Leveraging more than 30 years of experience working across the public sector, our colleagues and subject matter experts often share insights, guidance, and best practices through a variety of channels—case studies, presentations, white papers, thought leadership pieces, and more.
Here is a collection of those materials, including information on our featured subject matter experts.
Strategy
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Detroit's Procurement Transformation
Sustainable Change, Process Redesign, eProcurement,
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
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County of San Diego, California, Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA)
“Ready, Set, Work!” (RSW!) TANF Upfront Diversion Pilot Project
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office for Health and Human Services (EOHHS)
Block Grant Review, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Review, TANF MOE Implementation
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State of Michigan Department of Human Services (DHS)
TANF Contingency Fund
Workforce Development
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County of San Diego, California Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA)
Welfare to Work and Stage 1 Child Care Program Management Services
Human Services
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Tracy Bell
Expertise: Information technology, Project management, Strategy and analysis, Remote/virtual solutions, Business leadership
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Ivy Doxley
Expertise: Child welfare systems engagement and cross-collaboration, Policy and program development, implementation, and evaluation, Development of strategic federal and state plans and program improvement plans, Organization and systems change management, Implementation of Continuous Quality Improvement practices, Engagement of consumers to strengthen policies, programs, and service delivery, ADDIE-Training Design, Delivery & Evaluation
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Karen Hallenbeck
Expertise: Project management for complex, large-scale studies, Program evaluations, including process, outcome, and cost evaluations, Workload studies, Development of strategies to monitor fidelity and outcomes of evidence-based programs, Financial mapping of programs to identify sustainable strategies
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Brian Howells
Expertise: Supplemental Nutrition Assisstance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
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Jennifer MacBlane
Expertise: Human services purchasing and payment reform, Assessments, evaluations, and transformations of human services systems of care
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Judge James Payne
Expertise: Child Welfare
Child Welfare and Youth Services
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A Child-Centered Approach to Social Security Benefit Management for Children in Foster Care
Heather Baker, Leslie Lyons
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Family First Act 2018 Summary
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Family First Prevention Services Act: High Quality Service Standards for Specialized Settings
Paula Costa Collins, Heather Baker
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Foster Home Recruitment Brief
Stacey Priest and Jennifer MacBlane
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Improve Outcomes for Children in Foster Care by Reforming Congregate Care Payment Models
Jennifer MacBlane
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Motivational Interviewing: A Guide to Family First Implementation
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Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP) Assessments
Elders and Persons with Disabilities
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Promising Practices for Incident Management
Sarah Salisbury and Ashley Fawcett
Executive Function
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Building the Consumer Voice (APHSA)
Jennifer MacBlane and Jill Reynolds
Vocational Rehabilitation
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The Power of the Employment Specialist: Skills That Impact Outcomes
Maya E. Cox, and Kelley A. Land
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Case Service Reporting: Meeting Guidelines for WIOA and Supporting Documentation
Brittny Downing
Child Welfare
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When Brain Science Meets Public Policy: Rethinking Young Child "Neglect" from a Science-Informed, Two-Generation Perspective
Janice M. Gruendel, Ph.D., Bobby Cagle, Heather Baker
Beyond Quick Fixes: What Will It Really Take To Improve Child Welfare In America?
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Part One: Want to Improve Child Welfare Outcomes? Reduce Case Transfers!
Judge James Payne
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Part Two: Caseworkers Are First Responders. They Deserve the Same Professionalization as Other Essential Personnel
Judge James Payne
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Part Three: Effective Agency Leadership in a Changeable Environment
Judge James Payne
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Part Four: Agency Priorities - Keep Focused and Don't Get Lost in The Chaos!
Judge James Payne
Home and Community Based Services Consulting for State Systems (HCBS)
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Intersection of Case Management and HCBS Settings Final Rule
Amanda Alvey and Brittani Trujillo
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Opportunities at the Intersection of the HCBS Settings Regulation and WIOA
Cathy Anderson
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
Welfare to Work
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Consumer Direction as Jobs Program
Heather Green, Jill Reynolds