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

Explore how child welfare agency leaders, managers, teams, and stakeholders can understand and assess readiness.

Explore information and strategies for advancing racial equity through problem exploration.

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

Summarizes the change and implementation process and provides an overview of the Change and Implementation in Practice series briefs, “how to” guides that explain key steps and tasks in the process.

Consider ways to be intentional about advancing race equity while implementing new child welfare programs and practices. This publication includes questions for teams to consider throughout change and implementation processes—from the earliest stages of exploring a problem to identifying solutions to ensuring sustainable implementation.

Explore the various aspects of the importance of normalcy for children and youth in care.

Learn to facilitate a normalcy conversation and to promote normal and developmentally appropriate experiences for youth in foster care.

Examine a five-step framework that helps organizations promote youth engagement in normalcy conversations about the youth’s own care.

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

This workbook is designed to support knowledge and skill development as you listen, reflect, and discuss what you have learned throughout the process.

As you watch the videos to record your questions and ideas, which you can then apply to assessing readiness for a change initiative at your agency.