February 2014Vol. 15, No. 2CQI E-Training Module
The Administration for Children and Families(ACF) released an Information Memorandum (IM) in August 2012 providing State title IV-B and IV-E child welfare agencies with information about establishing and maintaining continuous quality improvement (CQI) systems. To help States with creating and/or implementing these systems, a new e-training module on CQI in child welfare provides an introduction to CQI and its benefits and information on leadership qualities necessary for an effective CQI sysem, the five key components for a successful CQI system—modeled after the five points outlined in the ACF IM—implementing CQI in child welfare, and additional resources.
For the Continuous Quality Improvement in Child Welfare e-training module, visit:
https://training.cfsrportal.org/e-training-platform/2476
The CQI IM is available on the ACF website:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/laws_policies/policy/im/2012/im1207.pdf (315 KB)
Related Item
Children's Bureau Express featured a Spotlight section focused on CQI in the September 2013 issue:
https://cbexpress.acf.hhs.gov/index.cfm?event=website.viewSection&issueID=149&subsectionID=51