| HHS Could Play a Greater Role in Helping Child Welfare Agencies Recruit and Retain Staff | This report identifies (1) the challenges child welfare agencies face in recruiting and retaining child welfare workers and supervisors, (2) … | Education/Professional Development, Job Analysis and Position Requirements, Leadership, Performance Management, Recruitment, Recruitment and Selection, Retention, Screening and Selection, Supervision, Training, Turnover, University Partnerships, Work Conditions and Benefits | Report/Paper | 2003 |
| Realistic Job Previews | An overview of realistic job previews, their value, and how they work. | Job Analysis and Position Requirements, Recruitment, Recruitment and Selection, Retention, Screening and Selection, Work Conditions and Benefits | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Situational Judgement Tests | An overview of situational judgement tests, what they measure, and their value. | Job Analysis and Position Requirements, Recruitment, Recruitment and Selection, Screening and Selection | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Training and Experience Evaluations | An overview of training and experience evaluations for potential employees, how they are typically measured, and their value. | Recruitment and Selection, Screening and Selection | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Work Sample Tests | An overview of work sample tests, what they measure, and their value. | Job Analysis and Position Requirements, Recruitment, Recruitment and Selection, Screening and Selection | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Biodata Measures | An overview of biodata measures, or hiring tools that assess a variety of biographical or background data about job candidates. … | Recruitment and Selection, Screening and Selection, Turnover, Work Conditions and Benefits | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Cognitive Ability Tests | An overview of cognitive ability tests, their value, and their challenges. | Recruitment and Selection, Screening and Selection | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Integrity Tests | An overview of integrity tests and their value. | Recruitment and Selection, Screening and Selection | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Emotional Intelligence Tests | An overview of emotional intelligence tests and their value. | Recruitment and Selection, Screening and Selection, Turnover, Work Conditions and Benefits | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Job Knowledge Tests | An overview of job knowledge tests and their value. | Job Analysis and Position Requirements, Recruitment, Recruitment and Selection, Screening and Selection | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Employment Interviews | An overview of employment interviews, what they measure, and their value. | Recruitment, Recruitment and Selection, Screening and Selection | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Assessment Centers | An overview of assessment centers which measure knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics by assessing participants’ responses to job-related simulations … | Job Analysis and Position Requirements, Recruitment, Recruitment and Selection, Screening and Selection | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Reference Checks | An overview of reference checks as a hiring tool and their value. | Job Analysis and Position Requirements, Recruitment and Selection, Screening and Selection | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Employee Fit | An overview of, compatibility between individuals and organizations, otherwise known as employee fit. | Recruitment, Recruitment and Selection, Screening and Selection | Overview/Summary | |
| 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 | NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary, Tool/Guide/Manual | 2022 |
| Umbrella Summary: Work Sample Tests | A summary of workforce research evidence on work sample tests relevant to the child welfare field. | Screening and Selection | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Umbrella Summary: Emotional Intelligence Tests | A summary of workforce research evidence on emotional intelligence tests relevant to the child welfare field. | Screening and Selection | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Umbrella Summary: Integrity Tests | A summary of workforce research evidence on integrity tests relevant to the child welfare field. | Screening and Selection | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Umbrella Summary: Job Knowledge Tests | A summary of workforce research evidence on job knowledge tests as relevant to the child welfare field. | Screening and Selection | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Umbrella Summary: Realistic Job Previews | A summary of workforce research evidence on realistic job previews relevant to the child welfare field. | Screening and Selection | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Umbrella Summary: Training and Experience Evaluations | A summary of workforce research evidence on training and experience evaluations relevant to the child welfare field. | Screening and Selection | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Child Welfare Information Gateway: Realistic Job Previews | This webpage features Realistic Job Preview videos from different states, along with supplemental materials and resources, which demonstrate the development, … | Screening and Selection | Website | 2019 |
| Competency-based Recruitment, Screening & Selection: Strengthening Workforce Capacity, Retention & Organizational Resiliency (1-page Summary) | This document summarizes a NCWWI webinar that highlights multiple strategies and interventions to enhance an agency’s capacity to recruit, select, … | Recruitment, Screening and Selection | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2014 |
| 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 | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2015 |
| Child Welfare Caseworker Competency Based Screening & Selection Training Curriculum | This skills-based curriculum is designed to support supervisors in the process of screening and selecting new caseworkers. | Screening and Selection | Curricula/Training Material | 2005 |
| Child Welfare Staff Recruitment & Retention, An Evidence-Based Training Model: Selection Toolkit | This Selection Toolkit provides resources for screening, interviewing and hiring applicants for worker positions in public child welfare agencies; contains … | Screening and Selection | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2009 |
| Internal Reliability of the OCFS Competency-Based Interview for Hiring Child Welfare Caseworkers | This paper examines the reliability of the revised standardized screening process. Staff at the Child Welfare Training Institute became involved … | Screening and Selection | Report/Paper | 2008 |
| Leadership Academy for Supervisors (LAS) Take The Lead Series: Screening Strategies | Once you have a pool of candidates to choose from, what tools are available to help you screen them for … | Screening and Selection | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2014 |
| Screening & Selection of Child Welfare Staff | This paper summarizes best practice approaches to screening and selection and provides examples of some innovative approaches. | Screening and Selection | Report/Paper | 2008 |
| Selection: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes the article “A Research-Based Child Welfare Employee Selection Protocol: Strengthening Retention of the Workforce”, which describes the … | Screening and Selection | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2013 |
| 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 | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2016 |
| CFPM Recruitment and Selection Best Practices (w/Tip Sheets) | This guide provides best practices for recruitment and selection of staff who will deliver the Child and Family Practice Model … | Screening and Selection | Overview/Summary, Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 |
