This project assesses a sample of California county programs for preparing foster teenagers to live independently. Counties were selected to represent statewide variability and represent northern and southern regions as well as urban and rural areas. Chapters address: the organizational structure of each program including the agencies providing ILP services, agency staffing, coordination mechanisms, foster care supervision, and community involvement; a description of program participants including characteristics of the youth, diversity, readiness for the program, barriers to participation, foster care provider issues, foster parent training, and the relationship of birth parents to the county agency and the youth; a description of program processes including identification of eligible youth, referral, outreach, assessment, out-of-county placement, monitoring and follow-up; and an overview of program content and services including classes, activities, individual services, housing issues, and aftercare support. (186 pages)Giovannoni, J., Chaneske, E., & Furman, W. (1996).

There are materials that we are asking the participants to copy and bring with them to the class. There are materials that the Resource Center will provide for participants and there are materials that we are providing to participants that we ask for them to review prior to the class that do not need to be printed.

This exercise guides students through reading and outlining an empirical journal article. It reviews the basic structure of empirical journal articles and prompts students to take detailed notes of each article as they read.

This exercise guides students through how to outline a non-empirical (theoretical, philosophical, practical) journal article. Students are prompted to take detailed notes as they read within a structured format.

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This workshop will explore the California Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) tool and how it enhances the communication between children; families; child welfare; mental health; juvenile justice and teams in treatment planning. We will share tips for implementing the tool; creative ideas around incorporating the CANS information into treatment plan and utilizing for client centered transitional planning. Participants will engage in an interactive learning environment where ideas will be gathered and shared. Join us as we take a fresh look at the CANS!

The WPW Reparative Parenting Approach shifts the focus of parenting from behavior management techniques to a reparative approach in which parents become their children’s teachers and coaches; so they may assist their children to mature and develop new skills. This approach provides parents with core strategies that re-establish the parent-child relationship as the essential arena in which children “re-learn;” through day-to-day interactions; how to self-regulate; and “catch up” to age appropriate expectations for self-care and social conduct.

This workshop will examine ways that we as care providers can best make use of family spiritual beliefs. Topics include assessing for spiritual beliefs; using spirituality to set family goals; accessing resources through the spiritual community; appropriate disclosure of your own spiritual beliefs; and what to do when spiritual beliefs are presented as a barrier to addressing other concerns.

Family stress in Wraparound treatment is an unmet need and not addressed within the practice’s format. Moreover; staff need the skills to augment the program goals of permanency and safety within the family. This presentation will discuss the PRAXES parenting empowerment model; which has been successfully used in California; along with its new companion model for children and youth. Together; these models help to reduce stress; improve treatment engagement; increase positive behavior and develop family cohesion.

The implementation of Child and Family Teaming (CFT) throughout California has highlighted the importance of providing an effective facilitation model. This important skill is essential in the CFT process and in creating an environment for families to successfully reach their goals; thus leading to positive outcomes for youth and families. This workshop will provide a standard model; which includes best practices and strategies that support quality CFT facilitation.

In the same year that Wraparound was launched; “well-being” was added as a major goal of the national agenda to improve child and youth outcomes through the sweeping Adoptions and Safe Families Act (ASFA). Wraparound was originally limited to a subset of children and youth with complex needs; however; system changes aimed at promoting well-being more widely; such as the Katie A. Settlement Agreement; the Continuum of Care Reform (CCR) and Resource Family Approval (RFA); have led to universalizing Wraparound’s team-based; family-centered approach across developmental domains; major public systems and community agencies that serve children; youth and families. This presentation introduces the nation’s first integrated core practice model for the systems of child welfare; behavioral health and juvenile justice; with a blueprint for workforce development for an even wider shared practice environment in the future.

Tony Redhouse is a Native American (Dine') Sound Healer; Spiritual Teacher; 2016 Inductee to the Tucson Musicians Museum; and award winning recording artist who uses his voice and music to inspire and heal lives. He has served as a traditional Native American practitioner & consultant to Native American communities and behavioral health organizations by sharing spiritual interactive workshops. Using the ancient sounds of the Voice; the Drum and the Flute; Tony Redhouse will guide us back to the simplicity and beauty of who we are and why we are here. In Native American Tradition; these primal and true expressions of our Soul allowed us to create ceremony; tell our stories and to celebrate Life. Tony will use drums and dance during interactive segments with attendees; allowing them to energetically feel the uniting of intention to support each other in their service to their communities. Mr. Redhouse will share the importance of following our heart's "beat;" to inspire us to open our lives; become vulnerable and to "soar" with the freedom and Joy that is our natural birthright!

In this interactive workshop; we will explore key elements and strategies to facilitating child and family team meetings. Participants will gain an understanding of three domains to facilitation (preparation; strength utilization and action-oriented outcomes). Participants will be provided with tangible skills to utilize in meeting facilitation; incorporating culturally considerate and integrative approaches. A key component will be around facilitating crucial conversation and educating participants on techniques for engaging families and community partners in difficult discussion

The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) will provide an overview of California’s Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC) which will include information on key TFC components; including the roles; responsibilities; and qualifications of the TFC Agency and the TFC Parent as well as training and documentation requirements. DHCS will also provide an implementation update and information regarding available tools and resources.

Skills-based coaching with staff will increase their integration of best practices in their practice. And yet; when we work one-on-one with staff; we come to understand the impact of stress they feel and what brings on that stress. This workshop will discuss the UC Davis Skills-Based Model and present information on how to better understand what may be happening for them using a neuroscience lens. Neuroscience has not only shown us the result of stress on behavior; but also how to help.

This workshop will discuss the success of the Integrated Wraparound Model at Inland Olivecrest for the past 10 years. We will review the challenges and strengths that come with an integrated model and what we have learned from it all.

This workshop will outline best practices for having a Total Quality Management (TQM) Program for your Wraparound Program. This includes embracing data-driven care to be more innovative in your practice; as well as a convening a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Council. A sample CQI council will be reviewed; as well as other sample components from a TQM Program. Participants will learn to change the culture and have staff and managers embrace data-driven care to improve outcomes for families.

This workshop will provide information about starting a program within Child Welfare Services to address the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC). It will discuss how to utilize collaborative relationships with Law Enforcement and Community Service Providers to benefit survivors of CSEC. The workshop will also discuss the creation of a youth drop-in center to provide intervention and prevention efforts for the CSEC population.

Young foster children are at high risk for mental health difficulties; which may make adjusting to a new home difficult and imperil the security of the placement. Indeed; externalizing behaviors in young children are one of the strongest predictors of placement disruption; and having one disruption increases the risk of future disruptions. In an effort to stabilize placements and reduce children’s mental health difficulties; we offer Parent-Child Care (PC-CARE); a 6-week parenting intervention; to all newly placed foster children aged 1-5 years in Sacramento County. In this presentation; we will describe the PCCARE model and present results of the effectiveness of the program.

In 2015; Santa Clara County developed a county-wide response to Commercially Sexually Exploited Children and Youth. In this workshop; you will be introduced to the Santa Clara County Model; and you will learn about successful interventions as well as barriers that have been encountered. Integration of trauma; survival and resiliency; as well as systemic challenges; will be discussed.