Strengthening Families in Child Welfare Professional Development
1. Embedding Strengthening Families in Professional Development for Child Welfare Staff C E N T E R F O R T H E S T U D Y O F S O C I A L P O L I C Y
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4. “ Draft Handbook for NJ Child Protective Service Workers Regarding Strengthening Families: CSSP Webinar March 5, 2009”
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11. Overarching Framework: 6 Protective Factors DCFS is strengthening families and protecting children by building: 1. Parental Resilience 2. Social Connections 3. Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development 4. Concrete Support in Times of Need 5. Social and Emotional Competence of Children 6. Healthy Parent-Child Relationships
12. IDCFS Protective Timeline Strengthening Families Integrated Assessment DCFS / POS Case Planning with Family Achieving Permanency Strengthening Families Child Protective Services Permanency
13. Strengthening Families Integrated Assessment DCFS / POS Case Planning with Family Achieving Permanency Strengthening Families Child Protective Services Intensity of services Service intensity within the “Protective Timeline” In Community In care In community
14. Failing to recognize the impact of trauma makes the problem worse… Trauma Informed Practice Initiative Lack of coordination Among child-serving Departments Failure to recognize strengths and protective capacity Symptoms misattributed to other disorders Lack of resources leaving problems unaddressed Separation from family, school, and community Unresolved or unaddressed caregiver trauma Child Trauma
15. Building Protective Factors Supports Quality Practice and Helps Children Heal … Parental Resilience Healthy Parent/Child Relationships Knowledge of Child Development Social/Emotional Competence of Children Social Connections Concrete Support in Times of Need Parental Resilience Healthy Parent/Child Relationships Knowledge of Child Development Knowledge of Child Development Knowledge of Child Development Concrete Support in Times of Need Coordinated efforts among child-serving departments Strengths & protective capacity recognized Symptoms recognized & diagnosed properly Identified resources to address problems Child connected with family, school, and community Caregiver trauma addressed & support plan developed Healthy Child / Healthy Family
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20. What has really worked for you (successes or what has resonated with staff) and what hasn't (pitfalls to avoid)?
21. In which aspects of training are you focusing and is there a difference in approach (i.e. Basic Orientation, AC training, FCS, IIS, foster parent, clinical supervision, etc.)
22. Thoughts on Structure Stand alone vs. embedding in current training? At what point do you introduce SF/PF to child welfare staff, how, and why? Do you embed it at different training levels, (i.e. step it up), and if so how and when? How do you engage supervisory/administrative support and buy in? How do you continue to reinforce on an ongoing basis?
23. What do you find different about training child welfare staff on SF/PF versus training early childhood staff?
24. Have you created training curriculum and materials you are willing to share?
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