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Final Thoughts and
Reflections
The Coaching Toolkit for Child Welfare Practice is developed to provide
guidance in the development and implementation of a formal,
professional coaching program within the child welfare context. We
have aimed to provide the best, most effective information to the
reader, harvested from a wide field of academic literature on
coaching. While the methods presented in this toolkit are not
necessarily new or surprising, they are integrated in a logical and
intuitive way. We hope this toolkit will provide solid, practical
information on coaching within child welfare organizations to better
support families and obtain positive child outcomes.
Overall reflections
Which sections of the Coaching Toolkit are most relevant to your
work in child welfare services?
How will the Toolkit serve to improve your work with either
learners or coaches in the child welfare organization?
If you are implementing a new program within child welfare
services, how will you begin to address the need for coaching?