Explore additional resources for engaging individuals with lived experience as advisors for groups, committees, boards, and more.

Explore additional resources to learn how to accurately and safely collecting data on LGBTQIA2S+ youth and young adults.

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

Reflect on past results to inform plans for future improvements.

Learn to select, design, or adapt an intervention to address an identified problem.

Consider whose perspectives are represented on your team. 

Learn about theory of change and why it is critical to implementing effective changes to improve outcomes. 

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

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

Access strategies to better understand and implement the family engagement requirements of the FFPSA.

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

Build a common understanding of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) best practices and learn how your CQI team can apply those practices as your agency works to strengthen families, deliver equitable services, and build more resilient communities.

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