Oklahoma Department of Human Services

Each QIC-WD site developed a logic model to serve as a visual representation of their selected intervention. All logic models included four main components: inputs, activities, outputs, and outcomes. Collectively, these demonstrate the resources and actions required to implement the program, as well as the associated result or changes anticipated through implementation of the program. The hypothesized relationships are represented by the pathways connecting the listed activities and anticipated outcomes. For more information see Site Overview.

Oklahoma Progress Update - A Revised Employee Selection Process: Virtual & Paperless
Posted on October 13, 2020
Oklahoma worked with the QIC-WD to revise their employee selection process. This blog post describes the process used to determine the competencies of caseworkers and highlights lessons learned to date.
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Competency-based Personnel Selection

The Oklahoma Department of Human Services, worked with the QIC-WD to standardize their child welfare hiring practices. This video highlights how they created their new competency-based selection process and shares the experiences of staff and leaders who’ve participated in the new process.

Why the Oklahoma DHS felt that working with the QIC-WD was a good opportunity

Leaders from Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) discuss why it is important to have a strong child welfare workforce and partner with the QIC-WD.

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Oklahoma Selects and Designs a Selection Intervention
Posted on March 13, 2019

Oklahoma’s Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development Steering Committee has decided to refine the selection process for new child welfare workers.

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Oklahoma: Competency - Based Employee Selection Process
Posted on February 13, 2019
How competencies, or the characteristics of successful employees, can inform a child welfare agency’s hiring process
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Collaborating to Conduct a Workforce Needs Assessment
Posted on February 1, 2019
Want to learn to conduct a needs assessment that will identify the root causes of your child welfare workforce challenges?
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Oklahoma : Competency-Based Employee Selection Process
Posted on January 8, 2019
How competencies, or the characteristics of successful employees, can inform a child welfare agency’s hiring process.
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QIC-WD Site Intervention Selection – Fall 2018
Posted on October 18, 2018
The QIC-WD sites have selected their workforce interventions! Learn about the range of interventions that will be implemented and tested to build knowledge about what works to improve worker retention in the field of child welfare.
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