Transcript Child and Family Services Review - 2008 Program Improvement Plan Kick-Off Division/Staff Name Date.

Child and Family Services
Review - 2008
Program Improvement Plan Kick-Off
Division/Staff Name
Date
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Framing the Picture
Review – lessons learned
 PIP highlights
 Factors impacting practice
 First
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CFSR Findings from First Round
 Of
7 Outcomes, ____ were in substantial
conformity
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List
 Of
7 Systemic Factors,____ were in
substantial conformity

List
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First Round Review –
State Lessons Learned
(EXAMPLES)
 Need to involve more front line staff in the
review process
 Process needs a steering committee
 Stakeholder participation is vital to success
 Priorities must be coordinated
 System change is not easy to implement
 Solid infrastructure is key to success
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PIP Highlights
(EXAMPLES)
 Revised the case planning process
 Revised the quality assurance case review
system
 Directed case conferencing
 Enhanced staff training
 Permanency planning
 Enhanced training for foster/adoptive parents
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Factors Impacting Practice Since
Last Review
(EXAMPLES)
 Emphasis on management with data
 Court Improvement – implemented
statewide
 Stabilized and experienced work force
 Increased caseloads and workloads
 System of care principles implemented
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CFSR Changes in Second Round
 Data
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standards are more sophisticated
6 measures
17 measures (15 measures within
the 4 permanency composites plus 2 measures relevant to safety)
 Review
instrument is also more
sophisticated--automated
 Case review compliance raised from 90%
to 95% for conformity
 Number of case reviews increased from
50 to 65
 Stratified foster care cases
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Overview of the 2008 CFSR
Statewide Assessment Findings
Onsite Review Findings
Themes
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Statewide Assessment Findings
The Statewide Assessment was conducted
(dates).
Process included: Data, policy, practice,
programming, quality assurance results;
focus group responses were summarized
and analyzed.
Highlights:
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STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT COMMENTS

Compared to the first round of Review, the assessment
is more sophisticated, blending more data and
stakeholder comments into the analysis
 An assessment methodology structured by the federal
Statewide Assessment Tool helps create a more
evaluative assessment
 Use of the Statewide Assessment Tool’s Items in
facilitating focus groups leads to a more complete and
comprehensive response to the entire array of review
requirements
 The emphasis on stakeholder involvement, especially
courts, Tribes and youth, adds a new dimension to
community partner input
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Onsite Review
 Conducted
 65
(DATES)
cases
• ___ foster children
• ___ intact families
 State
and local level stakeholder
interviews
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On-Site Preliminary Case Review
Findings
Preliminary Results Indicate:
 Strengths in:
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List
Areas Needing Improvement:
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List
(Highlight any areas that State wants to
emphasize from Exit Conference.)
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Safety Outcome 1: Children are first and
foremost protected from abuse and neglect

___% of applicable cases which were
substantially achieved
 Item 1: Timeliness of investigations –
 Item 2: Repeat Maltreatment –
 Performance on National data standards
for:
 absence of maltreatment recurrence
 absence of maltreatment of children in
foster care by foster parents or facility
staff.
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Safety Outcome 2: Children are safely
maintained in their homes when
possible and appropriate
___% of applicable cases which were
substantially achieved
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Services to prevent removal –
Risk of harm –
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Permanency Outcome 1: Children
have permanency and stability in their
living situations
The State meets/does not meet the national
standard for:
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Composite 1: Timeliness and permanency of
reunifications
Composite 2: Timeliness of adoptions
Composite 3: Permanency for children in
foster care for extended time periods
Composite 4: Placement stability
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Permanency Outcome 1: Children
have permanency and stability in their
living situations
 ___%
of cases which were substantially
achieved
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Item 5: Foster care re-entry Item 6: Stability of foster care placement Item 7: Permanency goal for child Item 8: Reunification, guardianship & placement
with relatives Item 9: Adoption –
Item 10: Other planned permanent arrangement
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Permanency Outcome 2: The
continuity of family relationships and
connections is preserved for children.

___% of cases which were substantially
achieved
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Item 11:
Item 12:
Item 13:
care –
Item 14:
Item 15:
Item 16:
Proximity of placement Placement with siblings Visiting with parents and siblings in foster
Preserving connections –
Relative placement –
Relationship of child in care with parents 17
Well Being Outcome 1: Families have
enhanced capacity to provide for their
children’s needs
 ___%
of cases which were substantially
achieved
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Item 17: Needs/services of child, parents and
foster parents Item 18: Child/family involvement in case
planning Item 19: Worker visits with child –
Item 20: Worker visits with parent 18
Well-Being Outcome 2: Children
receive appropriate services to meet
their educational needs
 ___%
of cases which were substantially
achieved
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Item 21: Educational needs of child -
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Well-Being Outcome 3: Children
receive adequate services to meet their
physical and mental health needs
 ___%
of cases which were substantially
achieved
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Item 22: Physical health of child Item 23: Mental health of child -
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On-Site Findings: Systemic Factors
Preliminary Results Indicate:
 Strengths in: [list]
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Statewide Information System
Case Review System
Quality Assurance System
Staff and Provider Training
Service Array
Agency Responsiveness to the Community
Foster and Adoptive Parent Licensing,
Recruitment, and Retention
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On-Site Findings: Systemic Factors
Preliminary Results Indicate:
 Areas of Concern:

List
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Discussion of Findings and
Implications
 Ongoing
State initiatives
 Building on the last PIP
 Emerging themes
 Discussion and response
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Moving the Vision Forward
Through These Themes
Here the State lists their selected themes,
for example:
 Safety
 Service Array
 Engaging Families and Youth
 Permanency Planning
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