CPM as the Framework for Practice System Change

CPM as the Framework for Practice & System Change Mary Sheppard and Lisa Witchey California Department of Social Services

Why the CFT Implementation Team? • • Continuum of Care Reform 2018 Program Improvement Plan Implementation of the Child Adolescent Needs and Strengths tool It’s All About Teaming

The Core Practice Model vs. Integrated Core Practice Model • • Why they are the same and they are also different? Practice Behaviors Audience Desired Goals

Putting It Into Practice • The Child and Family Services Plan for the Children and Family Services Division • Opportunity • Intention • Plan

Children and Family Services Planning Day • • • March 15 th 115 Staff Attended Agenda Partner Engagement Leadership Commitments

What’s Next? • CFSD Internal ICPM Champions • Comprehensive look at: • • Policy & Program Development Technical Assistance Implementation Support Monitoring and Oversight

Additional Considerations? • • • Partnerships with Probation Partnerships with Behavioral Health Partnerships with California Youth Connection and other youth Partnerships with Tribes Partnerships with Parents (Bio and Resource) Partnerships with…

Building Partnerships • How have county implementation teams used Engagement and Leadership behaviors to seek out and support mental health plan partners and youth and family voices, in focused implementation? When you encounter resistance from others needed to implement, what efforts are made to further or deepen the engagement? • As county welfare systems train to CPM principles, values and behaviors, what are we doing to assure that MHP and Probation staff/leaders are also included? • Does each county have an Integrated Leadership or governance meeting and does it meet the sufficient consistency and regularity to actually effect system change?

Considerations for CFSD • Lessons Learned From Implementation • Identified Needs From The State

Questions?

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