Gather your staff to watch the “Deciding What to Implement to Achieve Successful Change” webinar to learn about how a structured approach to selecting an effective intervention can help your agency evaluate solutions to identified problems or needs and achieve goals for change. Then, use this guide to facilitate discussions and lead your team to move learning into action.

This workbook and this video series are part of a collection of resources designed to help child welfare agency leaders, managers, and teams select, adapt, or design an intervention to address an identified problem. Use this workbook to further your understanding of concepts and prepare to move learning into action with your team.

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

Find out how simulation training is used in child welfare and learn the five key steps for developing and implementing a simulation programs.

Use this resource to prompt discussion and adopt a change management approach  during the development of child welfare information systems.

Use the template and instructions provided to develop parent partner program manuals.

Browse a list of organizations that offer training activities with defined learning objectives, including self-paced e-learnings, webinars, or videos.

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.

Read about the value of collaboration as the key to prevention, safety, and long-term stability for children and families.

Use the integrated Theory of Change video workbook to record your questions and ideas for changing practice, which you can then use to apply the theory of change development process at your agency.

Theory of Change discussion and activity guide  to support knowledge and skill development for individuals and teams and facilitate team discussion and targeted action planning.

Engage staff and partners with activities in this guide to start a dialogue and create a vision for a more prevention-focused child welfare system.

Helps child welfare leaders identify what they can do to advance their prevention vision and shows what they will see as that vision takes root.

Use the guide and digital stories from this library with teams and individuals to advocate, inspire, support, recruit, train, and coach towards a better child welfare system. 

Explore the four thematic pillars necessary for organizational capacity that supports engagement with young people currently and formerly in foster care.