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 |
Students’ Experiences of an Anishinaabe-Centered Social Work Education Program | 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 | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2022 |
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 | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2022 |
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 | NCWWI-Product, Tool/Guide/Manual | 2022 |
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, Data-Driven Decision Making, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, University Partnerships, Workforce Development Planning | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2022 |
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 | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2022 |
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 | Infographic, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2022 |
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 | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2021 |
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 | NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2021 |
Building Community Resilience Policy and Advocacy Guide | The BCR Policy Guide is intended to assist organizations in becoming effective policy advocates and educators. It provides guidance to … | University Partnerships | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2018 |
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 | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2020 |
CalSWEC Curriculum Competencies for Public Child Welfare in California | The Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) sets national standards for the identification and assessment of competencies in the education … | University Partnerships | Competencies | 2017 |
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 | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2020 |
Beyond Professional Education, Training: Dynamic University-Agency Partnership for Transfer of Learning, Quality Improvement, Organizational Effectiveness | This webinar describes university-agency relationship-building and developing continuity among county-based child welfare systems; highlights the array of workforce development strategies … | University Partnerships | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2013 |
Beyond Child Welfare Education & Training: Pennsylvania’s Dynamic University-Agency Partnership for Transfer of Learning, Quality Improvement, Organizational Effectiveness (1-page Summary) | This document summarizes a NCWWI webinar that highlights the array of workforce development strategies implemented through the dynamic university-agency partnership … | University Partnerships | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2013 |
Motivational Interviewing as a Practice Innovation in Child Welfare | This webinar is an opportunity to hear about implementing Motivational Interviewing (MI) as a practice innovation in child welfare agencies … | University Partnerships | Webinar/Presentation | 2011 |
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 | NCWWI-Product, Report/Paper | 2013 |
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 | NCWWI-Product, Report/Paper | 2014 |
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 | NCWWI-Product, Video | 2016 |
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 | NCWWI-Product, Podcast | 2018 |
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 | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2016 |
Workforce Development QuickBit Module 5: Educational Preparation | Workforce Development QuickBit Module 5: Educational Preparation | University Partnerships | eLearning Module, NCWWI-Product | 2016 |
Distance Education: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes assessment data on a workforce development strategy (Pathways Program) which provides accredited social work education, beginning with advising … | University Partnerships | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2016 |
CalSWEC Title IV-E Program Final Report | This document provides statistics about the students graduating from the 22nd cohort from CalSWEC’s Title IV-E Stipend program, tracking students … | University Partnerships | Report/Paper | 2015 |
Evidence-based Practice; Schools of Social Work: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This is a 1-page summary of an article that discusses how schools of social work can better meet the needs of … | University Partnerships | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2016 |
University-Agency Partnerships: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This is a 1-page summary of an article which provides four general strategies necessary for building and maintaining effective university-community social work … | Education/Professional Development, University Partnerships | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2016 |
Educational Preparation: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes an article addressing the use of Title IV-E funding in both BSW and MSW programs and looks … | University Partnerships | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2016 |
Transforming MSW field learning: Evidence-based practice and implementation science | This webinar presents practical examples of how MSW programs can adjust field curricula to ensure that evidence-based practice and implementation … | University Partnerships | Webinar/Presentation | 2015 |
Linking North Carolina Child Welfare Outcomes with Professionalism of Staff | This paper evaluates the role of the educational background of the caseworker as it relates to outcomes for children and … | University Partnerships | Report/Paper | 2011 |
Using Publicly Available Data to Engage IV-E Students in Research and Statistics | This curriculum provides Title IV-E and others students interested in public child welfare systems with an overview of the state’s … | University Partnerships | Curricula/Training Material | 2013 |
Creating and Sustaining Effective & Outcome-Oriented Child Welfare University-Agency Research Partnerships | This brief provides guidance on research-based principles to guide effective partnerships between social work education programs and child welfare agencies … | University Partnerships | Overview/Summary | 2014 |
California BASW Student Competencies | This document provides BASW competencies linked to a common core of knowledge, values, and skills shared by public child welfare … | University Partnerships | Competencies | 2013 |
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 | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2012 |
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 | Curricula/Training Material, NCWWI-Product | 2012 |
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 | NCWWI-Product, Report/Paper | 2012 |
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 | NCWWI-Product, Report/Paper | 2012 |
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 | NCWWI-Product, Report/Paper | 2013 |
Strengthening University/Agency Research Partnerships to Enhance Child Welfare Outcomes: A Toolkit for Building Research Partnerships | This document is designed to serve as a toolkit for developing child-welfare research capacities by setting the context within the … | University Partnerships | Report/Paper | 2008 |
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 | NCWWI-Product, Report/Paper | 2019 |
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 … | University Partnerships | NCWWI-Product, Report/Paper | 2013 |