University Partnerships (UPs) Staff Meeting Learning... Leading... Changing... Gary Anderson, Cheryl Williams-Hecksel, Gretchen Archer, Joanne Riebschleger, Suzanne Cross, Ginny Strand, Lyn Slater February 10-11, 2015

University Partnerships 1.Primary Goal: A talented workforce that promotes positive child and family outcomes 2.Partnership Components: – Traineeships – Local Agency Workforce Projects – Evidence Based and Trauma Informed Curriculum 3.Overarching Theme when we started - The Centrality of Partnerships 4.Immerging Theme & Focus - Integration NCWWI Staff Meeting | February 3, 2015 A Service of the Children’s Bureau 2

University Partnerships by Region REGION 1 1.University of New Hampshire: combined BSW/MSW program 2.University of Connecticut: MSW program REGIONS 5 & 6 1.Indiana University: MSW program 2.Wayne State University (Michigan): combined BSW/MSW program 3.University of Minnesota-Duluth: Tribal program 4.Northeastern State University (Oklahoma): Tribal program 5.Case Western Reserve University (Ohio): MSW program REGIONS 7 & 8 1.University of Missouri-Kansas City: MSW program 2.Missouri State University: BSW program 3.University of North Dakota: combined BSW/MSW program REGIONS 9 & 10 1.University of California-Berkeley: MSW program 2.University of Alaska-Anchorage: combined BSW/MSW program 3.Arizona State University: MSW program NCWWI Staff Meeting | February 3, 2015 A Service of the Children’s Bureau, 3

Highlights of first Year Proposal review and selection Orientation of selected UPs Facilitator coaching model launched UP programs recruitment & selection of 1 st cohort University Partnership Meeting in June Engagement of stakeholders in MyNCWWI/DMS Integration with start up of LADD and WE projects NCWWI Staff Meeting | February 3, 2015 A Service of the Children’s Bureau 4

Accomplishments Agency Partners Engaged Traineeships Launched – Recruitment and selection – Field placements – Supports and mentoring – Curriculum development and review Local workforce change initiatives NCWWI Staff Meeting | February 3, 2015 A Service of the Children’s Bureau 5

Accomplishments Recruitment (11 Programs) – recruited 78 students, 6 started in the summer – 57% (41) MSW and 43% (31) BSW – challenges include abbreviated timeframe in conjunction with developing collaborative strategies – Collectively the University Partnerships have recruited 85% (72/85) of the students that were planned in proposals; 5 programs met or exceeded their targets NCWWI Staff Meeting | February 3, 2015 A Service of the Children’s Bureau 6

Accomplishments Field Placements – 55 students are placed in 32 field agencies and being supported by 47 field instructors. – 61% of BSW students are currently in field placement – 88% of MSW students are currently in a field placement. Diversity – 10% American Indian/Native Alaskan – 1% Asian – 22% Black/African American – 4% Hispanic/Latino – 63% Caucasian NCWWI Staff Meeting | February 3, 2015 A Service of the Children’s Bureau 7

Highlights of each University Partnership 1.Recruitment and selection activities 2.Field education 3.Curriculum work 4.Supports for students 5.Local workforce change initiative and other activities NCWWI Staff Meeting| February 3, 2015 A Service of the Children’s Bureau 8

University of Alaska - Anchorage Principal Investigator: Randy H. Magen SW Dean/Director/Chair: Elizabeth Sirles Project Title: Alaska Child Welfare Workforce Initiative Annual Number of Trainees: 12 Total Number of Trainees after 5 Years = 60 Partner with University of Alaska – Fairbanks Combined MSW/BSW Program NCWWI Staff Meeting | February 3, 2015 A Service of the Children’s Bureau 9

Northeastern State University (OK) Principal Investigator: Virginia Drywater-Whitekiller SW Dean/Director/Chair: Kathlyn Shahan Project Title: Northeastern State University Child Welfare Workforce Program Annual Number of Trainees: 8 Total Number of Trainees after Five Years: 40 BSW Program NCWWI Staff Meeting | February 3, 2015 A Service of the Children’s Bureau 10

University of Minnesota - Duluth Principal Investigator: Priscilla A. Day SW Dean/Director/Chair: Priscilla A. Day Project Title: Dabinoochiwag (For the Children): A University, County, and Tribal Child Welfare Partnership Annual Number of Trainees: 6 Total Number of Trainees after 5 Years: 22 MSW Program UP Orientation Webinar | April 28, 2014 A Service of the Children’s Bureau, a Member of the T/TA Network 11

Arizona State University Principal Investigator: Edwin Gonzalez-Santin SW Dean/Director/Chair: Michelle Carney Project Title: UP Stipend Project Annual Number of Trainees: 5 Total number of Trainees after Five Years: 8 MSW Program NCWWI Staff Meeting | February 3, 2015 A Service of the Children’s Bureau 12

University of New Hampshire Principal Investigator: Melissa Wells SW Dean/Director/Chair: C. Anne Broussard Project Title: NH Child Welfare University Partnership to Enhance Practice and Data-Driven Decision Making Annual Number of Trainees: 5 Total Number of Trainees after Five Years: 25 Combined MSW/BSW Program NCWWI Staff Meeting | February 3, 2015 A Service of the Children’s Bureau 13

Wayne State University (MI) Principal Investigator: Joanne Sobeck SW Dean/Director/Chair: Cheryl Waites Project Title: “Wayne Together” – Child Welfare Learning and Leadership Collaborative Annual Number of Trainees: 15 Total Number of Trainees after Five Years: 75 Combined MSW/BSW NCWWI Staff Meeting | February 3, 2015 A Service of the Children’s Bureau 14

University of North Dakota Principal Investigator: Carenlee Barkdull Dean/Director/Chair: Carenlee Barkdull Project Title: Recruitment & Retention of Child Welfare Scholars to Meet Critical Workforce Shortages in North Dakota’s “Oil Patch” Number of Annual Trainees: 4 Total number of Trainees after 5 years: 20 Combined MSW/BSW NCWWI Staff Meeting | February 3, 2015 A Service of the Children’s Bureau 15

University of Connecticut Co-Principal Investigators: Salome Raheim & Robin Spath SW Dean/Director/Chair: Salome Raheim Project Title: Connecticut Partnership for Child Welfare Excellence (the CT Partnership) Annual Number of Trainees: 7 Total Number of Trainees after Five Years: 35 MSW Program NCWWI Staff Meeting | February 3, 2015 A Service of the Children’s Bureau, 16

Indiana University Principal Investigator: Barbara Pierce SW Dean/Director/Chair: Michael Patchner Project Title: Indiana Child Welfare Education and Training Partnership Annual Number of Trainees: 7 Total Number of Trainees after 5 years: 35 Combined MSW/BSW Program NCWWI Staff Meeting | February 3, 2015 A Service of the Children’s Bureau 17

University of California - Berkeley Principal Investigator: Jill Duerr Berrick SW Dean/Director/Chair: Jeffrey Edleson Project Title: California Child Welfare Leadership Training (Cal-CWLT) Annual Number of Trainees: 5 Total Number of Trainees after 5 Years: 25 MSW Program NCWWI Staff Meeting | February 3, 2015 A Service of the Children’s Bureau 18

University of Missouri – Kansas City Principal Investigator: Rosalyn M. Bertram SW Dean/Director/Chair: Tom Sandreczki Project Title: Implementing and Sustaining Evidence- Based Practice with a Diverse Life Experienced Workforce: A Child Welfare University Partnership Annual Number of Trainees: 4-5 Total of Trainees after 5 years: 24 MSW Program NCWWI Staff Meeting | February 3, 2015 A Service of the Children’s Bureau, a Member of the T/TA Network 19

Missouri State University Principal Investigator: Mary Ann Jennings SW Dean/Director/Chair of Social Work program: Carol L. Langer Project Title: Preparation and Retention for Excellence and Professionalism (PREP) Annual Number of Trainees: 10 Total Number of Trainees after 5 Years: 50 BSW Program NCWWI Staff Meeting | February 3, 2015 A Service of the Children’s Bureau, 20

Case Western Reserve University Principal Investigator: Victor Groza SW Dean/Director/Chair: Grover Gilmore Project Title: Child Welfare Fellows and Workforce Development in NE Ohio Annual Number of Trainees: 5 Total number of Trainees after Five Years: 20 MSW Program 21 UP Orientation Webinar | April 28, 2014 A Service of the Children’s Bureau, a Member of the T/TA Network

Cross Cutting Issues & Challenges Integration Start up – recruitment Roles and relationships – Facilitator coaching – Agency Partners – LADD – Other NCWWI components Change Initiatives – Definition and development – Integration and distinction from LADD – With WE and other components 22 UP Orientation Webinar | April 28, 2014 A Service of the Children’s Bureau, a Member of the T/TA Network

What’s next Engaging and supporting ASU and Case Partnership support and development Recruitment and Selection Student supports and transition to work Local workforce change initiatives – distinction and clarity NCWWI Staff Meeting | February 3, 2015 A Service of the Children’s Bureau 23

Research Questions: 1.How well are traineeship programs implementing innovative educational strategies that effectively prepare child welfare workers? 2.To what extent do traineeships prepare students with the knowledge and skills to work effectively in child welfare? 3.How are stipend students transferring their knowledge and skills to the workplace? 4.To what extent are local child welfare issues impacted by and impacting education, training, and university – agency partnerships? NCWWI Staff Meeting | February 3, 2015 A Service of the Children’s Bureau 24