Building Readiness Together: Lessons from Oklahoma's Cross-System Adoption Competency Journey

Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Time: 2:00-3:00 ET

How do you build readiness for sustainable systems change, and how do you know it's making a difference?

Over the past decade, Oklahoma worked to strengthen adoption competency through family partnership, workforce development, cross-system collaboration, implementation support, and long-term investment. What began as a response to gaps identified by families evolved into a coordinated effort involving child welfare, behavioral health, higher education, community organizations, and lived-experience partners.

Join Oklahoma leaders, partners, families, and C.A.S.E for a practical discussion about what Oklahoma did, what changed as a result, and how states, tribes, territories, organizations, and communities can adapt similar strategies to strengthen workforce readiness, support implementation, improve collaboration, and sustain change over time.

Through real examples and lived experiences, speakers will share the decisions, partnerships, challenges, successes, and lessons that shaped Oklahoma's journey. Participants will leave with practical strategies and actionable ideas that can be adapted to their own systems and communities.

Explore the companion paper, Oklahoma's Journey to Adoption Competency: From Roots to a Flourishing System, before joining the webinar. [Read the paper →]

During This facilitated panel discussion, we'll explore:

How Oklahoma built readiness across systems

What changed for children, families, professionals, and partners as a result

Real examples and stories that illustrate the impact of adoption competency efforts over time

Which strategies accelerated progress and which required adjustment

How families and lived experts helped shape the work

What helped sustain momentum through changing priorities and leadership transitions

Practical actions states, tribes, territories, and organizations can take to advance adoption competence in their own systems

Whether you're working to strengthen workforce readiness, improve cross-system collaboration, engage families, expand adoption competent services, or build sustainable infrastructure, this discussion will provide practical examples, real-world experiences, and actionable strategies you can apply in your own context.

Building Readiness Together: Lessons from Oklahoma's Cross-System Adoption Competency Journey

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