … | Trauma-informed Practice | 2020 | trauma-informed-practice |
| Reducing Disparities through Indigenous Social Work Education: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This paper highlights effective and inclusive education designed to address the dramatic overrepresentation of Indigenous families in North American public … | Tribal Child Welfare, University Partnerships | 2020 | tribal-child-welfare university-partnerships education-professional-development |
| Tips for Coaching Remotely | This document provides several tips for how to coach someone remotely. | Coaching, Leadership | 2020 | coaching leadership supervision |
| Understanding Trauma-Informed Practice: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document describes how one child welfare program used an extensive case review process to assess how trauma manifests in … | Trauma-informed Practice | 2020 | trauma-informed-practice |
| Effective Workload Management: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes a study that surveyed 1,263 workers in a Midwestern state to determine factors that influence workload perceptions … | Workload | 2020 | workload work-conditions-and-benefits |
| Supporting the Virtual Workforce: Supervision Participant Summary | Participants volunteered strategies during the Supporting the Virtual Workforce: Virtual Supervision learning exchange to help make the transition to the … | Supervision | 2020 | supervision |
| Direct Practice Contact: Predicting frontline workers’ time with clients: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes a study that examined worker, client, agency, and societal factors that predict the time frontline child welfare … | Organizational Culture and Climate | 2020 | organizational-culture-and-climate |
| Racial Equity Discussion Guide | This discussion guide provides key messages, reflection questions, and resources for engaging partners in courageous conversations and planning to challenge … | Advancing Racial Equity | 2020 | advancing-racial-equity inclusivity-racial-equity |
| Applying a Racial Equity Lens to a Change Project | This worksheet provides a list of questions to ask before implementing any change project, to ensure your agency is a … | System Reform | 2020 | system-reform change-implementation |
| Addressing Racial Disparity in Foster Care Placement: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes a case study that identified aspects of child welfare practices that contributed to a decrease in the … | Disproportionality & Disparities | 2020 | disproportionality-disparities inclusivity-racial-equity |
| Virtual Training Icebreakers | This document lists 10 icebreakers that can be used during virutal training. | Training | 2020 | training education-professional-development |
| Using Smart Phones as Practice Support: NCWWI 1-page Summary | The summary describes how a smartphone app helped reinforce content from a training program for resource caregivers* on the use … | Practice Supports | 2020 | practice-supports |
| Caring for the Workforce: Webinar Chatlog Summary | Participant ideas and resources from the NCWWI Supporting the Virtual Workforce webinars Virtual Supervision; Well-Being; and Physical, Emotional, and Psychological … | Work Conditions and Benefits | 2020 | work-conditions-and-benefits |
| Developing the Workforce: Webinar Chatlog Summary | Participant ideas and resources from the NCWWI webinars Supporting the Virtual Workforce: Converting Classroom Training from In-Person to Online and … | Work Conditions and Benefits | 2020 | work-conditions-and-benefits |
| Technology Supports for the Workforce: Webinar Chatlog Summaries | Participant ideas and resources from the NCWWI webinar Supporting the Virtual Workforce: Using Social Media and Technology to Engage Children, … | Practice Supports | 2020 | practice-supports |
| NCWWI Communications Guide: How to Advance Organizational Goals through Effective Messaging, Storytelling, and Public Relations | The NCWWI Communications Guide (the Guide) helps child welfare programs’ initiate or improve their existing communications strategies to build public … | Change Implementation, Communication, Community Engagement, Leadership | 2020 | change-implementation communication community-engagement leadership |
| Innovations Exchange Participant Summary on Leadership and Supervision | This document contains the feedback and recommendations from participants of the July 21, 2020, NCWWI Innovations Exchange on Leadership and … | Supervision | 2020 | supervision |
| Comprehensive Organizational Health Assessment Public Workforce Excellence Sites Cross-Site Summary Report | This is a cross-site summary report of results from NCWWI’s four public (two county and two state) Workforce Excellence (WE) … | Workforce Development Planning | 2020 | workforce-development-planning change-implementation |
| Innovations Exchange Participant Summary on Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement | This document contains the feedback and recommendations from participants of the August 18, 2020, NCWWI Innovations Exchange on Inclusivity, Racial … | Advancing Racial Equity | 2020 | advancing-racial-equity inclusivity-racial-equity |
| What Child Welfare Workers Need in a Pandemic | This infographic summarizes a Workforce Needs Assessment conducted with four public child welfare agencies during COVID-19 and provides three areas … | Practice Supports | 2020 | practice-supports |
| 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 | 2020 | leadership |
| Implications of Mindfulness-Informed Interventions for Trauma-Focused Practice: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes a study of mindfulness training sessions for parents which showed how integrating mindfulness interventions that target stress … | Trauma-informed Practice | 2020 | trauma-informed-practice |
| Moderating Abusive Supervision: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes a study that explored factors related to teaming to see if they buffered the negative consequences of … | Supervision | 2020 | supervision |
| Innovations Exchange Participant Summary on Practice Supports | This document contains the feedback and recommendations from participants of the September 22, 2020, NCWWI Innovations Exchange on Practice Supports. | Practice Supports | 2020 | practice-supports |
| Peer Support and Workforce Retention: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This article explores how different types of peer support are associated with staff retention. The study is based on data … | Turnover | 2020 | turnover work-conditions-and-benefits |
| Innovations Exchange Participant Summary on Culture Climate, Work Conditions and Benefits | This document contains the feedback and recommendations from participants of the October 20, 2020, NCWWI Innovations Exchange on Culture, Climate, … | Organizational Culture and Climate | 2020 | organizational-culture-and-climate |
| Child Welfare CAN Address Burnout | This infographic presents data on who experiences burnout, what predicts it, and how child welfare organizations can address it. | Organizational Culture and Climate | 2020 | organizational-culture-and-climate |
| COVID-19 Workforce Needs Assessment (WNA) Cross site Report For Workforce Excellence Public Child Welfare Sites | This report provides the results of the Coronavirus-19 Workforce Needs Assessment (COVID-19 WNA) that was conducted in two state and … | Workforce Development Planning | 2020 | workforce-development-planning change-implementation |
| Critical Workforce Needs 2020 | This document provides an overview of cricital workforce needs across both public and tribal child welfare programs and organized using … | Workforce Development Planning | 2020 | workforce-development-planning change-implementation |
| Innovations Exchange Participant Summary on Education and Professional Development | This document contains the feedback and recommendations from participants of the November 17, 2020, NCWWI Innovations Exchange on Education and … | Education/Professional Development | 2020 | education-professional-development |
| Effective Training for Trauma Informed Care: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This study explores how the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, in partnership with Vanderbilt University, improved its trauma-informed approach by … | Trauma-informed Practice | 2020 | trauma-informed-practice |
| Preventing Early Departures Among the Child Welfare Workforce: NCWWI 1-page Summary | Early caseworker departures can have far-reaching consequences for agencies, leaving families feeling uncertain and wasting hiring and training resources. This … | Retention | 2020 | retention work-conditions-and-benefits |
| NCWWI Leadership Academy | The NCWWI Leadership Academy provides supervisors and managers with opportunities to become skilled in leading change, fostering collaborations, implementing results-oriented … | Adaptive Leadership, Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Coaching, Communication, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Supervision, Training, Vision, Mission, and Values, Workforce Development Planning | 2020 | adaptive-leadership advancing-racial-equity change-implementation coaching communication education-professional-development inclusivity-racial-equity leadership organizational-culture-and-climate supervision training vision-mission-and-values workforce-development-planning |
| Supporting the Virtual Workforce: Coaching Remotely | Coaching in the child welfare workforce often happens face-to-face or in context of daily work activities. With our shift to … | Coaching, Education/Professional Development, Leadership | 2020 | coaching education-professional-development leadership supervision |
| Tribal Traineeship Programs: Legacies & Lessons Learned | This document provides recommendations based on successful innovations and strategies that were common across NCWWI’s Tribal traineeship programs, which were … | University Partnerships | 2019 | university-partnerships education-professional-development |
| Mind the Gap #4: Child Welfare Training Competencies in Action: The Ohio Experience | This webinar shares the conceptual framework, essential components and functions of competency-based training systems; demonstrates an online survey process for … | Training | 2019 | training education-professional-development |
| Leading Change with Vision (2 minute microlearning) | At just over two minutes, this microlearning course explains how to develop effective vision statements for change initiatives. | Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Vision, Mission, and Values | 2019 | change-implementation communication leadership vision-mission-and-values organizational-culture-and-climate |
| Impact of Public Perceptions on Child Welfare Workers: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This paper summarizes the article, “Measuring the impact of public perceptions on child welfare workers” which explores how societal perceptions … | Community Engagement | 2019 | community-engagement |
| 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 | 2019 | leadership |
| NCWWI Workforce Development Framework Brief | This document outlines NCWWI’s Workforce Development Framework (WDF) which is intended to help agency leaders understand best and promising practices … | Workforce Development Planning | 2019 | workforce-development-planning change-implementation |
| Dismantling Racial Inequity #2: Community Collaboration and Grassroots Effort | This webinar is the second session of “Dismantling Racial Inequity Through Child Welfare Systems Change” webinar series and highlights the … | Community Engagement, Tribal Child Welfare, Tribal Sovereignty | 2019 | community-engagement tribal-child-welfare tribal-sovereignty |
| Self-Care Music Playlists | This one page document provides examples of music playlists to include in a self-care plan. | Burnout | 2019 | burnout work-conditions-and-benefits |
| Self-Care Resource List | This one page document lists links to self-care resources. | Burnout | 2019 | burnout work-conditions-and-benefits |
| Self-Care Strategies | This two page document lists six self-care strategies. | Burnout | 2019 | burnout work-conditions-and-benefits |
| CWIG Workforce Podcast Series Episode 3: Child Welfare Scholars | Hear about a NCWWI university-agency partnership between the University of North Dakota Department of Social Work and the North Dakota … | University Partnerships | 2018 | university-partnerships education-professional-development |
| Simulation Labs for Child Welfare Education and Training (1-page Summary) | This document summarizes a NCWWI webinar that provides an overview of developing a Simulation Lab, an innovative technique being utilized … | Education/Professional Development | 2018 | education-professional-development |
| Microaggressions: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes an article that evaluates microaggressions and proposes possible approaches to handling situations in which microaggressions occur. The … | Cultural Responsiveness | 2018 | cultural-responsiveness inclusivity-racial-equity |
| Dismantling Racial Inequity #5: Strengthening Our Efforts Through Partnerships with Academia | This fifth session of “Dismantling Racial Inequity Through Child Welfare Systems Change” webinar series will highlight New York State’s Office … | Disproportionality & Disparities | 2018 | disproportionality-disparities inclusivity-racial-equity |
| Biases: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document describes the biases that can create barriers to organizational change and gives pointed recommendations for confronting and changing … | Disproportionality & Disparities | 2018 | disproportionality-disparities inclusivity-racial-equity |
| Dismantling Racial Inequity #4: Slow and Steady Wins the RACE of Child Welfare Equity | This fourth session of “Dismantling Racial Inequity Through Child Welfare Systems Change” webinar series will highlight how Connecticut Department of … | Disproportionality & Disparities | 2018 | disproportionality-disparities inclusivity-racial-equity |
| Promoting Racial Equity Through Workforce and Organizational Actions Infographic | This infographic visually describes what racial equity is in child welfare, why we need to take action, and provides suggestions … | Advancing Racial Equity | 2018 | advancing-racial-equity inclusivity-racial-equity |
| Internal and External Job Resources: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes a study that used the Job Demands and Resources (JD-R) Model with 1,917 caseworkers from three states … | Burnout | 2018 | burnout work-conditions-and-benefits |
| Resilience After Violence: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes an article that reviews the prevalence of workplace violence in child welfare, describes prevention strategies, suggests a … | Organizational Culture and Climate, Worker Safety | 2018 | organizational-culture-and-climate worker-safety work-conditions-and-benefits |
| Resilience After Violence: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes an article that reviews the prevalence of workplace violence in child welfare, describes prevention strategies, suggests a … | Worker Safety | 2018 | worker-safety work-conditions-and-benefits |
| Worker Resilience: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes an article that weaves together quantitative and qualitative research to explore how social workers build and maintain … | Work Conditions and Benefits | 2018 | work-conditions-and-benefits |
| When Preparation Meets Opportunity | Anne Graham, a child welfare middle manager from New Hampshire, developed a much needed change initiative during her participation in … | Change Implementation | 2018 | change-implementation |
| CWIG Workforce Podcast Series Episode 2: A State’s Approach to Change | This podcast, hosted by the Child Welfare Information Gateway (CWIG), shares an example of how one state changed its approach … | Change Implementation | 2018 | change-implementation |
| Weaving Together Agency Staff Around Organizational Change | Change Implementation | 2018 | change-implementation | |
| CWIG Workforce Podcast Series Episode 4: Creating Change at the Local Level | Change Implementation | 2018 | change-implementation | |
| Creating a Supportive Community Context (5 minute microlearning) | People need to feel that as child welfare professionals, they are a valued partner in the larger community and that … | Community Engagement | 2018 | community-engagement |
| Partnership for Sustainable Change (12 minutes) | Research indicates that change is not sustainable when we do not meaningfully engage those most impacted by a change (even … | Community Engagement | 2018 | community-engagement |
| Changing Supervision Lenses: Zooming in and out | Effective supervisors must zoom in and out to get the full picture of any situation. Twan Stokes from Indiana Department … | Supervision | 2018 | supervision |
| 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 | 2018 | leadership |
| 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 … | Communication, Leadership | 2018 | communication leadership |
| CWIG Workforce Podcast Series Episode 1: The Workforce Development Framework | This podcast, hosted by the Child Welfare Information Gateway (CWIG), gives listeners an opportunity to hear about how addressing your … | Workforce Development Planning | 2018 | workforce-development-planning change-implementation |
| Learning, Leading, Changing | For decades, the approach to workforce issues in child welfare was crisis-driven. Workers were not sufficiently supported, and states struggled … | Workforce Development Planning | 2018 | workforce-development-planning change-implementation |
| Real Stories from the Field Tool Kit | This toolkit features real stories and supports discussions with staff, students, and/or community members about innovative workforce development initiatives to … | Workforce Development Planning | 2018 | workforce-development-planning change-implementation |
| Workforce Excellence in Missouri | The Missouri Children’s Division faced big challenges prior to 2014. Too many children were in out-of-home care, child welfare workers … | Workforce Development Planning | 2018 | workforce-development-planning change-implementation |
| Coaching For Success Demonstration | Explore the use of coaching within the context of child welfare supervision and casework practice to improve staff confidence and … | Coaching, Education/Professional Development, Leadership | 2018 | coaching education-professional-development leadership supervision |
| Dismantling Racial Inequity #1: Using an Institutional Analysis to Identify Core Issues and Spur Change | This webinar is the first session of “Dismantling Racial Inequity Through Child Welfare Systems Change” webinar series and shares key … | Change Implementation, Disproportionality & Disparities | 2017 | change-implementation disproportionality-disparities inclusivity-racial-equity |
| Turnover Intention Predictors: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This paper summarizes a meta-analysis of the existing literature on the turnover intentions of public child welfare caseworkers in the … | Turnover | 2017 | turnover work-conditions-and-benefits |
| Organizational Support and Turnover Intention: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This paper summarizes an article exploring the roles of leader–member exchange (LMX, or the relationship between supervisor and caseworker) and … | Organizational Culture and Climate | 2017 | organizational-culture-and-climate |
| Status Symbols and Employee Attitudes: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This paper summarizes a study hypothesizing that the physical setting of a workplace is a motivating force because it reflects … | Organizational Culture and Climate | 2017 | organizational-culture-and-climate |
| Mind the Gap #10: Peer Mentoring, Crisis Response & Resilience-building – NJ DCF’s Worker2Worker | During this webinar, presenters deacribe the NJ Worker2Worker program, a confidential peer-counseling helpline and support approach for employees in the Department’s … | Worker Safety | 2017 | worker-safety work-conditions-and-benefits |
| 3 Tools To Guide Change Efforts (2 minute microlearning) | This microlearning explains the 3 most popular tools used by those managing change efforts at their agency. | Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership | 2017 | change-implementation communication leadership |
| Change & the Roles People Play (2 minute microlearning) | At just over two minutes, this microlearning course provides an overview of the roles people play during different stages of … | Change Implementation, Communication, Community Engagement, Organizational Culture and Climate | 2017 | change-implementation communication community-engagement organizational-culture-and-climate |
| Organizational Readiness: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This paper provides a summary of a 7-factor model that reflects the items that most contribute to organizational readiness for … | Evidence-Based Practice | 2017 | evidence-based-practice education-professional-development |
| Performance Management in Child Welfare (5 minutes) | The quality of supervision, clear performance expectations and a coherent, consistent performance management system are key factors in promoting commitment … | Supervision | 2017 | supervision |
| Decision-making in Child Protection: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This paper summarizes a study focused on the second cohort of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being that … | Practice Supports | 2017 | practice-supports |
| 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, Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership | 2017 | adaptive-leadership change-implementation communication leadership |
| 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, Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership | 2017 | adaptive-leadership change-implementation communication leadership |
| A Results-Oriented Culture (7 minute microlearning) | Leaders in a results-oriented culture look at data, interpret it, and take action to make changes to improve outcomes based … | Data-Driven Decision Making | 2017 | data-driven-decision-making change-implementation |
| Dismantling Racial Inequity #3: A Data-Driven Approach to Improving Outcomes for Black Girls in Child Welfare | This third session of “Dismantling Racial Inequity Through Child Welfare Systems Change” webinar series will highlight how Allegheny County Department … | Data-Driven Decision Making, Disproportionality & Disparities | 2017 | data-driven-decision-making disproportionality-disparities change-implementation inclusivity-racial-equity |
| Resources for Healthy Generations | This document provides a list of substance abuse, child welfare, and domestic violence resources designed specifically for tribal communities. Keywords: … | Community Engagement | 2017 | community-engagement |
| A New Frontier for Child Welfare in Rural North Dakota | As an MSW student at the University of North Dakota, Skye Albert received a NCWWI traineeship that sent her to … | University Partnerships | 2016 | university-partnerships education-professional-development |
| Cohort Effect: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This article reports findings from an evaluation of a university-based child welfare training program focused on increasing the retention of … | University Partnerships | 2016 | university-partnerships education-professional-development |
| Mind the Gap #9: Achieving Racial Equity through Workforce & Organizational Change | This thought-provoking, dynamic webinar helps participants understand and apply a racial equity lens to change efforts in child welfare. | Advancing Racial Equity | 2016 | advancing-racial-equity inclusivity-racial-equity |
| Why People Stay and Why They Leave (5 minute microlearning) | Our workforce is our most important resource and yet recruitment and retention continues to be an issue for many child … | Turnover | 2016 | turnover work-conditions-and-benefits |
| 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 … | Adaptive Leadership, Community Engagement, Organizational Culture and Climate | 2016 | adaptive-leadership community-engagement organizational-culture-and-climate leadership |
| 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, Change Implementation, Communication, Organizational Culture and Climate | 2016 | adaptive-leadership change-implementation communication organizational-culture-and-climate leadership |
| 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, Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership | 2016 | adaptive-leadership change-implementation communication leadership |
| Adaptive Leadership | This course explains the difference between adaptive challenges and technical work and provides opportunities to practice applying these concepts. It … | Adaptive Leadership, Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate | 2016 | adaptive-leadership change-implementation communication leadership organizational-culture-and-climate |
| 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, Change Implementation, Communication, Community Engagement, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Work Conditions and Benefits | 2016 | adaptive-leadership change-implementation communication community-engagement leadership organizational-culture-and-climate work-conditions-and-benefits |
| 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, Communication, Community Engagement, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate | 2016 | adaptive-leadership communication community-engagement leadership organizational-culture-and-climate |
| 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, Change Implementation, Communication, Community Engagement, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate | 2016 | adaptive-leadership change-implementation communication community-engagement leadership organizational-culture-and-climate |
| 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, Change Implementation, Communication, Community Engagement, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate | 2016 | adaptive-leadership change-implementation communication community-engagement leadership organizational-culture-and-climate |
| Creating a Learning Culture (5.5 minute microlearning) | Helping staff grow professionally is a key workforce development strategy. This includes both a comprehensive training infrastructure and promoting a … | Organizational Culture and Climate | 2016 | organizational-culture-and-climate |
| Creating a Supportive Culture (4 minute microlearning) | People are motivated to stay on the job when their basic safety and security needs are met, and when they … | Organizational Culture and Climate | 2016 | organizational-culture-and-climate |
| Inclusive Organizations: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes contemporary research across the social sciences to provide evidence-based recommendations for leveraging diversity and the individual-level (employees … | Organizational Culture and Climate | 2016 | organizational-culture-and-climate |
| Trust and Engagement: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document examines the association of an organization’s diversity practices with employee engagement and explores whether a trusting climate will … | Work Conditions and Benefits | 2016 | work-conditions-and-benefits |
| Attracting the Best (4 minute microlearning) | People feel more competent and are likely to stay when they have realistic expectations about what the job entails and … | Recruitment | 2016 | recruitment recruitment-and-selection |
| Selecting the Best (5 minute microlearning) | Competency-based, standardized interviewing processes provide insight into candidates’ potential “fit” with the job. Hiring procedures that minimize cumbersome processes and … | Screening and Selection | 2016 | screening-and-selection recruitment-and-selection |
| Mind the Gap #7: Real World Barriers & Strategies for Evidence-based Practice Implementation | This webinar focuses on the workforce, agency and systemic strategies that can enhance or deter success when trying to incorporate evidence-based … | Evidence-Based Practice | 2016 | evidence-based-practice education-professional-development |
| Mind the Gap #8: Prioritizing Supervision – Comprehensive Supervisory Development in Indiana | The webinar highlights a comprehensive approach to strengthening supervisory practice throughout Indiana’s Department of Child Services (DCS) and focuses on … | Supervision | 2016 | supervision |
| Mind the Gap #6: Becoming a Trauma-informed Child Welfare Agency – The Waupaca County Journey | This webinar presentation provides participants with ideas and strategies related to implementing Trauma Informed Care and Civility in their agencies. Waupaca DHHS’s … | Trauma-informed Practice | 2016 | trauma-informed-practice |
| Understanding Job Requirements (3.5 minute microlearning) | Understanding Job Requirements | Performance Management | 2016 | performance-management education-professional-development |
| Why the Workforce Matters Infographic | This infographic visually describes why the workforce matters. It includes information on the challenges of child welfare work, the cost … | Workforce Development Planning | 2016 | workforce-development-planning change-implementation |
| Cohort Effect: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This article reports findings from an evaluation of a university-based child welfare training program focusedon increasing the retention of knowledgeable, … | Education/Professional Development | 2016 | education-professional-development |
| Racial Equity Training: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes a study that examines participant knowledge and attitudes about race, engagement in racial equity work, and organizational … | Advancing Racial Equity | 2015 | advancing-racial-equity inclusivity-racial-equity |
| Resilience and Burnout: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes a journal article that highlights retention and turnover issues in child welfare through a comprehensive literature review of … | Burnout | 2015 | burnout work-conditions-and-benefits |
| Creating an Inclusive Team Culture (6.5 minute microlearning) | People need to work in a culture and climate where they feel valued and part of a team committed to a common … | Vision, Mission, and Values | 2015 | vision-mission-and-values organizational-culture-and-climate |
| Organizational Environment: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes a journal article that examines the direct and indirect effects of climate and culture on outcomes for … | Organizational Culture and Climate | 2015 | organizational-culture-and-climate |
| Mind the Gap #3: Children’s Corps: A Dynamic Approach to Child Welfare Worker Recruitment, Screening and Selection | This webinar provides an overview of Children’s Corps’ dynamic recruitment, screening and selection techniques to strengthen the capacity of the … | Recruitment, Screening and Selection | 2015 | recruitment screening-and-selection recruitment-and-selection |
| Mind the Gap #5: Transforming Child Welfare Decision-making through Modern Technology & Data Analytics | This webinar explores how child welfare organizations can leverage modern technology, data and information to support and transform frontline child … | Data-Driven Decision Making | 2015 | data-driven-decision-making change-implementation |
| Mind the Gap #2: Simulation Labs for Child Welfare Education and Training | This webinar provides an overview of developing a Simulation Lab, an innovative technique being utilized with newly-hired children’s services social … | Education/Professional Development, Training | 2015 | education-professional-development training |
| Bilingual Traineeship Program: Legacies & Lessons Learned | This 10-page document offers lessons learned from a traineeship project (implemented through the New Mexico State University’s School of Social … | University Partnerships | 2014 | university-partnerships education-professional-development |
| Cultural Humility and Management in Child Welfare | This webinar discusses culture, multiculturalism, intersectionality and how cultural humility connects to cultural competence and contributes to cultural responsiveness. It … | Communication, Cultural Responsiveness | 2014 | communication cultural-responsiveness inclusivity-racial-equity |
| Comprehensive Organizational Health Assessment (COHA): Overview | This tool helps agencies identify workforce strengths and gaps impacting overall functioning of the organization and can be used as … | Organizational Culture and Climate | 2014 | organizational-culture-and-climate |
| Coaching Strategies | Coaching is a critical strategy in transfer of learning and implementation of change. This one hour module offers supervisors the opportunity … | Coaching | 2014 | coaching supervision |
| 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 | 2014 | adaptive-leadership change-implementation leadership |
| Making a Difference #1: Evaluation Findings, Strategies and Lessons Learned | This webinar offers an overview of what we learned through our evaluation and highlights findings from our research examining factors … | Workforce Development Planning | 2014 | workforce-development-planning change-implementation |
| 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 | 2014 | leadership |
| Twelve NCWWI Traineeship Programs: Comprehensive Summary of Legacies & Lessons Learned | This document summarizes the commonalities across the three NCWWI Traineeship program types – MSW, BSW and Tribal1 and offers the … | University Partnerships | 2013 | university-partnerships education-professional-development |
| MSW Traineeship Programs: Legacies & Lessons Learned | This document provides recommendations based on successful innovations and strategies that were common across NCWWI’s MSW traineeship programs which were … | Education/Professional Development, University Partnerships | 2013 | education-professional-development university-partnerships |
| BSW Traineeship Programs: Legacies & Lessons Learned | This document provides recommendations based on successful innovations and strategies that were common across NCWWI’s BSW traineeship programs, which were … | University Partnerships | 2013 | university-partnerships education-professional-development |
| A Comprehensive Workforce Strategy to Advance Child Welfare Outcomes | This report is a compilation of input from leaders and universities in 28 U. S. states and counties. The group … | Workforce Development Planning | 2013 | workforce-development-planning change-implementation |
| Collection of Teaching Resources from NCWWI Traineeship Program Syllabi | This document provides teaching resources that are part of the NCWWI Traineeship Program and are drawn from courses that focus … | University Partnerships | 2012 | university-partnerships education-professional-development |
| Collection of NCWWI Traineeship Program Syllabi | This collection of syllabi from the NCWWI Traineeships reflect examples of new courses that focus on child welfare practice as … | University Partnerships | 2012 | university-partnerships education-professional-development |
| Child Welfare Traineeships: 12 Comprehensive Program and Innovation Summaries | This document offers a summary of the 12 NCWWI Traineeship Programs, providing a snap-shot of the goals and initiatives of … | University Partnerships | 2012 | university-partnerships education-professional-development |
| Traineeship Programs: Promising Approaches & Strategies | This document provides descriptions of 12 programs selected to receive federal funds for each of five years to support professional … | University Partnerships | 2012 | university-partnerships education-professional-development |
| Design Teams & Learning Circles: Agency- & Unit-level Interventions for Improving Organizational Climate & Culture | This webinar shares two innovative methods, Design Teams and Learning Circles, to tackle change while improving organizational culture and climate; … | Organizational Culture and Climate | 2012 | organizational-culture-and-climate |
| Improving Supervision by Collaboration, Transparency & Accountability: The Impact of Missouri’s Supervision Advisory Committee | This webinar showcases the activities of the Missouri Department of Social Services’ Children’s Division, and presents the action steps and … | Supervision | 2012 | supervision |
| Well-being and New Policy Directions in Child Welfare | This webinar identifies four basic domains of well-being and articulates the need for trauma-informed screening, functional assessment, and effective, evidence-informed … | Trauma-informed Practice | 2012 | trauma-informed-practice |
| 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 | 2012 | data-driven-decision-making leadership change-implementation |
| Realistic Job Previews: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes the article “Realistic Job Previews in Child Welfare: State Of Innovation And Practice”, which discusses the development, … | Job Analysis and Position Requirements | 2011 | job-analysis-and-position-requirements recruitment-and-selection |
| 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 | 2011 | adaptive-leadership leadership |
| Child Welfare Workforce Demographic Snapshot 2000-2010 | This document offers a general snapshot of frontline child welfare caseworkers in the Unites States based on findings of various … | Workforce Development Planning | 2010 | workforce-development-planning change-implementation |
| Basics of Coaching: A Brief Review of Recent Literature | This literature review describes the definition and benefits of coaching, when coaching is an effective tool, the role of the … | Education/Professional Development | 2010 | education-professional-development |
| Developing Models of Effective Child Welfare Staff Recruitment & Retention Training – Synthesis | This paper summaries the project activities of eight university programs from FY 2003-2008, to develop, field test, revise, implement, evaluate, … | Turnover | 2009 | turnover work-conditions-and-benefits |
| The Caseworker’s Role in a Results-Oriented Culture (7 minute microlearning) | Designed for caseworkers, this 7-minute microlearning explores how workers can contribute to, and benefit from, practicing in a results-oriented culture. … | Community Engagement | 2008 | community-engagement |
| Cultural Humility Strategies | (60 minutes) Supervisors have a key role to play in promoting cultural responsiveness and leveraging diversity. This one hour module … | Communication, Cultural Responsiveness, Inclusivity/Racial Equity | communication cultural-responsiveness inclusivity-racial-equity | |
| Dealing With the Effects of Secondary Trauma | (4 minutes) Secondary trauma is a predictable and frequent occurrence in child welfare. This short module, just under four minutes … | Trauma-informed Practice | trauma-informed-practice | |
| Education and Professional Preparation | (5 minutes) People who come to the job with the right educational preparation and skills are more likely to succeed, … | Education/Professional Development | education-professional-development | |
| Introduction to Leadership and Workforce Development | This course is a series of three modules that together provide research-based foundational knowledge, language, frameworks, and approaches to strengthen … | Leadership, Supervision | leadership supervision | |
| Leadership Foundations | This leadership module first explores different leadership styles, including strengths-based, adaptive, transformational, and daring leadership. These leadership styles have in … | Adaptive Leadership, Change Implementation, Communication, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate | adaptive-leadership change-implementation communication leadership organizational-culture-and-climate |