for Organizational Improvement
A service of the Children's Bureau, US Department of Health and Human Services
The National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement (NCWRCOI) provides T/TA to public State and Tribal child welfare agencies on training systems.
We help agency administrators and training managers think about their training system as a management tool that supports the work and mission of the agency, sustains organizational improvements and assures that personnel at every level of the agency have needed values, attitudes, and skills. An effective training system should, at minimum, support and link with the agency’s:
- practice model;
- supervisors;
- management and other internal systems, such as policy, QA, and case review; and
- external partners.
We provide tools and T/TA that help agencies assess their training system. We also work with agencies as they develop curricula for supervisors, managers and administrators to build supervisory skills, support a skilled and stable workforce and achieve better outcomes for children and their families.
We continue to work with national child welfare and social work organizations, States, counties, and institutions of higher education to collect and share best practices around training tools, curriculum development and worker retention and recruitment. Additionally we provide T/TA to States and Tribes on workforce issues such as workload and worker safety.
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Training News and Information
New Publication: Report of the ACF Region V Roundtable on Child Welfare Training Systems
In late October 2007, the ACF Region V office hosted a Roundtable on Child Welfare Training Systems for Region V states. The goal of this roundtable was to bring together leaders in child welfare training from ACF Region V states and provide opportunities for them to discuss with their peers training issues, challenges and successes.
This report, Report of the ACF Region V Roundtable on Child Welfare Training Systems, contains information about the event, including the roundtable agenda, evaluation results, the impetus and planning for the roundtable, a list of roundtable participants and a detailed transcript of the large group presentations.
Announcing Registration for the Scaling the Summit Institute
Register now to explore with national experts the latest information and
practical strategies for Recruiting, Selecting and Retaining Child Welfare
staff at the Scaling the Summit Institute August 5-6, 2008 in Denver Colorado.
Who: Child Welfare managers, administrators, and supervisors from private
and public agencies; Human Resources personnel who recruit child welfare
staff; and University Personnel involved with child welfare programs.
When: August 5-6, 2008
Where: University of Denver, Colorado
What: A conference exploring concrete solutions for recruitment, selection,
and retention of child welfare staff
- Explore the varied terrain of strategies, methods, and projects.
- Discover practical approaches to address critical agency issues.
- Begin action planning for your agency, and prepare for results.
Cost: Single Registration - $85 We encourage you to bring teams of people
to maximize the potential impact of the information learned during the
conference.
Teams:
- 2 Registrations - $150
- 3 Registrations - $200
- 4 Registrations - $250
Sponsored by: The Western Regional Recruitment and Retention Project at the Butler
Institute for Families at the University of Denver.
Registration for Scaling the Summit is now open! To register and for complete details, please go to
the Scaling the Summit website.
The Registration Deadline is June 30, 2008 and space is limited, so sign up
soon!
