Children’s Bureau Launches New Series of Products to Support Implementation Best Practices

The Permanency Innovations Initiative (PII) is a child welfare initiative that combines implementation science and rigorous evaluation. Created as part of this initiative, the Development, Implementation, and Assessment Approach (PDF, 603KB) (the Approach), focuses on best practices in implementation science. Tested and refined in real world settings, the Approach helps organizations develop or adapt innovations and effectively implement with fidelity for sustainable change.

Using the Approach as a foundation, three products were developed to support child welfare professionals in their roles as managers/administrators and T/TA providers. These products meet varying needs, experiences, and learning styles by offering an increasing level of knowledge transfer and implementation assistance.

For child welfare professionals interested in applying the Approach:

1. Guide to Developing, Implementing, and Assessing and Innovation – This 5 volume PDF series is intended as a reference for individuals and teams as they move through the stages of the implementation process. Each section includes instructions, quizzes, real-world examples, and tools intended to provide guidance and support for successfully implementing an innovation. This format is accessible and convenient; it can be downloaded, printed, or used directly from your computer.
2. Development, Implementation, and Assessment Toolkit – This self-paced website provides virtual T/TA support and includes video hosts, interactive modules, automated tools, interviews with child welfare practitioners, and links to additional resources. The Toolkit provides a more intensive transfer of learning and interactive experience than the Guide.

For T/TA Providers interested in helping child welfare professionals apply the Approach:

1. Providing Technical Assistance to Build Implementation Capacity in Child Welfare: A Manual Based on the Development, Implementation, and Assessment Approach – This manual provides guidance to T/TA providers working with agencies or organizations using the Approach. The manual includes lessons learned from providing T/TA to PII Grantees that can be applied to support other child welfare organizations and grantees.

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