Spotlight on Leadership in Child Welfare

This month, CBX focuses on child welfare leadership and its impact on the workforce. Read about two CB-funded Institutes that are effecting change this area, and find out more about leadership preparation and training.

• Emerging Leaders Contributing to the Adoption Field
  The National Child Welfare Resource Center for Adoption (NCWRCA) continues preparing emerging minority leaders through its groundbreaking Minority Adoption Leadership Development Institute...
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• Workforce Institute Launches With Ambitious Program
  The National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI) was recently funded by the Children’s Bureau as a 5-year project to raise national awareness about child welfare workforce issues and...
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• Workforce Grants for M.S.W. and B.S.W. Programs
  The newly funded National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (see "Workforce Institute Launches With Ambitious Program" in this issue) will be issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Child...
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• The National Child Welfare Leadership Institute Trains Future Leaders
  The National Child Welfare Leadership Institute (NCWLI) is a 17-month project created to provide leadership training to mid-level child welfare managers in public and Tribal agencies around the...
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• Preparing for Successful Transitions in Leadership
  As organizations grow and mature, they will inevitably face a change in leadership. Good succession planning can help organizations prepare for that change in ways that can strengthen the...
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• Leadership Impacts Job Satisfaction Among Social Workers
  A new study in the journal "Administration in Social Work" found that social workers' perceptions of leader behavior significantly affected job satisfaction. A national sample of 833 practicing...
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