Episode Synopsis "Episode 11- The Leadership Journey to Install and Implement Family Finding"

Back 2014 NIPFC was contracted to train across the state of Wisconsin in 5 regionalized county sites to assist with the phase implementation of their family finding practices statewide. One of the counties was Outagamie, Director Bob Friend checked in with division manager Melissa Blum and family finding supervisors Jennifer Sailor to find out about their results, key discoveries, and remaining challenges along the way. This conversation is broken down into three separate episodes. This is the first episode, the group discusses their journey to install and implement family finding, the key moments and opportunities that impacted their course, their efforts to improve alignment.

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• Episode 17 - Upfront Family Finding Los Angeles County DCFS
• Episode 16 - Allambi Care: Implementing Family Centered Practice (Part 2)
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• Episode 13- Forging System Alignment in Public Child Welfare
• Episode 12- Frontloading Family Finding in a Public Child Welfare Agency
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• Episode 10- Sustaining Family Involvement
• Episode 9- Iron Sharpens Iron
• Episode 8- What about Dad?
• Episode 7-Listening to and Learning from Lived Experience
• Episode 6 - A Story of Partnership
• Episode 5 - Family Finding Practice Abroad
• Episode 4 - Convergence of 21st Century Science with the Wisdom of the Ages
• Episode 3 - The Impact of "Casework as Usual" on Innovative Practice
• Episode 2- Restoring Hope
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