Title IV-E EvaluationKRISTINE PIESCHER, PH.D.

CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN CHILD WELFARE

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

Training Supported by Title IV-E

Training current and future public or tribal child welfare staff. Short-term or long-term.

Enhanced federal match of 75% (administrative costs matched at 50%).

Supports university-agency training partnerships Universities provide state match through in-kind expenditures

Faculty, overhead, and curriculum development

Use of funds Stipends to students, curriculum development, materials and

books, field instructors, distance education, research and evaluation of the program, and incentives for staff recruitment

IV-E Evaluation Requirements

Federal Requirements: The evaluation shall be conducted by

representatives from the educational institution and the State agency to determine whether conditions and objectives described in the grant are being met.

National IV-E Data Warehouse (proposed data points)

Title IV-E Recipient Demographic Data If student is currently employed as a CW

professional

Prior to Title IV-E, # of years of paid CW experience

Degree funded by Title IV-E dollars (BASW/ BSW/ MSW/Ph.D.)

Degree earned prior to becoming a Title IV-E scholar

Student enrollment status (PT/FT/other)

Graduation Year

Name of educational institute

Race & Ethnicity

Languages student speaks fluently

Age at graduation

Post Graduation Data Length of work obligation

Graduate's fulfillment of her/his work commitment

Where the graduate fulfilled her/his commitment (public, private, tribal setting)

Is the graduate still employed by that agency

Did the graduate receive a promotion at that agency

Did the graduate make a lateral transfer to another position in child welfare in that agency

Job satisfaction

If the graduate left child welfare, why did they do so

FLEXIBILITY, FIT & INNOVATION

EVALUATION DEVELOPMENT

University of Minnesota Contract

Evaluate the effectiveness of the program on an annual basis. Support and cooperate with ongoing state quality assurance activities to meet Title IV-E compliance.

University of Minnesota Evaluation

Future child welfare workforce (long-term) Preparation for public or tribal child welfare

practice, Employment in public or tribal child welfare

agencies, and Retention and promotion of IV-E trained social

workers

Current child welfare workforce (short-term) Training needs supported

Our Process

Read published literatureReviewed other IV-E evaluation plansNetworked with colleaguesNeeds assessmentProposal, discussion, and refinementDeveloped methodology and

implementation plan

In the end…

LongitudinalDescriptiveIncludes ad hoc evaluation

opportunitiesDOABLE!

Applicant Census

CWKA Pre-Test

3 YearRetention & Leadership

Survey

Work Obligation

Census

Graduate Census

Preparedness Survey 1

Training & Prof. Dev. Evaluation

Ad-Hoc Evaluation

9 YearRetention & Leadership

Survey 

6 YearRetention & Leadership

Survey 

 

CWKA Post-Test

CWSA Pre-Test

MSW Programs CW Employment

CWSA Post-Test

 

Preparedness Survey 2

Lessons learned

Take your time in planning Don’t recreate the wheel Stakeholder buy in and support Needs assessment Utilize natural communication opportunities You can’t do it all – FOCUS

Thank you!

Questions?