Inventory of Innovations: Workforce Development

Read recent research on child welfare workforce management, including recruitment and retention, professional development, and organizational culture.

Publication year: 2018
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Capacity Building Center for States

Description

Provides an overview of recent research on child welfare workforce management, including worker recruitment and retention, professional development, and organizational culture, and describes innovative programs that have implemented some of the suggestions discussed in the research. The brief also addresses considerations for innovative solutions related to workforce management in child welfare. This publication is part of the Inventory of Innovations series.

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Suggested Citation

Capacity Building Center for States. (2018). Inventory of innovations: Workforce development. Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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