Wednesday, October 26, 2005

Plenary Session: PANEL
Connections Between Broad Policy at the State and County Level and Human Service Workforce/Workplace Issues
Steve Christian, National Conference of State Legislatures

Marilina Sanz, National Association of Counties

Moderated by: Marva Benjamin, Children's Bureau

Policymakers at the State and county levels make decisions that affect the child welfare workforce, either directly or indirectly. In most States and counties, however, there is an absence of comprehensive policy in this area. This session will examine how State and county funding and policy can facilitate or complicate agency efforts to enhance the quality and stability of the child welfare workforce.

Break

Plenary Session
Enhancing University/State Agency Partnerships to Measurably Increase and Sustain a Competent Workforce
Peter Miraglia, New York State Office of Children and Family Services

Joan Levy Zlotnik, Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research

Moderated by: Marva Benjamin, Children's Bureau

Building on the long history of collaborations between universities, especially schools of social work, and child welfare agencies to educate and train child welfare staff and to carry-out research, evaluation and program development efforts, this session will address the benefits and challenges of such partnerships, strategies for funding and sustainability as well as opportunities for enhancement of such partnerships to address workforce quality and competencies.

Plenary Session
Synthesis Group Summary Report

Moderated by: Lynda Arnold, National Resource Center for Organizational Improvement and Elaine Stedt, Children's Bureau

Post Institute Meeting

Child Welfare Training Annual Grantee Meeting