for Organizational Improvement
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Below are descriptions of our 2009 late winter/spring teleconferences. To register on-line, click here. If you need assistance or have questions, email us at helpkids@usm.maine.edu or call 1-800 HELPKID (435-7543). We strongly encourage participants to register in advance and to review handout material on this webpage prior to the session.
All teleconferences are held at: 2:30 pm Eastern • 1:30 pm Central • 12:30 pm Mountain • 11:30 am Pacific • 10:30 am Alaska • 8:30 am Hawaii
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2009 Late Winter/Spring Teleconferences/Webinars
New! Webinar Option!
Some sessions will offer an option for you to log into a website to watch a live PowerPoint presentation while listening via telephone. Watch for details of how to access that feature in the confirmation email you will receive from Help Kids (helpkids@usm.maine.edu) approximately one week prior to the session(s) for which you registered!
Away from your computer during the session? No worries! You can still call in and join us. All visual materials will be posted to our website for those of you who are unable to watch the live PowerPoint presentation!
- February 12: Training to Improve Practice in Rural Areas: Innovative Strategies and Resources
- March 5: Experiences with Systems Change: Building Systems of Care
- April 7: Improving Agency/Court Collaboration: Strategies for Success
- May 7:
Evidence Based Practice in Child Welfare
- May 28:
Supporting Effective Child Welfare Supervision #1: A Framework
- June 16: Supporting Effective Child Welfare Supervision #2: Moving Forward
February 12: Training to Improve Practice in Rural Areas: Innovative Strategies and Resources
In rural and remote areas, child welfare agencies are often challenged to provide high quality services. In this session, presenters will describe strategies they have used to improve practice in rural areas, often involving extensive collaboration and innovative outreach approaches. Highlighted sites have just completed five year “Training for Effective Child Welfare Practice in Rural Communities” grants under Children’s Bureau discretionary grant program and will share their experiences and lessons learned. Come and join in this discussion of training approaches that can be successful in rural areas.
- Katherine Cahn, Executive Director, Center for Improvement of Child and Family Services / Child Welfare Partnership, Portland State University School of Social Work
- Christine Howell, Project Coordinator, Rural Success Project, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work
- Dr. Mary Jo Garcia-Biggs, Assistant Professor and Distance Education Coordinator, Texas State University-San Marcos
- Margaret Orrantia, Yaqui, MS and Tribal Elder, Tribal STAR Assistant Coordinator, School of Social Work, San Diego State University
Teleconference Evaluation Form
Audio Files: Listen as MP3 (20.4 MB)
Handouts:
Agenda and Contact Information
BACKGROUND ON ALL GRANTEE SITES:
Children's Bureau Express Articles
RESOURCES/HANDOUTS FROM INDIVIDUAL GRANT SITES:
Portland State University: http://www.rtg.pdx.edu/
Tribal STAR - http://theacademy.sdsu.edu/TribalSTAR/Welcome.htm
Tribal Star Recommendations
Tips for Following Protocol when working with Tribal Communities
Tribal Star Publications and Materials
NC Rural Success: http://www.ruralsuccess.org/
Texas State University - San Marcos -
http://www.socialwork.txstate.edu/On-Line-Masters-Program.html
Missouri State University - http://www.missouristate.edu/swk/58023.htm
San Jose State University - contact Connie Silva-Broussard at connie.silva-broussard@cihsinc.org
March 5: Experiences with Systems Change: Building Systems of Care
Co-sponsored by the National Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center for Systems of Care
This session will highlight the experiences and lessons learned of sites that have completed five year Children’s Bureau grants under the “Improving Child Welfare Outcomes through Systems of Care” program. Presenters will provide an overview of findings from evaluation data and explore two principles that emerged as key to the systemic change that is fundamental to systems of care: family involvement and interagency collaboration. Representatives from sites engaged in building systems of care will share the benefits and challenges of working with families and across systems to strengthen their services to children and families.
- Raymond Crowel, Director, National Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center (NTAEC) for Systems of Care
- Other NTAEC presenters TBA
- Susan Franklin, Systems of Care Program Manager, Jefferson County, CO
- Holly Haman-Marcum, Co-Chair, Interagency Oversight Group and Delinquency Services and Treatment Program Manager, Jefferson County, CO
- Judi Knittel, Family Engagement Unit Supervisor, Contra Costa County, CA
- Cheryl Barrett, Parent Partner, Parent Partner Program, Contra Costa County, CA
Teleconference Evaluation Form
Audio Files: Listen as MP3 (21.0 MB)
HANDOUTS:
Agenda and Contact InformationFrom the National Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center:
Two Defining Principles of Systems of Care (PowerPoint - we recommend printing two slides per page)From Contra Costa County, CA:
Asking Ourselves What If (PowerPoint: text of full presentation - we recommend printing three slides per page)
Asking Ourselves What If (PowerPoint: photos/headings from presentation - companion to text)From Jefferson County, CO:
Jefferson County Memorandum of Understanding
Interagency Oversight Group By-Laws
Interagency Oversight Group Annual ReportRESOURCES:
From Contra Costa County, CA:
Parent Partner Job Description
Parent Partner Training PlanFrom Jefferson County, CO:
1451 Collaborative Management Program LegislationOn Systems of Care:
A Closer Look Series: Interagency Collaboration
A Closer Look Series: Family Involvement
Information on Children's Bureau Systems of Care Grantees
Systems of Care Resource Library
Resources on Parent Leadership from the National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (FRIENDS)
April 7: Improving Agency/Court Collaboration: Strategies for Success
Co-sponsored by the National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues
Have you faced barriers as you have tried to improve collaboration with your court system? In this session, the National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues will describe the free technical assistance services that are available to courts and agencies to help overcome barriers to collaboration. We’ll also hear from sites that have had some success in improving collaboration as they have brought agencies and courts together in the CFSR process, in analyzing data and in developing and implementing action plans. Come join us to learn about and discuss strategies you can use to improve collaboration.
- Jennifer Renne, Assistant Director, National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues
- Timothy Travis, Consultant, National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues
- Judy Nord, Children's Justice Initiative (CJI) Manager, State Court Administrators Office, Minnesota Supreme Court
- Larry Wojciak, CFSR Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Human Services
- John Dinsmore, Director, Otter Tail County Human Services, Minnesota
- Brad Vold, Supervisor, Child Protection, Otter Tail County Human Services, Minnesota
- Patrick Betancourt, Multiple Response System Coordinator, Co-Chair, Court Involvement Workgroup, Division of Social Services, North Carolina
- Karen Butler, Deputy Director, Youth & Family Services Division, Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services, North Carolina
- Judge Louis A. Trosch, District Court, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Teleconference Evaluation Form
Listen as MP3 (20.4 MB)
Handouts
- Agenda and Contact Information
From Minnesota:
- Implementation Guide: Children's Justice Initiative
- Invitation and Registration Form: Regional CJI Team Meeting
- Minnesota Judicial Branch PolicyFrom North Carolina:
- North Carolina's Program Improvement Plan (PIP); 2nd Round (Court Involvement sections on p. 16 - 18; 60 - 83)
- Memorandum of UnderstandingFrom the National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues:
- National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues website
- Court Improvement Project Contact List
- Engaging Court and the Legal System in in CFSRs: T/TA Available from the Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues
- How the Resource Center can Help with the CFSRs
- How to Work with Your Court: A Guide for Child Welfare Agency Administrators, 2nd edition. 2004.
Order a free copy from the Child Welfare Information Gateway catalogueOther Resources:
- Child Welfare Information Gateway: Collaboration with CourtsFollow-Up Information:
During the April 7 telconference a few resources were mentioned that were not posted on our website. Here is the information for how to access those resources:- Two documents to help local/county areas in North Carolina develop local Memoranda of Agreement:
MOA Local Template and Developing a Local MOA
- Minnesota's Children's Justice Initiatives (This website has the drug and alcohol toolkit that Judith Nord mentioned.)
- Building A Better Collaboration: Facilitating Change in the Court and Child Welfare System. Available to order from the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges ($10)
- Foundations for Success: Strengthening Your Agency Attorney Office. Order a free copy from the Child Welfare Information Gateway
Webinar! May 7: Evidence Based Practice in Child Welfare
Are you continually assessing the effectiveness of the services your agency provides? Many child welfare agencies are working to implement services that evidence has shown to be more effective in improving outcomes for children and families. In this session, a national expert will provide an introduction to evidence based practices in child welfare and advice for child welfare agencies on identifying and using these practices. Leaders and managers from agencies will also share the benefits and challenges they have faced as they have worked to adopt evidence based practices. The session will also include time for questions, so join us to learn and share in the discussion of evidence based practices in child welfare.
- Richard Barth, Dean and Professor, University of Maryland School of Social Work
- Gregory Rose, Deputy Director, Children and Family Services Division, California Department of Social Services
- Debby Jeter, Deputy Director, Family and Children's Services Division, San Francisco Human Services Agency, California
- B.K. Kubiak, Program Manager, Oklahoma Children’s Services, Children and Family Services Division
- Marq Youngblood, Chief Operating Officer for Human Services Centers, Oklahoma
- Mark Chaffin, Psychologist; Professor of Pediatrics and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Teleconference Evaluation Form
Audio Files: Listen as MP3 (21.2 MB)
Handouts
- Agenda and Contact Information
- Evidence Based Practice in Child Welfare: Download PowerPoint file or PDF file Revised 5/6/09Background Resources and Reading
- California Evidence Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare
- SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence Based Programs and Practices (NREPP): A searchable database of interventions for the prevention and treatment of mental and substance use disorders
- Child Welfare Information Gateway: About Evidence-Based Practice
- Evidence Based Practice Resources from the National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice and Permanency Planning
- Primer Hands On: Child Welfare. Module 7 (service array and financing) of this system of care curriculum has a section on evidence based practice, covering examples, challenges to implementation and strategies and incentives for implementation.
- Guide for Child Welfare Administrators on Evidence Based Practice, American Public Human Services Association, 2005.
- Evidence-Based Programs to Prevent Children From Entering and Remaining in the Child Welfare System: Benefits and Costs for Washington, July 2008
May 28: Supporting Effective Child Welfare Supervision #1: A Framework
Co-sponsored by the National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning
This call will focus on a recently published framework to support effective supervision in child welfare developed by the National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning and the National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement. The presenters will discuss the components of child welfare supervision and identify the systemic and organizational supports required to empower supervisors to function effectively as leaders, change agents, and guides and monitors of their supervisees’ practice.
- Susan Kanak, Policy Associate, National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement
- Peg Hess, Senior Consultant, National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning
- Julie Atkins, Research Associate, Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine
- Crystal Collins, Assistant Professor, Kent School of Social Work at the University of Louisville
Teleconference Evaluation Form
Audio Files: Listen as MP3 (18.9 MB)
Handouts
- Agenda and Contact Information
- Building a Framework and Model for Child Welfare Supervision (NRCOI Fact Sheet)
- Building a Framework and Model for Child Welfare Supervision (Full Document)Sections from Building a Framework and Model for Child Welfare Supervision
- Table of Contents
- Table 1 - Job Responsibilities Ranked Most Important by Kadushin Categories
- Table 2 - Job Responsibility Data Collection Table
- Literature ReviewAdditional Resources
- Southern Regional Quality Improvement Website
June 16: Supporting Effective Child Welfare Supervision #2: Moving Forward
Co-sponsored by the National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology
This call will highlight approaches agencies are using to develop and implement effective supports for child welfare supervisors. Presenters will highlight the technical assistance services available from the National Resource Centers to help agencies organize a collaborative process to assess and make improvements in child welfare supervision. Agency representatives engaged in the process will describe the steps they have taken to strengthen supervision and will share their successes and lessons learned.
- Steve Preister, Associate Director, National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement
- Joe Murray, Consultant, National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology
- Candice Britt, MSW, CFSR Coordinator, North Carolina Division of Social Services
- Susan Savage, MSW, Acting Deputy Director, Missouri Department of Social Services
- Kristy Perry, Supervisor, Person County Department of Social Services, North Carolina
- Cara Roberts, Supervisor, Missouri Department of Social Services
Teleconference Evaluation Form
Audio Files: Listen as MP3 (18.6 MB)
Handouts
- Agenda and Contact Information
- Supporting Effective Child Welfare Supervision #2: Moving Forward (PowerPoint Presentation): Download PowerPoint file or PDF Revised 6/3/09
- Examples from Strategic Plans for Improving and Supporting Child Welfare Supervision
- Supervisor Time and Activity Log Example
- Supervisor Time and Activity Report Example
