Workforce Development and Multiagency Collaborations: A Presentation of Two Case Studies in Child Welfare

Chad McDonald, Kristine A. Campbell, Cole Benson, Matthew J. Davis and Caren J. Frost
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Chad McDonald: Social Research Institute, College of Social Work, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
Kristine A. Campbell: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
Cole Benson: Social Research Institute, College of Social Work, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
Matthew J. Davis: Population Health Sciences, Health Systems Innovation and Research Division, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
Caren J. Frost: College of Social Work, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 18, 1-18

Abstract: Background: Two disciplines that work in the child welfare arena, social welfare and healthcare, are crucial for addressing families’ and children’s needs in social, emotional, and physical healthcare situations. How child welfare workers are trained and how healthcare teams collaborate with other stakeholders in the child welfare system is crucial in meeting and sustaining the needs of families and children. Methods: We demonstrate two case examples, one focusing on enhanced learning tools through virtual reality (VR) and the other on strengthening collaborations between healthcare teams and the child welfare system. Results: For the VR training tool, 79% of participants indicated they would recommend the VR learning tool as effective in developing skills in the child welfare workforce. In response to the learning collaborative project, child welfare participants reported positive impressions regarding collaborative practices while identifying system-level barriers to implementation. Conclusion: Findings from these two case studies provide insights from which to consider system development for designing and implementing sustainable improvements in child welfare approaches to families and children referred for suspected maltreatment.

Keywords: child welfare; workforce development; training; quality improvement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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