Strategic Planning in Child Welfare: Strategies for Meaningful Youth, Family, and Other Partner Engagement​

Use this brief to explore actionable strategies for meaningful partner engagement in child welfare agency strategic planning, monitoring, and review processes.

Publication year: 2022
Author:
Capacity Building Center for States

Description

This brief discusses the importance of meaningful partner engagement in child welfare agency strategic planning, monitoring, and review processes, such as the Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP), the Annual Progress and Services Report (APSR), and the Child and Family Services Review Program Improvement Plan (CFSR PIP), as well as prevention and disaster planning. The brief explores potential barriers to partner engagement, offers strategies for overcoming them, and suggests actionable steps for achieving meaningful partner engagement in these processes.

Let Us Know What You Think: access a short survey and let us know about your experiences using this publication.

Thumbnail representation of PDF Download (481.6 KB)

More From This Series

Strategic Planning in Child Welfare
Integrated Planning and Monitoring: A Framework for Improving Practice 
Meaningfully Engaging Stakeholders to Improve Outcomes
State Team Planning National Meeting Archived Webinar
Strategic Planning in Child Welfare: Agency Process Alignment Toolkit
Strategic Planning in Child Welfare: Integrating Efforts for Systems Improvement
Strategies for Authentic Integration of Family and Youth Voice in Child Welfare

Suggested Citation

Capacity Building Center for States (2022). Strategic planning in child welfare: Strategies for meaningful youth, family, and other partner engagement. Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

This material may be freely reproduced and distributed. However, when doing so, please credit the Capacity Building Center for States.

Related Content

Webinar

State Team Planning National Meeting Archived Webinar

Explore how child welfare agencies, legal and judicial stakeholders, prevention partners, and communities can work together to build prevention-focused systems, starting with jurisdictions' 2020–24 Child and Family Services Plans (CFSPs). 

PDF

Preparation Checklist for Engagement of Young People and Families in the CFSR

Set the groundwork for meaningful engagement of people with lived experience in the CFSR.

Learning Experience

Family Empowerment Leadership Academy (FELA)

Browse these resources to learn about family empowerment and engagement, see examples of real-life strategies, and spark conversations.

Series

Coping With Disasters and Strengthening Systems

All types of disasters require coordinated and thoughtful planning for disaster response and recovery. Disasters are not limited to natural events such as hurricanes or floods, but can include occurrences such as sudden data breaches or system failure, workplace violence, death of an employee, or public health emergencies. When any disaster strikes, child welfare agencies must ensure that they are prepared to continue keeping children safe and providing uninterrupted services under emergency circumstances.

Series

Change and Implementation in Practice

Explore this collection of resources to learn how child welfare agencies can achieve meaningful changes in practice and improve outcomes.

Series

Prevention Planning Into Action

Use this collection of resources to support your agency’s prevention planning efforts.

Explore related resources

Tags

Prevention Planning
Family Engagement/Empowerment
CFSP
CFSR PIP
APSR

Connect With Us

Learn how we can help your agency build the capacity to thrive.

Email: capacityinfo@icfi.com 
Phone: 1.844.222.0272

Visit the Center for States' Contact Us webpage for more information.