--- title: Wisconsin child welfare caseworkers are struggling to meet complex demands description: With the right tool, your agency can help Wisconsin child welfare caseworkers do more high-value work with families. image: https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/hubfs/State%20Specific%20Landing%20Pages/featured-image/Wisconsin.jpg --- - [Blog](https://blog.teamnorthwoods.com/resources/blog) - [Careers](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/careers) - [Community](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/community) - [Company](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/company) - [Customer Portal](https://portal.teamnorthwoods.com) [![logo-northwoods](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Image/logo-northwoods.png?width=229&height=49&name=logo-northwoods.png "logo-northwoods")](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/) - [Products](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/Products) - [Traverse®](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/Products/Traverse) - [Adult & Aging](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/Products/Traverse/Adult-Aging) - [Child Support](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/Products/Traverse/Child-Support) - [Child Welfare](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/Products/Traverse/Child-Welfare) - [Economic Assistance](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/Products/Traverse/Economic-Assistance) - [Services](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/Services) - [Case Aide Services](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/services/case-aide-services) - [Project Services](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/Services/Project-Services) - [Integration Services](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/Services/Integration-Services) - [Consulting Services](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/Services/Consulting-Services) - [Support Services](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/Services/Support-Services) - [Customer Stories](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/Resources/Customer-Stories) - Insights - [Buying Modern Technology](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/human-services-technology-funding-resources) - [Change Management in Human Services](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/change-management-in-human-services) - [Resources for Child Welfare](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/state-resources-child-welfare) - [Social Work Burnout](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/social-work-burnout) - [Resources](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/resources) - [Blog](https://blog.teamnorthwoods.com/resources/blog) - [Blog Subscribe](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/blog-subscription-center) - [Customer Stories](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/Resources/Customer-Stories) - [eBooks](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/Resources/eBooks) - [Infographics](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/Resources/Infographics) - [Videos](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/Resources/Videos) - [Webinars](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/Resources/Webinars) - [Get In Touch](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/Get-In-Touch-Contact) **[GO BACK](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/states-specific-lp)** # Wisconsin child welfare caseworkers are stressed and struggle to meet complex demands. ### With the right tool, your agency can help reduce caseworker burnout and enable more time to dedicate to Family Finding. ### The Challenge The pandemic quickly led to overwhelming caseworker stress and made the need for Family Finding and achieving permanency more important than ever. To find a child's forever home, caseworkers need all the information, but it gets buried during the lifecycle of a case.  --- ### The Solution **Traverse®—**a document management, forms management, and mobility software purpose-built for human services agencies—surfaces the right information at the right time to make sure caseworkers don't miss even the smallest piece of information. It also eases the administrative burden on caseworkers so they can spend more quality time with families and taking care of themselves. [![whats-at-stake](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/hs-fs/hubfs/State%20Specific%20Landing%20Pages/whats-at-stake.jpg?width=430&height=284&name=whats-at-stake.jpg)](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/wisconsin-child-welfare#whats-at-stake) [What's at Stake?](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/wisconsin-child-welfare#whats-at-stake) [![arrow](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/hubfs/State%20Specific%20Landing%20Pages/icons/state-bottom-arrow.png "arrow")](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/wisconsin-child-welfare#whats-at-stake) [![how-nw-help](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/hs-fs/hubfs/State%20Specific%20Landing%20Pages/how-nw-help.png?width=430&height=284&name=how-nw-help.png)](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/wisconsin-child-welfare#how-nw-help) [How does Northwoods help?](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/wisconsin-child-welfare#how-nw-help) [![arrow](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/hubfs/State%20Specific%20Landing%20Pages/icons/state-bottom-arrow.png "arrow")](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/wisconsin-child-welfare#how-nw-help) [![outcomes](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/hs-fs/hubfs/State%20Specific%20Landing%20Pages/outcomes.png?width=430&height=284&name=outcomes.png)](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/wisconsin-child-welfare#what-outcomes) [What outcomes can I expect?](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/wisconsin-child-welfare#what-outcomes) [![arrow](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/hubfs/State%20Specific%20Landing%20Pages/icons/state-bottom-arrow.png "arrow")](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/wisconsin-child-welfare#what-outcomes) ![video](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Icons-Graphics/video.png?width=65&height=65&name=video.png) #### Video [Child Welfare Software: Finding a Forever Home](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/child-welfare-software-finding-a-forever-home) Surface the right information at the right time to help child welfare caseworkers find a child's forever home. ![Workforce](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Icons-Graphics/Workforce.png?width=65&height=65&name=Workforce.png) #### Insights [Social Work Burnout](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/social-work-burnout) How can your human services agency break the burnout cycle? What role does technology play in all this? ![blog](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/hs-fs/hubfs/State%20Specific%20Landing%20Pages/icons/blog.png?width=65&height=65&name=blog.png) #### Blog [5 Must-Haves for Mobile Technology in Child Welfare](https://blog.teamnorthwoods.com/resources/blog/entryid/107/5-must-haves-for-mobile-technology-in-cps) Understand how mobile tools should be designed to support critical child welfare work. **READY TO GET STARTED?** [![Get in Touch](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1891995/b586c0e1-4770-4902-987e-c661fb941bf8.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1891995/b586c0e1-4770-4902-987e-c661fb941bf8) ![cali-whats-stake](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/hs-fs/hubfs/State%20Specific%20Landing%20Pages/cali-whats-stake.jpg?width=650&name=cali-whats-stake.jpg "cali-whats-stake") ## What's at Stake? Wisconsin’s child welfare system feels the ongoing effects of the pandemic. Increasing caseloads, overwhelming paperwork, and complex cases impact caseworkers’ efficiency, limits quality time spent with families, and impacts your agency’s ability to meet its mission. ![ebook](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/hs-fs/hubfs/State%20Specific%20Landing%20Pages/icons/ebook.png?width=65&height=65&name=ebook.png) #### EBOOK [5 Hurdles Blocking Social Worker Productivity](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/5-hurdles-blocking-social-worker-productivity-in-child-welfare-ebook) How to overcome five common productivity hurdles with a system of engagement. ![blog](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/hs-fs/hubfs/State%20Specific%20Landing%20Pages/icons/blog.png?width=65&height=65&name=blog.png) #### Blog [The Cost of Doing Nothing: How Inaction Can Hurt Human Services](https://blog.teamnorthwoods.com/resources/blog/how-inaction-can-hurt-human-services) There's perceived risk in choosing to spend money on technology. But the risk and cost of doing nothing may be even greater. ![blog](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/hs-fs/hubfs/State%20Specific%20Landing%20Pages/icons/blog.png?width=65&height=65&name=blog.png) #### Blog [Child Welfare Call to Action: Don't Wait to Innovate](https://blog.teamnorthwoods.com/resources/blog/child-welfare-call-to-action-dont-wait-to-innovate) The benefits of innovating now outweigh the risks. **READY TO GET STARTED?** [![Get in Touch](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1891995/b586c0e1-4770-4902-987e-c661fb941bf8.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1891995/b586c0e1-4770-4902-987e-c661fb941bf8) ![cali-how-nw](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/hs-fs/hubfs/State%20Specific%20Landing%20Pages/cali-how-nw.jpg?width=650&name=cali-how-nw.jpg "cali-how-nw") ## How does Northwoods help? Traverse identifies people and positive supports in a case, presents major life events, and uncovers hidden information to help achieve permanency. The software was designed to help child welfare caseworkers easily collect, retrieve, and share content from anywhere, anytime.  ![blog](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/hs-fs/hubfs/State%20Specific%20Landing%20Pages/icons/blog.png?width=65&height=65&name=blog.png) #### Blog [Connecting the Dots: How Traverse Can Positively Impact a Child’s Life](https://blog.teamnorthwoods.com/resources/blog/connecting-the-dots-how-traverse-can-positively-impact-a-childs-life) 6 ways Traverse can help Wisconsin agencies produce family-centered outcomes. ![video](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Icons-Graphics/video.png?width=65&height=65&name=video.png) #### Video [Traverse Overview](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/traverse-overview-video) See how Traverse helps caseworkers and social workers manage case information from anywhere. ![news](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/hs-fs/hubfs/State%20Specific%20Landing%20Pages/icons/news.png?width=65&height=65&name=news.png) #### News [Scott County Providing Social Workers Cloud-Based Software to Go Paperless](https://blog.teamnorthwoods.com/news-releases/scott-county-providing-social-workers-cloud-based-software-to-go-paperless) Social workers can collect and access critical case history across all child welfare units. **READY TO GET STARTED?** [![Get in Touch](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1891995/b586c0e1-4770-4902-987e-c661fb941bf8.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1891995/b586c0e1-4770-4902-987e-c661fb941bf8) ![cali-outcomes](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/hs-fs/hubfs/State%20Specific%20Landing%20Pages/cali-outcomes.jpg?width=650&name=cali-outcomes.jpg "cali-outcomes") ## What outcomes can I expect? Traverse surfaces critical information to help caseworkers manage complex cases and agencies meet mandates and goals for safety and permanency. Reducing the administrative burden lessens caseworker burnout. The web-based software has a user-friendly interface and requires minimal IT support. ### Anticipated Outcomes Northwoods’ experience in delivering child welfare solutions enables our customers to realize return on investment in as early as 12 months. - Uncover supports in a child’s or youth’s history to meet permanency goals - Lessen burnout, anxiety, stress, and other burdens placed on social workers by ineffective tools and processes - Reduce costs related to foster care, mileage, turnover - Repurpose caseworker time to do high-value work to reduce trauma - Surface hidden information to enable informed, confident decisions about child safety --- ![ebook](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Icons-Graphics/ebook.png?width=85&name=ebook.png "ebook") ### What's the Value of Traverse in Child Welfare? Frontline workers, supervisors, directors, and commissioners share their agency's time savings, benefits, and ROI. 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Here's Why.](https://blog.teamnorthwoods.com/resources/blog/how-traverse-helps-child-welfare) Hear from frontline workers, supervisors, and directors across the country about how their agencies use Traverse. ![User-Icon](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/hs-fs/hubfs/State%20Specific%20Landing%20Pages/icons/User-Icon.png?width=65&height=65&name=User-Icon.png) #### User Story [Achieving Permanency Twice as Fast](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/Resources/User-Stories/Child-Protection-and-Adoption) Kelly is helping a child get adopted in six months vs a year for her previous client. ![case-study](https://info.teamnorthwoods.com/hs-fs/hubfs/State%20Specific%20Landing%20Pages/icons/case-study.png?width=65&height=65&name=case-study.png) #### Case Study [Carver County Cuts Paperwork Processes from Months to Minutes](https://www.teamnorthwoods.com/resources/customer-stories/carver-county-cuts-paperwork-processes-from-months-to-minutes-with-northwoods-software) One secure application for managing forms and paperwork is helping workers save time and focus on serving the community. **ABOUT TRAVERSE** Traverse empowers child welfare and adult & aging to make informed, confident decisions about well-being and safety. Caseworkers can collect, view, and share case content and evidence from anywhere without duplicative or additional work, empowering them to do more high-value work with families to reduce trauma. [![Meet Traverse](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1891995/c1a76150-b2e6-4321-b05f-9b264aa8d529.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1891995/c1a76150-b2e6-4321-b05f-9b264aa8d529) **READY TO GET STARTED?** Request a personalized demo to learn how Traverse can help your agency maximize efficiency, effectiveness, and outcomes. 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