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Spotlight on Child Welfare Leadership: Strengthening the Workforce

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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