Examine current research and how best to build organizational capacity in five areas, and learn about possible challenges and solutions.

Identify data sources to explore how well your state’s case review system is functioning.

Access this project management resource to plan for the CFSR Statewide Assessment. 

Consider whose perspectives are represented on your team. 

Learn how implementation teams can assess readiness for change and implementation and support related planning.

Use this crosswalk to start thinking concretely about prevention planning as a change and implementation process. 

Learn how to engage young people and families with lived expertise in the CFSR process at a child welfare agency. 

Better understand your state’s performance on statewide data indicators related to the safety and permanency of children served by the child welfare system. 

Learn about the identified five dimensions of capacity, browse examples of each, and find out why each dimension is important to an organization.

Explore additional resources and learn strategies for moving forward with prioritizing lived expertise in child welfare.

Discover strategies for co-creating and sharing power with youth and families in child welfare.

Explore ways that jurisdictions can integrate strategies to promote equity in continuous quality improvement (CQI) and evaluation efforts. 

Understand the role of coaching in supporting workers, including coaching functions, effectiveness, models, and strategies.

Get guidance for completing the CQI self-assessment instrument, see suggested sources for local assessment data, and learn to rate assessment results.

Learn about the values of cultural competence, cultural humility, and cultural safety, and how to implement them at a child welfare agency.