P&P June 2016

TODAY’S EXPERTISE FORTOMORROW’S SOLUTIONS

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Vol. 74, No. 3 June 2016

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Transitioning to Work The critical role of the Earned Income Tax Credit

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

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Anyone Can Work Rethinking employment for individuals with disabilities

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Adding Up to Success How the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reinvented its child support calculator

departments

3 Director’s Memo

28 Legal Notes

32 Association News

APHSA’s National Summit Showcases Interactive Policy and Practice Discussions

Parental Mental Health as a Factor in Deciding Custody: The Role of Human Service Agencies

Updates from Conferences, Collaborative Centers, NAPCWA, and NASCCA

5 Locally Speaking Taking the Road to 60:

29 Legal Notes

36 Staff Spotlight

Protect Your Professional License

Julius Cesar Chaidez, Policy, Program, and Practice Analyst

Improving Work Participation in Franklin County, Ohio

30 Technology Speaks

40 Our Do’ers Profile

Gathering Steam: Information Exchange to Improve the Interstate Placement of Children for Foster Care and Adoption National Rollout

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Elijah Hopper, Administrator of Workforce Development for Baltimore City’s Department of Social Services

Foxholes or Firing Squads: Rethinking Government Accountability

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