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Explores the task of assessing the results of the pilot, reviewing progress, and making adjustments before large-scale implementation of an intervention.

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Examines tasks of building capacity to implement the intervention in new locations or with new populations in a sustainable way and scaling up the intervention.

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

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

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

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

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

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Watch the Change and Implementation in Practice: Overview video to learn how key steps, tasks, and concepts fit together to support your agency’s change initiatives. 

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

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This guide and recorded webinar are part of a collection of resources designed to help child welfare agency leaders, managers, and stakeholders build teams to guide the change and implementation process.

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

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Consider whose perspectives are represented on your team. 

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Learn step-by-step how to build teams for the change and implementation process.

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Use this tool to help your child welfare agency develop a communication plan to support your change and implementation efforts.