Division of Family Services Update on Childrens Services

Division of Family Services Update on Children’s Services Transformation August 18, 2010

Key Areas of Progress Division Reorganization - Adoption Unit and Foster Care Unit were collapsed to create a Permanency Unit Increased focus on prevention through a Family Support Team Tamara Temoney is the Interim Resource Family Manager DFS has contracted with B 2 B Solutions to help revise the child welfare manuals across all DFS program areas Reengineering of Training - Competency review meetings began with LDSS staff to establish core competencies for child welfare supervisors and managers 6 module, 12 day core training pilot series for child welfare supervisors and managers – September through December 2010 Managing by Data - AFCARS review conducted in July Issuing a Critical Outcomes Report that will illustrate LDSS performance on Transformation, CFSR, and CPS Outcome Measures Conducting Advanced Data Trainings in each region Family Engagement - Conducting Family Engagement Roundtables regionally in September and October Retreat was held for regional consultant teams to identify roles regarding the implementation and sustainability of family engagement practices

Key Areas of Progress Resource Families - Issued Resource Family Guidance Finishing the final round of Regional Peer Collaboratives & conducting evaluation Permanency - Final revisions to the Foster Care Guidance Manual are being made for September issuance DFS has contracted with B 2 B Solutions to help revise the child welfare manuals across all DFS program areas Achieving Permanency through Adoptions Initiative continues – training with adoption contractors and designated LDSS is planned for August Applied for federal grant to address permanency issues Child Protection - Three regulations are scheduled for periodic review by State Board Conducting policy/guidance training in all five regions in August Prevention - Developing Prevention guidance through workgroup Site visit is planned for September to Allegheny County, PA around kinship practices Continuous Quality Improvement - Planning continues for the Quality Service Reviews Accepting Reviewer applications from staff at VDSS and LDSS – form located on the Transformation website

Key Areas of Progress Program Improvement Plan - Final version submitted to the Feds on Wednesday, August 11 th Planning to meet with the Children’s Bureau to set measurements IV-E Review - Compliments Concerns Adult Services - Conducting a poster campaign to long-term care facilities in Southwest Virginia ASAPS usage reviews have been completed for LDSS in Easter, Piedmont, and Western regions Vacant consultant position for the Eastern Region has been approved and advertised Revised Auxiliary Grant regulation will go before the State Board

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