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Practice Model Guide:

The NRCOI's Guide for Developing and Implementing Child Welfare Practice Models offers an overall framework for developing, implementing, and/or strengthening a child welfare practice model; cites specific examples from the field; and provides additional information to help child welfare agencies and their partners make informed choices in selecting their approaches to this important work. It provides guidance on developing a practice model, and details steps to take through each stage of implementation, including a discussion of fourteen specific implementation drivers. The Guide includes worksheets to help agencies articulate practice model principles, identify frontline practice skills, and assess readiness, and lists resources for ongoing support.

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Table of Contents: At a Glance
Section 1	Developing a Practice Model
	Common practice model elements
	- Vision, values and principles
	- Determining outcomes and measuring performance
	- Core intervention components (family engagement, teaming, assessment, service planning, intervention, tracking/adjusting/closure)
	Designing a culturally responsive and inclusive practice model
	Managing parallel process
Section 2	Implementing a Practice Model
	Implementation definition and framework
	Implementation stages
	- Exploration (planning process and structures for planning and implementation)
	- Program design
	- Initial implementation (sequencing implementation)
	- Full implementation
	Implementation Drivers
	- Leadership drivers
	- Competency drivers
	- Organization drivers
Conclusion
Resources

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	Worksheet to Articulate Practice Model Principles
	Worksheet to Identify Frontline Practice Skills for a Family-Centered Practice Model
	Worksheet to Assess Readiness
	Links and Organizations for Ongoing Support

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