National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement

Webinar! March 27, 2012: Getting to Outcomes: An Approach to Implementing Systemic Change
This session will highlight the Getting to Outcomes (GTO) model, an approach to reaching desired outcomes that includes an array of specific steps, from forming an implementation team to ensuring sustainability. Presenters will describe the 10 steps in the model, how the model was developed,how it is used in other fields, and lessons learned as it has been applied in child welfare agencies. The session will feature the experience of New Hampshire which is currently using the process in implementing a practice model. Join us for this discussion of the GTO model and what it tells us about the important steps in implementing systemic change in child welfare agencies.

Anita Barbee, Professor and Distinguished University Scholar, Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville, Kentucky
Christine Tappan, Administrator, DCYF/DJJS Bureau of Organizational Learning and Quality Improvement, New Hampshire

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Webinar! May 17, 2012: Assessing and Improving Organizational Culture and Climate
Research has pointed to the link between organizational culture and climate and the ability of organizations to implement evidence based practices and improve outcomes. Come and learn about why it is important to assess and improve organizational culture and climate and hear about two different tools that child welfare agencies are using to do these assessments – the Organizational Social Context (OSC) measures and the Comprehensive Organizational Health Assessment (COHA). A child welfare agency that has used each of these tools will describe the benefits and challenges of the assessment process in addition to their experiences with using the results to make improvements. Join us for this discussion of conducting productive organizational assessments in child welfare agencies.

Michelle I. Graef, Associate Director, Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center, Research Associate Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Center on Children, Families & the Law
Kristin Gilbert, Project Manager, Partners for Ohio's Families, Administrator, Justice Services, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Office of Families and Children
Robin Leake, Director, Research and Evaluation, Butler Institute for Families, University of Denver, Colorado
Paul Fritzler, District Manager, Casper Local Office, Wyoming Department of Family Services

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Webinar! June 19, 2012: Coaching Change
Agencies are increasingly realizing that staff who have been trained in a new practice struggle to implement that practice in their day to day work without support from the organization around them. This webinar will take an in-depth look at one site to explore the critical role of coaches, supervisors, and managers in supporting practice change. New Jersey is implementing a new practice model, and presenters from one of the immersion sites will highlight how practice change has been supported at the local level. Hear from a caseworker about their experience with practice change and from the staff who have supported that change.

Francine Scott, Deputy Director for Case Practice, Division of Youth and Family Services, NJ, Formerly Local Office Manager, Burlington East Local Office
Other New Jersey Presenters TBA

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