National Child Welfare Resource Center
for Organizational Improvement
A service of the Children's Bureau, a member of the T/TA Network
 
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The Center provides training and technical assistance (T/TA) to help State and Tribal child welfare agencies develop and implement quality improvement (QI) systems and meet federal requirements for measuring child and family outcomes. A basic framework for QI guides our approach to assessing and helping child welfare agencies, contracted providers and courts develop and improve their QI systems:

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Specifically, we offer resources and technical assistance in the following areas related to QI:

  • developing and implementing qualitative case review systems, such as the CFSR process;
  • implementing model QI practices and techniques from other State and Tribal agencies;
  • training QI staff to provide ongoing technical assistance and support in the agency;
  • using data and information in decision making at all levels of the agency (e.g., administrators, managers, supervisors and workers); and
  • developing measurement strategies for CFSR Program Improvement Plans.
Our QI Corner includes a variety of resources and information and the QI Links page lists relevant websites.

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updated on 10/13/2009

 

National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement
Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service
PO Box 9300, 34 Bedford Street, Portland, ME 04104-9300
1-800-HELPKID (435-7543) •
Fax: 207-780-5817TTY: 207-780-5646

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE
Muskie School of Public Service