Turnover

Many organizations & teams are looking for answers to the challenge of worker turnover in child welfare. This blog post highlights research and strategies described in several publications and discusses the connection to the work being done by the QIC-WD.

“It’s extremely important that we have a continuum of care, much like we do for the families that we serve,” said one Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Children and Family Services (CFS) Area Administrator.

What is a realistic job preview and how can it be most effective? This Umbrella Summary describes the available evidence about realistic job previews.

The QIC-WD is dedicated to building evidence. Foundational work in the early years of the Center included combing the literature from multiple fields (e.g., business, education, industrial-organizational psychology) to inform strategies to strengthen the

Staff recruitment, selection, and retention are constant challenges for child welfare agencies. In 2017, the QIC-WD selected eight sites from among many applicants to partner with us for a multi-year, rigorous evaluation to dive deep into their human reso

Child welfare worker turnover is costly and can negatively affect the relationship between families and the child welfare agency.

A local news story from WSLS highlights how the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) is implementing a mobile solution to reduce the burden of paperwork on child welfare workers.

Megan Paul, QIC-WD Workforce Team Lead, discusses how to calculate turnover in a child welfare agency.