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Addressing The Disconnects Between Hr And Child Welfare, Michelle Graef, Maggie Thompson Apr 2022

Addressing The Disconnects Between Hr And Child Welfare, Michelle Graef, Maggie Thompson

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When it comes to efforts to improve workforce outcomes, how would you describe the relationship between human resources (HR) and child welfare leadership in your agency? Is the working relationship collaborative or are the divisions siloed? Do child welfare and HR departments routinely share information, needs, data, and expertise? Is HR involved in child welfare workforce planning and decision making? These are just a few of the questions we have explored with child welfare agencies as part of our work at the QIC-WD. Overall, agency representatives have indicated that opportunities for increased collaboration exist between these departments and that closer …