Change and Implementation in Practice: Problem Exploration

Learn how child welfare agency leaders, managers, teams, and stakeholders can use data to better understand problems and their causes.

Publication year: 2018
Author:
Capacity Building Center for States

Description

Helps child welfare agency leaders, managers, teams, and stakeholders use data to “dig deeper” into problem areas to better understand their causes. The brief begins with background and contextual information for understanding deeper problem exploration, then explains the steps for conducting a problem exploration process. Use this brief along with the Change and Implementation In Practice series to learn key steps and tasks in the change and implementation process.

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Suggested Citation

Capacity Building Center for States. (2018). Change and implementation in practice: Problem exploration. Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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