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Explores the planning tasks of outlining implementation plan elements, identifying sources, and considering the context of agency implementation planning.

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Explores the task of building the work plan activities to roll out the intervention and measure the quality of the implementation process, including any piloting or staging of the intervention.

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Examines the implementation planning task of revisiting the teaming and leadership structures to help agencies facilitate the change and implementation process.

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Provides information on the task of identifying communication and engagement activities described in the implementation work plan.

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Discusses the task of reviewing readiness assessment findings to plan for capacity building.

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Examines the tasks of consolidating and reviewing the implementation plan before completing and putting it in place.

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Explores the implementation planning task of developing strategies to build capacity for intervention implementation at a child welfare agency.

Webinar

Explore the Center’s Focused Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Services training curriculum and learn more about how it can be used to support a team’s CQI goals.

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

Infographic

Review the protective capacities and protective factors frameworks used to assess, intervene, and serve families.

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Explore models and approaches for targeting safety outcomes.

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Use this brief to help your agency coordinate strategic and long-term planning, monitoring, and reporting processes—such as the Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP) and Child and Family Services Review (CFSR)—with agency continuous quality improvement (CQI).

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

Video

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

Webinar

Learn how continuous quality improvement (CQI) processes can improve implementation fidelity and enhance program outcomes at a child welfare agency.