From: CWLA Member Exclusives
Subject: Child Welfare League of America 2001 Salary Study

Whether you're looking to compare your own salary to those of your peers, considering bringing on new staff, or looking to request a budget adjustment from higher-ups, The Child Welfare League of America 2001 Salary Study could provide the answers to all your questions—and a few more that you haven’t even considered yet.

In the coming days all CWLA members will receive a printed copy of The 2001 Salary Study, which analyzes compensation and benefits data by region, agency budget, and agency type. Dozens of tables, figures, and pie charts compare salary statistics among state and county public agencies and private agencies. It should come as no surprise that the study illustrates a serious crisis facing the child welfare system: retaining qualified staff. The retirement of chief administrators may leave the majority of child welfare agencies without experienced executive leadership in the next decade. And high turnover levels of line and supervisory staff are hurting agencies and dramatically increasing the costs of providing child welfare services.

The printed copy of the salary study should be in your mailbox any day now, but the information already appears on CWLA’s members only site (www.cwla.org/membersonly) as well, so you can access the data from your desktop. If your agency is making an effort to address recruitment and retainment of a stable, competent workforce, you’re sure to find this report an invaluable resource.

If you need help accessing any of the information on our members-only pages, click the help links at http://www.cwla.org/membersonly. And stay tuned for more helpful pointers on making the most of your membership…!