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Northeast & Caribbean Child Welfare Implementation Center Regional Forum

Northeast & Caribbean Child Welfare Implementation Center Regional Forum. May 7, 2009 Parker House, Boston, MA. Region 1 & 2 States & Territories. Agenda. What we heard from you… common themes Info about the two Regions Demographics External dynamics and demands

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Northeast & Caribbean Child Welfare Implementation Center Regional Forum

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  1. Northeast & Caribbean Child Welfare Implementation CenterRegional Forum May 7, 2009 Parker House, Boston, MA

  2. Region 1 & 2 States & Territories

  3. Agenda • What we heard from you… common themes • Info about the two Regions • Demographics • External dynamics and demands • Small group discussions

  4. Common Themes: Case Practice Model • Implementing Now…. In Design /Development … Future Initiative • Reconfiguring the Front Door • Differential Response • Prevention / The Front Porch • Family Team Meetings • Facilitated by caseworkers as part of their job or in a dedicated non-case-carrying position • Facilitated by a contracted agency

  5. Common Themes: Case Practice Model • Transforming practice with youth involved in the Juvenile Justice system • Some CW agencies have close links to JJ - under the same umbrella or direct reports • Bringing family-centered practice into JJ settings • Improving the permanency outcomes for youth

  6. Common Themes: Supervisory Practice • Supervisors as instrumental leaders in organizational change • Articulate a supervisory practice • Standardize processes and expectations • Help supervisors be more than a “super caseworker”

  7. Common Themes: Working with Providers • Aligning Provider practice and performance requirements with Agency’s internal practice • Performance Management & Monitoring • Doing more with less – using technology and reports in a more sophisticated way

  8. Common Themes: Building the Bench • Workforce development at all levels of the agency • Recruitment /retention is not the same issue across states • Some have very low turnover… others are making supervisory promotions despite minimal years of experience • Potential for forced /early retirements because of budget cuts

  9. Common Themes: NCIC Services • Define Integration • How to communicate an integrated vision to frontline staff? • How to sequence change initiatives in a meaningful way? • Project Management • Tools, skills, processes • Fostering Connections legislation • Esp. Educational Stability

  10. Demographics *No data available from VI

  11. Demographics *No data available from VI

  12. *No data available from VI

  13. Fiscal & Electoral Dynamics

  14. CFSR Cycle * Note: the Virgin Islands is not reviewed through the CFSR.

  15. CFSR Findings

  16. Casey Programs Involvement • Breakthrough Series Collaborative on Safety & Risk Assessment – New England States • Casey Family Programs / 2020 Strategy • To safely reduce the number of children in foster care by 50% by the year 2020. • Strategic Consulting Group investing in numerous projects (large and small) throughout Regions 1 and 2

  17. Lawsuits

  18. Federally Recognized Tribes From Federal Register, Vol.74, No 153, August 11, 2009 http://www.bia.gov/idc/groups/public/documents/text/idc006989.pdf (Bolded tribes are also IV-B funded)

  19. Working with the Tribes • Outreach calls – April and May 2009 • On-site visits – Spring & Summer 2009 • Tribal Gathering – Fall 2009?

  20. Small Group Discussions

  21. Small Group Discussions

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