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Supporting Child Welfare Traineeship Students through an Online Peer Network by Bosco-Ruggiero, Stephanie, Strand, Virginia C., Kollar, Sharon, Leake, Robin

“…This article describes the implementation of a peer network for social work traineeship students pursuing or continuing careers in child welfare. Literature on…”
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Common Elements Across Evidence-Based Trauma Treatment: Discovery and Implications by Strand, Virginia C., Hansen, Susan, Courtney, Deborah

“…The social work profession is facing a critical gap in its provision of effective services to an increasingly large number of clients who are affected by…”
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Job satisfaction in a stable state child welfare workforce: Implications for staff retention by Strand, Virginia C., Dore, Martha Morrison

“…The findings of this study build on and extend previous research on factors that contribute to job satisfaction in public child welfare agencies. Because the…”
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An effective pedagogy for child welfare education by Strand, Virginia C., Popescu, Marciana

“…Preparing social workers for child welfare practice with the complexly traumatized children now in the system has created the need for schools of social work…”
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Building Field Agencies' Capacity to Prepare Staff and Social Work Students for Evidence-Based Trauma Treatments by Strand, Virginia C., Popescu, Marciana, Way, Ineke, Jones, Annette Semanchin

“…Preparing MSW students to use an evidence-based approach to practice and implement empirically supported treatment protocols is imperative for social work…”
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Meeting the Critical Need for Trauma Education in Social Work: A Problem-Based Learning Approach by Strand, Virginia C., Abramovitz, Robert, Layne, Christopher M., Robinson, Howard, Way, Ineke

“…There is a growing imperative to prepare MSW social work students for trauma-informed evidence-based practice. Given strong recommendations and promising…”
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Promising Innovations in Child Welfare Education: Findings From a National Initiative by Strand, Virginia C., Dettlaff, Alan J., Counts-Spriggs, Margaret

“…For many years, schools of social work have engaged in partnerships, especially with public child welfare agencies, to prepare a competent and professional…”
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Editorial Vol 18(1) by Allen, Karen M., Strand, Virginia C.

“…We received a generous response to the initial call for papers for this special issue, which extended the anticipated timeframe for publication. We thank all…”
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So you have a stable child welfare workforce — What's next? by Strand, Virginia C., Spath, Robin, Bosco-Ruggiero, Stephanie

“…The purpose of the study was to explore the contribution of personal and agency factors to job satisfaction, organizational commitment and retention indicators…”
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What Child Welfare Staff Say about Organizational Culture by Spath, Robin, Strand, Virginia C., Bosco-Ruggiero, Stephanie

“…This article examines the factors that can affect job satisfaction, organizational culture and climate, and intent to leave at a public child welfare agency…”
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ASSESSMENT AND SCREENING TOOLS FOR TRAUMA IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: A Review by STRAND, VIRGINIA C., SARMIENTO, TERESA L., PASQUALE, LINA E.

“…The need for thorough and accurate assessment of trauma in the lives of children and adolescents has become extremely important for the implementation of…”
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Achieving positive outcomes for children and families: recruiting and retaining a competent child welfare workforce. Introduction by Zlotnik, Joan Levy, Strand, Virginia C, Anderson, Gary R

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Achieving Positive Outcomes for Children and Families: Recruiting and Retaining a Competent Child Welfare Workforce by Zlotnik, Joan Levy, Strand, Virginia C, Anderson, Gary R

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Professionalizing child welfare: An evaluation of a clinical consultation model for supervisors by Strand, Virginia C., Badger, Lee

“…This article describes a clinical consultation model that was developed and tested with child welfare supervisors in a large urban municipality over a 3-year…”
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A Clinical Consultation Model for Child Welfare Supervisors by Strand, Virginia C., Badger, Lee

“…This article presents findings from a consultation project conducted by faculty from six schools of social work with approximately 150 child welfare…”
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Introduction: Achieving Positive Outcomes for Children and Families: Recruiting and Retaining a Competent Child Welfare Workforce by Zlotnik, Joan Levy, Strand, Virginia C., Anderson, Gary R.

“…By making federal training funds available to schools of social work and to child welfare agencies, the federal government has provided incentives for social…”
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Interdisciplinary Training for Effective Implementation of Services in Response to a Social Policy Change by Strand, Virginia C.

“…This article describes an interdisciplinary (law and social work) training program for child welfare staff and attorneys that was implemented and tested in an…”
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Initiating and Sustaining a Mentoring Program for Child Welfare Staff by Strand, Virginia C., Bosco-Ruggiero, Stephanie

“…As public child welfare agencies stabilize their workforce, they will need to address the challenges posed by a workforce that needs ongoing opportunities for…”
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Editorial by Allen, Karen M, Strand, Virginia C

“…Social work has always served society’s most vulnerable individuals and groups and it is difficult to think of an area of practice where one could avoid…”
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Promising Innovations in Child Welfare Education: Findings from a National Initiative by Strand, Virginia C, Dettlaff, Alan J, Counts-Spriggs, Margaret

“…For many years, schools of social work have engaged in partnerships, especially with public child welfare agencies, to prepare a competent and professional…”
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