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Learn a research-informed framework for agencies to explore implementation of CQI systems across seven areas, including leadership support and modeling, staff and stakeholder engagement, communication, administrative structure, use of quality data, case record review process, and application of CQI findings.

Learn about theory of change and why it is critical to implementing effective changes to improve outcomes. 

This video highlights engagement as a caseworker visits a 16-year-old youth months after a placement.

This reference guide describes the six short videos and paired discussion guides that demonstrate what quality visits look like in practice within one family system over a period of time. 

Pair this discussion guide with its corresponding video to understand the value of engaging a supervisor in coaching for family visits.

Pair this discussion guide with its corresponding video to understand the value of engaging youth after removal from their parental home.

Pair this discussion guide with its corresponding video to understand the value of engaging resource parents to collaborate around caring for children in foster care.

Pair this discussion guide with its corresponding video to understand the value of engaging children after removal from their parental home.

This video highlights engagement as a caseworker visits with a resource parent shortly after child placement.

Pair this discussion guide with its corresponding video to understand the value of engaging the biological mother after removal of the child or children.

This video highlights engagement as the caseworker visits a mother after her children were removed from her home.

Pair this discussion guide with its corresponding video to understand the value of engaging the biological father after removal of the child from the home.

This video highlights engagement as the caseworker visits a father in the county jail after his children were removed from his home.