All direct support staff should have direct field experience with at-risk children and their families before performing duties in the areas of supervision, evaluation, or administration. Agencies should require continual training within the services provided. Incentives for promotional opportunities, do not limit absence of financial support for graduate education needed for the wide range of responsibilities that demand many skills and functional competencies to perform critical activities. (Holosko, 2015) The National Child Welfare Workforce Institute is helping to address challenges within the Child welfare workforce and is funding social work programs. It is a leader in efforts to prepare well-educated, research-savvy practitioners for
