An Introduction to the Practice Model Framework: A Working Document Series

Bordeaux, Angela Herrick;
Kanak, Susan N.; and
Maciolek, Susan

The National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement (NRCOI) has partnered with the National Child Welfare Resource Center for Family Centered Practice and Permanency Planning (NRCFCPPP) to develop the Practice Model Framework series. The purpose of these materials is to help agencies think about and prepare for the creation or modification of child welfare practice models. Each brief contains examples from various child welfare agencies based on interviews with agency staff members and reviews of existing practice models. The first brief contains a thorough explanation and definition of what we mean by the term “practice model”. This conceptual piece will be the foundation for the additional briefs due to be released in August 2008. Those briefs will highlight issues to consider in developing, implementing, and ensuring the effectiveness of a child welfare practice model. We encourage your feedback on this complex subject. We believe there is no one model that will work for all child welfare agencies. Therefore, we hope these materials will provide the child welfare community with some helpful suggestions and resources in tailoring a practice model that will work best for each agency—and the families it serves. If you have suggestions, questions, or comments on our practice model materials, please contact Angie Herrick Bordeaux at 207-780-5822 or abordeaux@usm.maine.edu.
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