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Maryland Child Welfare Workforce Recruitment, Selection and Retention Study Project Report
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2007-05
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In response to the growing national concerns about staff recruitment and turnover within the
child welfare workforce, (GAO, 2003), Maryland has made a commitment to assess its current
child welfare workforce situation. Recognizing the importance of this issue to the provision of
quality care to children and their families, the Maryland state legislature passed House Bill
799/Senate Bill 792 (Child Welfare Accountability Act, 2006) mandating that the Maryland
Department of Human Resources (DHR) commission a twelve-month study on child welfare
workforce recruitment and retention to be carried out by the University of Maryland School of
Social Work.
Researchers in conjunction with DHR advisory members and experts in the field of child welfare
research conducted a mixed-method study to better understand the current child welfare
workforce situation. Data was collected to describe the child welfare workforce, to guide
actionable recommendations for change, and to create baseline data for evaluating the success
of any future change strategies implemented by DHR.
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This study was completed for (and in collaboration with) the Maryland Department of Human
Resources (DHR), Social Services Administration (SSA) through a contract with the University
of Maryland, Baltimore School of Social Work. The Maryland State Legislature mandated this
study in HB 799, The Child Welfare Accountability Act of 2006. Funds for this study were
provided by the Maryland Department of Human Resources, Social Services Administration.