Explore how to incorporate knowledge into practice and systems to improve outcomes for children, youth, and families. 

Explore how legal and judicial professionals can use data and evidence in their everyday practice. 

Hear about effectiveness in child welfare from a legal representative’s perspective.

Hear a tribal perspective on effectiveness in child welfare.

Hear an agency leadership perspective on effectiveness in child welfare.

Explore foundational information to build shared understanding of child welfare data collection and evidence.

Learn how to collect, analyze, and use data about the implementation and outcomes of a program or other intervention.

Understand the CFSR statewide data indicators, their use in program improvement efforts, and performance calculation tools.

Learn how implementation teams can assess readiness for change and implementation and support related planning.

Read about the services available under two federal programs and how to use them to improve outcomes for pregnant or parenting youth in out-of-home care.

Learn to test, pilot, and stage an intervention to address an identified problem.

Explore tips and strategies to effectively engage and sustain the involvement of families and youth at the agency level. 

This brief can help child welfare agency leaders, managers, and teams set a strong foundation for a new program, practice, or other intervention. The brief begins with background information and definitions and then describes a step-by-step process for developing a comprehensive implementation plan and identifying capacity building strategies.

This guide and this recorded webinar are part of a collection of resources designed to help child welfare agency leaders, managers, and teams develop strategies and sequence tasks to prepare the agency for implementation. Gather your staff to watch the webinar, “Preparing Your Team for Success: Strategies for Implementation Planning,” to learn how to engage stakeholders and team members in planning and preparing to implement an intervention. Then, use this guide to facilitate discussions and lead your team to move learning into action.

This workbook and this video series are part of a collection of resources designed to help child welfare agency leaders, managers, and teams develop strategies and sequence tasks to prepare the agency for implementation. Use this workbook to further your understanding of concepts and prepare to move learning into action with your team.