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CalWORKs 2.0 is a statewide Strategic Initiative led by the County Welfare Directors Association of California to shift their employment program for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) – known in California as CalWorks – recipients to a goal achievement-oriented approach that focuses on the needs of the whole family. Each county adapted the Goal, Plan, Do, Review/Revise framework to meet their unique context. You can review the Frontline Tools and watch Santa Barbara's overview video: CalWorks 2.0 - Around the Corner to learn more about the initiative.
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The Larimer County Works Program in Colorado teamed up with a software provider to develop a web-based coaching platform, TuaPath, in tandem with a goal achievement coaching model. Built specifically for and informed by the needs of TANF coaches and participants, the platform creates an optimal environment for practicing the goal-oriented learning process on a regular basis. Leveraging research and input on executive function skills provided by Richard Guare, the platform incorporates a range of cognitive behavioral strategies for participants and coaches to use in addressing the most critical EF challenges (such as organizing goals into smaller achievable steps) to employment success. The online platform also makes it easy to report work participation and track progress anytime and anywhere. You can read more about the initiative in this report: Larimer County Works Program: My Journey to Success.
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NADAP’s Manhattan Career Compass program for adult New York City residents currently receiving public assistance introduces all participants to WOOP during their initial orientation. They use WOOP to help them quickly focus on goals they would like to achieve and to identify personal obstacles that might keep them from being successful. Staff have found that the addition of WOOP changes the dynamic in orientation from one of resistance to one of self-introspection and considering possibilities for their future. After the orientation, the program helps participants develop an individualized employment and service plan that may include referrals to education, vocational, or job placement services.
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“We were primed for a single, solid foundational framework based on behavioral,
cognitive research.” – Dana Emanuel, Director of Learning and Innovation New Moms is an innovative agency that provides services to help stabilize families and alleviate the effects of toxic stress. Over the last few years, New Moms has studied research on executive skills and applied that research to their workforce development program and social enterprise, Bright Endeavors, a candle-making company that provides paid job training and skill development for young mothers. This approach has now expanded across the agency. For a closer look, you can view their video overview, read their case study, and learn from their comprehensive toolkit here: Implementing an Executive Skills Approach.
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The Lifelong Learning Initiative (LLI) in Ramsey County, Minnesota uses a goal-oriented approach to help recipients of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, known as the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP), set their own employment-focused goals and break them into smaller, manageable, and achievable tasks. The LLI aims to help recipients develop these executive skills as they work towards positive employment outcomes. The LLI includes a new approach for TANF recipients’ employment counselors to guide, rather than direct, goal-setting and achievement activities for recipients; tools for employment counselors to support goal-oriented coaching provided to TANF recipients; and a redesigned TANF employment services orientation. The LLI is built on the Goal, Plan, Do, Review and Revise framework. You can read more in this report: Implementation of a Goal-Oriented Approach to Providing Employment Services to Cash Assistance Recipients.
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The Washington State Department of Children Youth and Families partnered with EMPath to implement the Mobility Mentoring® approach with its Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program contractors. The model provided the family support staff with a clarified pathway in their strength-based work with families. Once staff increased confidence in the application of this coaching model, they reported increased depth of conversations with families. These deeper conversations led to the identification of more specific needs and individualized family goals. You can read more in this report: Mobility Mentoring Outcomes.
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This site is the product of a collaboration between Center on Budget & Policy Priorities (CBPP) and Global Learning Partners (GLP), made possible through support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
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