Transcript CFSR STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT LESSONS LEARNED (State) CFSR Kick Off (Date) Two Phases of CFSR • Statewide Assessment • On-Site Review  Final Report  Program Improvement Plan (PIP)

CFSR
STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT
LESSONS LEARNED
(State) CFSR Kick Off
(Date)
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Two Phases of CFSR
• Statewide Assessment
• On-Site Review
 Final Report
 Program Improvement Plan (PIP)
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Statewide Assessment
Emphases on
a) meaningful stakeholder involvement
(particularly with courts, tribes and
youth)
b) descriptive and evaluative language
c) use of data
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Why Stakeholder Involvement?
• “The safety, permanency, and well-being of
children is a shared responsibility …
• Child welfare agencies do not serve children and
families in isolation; they … work in partnership
with policymakers, community leaders, and other
public and private agencies to improve outcomes
for children and families in their States.”
Children’s Bureau, “Collaborating During the CFSRs”
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Why Stakeholder Involvement?
Different contributors to the child
welfare system bring
to the assessment process:
• Different perspectives
• Additional information (including data)
• Assistance in exploring possibilities
to the improvement process:
• Collaboration = increased probability for
achievement of outcomes (Safety, Permanency
& Well-Being)
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Who are Stakeholders?
CFSR review includes entire child welfare
system in which stakeholders include:
• Birth parents, family caregivers (resource,
foster, kinship care, and adoptive families), and
youth, who have experience with the child
welfare system.
• Court, legal, and law enforcement officials,
including staff of the Administrative Office of
the Court (AOC) and the Court Improvement
Program (CIP), and CASA volunteers.
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• Tribal representatives.
Who are Stakeholders? (continued)
• Public and private sector providers of child
welfare services.
• Citizen review panels / foster care review board
members.
• Mental health, substance abuse, and domestic
violence services providers.
• Educators, health care providers, home visiting
program staff.
• Child abuse prevention advocates and staff.
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Who are Stakeholders? (continued)
• Other key providers (e.g., housing, food
resources, transportation, recreation).
• Elected officials and administrators, including
legislators and legislative staff.
• Representatives of the business, faith, labor,
and media communities.
• Other public sector employees, communitybased organizations, and representatives of
entities such as the United Way and local
foundations.
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What is the Role of Stakeholders?
in the Statewide Assessment
• Gathering and/or providing information
(including data)
• Examining data
• Assisting in analyzing and evaluating
• Providing perspective and insight
• Reviewing drafts of the self-assessment
• Identifying possible early steps for
improvement
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What is the Role of Stakeholders?
• in the CFSR On-Site Review
• Serving as a reviewer
• Participating in stakeholder interviews
• Attending exit event
• in the Program Improvement Plan
• Assisting in preparing the plan
• Contributing to improving outcomes for
children and families (Safety, Permanency and
Well-Being)
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Statewide Assessment
Emphases on
a) meaningful stakeholder involvement
(particularly with courts, tribes and
youth)
b) descriptive and evaluative language
c) use of data
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Use of Data
Data Profile
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Child Safety, e.g.
• Disposition of CA/N Reports
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National Data Indicators (with standards)
• Absence of Maltreatment Recurrence
• Absence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect in
Foster Care
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Use of Data
Data Profile
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Permanency, e.g.
• Foster Care Population Flow
• Placement Types
• Permanency Goals
National Data Indicators (with standards)
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• Timeliness and Permanency of Reunification
• Timeliness of Adoption
• Permanency for Children and Youth in Foster Care for
Long Periods of Time
• Placement Stability
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Descriptive and Evaluative Language
Example 1 – Item 1 (Timeliness of initiating
investigations of report of child maltreatment)
Page 2 – Measures of Effectiveness
Second paragraph (rates by risk)
Third paragraph & chart (rates by district)
Page 3 – Factors Affecting Performance
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