A roundup of our latest customer stories, resources, news, and events delivered quarterly (The Compass: Issue 30, December 2017)
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The Ripple Effects of Opioids on Child Welfare [Webinar]
The opioid epidemic's impact on Child Welfare is front page news. Yet the ripple effect goes undocumented: skyrocketing caseloads increase the volume and rate of information flooding into the agency from a variety of sources—providers, schools, law enforcement, and courts.
Learn howFairfield County Child and Adult Protective Services in Ohio—ranked the No. 1 state in the nation for number of heroin deaths, with a 19% increase in children entering foster care since 2015—teamed up with Ohio's Attorney General on a public awareness campaign about the opioid epidemic, and also implemented an approach to manage the information overload.
What's New with Northwoods?
What's New with Compass® CoPilot?
We've made some big enhancements to Compass CoPilot to help ensure social workers are taking full advantage of the software so they can focus on families, not paperwork.
Learn more about what's new, including a list of unsynced content, the elimination of Member Notes, and the ability to change document types within the app.
Celebrating 10 Years of Community Contributions
The Northwoods Foundationprovides a platform for Northwoods employees to give back and help fulfill a big mission: work together to leave a lasting and meaningful impact on the world.
Don't forget: all customers have access to product training and tutorials throughNorthwoods University. Courses covering Compass CoPilot, Compass® Pilot, and Compass® Appointments are open for enrollment, with more topics being added all the time.
Watch the On Demand Webinarto find out how Northwoods University empowers you to maximize productivity and the capabilities of your Northwoods solutions by enabling you to learn, practice, and retain essential software skills.
Featured Content & Resources
How to Merge Cases in Compass Pilot
Users with the appropriate privilege can merge duplicate cases in Compass®People. Merging a duplicate case into a current case will remove the duplicate from Compass People, as well as add all documents, tasks, members, and narratives to the current case. Remember: merging can't be undone, so proceed with caution!
To merge cases:
Search for the current case in Compass People.
Use the Find and Remove Duplicate of Current Case option in the Actions menu.
A window will open, allowing you to search for duplicate cases.
Once you've found the duplicate case, use the Merge Duplicate option and confirm the acknowledgement messages.
Once the merging process is complete, the duplicate case will be removed from People.
What Cognitive Search Means for Social Services
Cognitive search is a growing trend among tech experts that can help you understand, organize, and establish links between all the data that comes into your agency.
Visit the blogto learn how cognitive search tools can help you organize mountains of current and past information in a way that you can actually use when engaging families.
What Causes Dark Data in Adult Services and Why Do You Need It?
Lack of access to the right data at the right time delays Adult Services organizations from providing vulnerable elderly, disabled, or mentally ill adults the help they need.
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10 Ways to Give Back This Holiday Season Without Breaking the Bank
Winston Churchill said, "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." While not everyone has the means to give back financially, there are plenty of ways you can support worthy causes. In celebration of the holiday giving season, we shared 10 ways to give back without breaking the bank.
A Customer Success Story: Troubleshooting Technology Problems in Human Services
When technology problems arise for Lucas County Department of Job & Family Services (DJFS), the key is being able to resolve them quickly and the first time they occur so the agency can focus solely on providing services and helping clients. Read how Lucas County relies on theNorthwoods Support Center (NSC) to keep their system running at peak performance.
Traverse in Action: Child Welfare Supervisors Empower Workers to Make Confident Decisions
Imagine if Child Welfare supervisors had a way to quickly get an overview of a child’s whole story, plus access specific documents for more detailed information and context, if necessary. Even better, imagine how this insight could help supervisors support and empower their social workers to make confident decisions. Now, find out how Traverse® can help make this a reality.