Focusing on Child Welfare Systems: Collaborating With State Legislators on Reform

August 29, 2005 Focusing on Child Welfare Systems: Collaborating With State Legislators on ReformThe focus on child welfare reform, in fact, often stems from a specific tragedy involving a child, changes in political leadership, or the hiring of a new agency administrator. The result is incremental change, some of which, while well intended, can lead agencies in the wrong direction. Moreover, child welfare leaders are expected to undertake reform while collaborating with other social service providers and community groups, balancing the goals of child protection and parental choice, addressing rampant staff turnover, and operating under budget constraints and within the . . .