Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships in State Child Welfare Systems: Results of a Multi-State Strategic Planning Process |
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| Authors: | Emmeline Chuang Bowen McBeath Crystal Collins-Camargo Mary I Armstrong |
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| Institution: | 1. University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA;2. Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA;3. University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA;4. University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA |
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| Abstract: | Dramatic growth in health and human service contracting over the past two decades has increased the need for managerial competency in the development and sustainment of effective cross-sector partnerships. Although the quality of relations between partnering agencies can affect client outcomes, few macro-level interventions for strengthening cross-sector partnerships have been described or tested in the literature. This article describes a facilitated, strategic planning process implemented in five different states and presents pre-post test results of its effect on different factors known to affect partnership success. Implications for child welfare administrative practice and research are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | organizations/systems leadership administration and supervision child welfare |
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