How did Texas decrease caseworker turnover and stabilize its workforce?
This brief summarizes Texas Department of Family and Protective Services strategies to decrease caseworker turnover in just over one year.
Healthy organizations
We believe that a skilled and stable child welfare workforce supported by quality-focused agency environments are key to improved outcomes for children and families. Leaders from the field have asked for resources on building healthy organizations. The documents featured here reflect responses to inquiries about developing an effective workforce and building data-informed infrastructure so that child welfare agencies function at their best.
What are some considerations for designing effective supervisory training?
Effective supervision contributes directly to improved outcomes. This issue brief explores how to design an effective supervisory training.
How do we move past crisis mode and develop policies to help our agency thrive?
Preventing crisis demands swift action followed by policy creation informed by data analysis, research evidence and workload management.
What are preliminary building blocks to strengthen quality supervision?
Investing in supervisory quality can help an agency protect itself from high turnover; this resource list provides guidance.
Are there resources that can help us think more strategically about financing child welfare services?
This list presents resources related to funding child welfare services, including challenges and recent funding trends.
How does turnover affect outcomes and what can be done to address retention?
High staff turnover is common in child welfare. It affects agencies, children and families. Explore factors and mitigation strategies.