This guide is designed to support administrative leaders in states and other jurisdictions in using data to assess and identify ways to improve their service array.

Learn the definition and find information about normalcy and the reasonable and prudent parent standard in the PL 113-183.

See statistics on increased risks for LGBTQ youth and learn how child welfare systems can use healthy approaches when working with LGBTQ children and youth.

Explore how independent verification and validation services for title IV-E agencies are used for child welfare information systems projects.

Explore how data reported in AFCARS about youth who run away from state custody can be used to inform interventions.

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

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

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

Get informed about creating normalcy for LGBTQ children and youth in foster care and browse relevant examples.

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

The Center for States’ virtual Exhibit Hall booth features several products that focus on workforce development, including a variety of publications, videos, and learning experiences to help agencies foster healthy and supportive environments for child welfare professionals.

CWVE 2019 Closing Session Presentation Maximizing Our Collective Impact

Becoming a Workforce of Everyday Scientists: Frontline Staff in Agencies and Tribes

Becoming a Workforce of Everyday Scientists: Frontline Staff in the Legal Community Legal Presentation

This session is designed to explore strategies for creating an organizational culture that values feedback and incentivizes learning from data and evidence. The session highlights the importance of including the perspectives of the workforce and children, youth, and families, all of whom have an important stake in evaluation and continuous quality improvement.