National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI)

As an MSW student at the University of North Dakota, Skye Albert received a NCWWI traineeship that sent her to work in a rural part of the state that was facing a child welfare crisis. Skye not only tackled the unique challenges facing the county, but inspired her MSW program to re-think how they prepare students to work in the field.

As an MSW student at the University of North Dakota, Skye Albert received a NCWWI traineeship that sent her to work in a rural part of the state that was facing a child welfare crisis. Skye not only tackled the unique challenges facing the county, but inspired her MSW program to re-think how they prepare students to work in the field.

As an MSW student at the University of North Dakota, Skye Albert received a NCWWI traineeship that sent her to work in a rural part of the state that was facing a child welfare crisis. Skye not only tackled the unique challenges facing the county, but inspired her MSW program to re-think how they prepare students to work in the field.

The Missouri Children’s Division faced big challenges prior to 2014. Too many children were in out-of-home care, child welfare workers approached practice inconsistently, and the state was plagued by high staff turnover rates. This is the story of how the Division collaborated on a Workforce Excellence project to design and implement a new practice model to address these issues.

The Missouri Children’s Division faced big challenges prior to 2014. Too many children were in out-of-home care, child welfare workers approached practice inconsistently, and the state was plagued by high staff turnover rates. This is the story of how the Division collaborated on a Workforce Excellence project to design and implement a new practice model to address these issues.

The Missouri Children’s Division faced big challenges prior to 2014. Too many children were in out-of-home care, child welfare workers approached practice inconsistently, and the state was plagued by high staff turnover rates. This is the story of how the Division collaborated on a Workforce Excellence project to design and implement a new practice model to address these issues.

Learn about New York State’s work with local counties, in collaboration with the University at Albany, on race equity and cultural responsiveness and how their partnership with local colleges and universities is part of a promising strategy to address, reduce, and ultimately eliminate race-based disparities in child welfare and other systems. Handouts are available here: http://bit.ly/REquity5Archive

Learn about New York State’s work with local counties, in collaboration with the University at Albany, on race equity and cultural responsiveness and how their partnership with local colleges and universities is part of a promising strategy to address, reduce, and ultimately eliminate race-based disparities in child welfare and other systems. Handouts are available here: http://bit.ly/REquity5Archive

Learn about New York State’s work with local counties, in collaboration with the University at Albany, on race equity and cultural responsiveness and how their partnership with local colleges and universities is part of a promising strategy to address, reduce, and ultimately eliminate race-based disparities in child welfare and other systems. Handouts are available here: http://bit.ly/REquity5Archive

This episode of Tools of the Trade explores the use of NCWWI Microlearnings

This episode of Tools of the Trade explores the use of NCWWI Microlearnings

This episode of Tools of the Trade explores the use of NCWWI Microlearnings

The decision to embrace a system-wide workforce development approach may come from agency leaders, but sometimes the best ideas to deliver and sustain change can come from staff directly serving on the frontlines of child welfare. In this podcast episode, hear how frontline child welfare professionals were empowered to design solutions that improved office culture, partnerships, and outcomes for the children and families they serve.

The decision to embrace a system-wide workforce development approach may come from agency leaders, but sometimes the best ideas to deliver and sustain change can come from staff directly serving on the frontlines of child welfare. In this podcast episode, hear how frontline child welfare professionals were empowered to design solutions that improved office culture, partnerships, and outcomes for the children and families they serve.

The decision to embrace a system-wide workforce development approach may come from agency leaders, but sometimes the best ideas to deliver and sustain change can come from staff directly serving on the frontlines of child welfare. In this podcast episode, hear how frontline child welfare professionals were empowered to design solutions that improved office culture, partnerships, and outcomes for the children and families they serve.