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Vol. 74, No. 3

June 2016

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June 2016

Policy&Practice

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TODAY’S

EXPERTISE

FORTOMORROW’S

SOLUTIONS

departments

3 Director’s Memo APHSA’s National Summit Showcases Interactive Policy and Practice Discussions 5 Locally Speaking Taking the Road to 60: Improving Work Participation in Franklin County, Ohio 6 Locally Speaking Foxholes or Firing Squads: Rethinking Government Accountability 28 Legal Notes Parental Mental Health as a Factor in Deciding Custody: The Role of Human Service Agencies 29 Legal Notes Protect Your Professional License 30 Technology Speaks Gathering Steam: Information Exchange to Improve the Interstate Placement of Children for Foster Care and Adoption National Rollout 32 Association News Updates from Conferences, Collaborative Centers, NAPCWA, and NASCCA 36 Staff Spotlight Julius Cesar Chaidez, Policy, Program, and Practice Analyst 40 Our Do’ers Profile Elijah Hopper, Administrator of Workforce Development for Baltimore City’s Department of Social Services

features

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Transitioning to Work The critical role of the Earned Income Tax Credit Anyone Can Work Rethinking employment for individuals with disabilities Adding Up to Success How the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reinvented its child support calculator Human Resources as a Strategic Partner for Health and Human Services National Collaborative survey shows how human resources can help build transformation Joining Forces A crosswalk of the Human Services Value Curve with organizational culture and climate 8 12 16 20 24