The pivotal role of child welfare supervisors in implementing an agency's practice model

This article describes the essential role of supervision in the implementation of child welfare practice models with a focus on one agency's permanency practice model. The authors outline the essential components of child welfare supervision and related supervisory activities that promote a practice model designed to ensure that children and youth in foster care achieve safety, permanency and well-being.

► We present the essential components of child welfare supervision.
► A supervisory model to achieve permanence for children in foster care is described.
► Parallel practice and supervisory models enhance achievement of permanence.