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Explore successful cross-system collaboration across three phases of child welfare interactions with families experiencing co-occurring issues—front-end investigation, case planning/service provision, and case resolution. 

Publication Year 2017
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Presents technologies that are used in simulations and a variety of settings in which simulations can be used effectively.

Publication Year 2018
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Publication Year 2018
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Explore the use of coaching within the context of child welfare supervision and casework practice to improve staff confidence and performance to achieve agency goals related to safety, permanency, and well-being.  

Publication Year 2018
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Explore different approaches to assess and address workforce needs.​ 

Publication Year 2018
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Explore and reflect on the impact of, and opportunities to improve, assessment and decision-making processes. 

Publication Year 2017
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Explore strategies for providing ongoing support to staff working in a trauma-exposed environment.  

Publication Year 2018
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Explore the impact of perceptions, attitudes, and organizational culture in child welfare. 

Publication Year 2017
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Explore insights on using protective capacities and protective factors to build a continuum of practice that extends from safety to strength-building. 

Publication Year 2017
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Explore three different simulations used to train and build child welfare workers’ skills by mimicking the conditions and content that a worker will encounter on the job.  

Publication Year 2018
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Listen in as parents and workers share their perspectives on the value of and approaches to improving comprehensive assessment of parents. 

Publication Year 2017
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Explore how having access to the right information at the right time can improve assessment and decision-making at the child/family level, and how aggregate data can be used to support system improvements. 

Publication Year 2017
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Explore how an engaged workforce with shared values can increase effectiveness in child welfare. 

Publication Year 2018