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Strategic Thinking and Child Welfare Program Improvement

This teleconference, led by David L. Fairbanks, Assistant Secretary for Programs, delves into Florida's child welfare priorities during the Round 2 Child and Family Services Review (CFSR). It explores key factors influencing program priorities and highlights existing efforts aimed at fostering success. Attendees will learn about strategies for reducing the number of children in foster care, enhancing adoption processes, and improving caseworker-family engagement. The session emphasizes the importance of collaboration with stakeholders to drive meaningful systemic change in child welfare services.

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Strategic Thinking and Child Welfare Program Improvement

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  1. Strategic Thinking and Child Welfare Program Improvement National Resource Center for Organizational Improvement Teleconference March 25, 2010 David L. Fairbanks Assistant Secretary for Programs Department of Children and Families

  2. Overview • Florida’s Priorities (During Round 2 CFSR) • Factors Driving Priorities • Leveraging Existing Efforts/Situations • Building the PIP

  3. Florida’s Priorities (at time of Round 2 CFSR) • Strategic Direction from Secretary • SACWIS • Adoptions • 2012 Strategy: Safe Reduction of Children in Foster Care • Sustaining Successes from Round 1: Timeliness of Investigations; Monthly Visits with Children

  4. Factors Driving Priorities • Community-Based Care • Lessons learned from CFSR Round One and Round Two • Findings from CFSR • Caseworkers needs to better engage families • Assessments and case plans not well connected

  5. Leveraging Existing Efforts/Situations • Task Force on Fostering Success • IV-E Foster Care Waiver • QA Redesign and Performance Measurement • Children’s Legal Services and Court Improvement • Interagency Agreements • ICPC Modernization • Placement Stability

  6. Building the PIP • Collaboration with leadership, partners, stakeholders, youth, supervisors, • Core Advisory Group; NRCOI, Children’s Bureau, National Consultants • Meaningful systemic change

  7. Resources • Strategic Plan http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/opengov/docs/strategicIntent.pdf • Child and Family Services Plan 2009-2014 http://centerforchildwelfare.fmhi.usf.edu/kb/resource/Child%20and%20Family%20Services%205%20Year%20Plan%202010%20-%202014.pdf • Florida’s Quality Improvement Plan http://centerforchildwelfare.fmhi.usf.edu/kb/dataper/QIP_revised06-09.pdf • Center for the Advancement of Child Welfare Practice www.centerforchildwelfare.org

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