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COSTARS Model for Staff Retention

(COSTARS Trial)

Age: 18+
Sex: Any
Trial Phase: Academic
Sponsor: Alicia Bunger
No Placebo GroupAll trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

The goal of this study is to test whether the CrOss System Technical Assistance for Retaining Staff (COSTARS) supervision leadership institute can promote workforce stability and improved implementation outcomes within the Ohio START child welfare program. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Among supervisors, caseworkers, and family peer mentors, what is the effect of COSTARS on staff retention and perceptions of the work environment?

* What is the effect of COSTARS on service timeliness, implementation fidelity, and parent outcomes within Ohio START?

Researchers will compare public children services agencies implementing COSTARS to those implementing supervision practices as usual to see if there are differences between groups in the outcomes described above.

Participating supervisors will:

* Complete a 6-hour training workshop in the FOCUS model of supervision.

* Participate in monthly group coaching sessions with other supervisors, for approximately one year.

* Receive individualized feedback from coaches about their supervision performance.

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

This trial is for adults working as supervisors in child welfare agencies who lead teams of caseworkers and family peer mentors involved with the Ohio START program.

Inclusion Criteria

Adults employed as supervisors in child welfare agencies who are leading teams of case workers and family peer mentors as part of Ohio START implementation.

Exclusion Criteria

Not involved in Ohio START

What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

  • COSTARS

Trial Overview

The study compares a new staff support model called COSTARS—which includes a training workshop, monthly group coaching, and personalized feedback—to usual supervision practices to see if it helps keep staff longer and improves work outcomes.

How Is the Trial Designed?

2

Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: COSTARSExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Group II: Implementation As UsualActive Control1 Intervention

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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Alicia Bunger

Lead Sponsor

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