Job Redesign

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.