The Family Care Network (FCNI) will be presenting this workshop on implementing ISFC; particularly for agencies who did not provide ITFC. This session will include a brief review of key elements of the new ISFC Welfare and Institution statutes and the process of updating your agency Program Statement. Based on 30 years of experience delivering Therapeutic Foster Care—and ITFC since the mid 90s—the FCNI webinar will share best practices and lessons learned. Discussion will also include: staffing; core service delivery; interagency partnerships and collaboration; integrating Wraparound; EPSDT and Community Resources; and ISFC as a base for the new TFC program.

The Child and Family Team (CFT); Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessment tool; and case plans are interconnected and inextricably linked. All three processes must adhere to fidelity and timeline requirements; which are intended to significantly improve the care experience for each and every family involved in the foster care system. Understanding these important processes and connections under the context of the Integrated Core Practice Model help build a strengths-based and outcomes-focused environment for families to help them reach and attain their goals. This workshop will provide information around policy guidance and best practices to support quality case-planning.

Integrating the goals of probation into one sustainable; achievable Wraparound plan can be a challenge; especially in rural counties. Learn how one county and its Wraparound provider overcame obstacles to achieve success with limited resources and how you can make it happen; too.

The key to transformation is in families and communities. At weekly gatherings; this group now teaches people how to “Wraparound” each other and keep kids out of a gang culture that can be generational. Former gang members now work alongside the probation department; law enforcement; churches; schools; universities and a multitude of nonprofit organizations to intervene and educate others.

The Engagement Phase in Wraparound serves as the foundation for all other work that occurs in treatment. This is why it is incredibly important to build a successful rapport with youth and families during this time. Having an understanding of the cultural needs of a family will encourage open and honest communication with the team; yielding successful treatment outcomes. This workshop will focus on contextualizing behavioral; relational and ecological needs of African American and/or black families by highlighting the unique history of this population and integrating this knowledge into the Wraparound process.

This presentation explores the Systems of Care approach as a national cross-system effort to transform the delivery of services and supports for children; adolescents and young adults. Implementation factors; effective strategies and recommendations for expanding the approach are discussed. How to develop cross-system collaborative structures at multiple levels will also be covered.

Team think is one of the most powerful tools that may be leveraged in supporting the lives of children; youth; non-minor dependents and parents/families. This workshop will focus on the skills and knowledge a facilitator must have to move a team from introduction to innovation.

Team think is one of the most powerful tools that may be leveraged in supporting the lives of children; youth; non-minor dependents and parents/families. This workshop will focus on the skills and knowledge a facilitator must have to move a team from introduction to innovation.

This workshop provides a living model of outcomes-driven culture as a critical part of family-centered practice. The presentation will provide systems and tools to ensure that outcomes truly do matter at every level of the organization.

Solution-orientated Child and Family Team Meetings: This workshop will focus on prioritizing crisis from a solutions perspective. When the family feels there is no hope for their situation; how do you as their team assist the family in changing their perspective on their situation; when you cannot change the situations they are facing? We will focus on the process that the team follows to support the family in times of crisis.

This workshop will help participants understand the dynamics of conflict and learn strategies to respond effectively and confidently. We will look at how culture can help in planning; using preferred methods for meeting needs. Family Voice and Choice can be realized when we successfully interact and think in ways that show respect for diversity in communication; outlook and preference; to name a few. Join us as we unpack an understanding of culture and how being Culturally Responsive; Reflective and Respectful can be a great planning tool for meeting needs through the phases “Hello; Help; Heal and Hope.” Through a process of self-reflection; the principle of culture and its impact on the Wraparound process will be reinforced.

California’s Foster Care and related reforms mandate that public agencies build or enhance shared leadership and decision-making processes. While many counties have begun to collaborate in this effort; there is a continuum of integration which; if pursued; will sustain and support long-term shared outcomes; return financial investments; and empower youth and family service recipients in unique and value-added ways. This workshop will give attendees an opportunity to both understand the elements of successful inter-agency management and begin to strategize their own partnerships.

This workshop will present various options to implementing Wraparound practice and principles for schools; with education as the system initiating the need for Wraparound for children and families. The workshop will cover two educational service delivery models and funding streams: Educationally Related Mental Health Services (ERMH S) and School-based Wraparound. The ERMH S Wraparound Program provides an alternative to out-of-home placement for children who have not been able to access their education with less-intensive interventions. The workshop will cover School-based Wraparound Programs focused on addressing familial needs that impede children’s ability to access their education.

The focus of this workshop is to provide general information on Human Trafficking and Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth; to explain how Yolo County is responding to the issue; and to provide tools to identify and understand how working with victims of trafficking requires a different approach.

Sex is a fundamental part of human existence. So why are we so terrible at talking about it? If you’d like to have an impact on teen pregnancy; STDs; sexual exploitation; sexual harassment; sexual abuse; healthy relationships and many other areas; then you need to be able to talk about sex. This workshop will examine why we struggle so much to talk about sex and provide tips on facilitating healthy conversations.

Are you ready to face a day in and out the office facing some of the challenges that confront social workers? You'll have to manage your time, avoid getting pulled off track - and take part in a case conference and home visit. Need help? You can find out about the job through extracts from the BBC/OU programme Protecting Our Children.

This course informs participants about new laws that impact child welfare practice in the dependency court system. Presented by David Myers, J.D. for the Nor...

Short Description:
This e-resource is aimed at guiding and supporting human services students through their placements.

Word Count: 10113

Included H5P activities: 30

ISBN: 978-0-6453261-2-3

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This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:

"Every adult can make a difference in the lives of the young people around them Natural mentors -- extended family, neighbors, teachers, or friends -- who are trustworthy and consistent can help youth feel more confident and supported when facing stressful events A recent meta-analysis supports the vital role that caring adults play in kids' education, vocational performance, and emotional health, by fostering positive development and helping kids avoid the risks associated with the tumultuous years of adolescence Youth lacking these relationships can become isolated, and face psychological and emotional problems Teaching our kids ways to recruit natural mentors -- and encouraging adults to more freely share their social resources -- might just transform young lives Levi van Dam. “Does Natural Mentoring Matter? A Three Level Meta-analysis on the Association between Natural Mentoring and Youth Outcomes”. American Journal of Community Psychology (2018)..."

The rest of the transcript, along with a link to the research itself, is available on the resource itself.

Short Description:
“Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities: Case Studies” is a freely accessible eCampus Ontario Pressbook containing case studies of immigrant women experiencing domestic violence to be used as educational materials. The book highlights the complexity of domestic violence cases in immigrant communities and the different legal processes that these women encounter in seeking justice and the challenges they face in relation to re-establishing their own lives and the lives of their children. The book contains questions for reflection; a description of legal processes involved in DV cases, and a glossary of the terms used throughout the case studies.

Long Description:
“Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities: Case Studies” is a freely accessible eCampus Ontario Pressbook containing case studies of immigrant women experiencing domestic violence to be used as educational materials. The contents were created by analysing closed legal case files of 15 immigrant women living in Ontario who experienced domestic violence. The comprehensive case studies that emerge from this research present domestic violence experienced by immigrant women in all its complexity, highlighting their unique vulnerability at the intersections of race, gender and immigration status. The book also highlights the different legal processes that these women encounter in seeking justice and the challenges they face in relation to re-establishing their own lives and the lives of their children. In addition to the cases, the book contains questions for reflection; a description of legal processes involved in DV cases, and a glossary of the terms used throughout the case studies. This interactive Pressbook is an ideal resource for social work and legal practitioners, including students in social service work, social work and law programs, in order to increase their understanding about the complexity of domestic violence cases in immigrant families and develop strategies for culturally informed interventions.

Word Count: 42082

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