Policy & Practice February 2015

TODAY’S EXPERTISE FORTOMORROW’S SOLUTIONS

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Vol. 73, No. 1 February 2015

features

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18 Months in Massachusetts A story of adaptive leadership success against the odds

Decoding the Value Curve Championship-level change efforts are advancing throughout the health and human service system today

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Leading Change It's about looking around—and looking forward

What's Shaping the Path Forward for Human Services? Key factors impacting the road ahead

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NEICE Envisioning the future for the placement of children across state borders

Leading Change Partnerships to improve the child welfare workforce

departments

3 Director’s Memo

33 Partnering for Impact Project SOARS partners with local agencies to help young children reach new heights 34 Technology Speaks A strong PMO is more crucial than ever before

38 Staff Spotlight Mas Tedesse Harris,

Presenting innovative and evidence- informed strategies that respond to APHSA members’ priorities

conference coordinator

40 Our Do’ers Profile

5 WashingtonViewpoint Realpolitik and Reconciliation: What to watch for in 2015

William A. Hazel, Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Resources for the Commonwealth of Virginia

32 Association News

36 Legal Notes

Updates from NASTA and NSDTA

Videotaping child sexual abuse investigation interviews

Cover photograph via Shutterstock

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