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Strategic Plan 2023-2028
Institute leadership is currently developing a new, five-year strategic plan. The plan will identify specific goals and objectives that define the vision for our priorities and way of work, as well as measurable strategies to guide our specific activities and decision-making. Further, it will incorporate our expanded emphasis on workforce, while maintaining our position as a research-based Institute. Below are the goals and objectives for the 2023-2028 strategic plan. The full plan will be available on the Institute’s website in January 2023.
Goals and Objectives
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Goal 1 | Remain a data-driven and objective advisor on child welfare related policies and practices:
❖ Objective 1.1 | Provide consistent processes for the rendering of data-informed recommendations and decision making
❖ Objective 1.2 | Curate comprehensive evidence to inform program, policy, and research decisions
❖ Objective 1.3 | Maintain methodological fidelity of all research and all program implementation
Goal 2 | Increase the statewide and national visibility of the Institute toward becoming a model for collaborative research and programming for the child welfare community:
❖ Objective 2.1 | Establish implementation science as the guiding process for Institute program development
❖ Objective 2.2 | Use strategic communication and outreach to increase Institute engagement with child welfare partners and build support for high quality evidence-informed programs
❖ Objective 2.3 | Cultivate legislative partnerships toward collaborative, iterative policy development
Goal 3 | Establish the Institute as a learning organization:
❖ Objective 3.1 | Establish implementation science as the guiding process for Institute program development
❖ Objective 3.2 | Use strategic communication and outreach to increase Institute engagement with child welfare partners and build support for high quality evidence-informed programs
❖ Objective 3.3 | Cultivate legislative partnerships toward collaborative, iterative policy development
Goal 4 | Optimize translational research to inform the systemwide adoption and engagement of new policies, practices, and programs/ initiatives:
❖ Objective 4.1 | Evaluate GROW Center workforce initiatives and training opportunities
❖ Objective 4.2 | Center community voice and lived expertise within all phases of research and program development
❖ Objective 4.3 | Cultivate ongoing relationships with partners at the local, statewide, and national level
Goal 5 | Invest in the child welfare workforce towards sustaining a thriving professional environment with enhancements in job satisfaction, career development, and effective skill utilization:
❖ Objective 5.1 | Enhance child welfare workforce stabilization
❖ Objective 5.2 | Increase professionalization of the child welfare workforce
❖ Objective 5.3 | Enable and promote child welfare leadership development and capacity building
