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Telework Washington - Theory Of Change, Quality Improvement Center For Workforce Development (Qic-Wd)

Intervention Summaries

During the needs assessment process, theories of change were developed for the three primary areas of need identified in partnership with the Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families. Through a series of steps and causal links, a theory of change provides a roadmap to address the root causes of an identified workforce problem and describes how and why changes are expected to lead to the desired outcomes. In Washington, the theories were informed by various aspects of the needs assessment process (e.g., survey data, root cause analyses, implementation team input) and relevant research on the targeted workforce problems. …

Telework Washington - Dcyf Telework Handbook, Quality Improvement Center For Workforce Development (Qic-Wd)

Intervention Summaries

No abstract provided.

Telework Washington - Intervention Background, Quality Improvement Center For Workforce Development (Qic-Wd)

Intervention Summaries

What is telework and why was it selected?

Telework is a type of alternative work arrangement in which employees perform some or all of their job duties at an approved location other than their official worksite. Other labels for telework include telecommuting, remote work, mobile work, virtual work, distance work, distributed work, work from/at home, and flexplace, though definitions can vary (e.g., Allen, Golden, & Shockley, 2015).

The Washington Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) selected telework in response to several factors identified during the exploration phase of the project:

• surveys showing staff dissatisfaction with the limited mobility …

Telework Washington - Final Summary, Quality Improvement Center For Workforce Development (Qic-Wd)

Intervention Summaries

Designing a Telework Strategy to Improve Retention

Washington Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) is a state-operated child welfare system. Child Welfare Field Operations is divided into six regions and employs approximately 2,200 people who are responsible for the direct service to children and families with active child welfare cases. In 2017, DCYF had an annual external turnover rate of about 26%. They applied to be a QIC-WD site with the goal of strengthening their child welfare workforce.

When DCYF started working with the Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development (QIC-WD), an Implementation Team¬¬ was established to participate in …

For The Church, Sarah Moss

The Voice

No abstract provided.

Enhancing Nh’S Early Childhood Governance And Data Systems 2020-23 Brief, Nh Preschool Development Grant

Preschool Development Grant

No abstract provided.

Response 2024, Seattle Pacific University

Seattle Pacific Alumni Magazines

No abstract provided.

Second Look Commission, 2024 Annual Report, Tennessee Commission On Children And Youth

Second Look Commission Annual Reports

The Second Look Commission reviews cases of children from across Tennessee who have experienced a second or subsequent incidence of severe abuse to identify ways to improve the system and help other children avoid a similar fate. This document reports on the findings from the fiscal year.

Annual Report Highlights, 2024, The Second Look Commission, Tennessee Commission On Children And Youth

Second Look Commission Annual Reports

The Second Look Commission reviews cases of children from across Tennessee who have experienced a second or subsequent incidence of severe abuse to identify ways to improve the system and help other children avoid a similar fate. This document reports on the findings from the fiscal year.

Fostering Collaborative Partnerships Through Clear Communication Strategies: A Foster Care Model, Cheryl E. Haskins

Doctor of Ministry

Children need out of home placements (foster care), due to abuse and neglect, often languishing in the foster care system for years, before returning home to a safer biological family, adoptive home, or another permanent placement. Historically the Christian church and other communities of faith have functioned as social service providers, building hospitals and orphanages, caring for people in need. City Church (Churchome) a Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. based local church story is presented in this research as a model of faith, leadership and collaboration.

Chapter one describes the need, current environment, key terms, and examples of how faith-based organizations engage. …

Unlocking Children’S Potential Through Play: Improving Early Childhood Experiences In Nyarufunzo Village, Sereverien Ngarukiye, Sereverien Ngarukiye

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

From the study conducted in February 2024, 80 parents with children under the age of 6 participated in the research. 68 parents (38 women and 30 men) who participated in the survey live in Kigali city and have a bachelor’s degree or beyond. Other 12 parents, 4 men and 7 women, who participated in both focus group discussions and in a survey are parents who live in Nyarufunzo village and have a high school degree or below. This last group of parents has similarities to my village where I was born from where the majority of parents have finished primary …

Does Neglect As A Child Affect Later Life Loneliness?, Gina Barbera

Open Access Master's Theses

Individuals who experience neglect within the first eighteen years of their life are at risk of experiencing later life loneliness. This study aims to determine if the type of neglect experienced (emotional or physical) affects the relationship with loneliness later in life and to determine if there is a relationship between the age an individual experiences neglect and their level of loneliness later in life. This was accomplished by using a subsample of 169 women aged 18-86 who reported experiencing at least one form of neglect. Demographic indicators, the 17-item ACEs questionnaire (Felietti et al., 1998), and the UCLA Loneliness …

The Stark Implications Of Abolishing Child Welfare: An Alternative Path Toward Support And Safety, Antonio R. Garcia, Jill Duerr Berrick, Melissa Jonson-Reid, Richard P. Barth, John Gyourko, Patricia Kohl, Johanna K. P. Greeson, Brett Drake, Victoria Cook

Department of Social Work - Faculty Scholarship

Scholars and advocates are at odds about how to achieve higher levels of child safety and permanency. Calls for change include the recent upEND focus on eradication of child welfare services to a radical refocusing of the present system towards prevention/early intervention. To clarify the implications of reform over abolition, we seek to portray a future in which the abolition of child welfare has occurred, in juxtaposition to maintaining four core elements of established child maltreatment programmes around the world: (1) receiving and responding to community signals about the risk to children; (2) assessment of need coupled with a proportionate …

Understanding The Role Of Out Of School Time (Ost) Providers In Urban School Systems In A Post-Covid Context, David Naff, Rachel Hale, Jamelle Simmons, Alicia Gaston, Latonja Y. Wright, Kiana Bradford, Crystal R. Bell, Jill Flynn, Chuck Creasy, Yadira Guerrero, Rory Dunn, Pamela Weaver

MERC Publications

This research and policy brief by the Institute for Collaborative Research and Evaluation and the Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium in partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Richmond focuses on the role of out-of-school time (OST) providers in urban school settings in a post COVID-19 context. It is structured to explore the following questions: 1) What are out-of-school time providers and what role do they play in urban school contexts? 2) What policies guide out-of-school time programming at the federal, state, and division level? 3) How have trends and outcomes related to out-of-school time programming changed relative to …

Reflections On The Legacy Of Chief Justice Max Baer, Kevin M. Dougherty

Duquesne Law Review

The sky carried a light-greenish hue. The thunder let out a gentle growl. Suddenly the lightning slammed, and harsh winds pounded the patio furniture into the pool. The host bellowed for all to seek shelter inside. Paralyzed with uncertainty, I instinctively reached for then-Justice Max Baer's arm to direct him to safety. He calmly responded in his monotone voice: "It's only a tornado, Kevin. If you're frightened, run into the house with the others. I'm drinking my wine. We don't get enough of them in Pittsburgh, and I would like to see one."

Protecting Medicaid Providers And Enrollees From Payment Suspensions Based On "Credible Allegations Of Fraud:" A Lesson From New Mexico, Shawn Mathis

Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.

Rollins Magazine, Winter 2024, Rollins College Office Of Marketing And Communications

Rollins Magazine

No abstract provided.

Ringling’S Artist Academy: The Development Of A Sequential Museum Education Program For Homeschool Visitors, Rosa Martinez

Theses & ETDs

In my thesis I developed an educational program plan entitled Ringling’s Art Academy, which delves into the elements of art as a foundation to art making. Inspired by the constructivist theory and approaches currently used in the Ringling Museum’s youth and family programs, I designed the program as a series of sessions that would facilitate sequential learning: learning goals that build on one another through scaffolding methods. This format consists of four weekly sessions that introduce different elements of art over the course of the program, exploring these elements in a historical context, as well as through art-viewing and art-making …

Telemedicine Quality Improvement During The Corona Virus 2019 Pandemic Increases Pediatric Weight Management Access, Monique K. Vallabhan, Kathryne Foos, Patricia Roldan, Sylvia Negrete, Janet M Page-Reeves, Elizabeth Y. Jimenez, Alberta S. Kong

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

BACKGROUND: The corona virus 2019 pandemic disrupted care for pediatric patients with chronic conditions, including those with childhood obesity. Lockdowns forced providers to create new ways of caring for this population. Telemedicine was a promising but previously unavailable solution. This quality improvement report details how the Healthy and Fit Children's Clinic transitioned and improved care via telemedicine.

METHODS: Between March 2020 and April 2021, the quality improvement project team incorporated the Model for Improvement to transition the clinic to telemedicine. The team tracked Healthy and Fit Children's Clinic appointments, no-shows, billing and reimbursement data, and noted unintended consequences or unanticipated …

The Role (And Limits) Of Developmental Neuroscience In Determining Adolescents’ Autonomy Rights: The Case For Reproductive And Voting Rights, Emily Buss, Julie Maslowsky, Laura Wray-Lake

Articles

No abstract provided.

2024 Youth Transitions Advisory Council Annual Report, Tennessee Commission On Children And Youth, Tennessee. Youth Transitions Advisory Council.

Annual Reports

In accordance with T.C.A. 37-2-601 – 37-2-606 the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth is pleased to provide the 2024 Annual Report of the Youth Transitions Advisory Council. The Youth Transitions Advisory Council brings dedicated advocates together from across the state who are developing and implementing new strategies to meet the challenges of engaging former foster youth and other young adults as they make the critical transition from adolescence to adulthood. This report outlines the work of the Youth Transitions Advisory Council as the members continue to develop strategies to assist these young adults as they prepare for success in …

Annual Report (Fy23), Tennessee. Department Of Children's Services

Juvenile Justice Reports

The Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) is a division of the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, which provides oversight of custody and non-custodial services for justice-involved youth, including John S. Wilder Youth Development Center and all juvenile justice (JJ) placements. OJJ manages the Interstate Compact for Juveniles (ICJ), Absconder, Electronic Monitoring and Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) units in addition, provides funding to juvenile courts and other community programs to help divert youth from entering states custody. This annual report provides an overview of OJJ during the period of July 1, 2022, thru June 30, 2023 (FY23).

The State Of The Child In Tennessee 2024, Tennessee Commission On Children And Youth

Kids Count/State of the Child in Tennessee Reports

This report provides an overview of information on healthy infants, children and teens; child/teen well-being; education; economic security; and demographics.

The Embeddedness And Reproduction Of Ableism In Social Work And A Call To Centre Disability Justice, Amber P.E. Young, Kathleen C. Sitter

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Predominately focused on a northern Turtle Island (otherwise known as Canada) context, this article focuses on how ableism, colonialism, and white supremacy intersect, and are embodied and reproduced in dominant social work education spaces and practices. We begin by providing a brief contextual background of the development of social work on northern Turtle Island and how certain social workspaces maintain and (re) produce ableism while intersecting with multiple forms of oppression. We then explore/reflect upon how centering a disability justice framework can inform/transform social work research design (including doctoral research design) and pedagogical practices, citing examples to support these claims.

Traumatic Stress, Sexual Abuse-Related Shame Severity, And Participation In Commercialized Sex Based On Childhood Sexual Abuse, Barbara Ann Bailey

Dissertations and Theses

Any sexual act performed under the condition that one person will receive or provide something of value to another in exchange for the sexual act is referred to as commercial sex. Some research suggests that those who engage in commercial sex are more likely to be victimized or physically assaulted. Moreover, a frequently cited risk associated with engaging in commercial sex is a history of childhood sexual abuse (CSA). Because commercial sex and CSA are often unreported, there is limited understanding regarding symptom severity experienced by survivors of both. It was hypothesized that individuals who had experiences of both CSA …

Engaging Multilingual Learners In Mathematics Learning, Parastoo Zareie

Theses and Dissertations--Education Sciences

As the number of Multilingual Learner (ML) students attending public schools rises, so does the demand for those who can teach them. Research shows that due to the existence of gaps between different types of knowledge, theory, and practice, the results of teacher preparation programs are often fragmented and do not fully benefit participating teachers (Ball, 2000). To address these gaps, a Professional Development (PD) framework, called PrimeD (Professional Development, Research, IMplementation, and Evaluation) has been proposed. It organizes PD for preservice teachers into four phases of Design, Implementation, Evaluation, and Research, and works in a cyclic nature to provide …

Paths Forward To Salary Parity For New York: National Models For Equity In Early Childhood Education Compensation, Lily Rosenthal, Emily Sharrock

Bank Street Education Center

Pay parity for early childhood educators is critical to reducing turnover, improving job quality, and achieving an equitable child care system. This publication explores compensation reform nationwide and offers ideas for local and state financing options to better support the early childhood workforce and New York families.

Desegregating Behavioral Health Care For Medicaid Youth, Caroline M. Marsh, Valarie K. Blake

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

The Supreme Court held in Olmstead v. L.C. ex rel. Zimring, 527 U.S. 581, 581 (1999) that it is a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for states to rely on institutionalized care when home and community-based care is more appropriate. Yet, over a quarter of a century later, states persist in institutionalizing youth experiencing behavioral health disabilities. This article explores Olmstead’s impact thus far on deinstitutionalization of youth behavioral health care, and the limits of Olmstead as a vehicle for lasting change. We argue that, although recent enforcement actions reflect critical change, Olmstead enforcements alone cannot succeed …

วิธีปฏิบัติของครูในการส่งเสริมความคิดเกี่ยวกับตนเองของเด็กวัยอนุบาลในกรุงเทพมหานคร, ปัญชญา แก้วมาลัยรัตน์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์ เพื่อศึกษาวิธีปฏิบัติของครูในการส่งเสริมความคิดเกี่ยวกับตนเองของเด็กวัยอนุบาลในกรุงเทพมหานครใน 3 ด้าน ได้แก่ 1) ด้านการเป็นแบบอย่างการมีความคิดที่ดีเกี่ยวกับตนเอง 2) ด้านการชี้แนะมุมมองที่ดีเกี่ยวกับตนเอง และ 3) ด้านการจัดกิจกรรมที่ส่งเสริมความสำเร็จ ตัวอย่างที่ใช้ในการศึกษาครั้งนี้ ได้แก่ ครูประจำชั้นอนุบาลปีที่ 1-3 จำนวน 445 คน จากโรงเรียนในจังหวัดกรุงเทพมหานคร จำแนกตามสังกัด ได้แก่ สังกัดสำนักงานเขตพื้นที่การศึกษาประถมศึกษากรุงเทพมหานคร สังกัดสำนักการศึกษากรุงเทพมหานคร สังกัดสำนักงานคณะกรรมการส่งเสริมการศึกษาเอกชน และสังกัดกระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการวิจัย ได้แก่ แบบสอบถามและแบบสัมภาษณ์ วิเคราะห์ข้อมูลโดยการแจกแจงความถี่ หาค่าร้อยละ ค่าเฉลี่ย ส่วนเบี่ยงเบนมาตรฐาน และวิเคราะห์เนื้อหา ผลการวิจัยพบว่า วิธีปฏิบัติของครูในการส่งเสริมความคิดเกี่ยวกับตนเองของเด็กวัยอนุบาล ในภาพรวมมีการปฏิบัติอยู่ในระดับมาก (M = 4.14) โดยด้านที่มีค่าเฉลี่ยคะแนนการปฏิบัติสูงที่สุด คือ ด้านการชี้แนะมุมมองที่ดีเกี่ยวกับตนเอง (M = 4.28) รองลงมาคือ ด้านการจัดกิจกรรมที่ส่งเสริมความสำเร็จ (M = 4.08) และด้านการเป็นแบบอย่างการมีความคิดที่ดีเกี่ยวกับตนเอง (M = 4.05) ตามลำดับ เมื่อพิจารณาเป็นรายด้าน พบว่า 1) ด้านการเป็นแบบอย่างการมีความคิดที่ดีเกี่ยวกับตนเอง ครูมีการปฏิบัติอยู่ที่ระดับมาก และด้านที่มีค่าเฉลี่ยคะแนนสูงที่สุด คือ การอยู่ร่วมกับผู้อื่น (M = 4.30) โดยครูส่วนใหญ่ชื่นชมการกระทำที่ดีของตนเองให้เด็กฟังด้วยการเล่าเกี่ยวกับการกระทำที่ดีของตนเองในการทำกิจวัตรประจำวัน การช่วยเหลือผู้อื่น หรือลักษณะนิสัยที่ดีของตนเอง อุปสรรคที่พบคือ เด็กมักจะเลียนแบบพฤติกรรมที่ไม่เหมาะสมของคนรอบตัวและนำไปใช้กับคนอื่น แนวทางแก้ไขคือ ครูควรพูดคุยกับผู้ปกครองเมื่อเด็กแสดงพฤติกรรมที่ไม่เหมาะสมในห้องเรียนเพื่อสอบถามถึงสาเหตุและขอความร่วมมือในการช่วยปรับพฤติกรรมเด็ก รวมถึงระมัดระวังการแสดงพฤติกรรมทั้งของตนเองทั้งในและนอกห้องเรียน 2) ด้านการชี้แนะมุมมองที่ดีเกี่ยวกับตนเอง ครูมีการปฏิบัติอยู่ในระดับมาก และด้านที่มีค่าเฉลี่ยคะแนนการปฏิบัติสูงที่สุด คือ การสอนเกี่ยวกับการอยู่ร่วมกับผู้อื่น (M = 4.61) โดยครูส่วนใหญ่ให้ข้อมูลย้อนกลับเกี่ยวกับผลงานของเด็ก ด้วยการนำผลงานของเด็กให้ผู้อื่นชื่นชม บอกสิ่งที่ดีในผลงานของเด็กและให้คำแนะนำเพิ่มเติมโดยไม่นำไปเปรียบเทียบกับคนอื่น อุปสรรคที่พบคือ เด็กในห้องเรียนมีระดับความสามารถแตกต่างกัน แนวทางแก้ไขคือ ครูต้องใช้เวลาในการเรียนรู้ธรรมชาติของเด็กและใช้วิธีการชี้แนะที่เหมาะสมกับเด็กแต่ละคน 3) ด้านการจัดกิจกรรมที่ส่งเสริมความสำเร็จ พบว่า ครูมีการปฏิบัติอยู่ที่ระดับมาก และด้านที่มีค่าเฉลี่ยคะแนนการปฏิบัติสูงที่สุดคือ การกำหนดเป้าหมายการเรียนรู้ที่ช่วยให้เด็กเห็นความก้าวหน้า (M …

Functional Family Therapy: A Multi-Year Statewide Program Evaluation, Natalie Finn

Theses and Dissertations

Functional Family Therapy (FFT) is a family-based treatment program for youth with externalizing behavior problems, often involved in juvenile justice and child welfare systems. FFT is an evidence-based program and has been implemented across many states, including the state of Virginia. Objective. The present study performed a program evaluation and observational study of the implementation and sustainment of FFT in Virginia, during the first five years of implementation. Method. Participants included all youth who participated in FFT in Virginia between October 2017 and June 2022. Secondary data analysis was conducted using data entered by therapists and supervisors into the FFT …