In 2023, the Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Analytics (QIC-WA) was funded by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children & Families, Children’s Bureau to bring tools to public and Tribal child welfare agencies that improve the usefulness of workforce data.
The QIC-WA strives to meet organizations where they are and empower them to use their own data to determine workforce strategies around diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, recruitment, performance, retention, and well-being.
The QIC-WA is led by the University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) Agile Visual Analytics Lab at the Luskin School of Public Affairs in collaboration with experts from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Center on Children, Families, and the Law (CCFL); the University of Pittsburgh's Child Welfare Education and Research Programs in the School of Social Work; the University of Washington Indigenous Wellness Research Institute; the Michigan Public Health Institute; CLH Strategies & Solutions; Stabio Productions; Penny P Collins Consulting, LLC; Insights OD Group; and Mattingly Solutions.
CCFL is building on the previous success of the Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development to assist the new QIC-WA in addressing persistent child welfare workforce challenges with data-driven solutions. Drs. Graef and Paul serve on the project leadership team to help guide the planning and execution of all QIC-WA project activities.
