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Learn effective strategies to collect, analyze, and use data related to caseworker visits.

Publication Year 2017
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Learn about quality contacts, why they are important, and how an agency can successfully implement them.

Publication Year 2017
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Learn about how Jamall reunified with family members and enjoyed family cookouts and holidays with the help of Jennifer and the Family Finder program through Kinnect Ohio.

Publication Year 2022
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Learn about Jamall’s reunification with his mother, grandmother, and other family members through Kinnect Ohio’s Finding Family program.

Publication Year 2022
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Learn about Jennifer’s commitment to facilitating belonging and lifelong support for children in foster care through the Kinnect Ohio Family Finding program.

Publication Year 2022
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Explore the types of simulation training available, the benefits, costs, and other considerations, when setting up a simulation training program.

Publication Year 2020
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Helps child welfare agencies respond to the need to alter practice and communication routines when “normal” child welfare services have been disrupted and better prepare agencies for future disruptions

Publication Year 2020
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Browse casework activities to use before, during, and after a caseworker visit with children, youth, and families.

Publication Year 2017
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Learn how supervisors and program managers can assist child welfare caseworkers in conducting quality visits with parents.

Publication Year 2017
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Find meaningful and actionable connections among your agency’s strategic planning, review, and CQI efforts using this toolkit.

Publication Year 2024
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Explore coaching steps and tips supervisors can use to help workers strengthen skills and meet goals.

Publication Year 2017