Policy & Practice | February 2022

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Vol. 80, No. 1 February 2022

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The Child Care Workforce and Family Stability A Model of Resilience During COVID-19

Emerging Stronger When the Public Health Emergency Ends How Agencies Can Make Room for the Upcoming Wave of Renewals and New Customers

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3 President’s Memo

16 Research Corner Equity and Access: Ways to Reduce Administrative Burden and Center the User 18 Staff Spotlight Antonette E. Russell, Human Resources Director

The Human Services Workforce: Ingenuity, Intentionality, and Adaptability

5 Technology Speaks

Capacity for Change: Is the Child Welfare Workforce Equipped for Race Equity?

18 In Memoriam Dr. Linda A. Kauffman Wolf, former executive deputy director of APHSA

6 From the Field

Serving Our State Together: Investing in Community Collaboration

24 Association News

7 From Our Partners

New Board Members Join APHSA Leadership

How Child Welfare Agencies Can Help Reduce Secondary Trauma—and Increase Retention

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