Job Redesign

Findings from Seven Years of Child Welfare Workforce Interventions

admin — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 22:31:35 +0000

Findings from Seven Years of Child Welfare Workforce Interventions
Posted on August 21, 2023

This 2-page summary highlights key findings from the QIC-WD's workforce interventions and summarizes the additional supports provided to child welfare workforce professionals from 2016 - 2023.

Job Crafting

admin — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 18:49:39 +0000

Job Crafting
Posted on August 21, 2023

In what ways do employees adapt their work tasks and environment? Read this umbrella summary to learn more about job crafting and its outcomes.

Job Design

admin — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 18:48:48 +0000

Job Design
Posted on August 21, 2023

What is job design and what outcomes are associated with it? Read this umbrella summary to learn more about the task, knowledge, social, and work context characteristics that should be thought about when designing a job.

The Child Welfare Workforce Crisis – What We’re Hearing from the Field

admin — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 20:27:53 +0000

The Child Welfare Workforce Crisis – What We’re Hearing from the Field
Posted on June 20, 2022

This blog post highlights the concerns state child welfare and human resources leaders from 29 states have about the child welfare workforce, as shared in recent meetings.

Evaluating Job Redesign: Strategies and preliminary findings from Louisiana

admin — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 21:12:36 +0000

Evaluating Job Redesign: Strategies and preliminary findings from Louisiana
Posted on December 20, 2021

This blog post highlights preliminary findings from the evaluation of the Louisiana Job Redesign.

Working from Home and the Office during a Pandemic: The Experience of Louisiana Child Welfare Workers

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 15:31:21 +0000

Working from Home and the Office during a Pandemic: The Experience of Louisiana Child Welfare Workers
Posted on September 28, 2020

Louisiana caseworkers, like many others, are adjusting to working at home and interacting with families and colleagues differently during the pandemic; in addition they recently participated in a job redesign. Read about their experiences.

Perspectives from a Permanency Team

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 14:20:34 +0000

Perspectives from a Permanency Team
Posted on September 15, 2020

Louisiana’s redesign includes the creation of permanency teams - here are what three permanency team members have to say about their experience with the redesign.

Louisiana Progress Update - Redesigning the Child Welfare Worker Position

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 15:30:43 +0000

Louisiana Progress Update - Redesigning the Child Welfare Worker Position
Posted on July 30, 2020

Louisiana DCFS is working with the QIC-WD on a job redesign project - this post summarizes what has been accomplished and learned during the initial roll out.

Perspectives from a Prevention Team

admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 15:27:39 +0000

Perspectives from a Prevention Team
Posted on July 22, 2020

Louisiana’s redesign includes the creation of prevention teams - here are what three prevention team members have to say about their experience with the redesign.

Strategies to Improve Child Welfare Worker Retention

admin — Mon, 18 May 2020 19:42:34 +0000

Strategies to Improve Child Welfare Worker Retention
Posted on May 18, 2020

Many organizations & teams are looking for answers to the challenge of worker turnover in child welfare. This blog post highlights research and strategies described in several publications and discusses the connection to the work being done by the QIC-WD.

Louisiana Selects a Workforce Intervention: Job Redesign & Teaming

admin — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 18:06:41 +0000

Louisiana Selects a Workforce Intervention: Job Redesign & Teaming
Posted on March 12, 2019

To strengthen its workforce, Louisiana will implement “Job Redesign and Teaming” as its QIC-WD intervention.

Louisiana: Job Redesign

admin — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 14:39:17 +0000

Louisiana: Job Redesign
Posted on January 16, 2019

Job redesign is and the connection between job characteristics and organizational outcomes