How Do We Know What Works? Challenges and Opportunities for Building Evidence for Leaders and Decision Makers examines evidence-based practice from the point of view of leaders and managers, who must process information about what works or not, decide if it is credible and is having the intended effect, and assess the implications of their decision at every level of the organization. 

How Do We Know What Works? Challenges and Opportunities for Building Evidence for Practitioners focuses on the role of frontline staff as important (and discerning) consumers of evidence, critical data, and information from children, youth, and families to inform their practice. This session also addresses the role of frontline staff in continuous quality improvement (CQI) processes and as contributors to building evidence in child welfare.

This session explores how research, evaluation, and continuous quality improvement (CQI) efforts can help you strengthen practice to achieve a common goal of all child welfare professionals: becoming more effective in your work and being better able to ensure that children are safe, in healthy and intact families, and thriving.

The Power of Feedback: Being a Vocal Participant in the Process, Elevating the Voices of the Workforce, Children, Youth, Families, and Communities Presentation

The Power of Feedback: Using Data to Tell Our Story, Generate Feedback, and Promote Improvement Presentation

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

Explore how research, evaluation, and continuous quality improvement efforts help strengthen practice and increase effectiveness in child welfare. 

Explore the role of all staff as discerning consumers of evidence. Learn how data and information from children, youth, and families can be used to inform practice at every level of the organization. 

Hear a tribal perspective on effectiveness in child welfare.

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

Hear an agency leadership perspective on effectiveness in child welfare.

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

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

Use this reflection worksheet while viewing the video, Coaching for Success. 

Use this reflection worksheet while viewing the video, Collaborating to Conduct a Workforce Needs Assessment.