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What strategies are you adopting to support the child welfare workforce this year? Download the National Child Welfare Workforce Institute’s (NCWWI) Workforce Development Framework to get evidence-informed strategies. This framework is a powerful tool for agency leaders who are determined to improve the health of their child welfare workforce. https://lnkd.in/gMtjwn_5 #organizationalhealth #childwelfare #childwelfareworkforce #CWworkforce

Looking forward to this webinar! And if you haven't read Sherri Levesque's blog on practical first steps agencies can take to improve racial inequities in child welfare data collection, check it out here: https://bit.ly/4cMx2gz

Join this ICF webinar to hear about trends and factors influencing the child welfare workforce, how integrating lived experience, focusing on prevention, and addressing inequities may be related, and how two jurisdictions are redesigning their systems. https://lnkd.in/gWuckqr4

Child welfare is in a crisis: It's increasingly difficult for agencies to attract and retain qualified staff, and systems struggle to move services from reaction to prevention. But the intersection of these two challenges might be the key to solving both of them. Learn more in our on-demand webinar. https://okt.to/kpwvML

Title: Bridge Over Troubled Waters: The Value of Child Welfare Staff with Lived Expertise Date:  June 26, 2024 Time:  2:00pm – 4:00pm Eastern Time Registration Link: https://lnkd.in/eN6qNZWH Participants will delve into the findings of the data collection surrounding the value and challenges associated with lived expertise in the realm of child welfare. Drawing from firsthand perspectives of lived experts and supervisors who were interviewed or surveyed, we will explore actionable insights that can inform and enhance our practices within the field.

The new Center for Workforce Equity and Leadership (CWEL) will improve recruitment, retention, and well-being of the child welfare workforce. We’ll do this by advancing race equity and social justice as we support child welfare sites and create pathways to education for new professionals. Learn more at cwel.org. #CWEL #CenterForWorkforceEquityAndLeadership #ChildWelfareEquity #EquityInChildWelfare #JoinTheMovement #TransformingChildWelfare #InnovateForEquity

If you missed this webinar about the forces that are currently transforming our child welfare systems, you can still watch it here. https://lnkd.in/eRaB63xv

Child welfare agencies struggle to attract and retain staff, leading to a reactive rather than preventative approach to services. In our on-demand webinar, experts from ICF, the San Diego Health & Human Services Agency, and the Connecticut Department of Children and Families discuss how the intersection of these two challenges could be the key to solving them both. https://okt.to/J1GeUx

Child welfare is in a crisis: It's increasingly difficult for agencies to attract and retain qualified staff, and systems struggle to move services from reaction to prevention. But the intersection of these two challenges might be the key to solving both of them. Join us for a webinar to learn how. https://okt.to/k3Rscf

Find ways to advance #RacialEquity while implementing new child welfare programs and practices throughout the change and implementation process with this publication: