Helen Cahalane, Principal Investigator for the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work Child Welfare Education and Research Programs, will testify Tuesday, June 28th at the “Let’s Improve Child Welfare Outcomes: The Workforce Matters” briefing on Capitol Hill. This briefing will continue on-going efforts to educate key policymakers in Washington and on Capitol Hill about the importance of a well-trained, educated and staffed workforce within child welfare. Providing a continuum of child welfare services that will improve child well-being and positive child outcomes is dependent on a child welfare workforce that can provide key services from prevention, to child protection through permanent families. The Administration as well as others have suggested strategies to strengthen the workforce and this briefing will highlight some of these strategies.
Agenda:
Opening Remarks Christine James-Brown, President and CEO, Child Welfare League of America
Moderator Joan Levy Zlotnik, PhD, ACSW, National Association of Social Workers
Panelists Commissioner Rafael López, Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Invited)
Helen Cahalane, PhD, ACSW, LCSW, University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work
Barry Chaffkin, LCSW, Fostering Change for Children
Brandi Stocksdale, BSW, MSW, Baltimore City Department of Social Services
Closing Remarks Angelo McClain, PhD, LICSW, CEO, National Association of Social Workers
The briefing is sponsored by The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), in collaboration with the Senate Foster Youth Caucus and the Congressional Social Work Caucus.