Muskie School of Public Service

National Child Welfare Workforce Institute

Abstract

The purpose of the National Workforce Institute (five years, $3,300,000 per year across all partners) is to support the development of competent and skilled child welfare leaders across the country. This is an opportunity to continue the work of the Child Welfare Recruitment and Retention project by participating in an iitiative to build the capacity of child welfare professionals and improve the systems that recruit, train, supervise, manage and retain them. SUNY Albany will be the lead applicant, Muskie will participate as a subcontractor in the design of the training system and deliver training via distance learning to supervisors.

Project URL

Link http://ncwwi.org/

Funding Types
  • Federal Government
Population Areas
  • National
Subject Areas
  • Child Welfare
  • Children
  • Education
  • Foster Care
  • Interagency Collaboration
  • Welfare
Project Director

External Collaborators

SUNY Albany, University of Denver, UNC-Chapel Hill


Fund Agency
  • US DHHS/Children's Bureau

Duration

10/8/2008 - 9/1/2013