Testing the CrOss Systems Technical Assistance for Retaining Staff (COSTARS) Model for Improving Staff Retention Among Child Welfare Workers and Peer Supporters, and Implementation of Evidence Based Interventions.

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorAlicia Bunger

About this trial

The goal of this study is to test whether the CrOss System Technical Assistance for Retaining Staff (COSTARS) supervision leadership institute can promote workforce stability and improved implementation outcomes within the Ohio START child welfare program. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Among supervisors, caseworkers, and family peer mentors, what is the effect of COSTARS on staff retention and perceptions of the work environment? * What is the effect of COSTARS on service timeliness, implementation fidelity, and parent outcomes within Ohio START?

Researchers will compare public children services agencies implementing COSTARS to those implementing supervision practices as usual to see if there are differences between groups in the outcomes described above.

Participating supervisors will:

* Complete a 6-hour training workshop in the FOCUS model of supervision. * Participate in monthly group coaching sessions with other supervisors, for approximately one year. * Receive individualized feedback from coaches about their supervision performance.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Adults employed as supervisors in child welfare agencies who are leading teams of case workers and family peer mentors as part of Ohio START implementation.

Disqualifiers

Not involved in Ohio START

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • COSTARS
  • Implementation As Usual

Treatment groups

200 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

This trial has no locations

Sponsors and collaborators

Alicia Bunger

Lead sponsor

Ohio State University

Sponsor institution