Abstract

Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Training Projects for Public Child Welfare Agency Supervisors

Highlights

  • In the fall of 2005, the Children’s Bureau funded six projects to develop, implement, evaluate, and disseminate a training curriculum for public child welfare agency supervisors

  • This paper provides an overview of the training projects designed and implemented by the six demonstration projects in this grant cluster

  • Produce 30 digital stories by current and former foster youth to be used in trainings and posted on website

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Summary

San Francisco State University

Child welfare supervisors and their key child welfare managers/directors in select counties in California and branch offices in Hawaii, Guam, and American Samoa whose caseworkers have already received training on IL services. Conduct focus groups with current and former foster youth, CW supervisors, and other youth-serving organizations to inform content. Convene and train youth curriculum development team. Produce 30 digital stories by current and former foster youth to be used in trainings and posted on website. Conduct SIP/PIP assessments of counties to be trained. Develop, pilot test, and finalize a training curriculum for child welfare supervisors and their managers/directors. Provide training to Youth Trainers (who are responsible for training CW supervisors); trainers are former foster youth from CA and Hawaii. Youth Trainers will provide training in 7 key competency areas to CW supervisors and their managers/directors

Supervisors Supporting Workers Transitioning to Adulthood
University of Houston
Improving Outcomes for Youth in Transition Through Supervisor Training
Intermediate Outcome
Youth improve independent living skills
Outcome Evaluation Method
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