Supporting Change in Child Welfare: An Evaluation of Training and Technical Assistance
- Authors:
- Anita P. Barbee
- James P. DeSantis
- Tammy Richards
- Brian Deakins
- Jane Morgan
- Michelle I. Graef
- Kathy Deserly
- Peter Watson
- Mark Ells
- Jing Sun
- Janet D. Griffith
- Rupinder Randhawa
- Joanna DeWolfe
- Pirkko Ahonen
- Jill Sanclimenti
- Lizbeth E. Caceda-Castro
- Chi Connie Park
- Helen Cahalane
- Cindy Parry
- Wendy Unger
This special journal issue presents findings from a cross-site evaluation of the National Resource Centers and Implementation Centers funded by the Children’s Bureau from 2008 to 2014.
The model of providing training and technical assistance to courts, tribes, and states described in these eight papers is one that local child welfare systems should consider as they approach building capacity in their own jurisdictions. The findings reveal ways to build the capacity of leaders, supervisors and frontline workers so that outcomes of safety, permanency, and well-being can be achieved.
To facilitate the ability of child welfare systems to make the leap from the national example to the local level, the final paper shows how one system incorporates training, coaching, and organizational enhancement activities in its partnership with local agencies to build effective child welfare organizations.
Barbee, A.P. (Ed.) (2017). Supporting Change in Child Welfare: An Evaluation of Training and Technical Assistance [Special Issue]. Training and Development in Human Services, 9(1).