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The Children’s Bureau
Training & Technical Assistance
Network
Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center
Regional Forum
April 14, 2009
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Presentation Overview
• Purpose of T/TA provided and supported by the
Children’s Bureau
• Types of T/TA and eligibility
– Federal Technical Assistance: Regional Offices
– T/TA Network: services and membership
– National Resource Centers and Child Welfare
Implementation Centers: tailored & intensive
T/TA services by request or application
• National Resource Centers
– Keys to accessing and using services
• Child Welfare Implementation Centers
– Filling a gap
• Different structures and complementary roles
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The Children’s Bureau
Administers Federal child welfare programs
and works with States, Tribes, and
Territories to develop programs that prevent
the maltreatment of children and youth,
protect them from abuse and neglect,
stabilize their families, secure permanency
for those who cannot safely return home,
and promote the well being of children,
youth, and families.
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Children’s Bureau & T/TA
CB provides guidance, consultation, and
resources to States, Territories, and Tribes to
meet Federal standards, comply with Federal
statutes, and pursue systemic changes that
will improve outcomes for children, youth,
and families.
 Federal technical assistance
 T/TA Network services and resources
 Intensive services from the National Resource
Centers (NRCs) and Implementation Centers
(ICs)
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Federal Technical Assistance
CB’s Regional Office State Leads and Tribal Liaisons
provide Federal guidance and technical assistance on
a variety of topics.
• Guidance and information about Federal laws,
regulations, and policies related to CBadministered child welfare programs
• Policy clarification
• Assistance related to applying for and claiming
Federal funds
• Review, guidance, and approval of State and
Tribal plans (including, IV-E, CFSP, APSR)
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Federal Technical Assistance
• Assistance with planning and preparation for CB
monitoring reviews (CFSR and IV-E)
• Guidance and assistance with developing Program
Improvement Plans as needed after reviews
• Ongoing support for more successful child welfare
monitoring outcomes
• Ongoing consultation for programmatic (including
IV-B, IV-E, Adoption Assistance, CAPTA, CBCAP,
ILP, ETV, CIP) and systemic improvement
• Review, guidance, and approval related to cost
allocation plans
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Federal Technical Assistance
• Practice area consultation and referral to other
Federal TA
• Review and approval of requests from States,
Territories, and Tribes to receive services from the
National Resource Centers
• Consultation with Implementation Centers in the
selection process for implementation projects
*Federal technical assistance is available to ALL
States, Territories, and Federally-recognized
Tribes that inquire about CB-administered
programs and related statutes, regulations, and
policies.
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Federal Technical Assistance
Contact your assigned Children’s Bureau
Regional Office State Lead or Tribal Liaison.
If you are uncertain about who has been
assigned to you, please contact:
• Barbara Putyra in Region V (Chicago)
(312) 353-1786 or [email protected]
• Mary McKee in Region VII (Kansas City)
(816) 426-2263 or [email protected]
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CB’s Child Welfare Training &
Technical Assistance Network
The T/TA Network is designed to improve child
welfare systems and to support States, Territories,
and Tribes in achieving sustainable, systemic change
that results in greater safety, permanency, and wellbeing for children, youth, and families.
*General T/TA Network services and resources
are available to everyone, including the public.
Client-specific services are available from
particular T/TA Network members, each
serving a group of eligible entities or
individuals within larger child welfare systems.
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T/TA Network
• Currently comprised of 27 members, including
intensive technical assistance providers
• Complements Federal technical assistance from
the Children’s Bureau
• Funded entirely or partially by CB through
grants, contracts, interagency agreements
• Provides services to a variety of systems,
agencies, organizations, and institutions
• Network members collectively intended to
promote positive systems change
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T/TA Network - Principles
CB expects members of the T/TA Network to
promote systems change while partnering with one
another in a manner consistent with the Systems of
Care (SOC) framework and CFSR principles.
T/TA Network members collaborate with one
another and collectively offer an array of services
capable of building capacity and facilitating systemic
change. T/TA Network services will be:
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Proactive
Integrated
Culturally
Competent
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Collaborative
Individualized
Client-centered
Strengths-based
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T/TA Network - Functions
Building
Evidence of
Effective
Practice
Providing
Consultation
and
Transferring
Knowledge
Organizing
and
Managing
Information
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T/TA Network – Members
2009 T/TA Handbook
• National Quality Improvement Centers
QIC on Non-Resident Fathers
QIC on Privatization of CW
QIC on Early Childhood
QIC on Differential Response
• Child Welfare Information Gateway
• National Data Archive on Child Abuse
and Neglect (NDACAN)
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Building
Evidence of
Effective
Practice
Organizing
and
Managing
Information
T/TA Network - Members
• National TA Center for Children’s Mental
Health (NTAC)
• Technical Assistance Partnership for Child
and Family Mental Health
• National TA & Evaluation Center for SOC
Grantees
• NRC on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
(NCSACW)
• National Abandoned Infants Assistance
Resource Center (AIA Resource Center)
• NRC for Community-Based Child Abuse
Prevention (FRIENDS)
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Building
Evidence of
Effective
Practice
Organizing
and
Managing
Information
Providing
Consultation
and
Transferring
Knowledge
T/TA Network - Members
• National Child Welfare Workforce Institute
• TA to State Legislators on the CFSR
• National Child Welfare Resource Centers
NRCOI
NRCCPS
RCLJI
NRC-CWDT
NRCYD
NRCFCPPP
NRC for Adoption
NRCRRFAP at AdoptUsKids
• Child Welfare Implementation Centers
Northeast & Caribbean IC
Atlantic Coast IC
Midwest IC
Mountains & Plains IC
Western & Pacific IC
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Organizing
and
Managing
Information
Providing
Consultation
and
Transferring
Knowledge
National Resource Centers &
Implementation Centers
NRC
NRC
NRC
States,
Territories
& Tribes
NRC
NRC
IC IC IC IC IC
NRC
NRC
NRC
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NRCs and ICs
*Provide States and Territories, Tribes, and
Tribal Consortia that receive formula grants
administered by CB (IV-B funds at a minimum)
individualized and intensive T/TA to:
• Improve child welfare administration and
practice
• Meet Federal monitoring standards and
implement effective programs
• Pursue sustainable and positive systems
change
• Improve outcomes for children, youth &
families
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National Child Welfare
Resource Centers
NRC
NRC
NRC
NRC
NRC
NRC
NRC
NRC
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Accessing NRC Services
• No wrong door for accessing T/TA
– Contact Regional Offices, specific NRCs, or NRCOI
for help and information
• T/TA is free, available on-site, and customized
• T/TA is intended to build capacity within
States, Territories, and Tribes to improve child
and family outcomes
• NRCs tailor services to be culturally
appropriate
• Many other services available in addition to
formal, on-site T/TA
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How the T/TA Process Works
• Typical process for approved, on-site T/TA
--Work with States, Territories, and Tribes to
assess T/TA needs
--Develop expectations and work plans
--Deliver on-site T/TA
--Follow-up and adjust work plans if necessary
• Commitment to flexible, coordinated T/TA
--Working with multiple T/TA providers takes time
and effort
--Development of TA plans and matrices
facilitates coordination and follow through
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Keys to Effective Use of NRCs
• Talk to RO and NRCs before formally requesting
T/TA
• Involve key stakeholders in TA planning and
implementation
• Identify clear lead in State, Territory, or Tribe for
TA initiatives
• Link T/TA to leadership priorities
• Specify action steps that will occur after on-site
T/TA
• Develop T/TA coordination plans if multiple
organizations (NRCs and others) providing T/TA
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Regional Office Role with T/TA
•Help States, Territories, and Tribes identify
needed T/TA and appropriate NRCs
•Approve on-site T/TA requests prior to the
provision of T/TA
•Help States, Territories, and Tribes prepare for
T/TA
•Coordinate and monitor T/TA across multiple
NRCs
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T/TA Requests
Inquire with a National Resource Center or
contact your assigned Children’s Bureau
Regional Office State Lead or Tribal Liaison.
If you are uncertain about who has been
assigned to you, please contact:
• Barbara Putyra in Region V (Chicago)
(312) 353-1786 or [email protected]
• Mary McKee in Region VII (Kansas City)
(816) 426-2263 or [email protected]
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Child Welfare
Implementation Centers
IC IC IC IC IC
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Implementation Centers
Filling the Gap
States and Tribes are sometimes without the resources
necessary to implement comprehensive strategic plans, and
the current T/TA Network has been limited in its ability to
provide intensive, long-term TA.
Implementation Centers enhance the ability of the T/TA
Network to provide in-depth and long-term consultation and
support to States and Tribes.
Implementation Centers possess expertise in strategic
implementation, organizational change, and systemic
intervention.
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Implementation Centers
Geographic Service Areas
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Implementation Centers
Primary Components & Activities
• Outreach & Regional Forums
• Peer-to-Peer Networking
• Implementation Projects
• Evaluation
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Implementation Centers
Implementation Projects
• IC-administered
• Substantial resources
• Selection process
• Mutually binding agreement
• In-depth & long-term TA
• Tailored & coordinated services
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So what is the difference
between NRCs and ICs?
NRC
NRC
NRC
NRC
IC IC IC IC IC
NRC
NRC
NRC
NRC
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National Resource
Centers
• Possess topical expertise in
assigned areas of child welfare
NRC
NRC
NRC
NRC
NRC
NRC
NRC
• Respond to T/TA requests from
NRC
States, Tribes, and Territories across
the country that are approved by Regional Offices
• Serve as repositories of knowledge and resources
on effective and promising practices in their
respective areas of responsibility
• Provide universally accessible technical assistance
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Implementation
Centers
IC IC IC IC IC
• Possess expertise in implementation strategies,
systemic intervention, and the process of
organizational and systems change
• Operate in defined geographic service areas
comprised of two ACF Regions
• Enter into mutually binding agreements for
implementation projects
• Provide in-depth, long-term technical assistance
and resources to selected project sites
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NRCs and ICs are designed to
complement each other!
• Can work simultaneously with the same
child welfare system
• Offer on- and off-site TA, including
assessment, strategic planning, and
implementation
• Provide tailored technical assistance
• Support peer-to-peer activities
• Provide coordinated services
• Build capacity in child welfare systems
• Promote sustainable systems change
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