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| Document Title: | A Seat at the Table: Piloting Continuous Learning to Engage Fathers and Parental Relatives in Child Welfare. Final Report. |
| Personal Author: | Fung, Nickie.,Bellamy, Jennifer.,Abendroth, Eliza.,Mittone, Diletta.,Bess, Roseana.,Stagner, Matthew. |
| Publication Year: | 2021 |
| Abstract: | This final report discusses the findings of a federally funded pilot study designed to improve placement stability and permanency outcomes for children by engaging their fathers and paternal relatives. Six Improvement Teams representing five State or county child welfare agencies participated in the Breakthrough Series Collaborative (BSC). Throughout this BSC, each team identified, implemented, and studied a unique group of strategies to engage fathers and paternal relatives. Teams developed processes to collect, organize, and report data to gauge whether the engagement strategies were producing improvements on specified metrics. This pilot study report describes insights into the implementation of a BSC and...more |
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| Document Title: | Office of Child and Family Services Report on October 2020 Child Welfare Forums [Maine]. |
| Corporate Author: | Maine. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Child and Family Services. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Abstract: | During the second session of the 130th Legislature, the Department received feedback from the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary about a lack of public awareness of the work of OCFS and the desire for an opportunity for public input on reforms. To address these concerns and expand on the Department’s work to engage stakeholders, the Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS) agreed to conduct a series of public forums. The goal of these forums was to receive input and have discussion for improving the child welfare system. Across the four forums there were approximately 200 attendees who gave of their...more |
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| Document Title: | Manual for Youth Developmental Center Residential Case Managers. Office of Juvenile Justice. February 2019. [Tennessee] |
| Corporate Author: | Tennessee Department of Children's Services. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This manual outlines key expectations for Tennessee Residential Case Managers (RCMs) who are responsible for managing the cases of delinquent youth. It begins by noting general responsibilities include completing and evaluating assessments, essential communication skills, service planning, maintaining confidentiality, quality documentation, and following policies and procedures related to the youth records and the facility. Strategies are then discussed for focusing on permanency and engaging in community reentry planning as soon as the youth enters Department of Children’s Services (DCS) custody. Guidelines for engaging families within the first 48 hours of the youth’s admittance in to the youth development center are discussed,...more |
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| Document Title: | Concurrent Planning for Timely Permanence |
| Corporate Author: | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Explores concurrent planning research and practice. Examines the role of the courts, how to assess for the probability of family reunification, and caseworker training. Provides State and local examples of concurrent planning practice. |
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| Document Title: | The Plummer Youth Promise: Infusing Permanency In Residential Care. |
| Corporate Author: | Lister, James. McLaughlin, Nicole. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This article discusses a paradigm shift in the Plummer Youth Promise’s residential programs that resulted in the development of intention clinical practices in the areas of permanency, preparedness, and community. It highlights three best practices from the core of the programs: family search and engagement, youth-guided, family-driven teaming, and permanency readiness. Strategies used to nurture a committed staff are also described, as well as efforts to collect data and evaluate programs. |
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| Document Title: | The Changing Role Of Residential Intervention. |
| Personal Author: | LeBel, Janice L.,Galyean, Leticia.,Nickell, Mark.,Caldwell, Beth.,Johnson, Karen Anne.,Rushlo, Katie.,Blau, Gary M. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | The role of therapeutic residential care (TRC) is changing. In fact, this article reframes the terminology of TRC and uses “residential interventions” to more accurately reflect that residential programs provide time-limited “intervention” and treatment efforts must connect and extend to families and communities. Such changes are being compelled by necessity and innovation. Necessity is demanding evidence, data, and durable positive outcomes for this expensive intervention. Innovation is transforming basic service delivery through meaningful inclusion of youth and families and effective collaboration with community-based organizations. Service elements that confound this changing role are being reconsidered, including reductions in length of stay, a...more |
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| Document Title: | 2017 State Roundtable Report: Permanency Practice Initiative [Pennsylvania]. |
| Corporate Author: | Pennsylvania State Roundtable. Permanency Practice Initiative. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This report discusses the activities and recommendations of the Pennsylvania State Roundtable’s Permanency Practice Initiative (PPI) Workgroup for 2017. It begins by explaining the underlying premise of the PPI is that enhanced judicial oversight combined with strength- based, family-led social work practice will ultimately increase the number of children safely maintained in their own homes and support expedited permanency either through safe reunification or the finalization of another permanent plan. Information is then provided on the participation of 37 counties in PPI, representing 79% of children in out-of-home care, the implementation of the program, key components, progress on 2016 recommendations, and...more |
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| Document Title: | Concurrent Planning. |
| Personal Author: | Cohen, Constance. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This brief explains concurrent planning is the process by which a permanency team most frequently plans with children, youth, and families to reunite while simultaneously considering and preparing to implement one of the other permanency plans as enumerated in current federal legislation, such as adoption or placement with a legal guardian. It identifies the following nine core components of concurrent planning: differential assessment and prognosis case review, full disclosure to all participants in the case planning process, family search and engagement, family group conferencing, parent-child visiting during out-of-home care, setting clear time limits for permanency decisions, transparent written agreements and documentation,...more |
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| Document Title: | Family Connection Discretionary Grants, 2011-Funded Family Group Decision-making Grantees, Cross-site Evaluation Report – FINAL. |
| Corporate Author: | James Bell Associates. United States. Children's Bureau. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | This report presents the findings of a cross-site evaluation of the Family Connection Discretionary Grants that examined the effectiveness of seven 3-year grants awarded by the Administration for Children and Families, Children’s Bureau (CB) in September 2011 with funds authorized by the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-351). The grants supported demonstration projects to help reconnect family members with children who were in or at risk of entering foster care using Family Group Decision-making (FGDM). Grantees conducted evaluations to improve processes and services and to demonstrate linkages between project activities and improved outcomes related...more |
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| Document Title: | Family Connection Discretionary Grants, 2011-Funded Family Group Decision-making Grantees, Cross-site Evaluation Report – FINAL: Executive Summary. |
| Corporate Author: | James Bell Associates. United States. Children's Bureau. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | This report presents the findings of a cross-site evaluation of the Family Connection Discretionary Grants that examined the effectiveness of seven 3-year grants awarded by the Administration for Children and Families, Children’s Bureau (CB) in September 2011 with funds authorized by the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-351). The grants supported demonstration projects to help reconnect family members with children who were in or at risk of entering foster care using Family Group Decision-making (FGDM). Grantees conducted evaluations to improve processes and services and to demonstrate linkages between project activities and improved outcomes related...more |
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| Document Title: | Results from a Family Finding Experiment. |
| Personal Author: | Landsman, Miriam J.,Boel-Studt, Shamra.,Malone, Kelli. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of family-finding, a child welfare practice approach that provides intensive search and engagement efforts for children in foster care and their families with the objectives of strengthening family connections and permanency. We used an experimental design with randomization to family finding or a control group. The family finding approach was more effective than standard child welfare services in engaging a larger network of family and kin, in facilitating a greater number of family team meetings, and in ensuring that every child in care has at least one supportive emotional connection with...more |
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| Document Title: | Engaging Families Building Relationships: Strategies for Working Across Systems From a Social Exchange Perspective. |
| Personal Author: | Rice, Karen.,Girvin, Heather. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | In child welfare, the relationship between worker and client is viewed as the mechanism through which families may be engaged. Certain settings may complicate the development of a helping relationship and require workers to counter these pressures by developing more effective means of engaging families. Utilizing a social exchange framework, this qualitative study was conducted to explore interactions among parents and professionals in dependency court hearings. Findings revealed that a lack of reciprocity hinders the development of collaborative relationships that could support and assist families. Implications for social work practice are examined. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Voices from the Field: Stakeholder Perspectives on Family Finding. |
| Personal Author: | Jordan, Elizabeth.,Williams, Sarah Catherine. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | The Family Finding model provides child welfare practitioners with intensive search and engagement techniques to identify family members and other adults close to a child in foster care, and to involve these adults in developing and carrying out a plan for the emotional and legal permanency of the child. This brief describes the importance of establishing such permanent connections for children and youth, along with the challenges in forming and building lasting connections, from the perspectives of judges, guardians ad litem, and family finding specialists who regularly interact with children and youth in foster care. It also incorporates the ideas and...more |
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