title: Promoting cross-sector partnerships in child welfare: qualitative results from a five-state strategic planning process.
abstract: Little is known about effective strategic planning for public and private child welfare agencies working together to serve families. During a professionally facilitated, strategic planning event, public and private child welfare administrators from five states explored partnership challenges and strengths with a goal of improving collaborative interactions in order to improve outcomes for children and families. Summarizing thematic results of session notes from the planning event, this article describes effective strategies for facilitation of such processes as well as factors that challenge or promote group processes. Implications for conducting strategic planning in jurisdictions seeking to improve public/private partnerships are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Louisville, USA.
authors.forename: Crystal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Collins-Camargo
authors.forename: Mary I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: Bowen
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McBeath
authors.forename: Emmeline
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chuang
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D032921:Consensus; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006126:Group Processes; D006285:Health Planning; D006290:Health Planning Technical Assistance / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007857:Leadership; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D055818:Public-Private Sector Partnerships; D014481:United States