The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services’ Children and Family Services (CFS) partnered with the QIC-WD to strengthen its child welfare workforce. The team created CFS Strong to address secondary traumatic stress (STS). This video features CFS staff discussing how STS impacts their job and how CFS Strong is designed to address it. The QIC-WD is studying this intervention and will report on evaluation results in the future.
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This video describes common challenges and the important role workers had in selecting a workforce intervention to test as part of the QIC-WD project. It also summarizes the interventions selected to address a variety of workforce strategies.
A representative of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) discusses concerns about child welfare worker recruitment and retention and partnering with the QIC-WD as part of a research project.
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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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The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) wants to build a strong workforce to better support families they serve.
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The Virginia Department Social Services (DSS) recognizes they need well-equipped child welfare workers and hope that working with the QIC-WD will provide the necessary tools and evidence to strengthen their workforce.
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A representative of the Division of Milwaukee Child Protective Services (CPS) discusses how the county believes that working with the QIC-WD can help them to achieve a strong and stable workforce.
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A leader from the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) discusses why it is important to have a strong child welfare workforce and partner with the QIC-WD.
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A summary of the inception of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) Family Safety Program and the role of the QIC-WD in helping to strengthen their workforce.
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Representatives from the Washington Department of Children, Youth and Families describe their dedication to retaining social workers to better serve the kids in Washington state.
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