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CFSR Statewide Assessment Readiness Checklist, Timelines, and Organization

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

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Championing the Role of Child Welfare Professionals

See how workforce satisfaction and retention are improved by emphasizing the positive differences that are made in the lives of children and families.

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Change and Implementation at a Glance: Theory of Change

Explore considerations for collaboratively developing an equitable theory of change.

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Change and Implementation at a Glance: Monitoring, Evaluating, and Applying Findings

Explore considerations for monitoring and evaluating new interventions and applying findings to make adjustments aligned with equity and inclusion. 

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Change and Implementation at a Glance: Readiness

Explore considerations for assessing readiness as part of an equitable and inclusive change and implementation process. 

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Change and Implementation at a Glance: Problem Exploration

Explore considerations for equitable, inclusive, and data-driven problem exploration.

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Change and Implementation at a Glance: Implementation Planning and Capacity Building

Explore considerations for planning and building capacity for equitable implementation of new programs and practices. 

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Change and Implementation at a Glance: Teaming

Explore considerations for convening a diverse team of partners, including people with lived expertise, to support equitable change and implementation efforts.

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Change and Implementation at a Glance: Intervention Testing, Piloting, and Staging

Explore considerations for testing, piloting, and staging new programs and practices with attention to equity and inclusion. 

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Change and Implementation at a Glance: Intervention Selection and Design/Adaptation Resources

Explore considerations for selecting, designing, and adapting effective and equitable interventions. 

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Change and Implementation in Practice: Readiness Assessment Tool

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

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Change and Implementation in Practice: Teaming Worksheets

Consider whose perspectives are represented on your team. 

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Change and Implementation in Practice Webinar Discussion Guide Problem Exploration Part 2

Identifies the final three steps in the problem exploration process and strategies that can help with analyzing data, root causes and contributing factors of problems, and common mistakes to avoid in problem exploration.

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Change and Implementation in Practice: Monitoring, Evaluating, and Applying Findings Brief

Learn how to collect, analyze, and use data about the implementation and outcomes of a program or other intervention.

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Change and Implementation in Practice: Problem Exploration Brief

This brief addresses both "identifying a problem" and "gathering data and exploring the problem indepth" in the first phase of the Change and Implementation Process.