Policy and Practice February 2019

Heather Moss is the Deputy Secretary of Operations and Infrastructure at theWashington State Department of Children,Youth, and Families.

inclusive, and comprehensive engage- ment of community stakeholders can be a powerful tool for system support for state government changes. NRMand consensus-building canmitigate some of the most challenging reactions to big changes implemented by the govern- ment by building community champions. As one participant stated in the survey, “I believe that this group will be a strong voice for quality child care moving forward.” The NRMprocess engaged the community deeply to support the state agency’s larger vision of ensuring that all Washington’s children and youth grow up safe and healthy—thriving physically, emotionally, and educationally, nurtured by family and community. The updated licensing regulations were filed with the state in May 2018 and will go into effect in August 2019. The authors wish to thank Ross Hunter, Heather Moss, HallieWells, and ZaneWyrick for their contributions to this article. highlighted reforms to improve effi- ciency, serve with dignity, and promote independence to beneficiaries of human services. More than a dozen recommendations from this document were signed into law in 2002. Just one year later in 2003, more than 20 APHSA recommendations were signed into law in the Senate Finance Committee’s welfare reform bill. The association continued to increas- ingly facilitate discussion and provide services to administrators in the human services field during this time. In 2005, a second edition of Crossroads was released to encourage policy reforms, followed by Focal Point in 2009. More recently, APHSA launched a comprehensive, modern policy agenda called Pathways: The Opportunities Ahead for Human Services, which was developed in coordination with APHSA’s state, local, and affinity group leaders, and articulates a vision for transformation to our field to meet Lori Anderson is an Administrative Regulations Analyst at theWashington HISTORY continued from page 27

State Department of Children,Youth, and Families.

Luba Bezborodnikova is the Assistant Secretary of Licensing at theWashington State Department of Children,Youth, and Families. Debbie O’Neil is the Licensing Workforce Development Administrator at theWashington State Department of Children,Youth, and Families. Tyler Farmer is a Licensing Regulations Analyst at theWashington State Department of Children,Youth, and Families. Sonya Stevens is a Childcare Licensing Analyst at theWashington State Department of Children,Youth, and Families. Ross Hunter is the Secretary of the Washington State Department of Children,Youth, and Families. increased demand for assistance at a time of tight budgets and height- ened public expectations for effective outcomes in health and human services. Today, APHSA has three Collaborative Centers; the National Collaborative for Integration of Health and Human Services (National Collaborative), the Center on Child and Family Well-Being (CCFWB), and the Center for Employment and Economic Well-Being (CEEWB). The Collaborative Centers focus on achieving our members’ Pathways vision. These platforms are creative teams of members and partners organized around the impact areas identified in our Pathways initiative to: n Develop and advance influence cam- paigns for policy change; n Elevate innovations and solutions; n Develop tools and guidance for the field; n Leverage our OE practice to strengthen the drivers of general Tina Chen-Xu is a Former Senior Consultant at Public Consulting Group.

Hallie Wells is a Consultant at Public Consulting Group.

Zane Wyrick is a Consultant at Public Consulting Group.

Reference Notes 1. Bryson, J. M., & Carroll, A. R. (2007). Public Participation Fieldbook. St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota. 2. Lubbers. Jeffrey. 2006. A guide to federal agency rulemaking (4th ed.). American Bar Association. 3. Pritzker, D., & Dalton, D. (September 1995). “Negotiated rulemaking sourcebook.” Archive.org https://archive. org/details/gov.acus.1995.source 4. Ibid. 5. Arnstein, Sherry. 1969. A ladder of citizen participation. Journal of the American Institute of Planners, 35(4): 216–224. 6. In July 2018, the Washington State Department of Early Learning became the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families. organizational readiness, continuous improvement, and performance; n Shape and spread key messages using framing science; and n Test and refine emerging applications. In 2018, APHSA released its bold five- year strategic plan (through 2022) to advance on its newly adopted mission statement to “advance the well-being of all people by influencing modern approaches to sound policy, building the capacity of public agencies to enable healthy families and communities, and connecting leaders to accelerate learning and generate practical solutions together.” Together with poli- cymakers; connected sectors such as education, justice, housing, and public health; community-based organizations that are an integral part of the com- munities themselves; and the families served, APHSA is helping to build well- being from the ground up so that all people in all places can thrive.

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