Child Welfare Council June 11 th, 2014 Barrett Johnson, LCSW | Sevuaghn Banks, Ph.D.
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Permanency Committee Report: The Family Finding and
Engagement (FFE) Toolkit
Child Welfare CouncilJune 11th, 2014
Barrett Johnson, LCSW | Sevuaghn Banks, Ph.D.
A very brief primer on CalSWEC Context – Implementing effectively in child
welfare Background – Family Finding and Engagement
(FFE) History – The development of the FFE Toolkit Demonstration - A tour of the toolkit Questions/discussion
Today’s Conversation
Partnership between 22 schools of social work, CDSS, DHCS, counties (CWDA, CMHDA), Nat’l Assoc. of Social Wkrs, philanthropy, Regional Training Academies (RTAs)
Hosted by the UC Berkeley Social Welfare Dedicated to developing a professional social
service workforce to effectively serve California's diverse population.
Programs in Child Welfare, Aging, Mental Health
CalSWEC in two slides. . .
Child Welfare Programs Title IV-E Stipend Program
◦ Provides stipends and specialized curricula MSW and BSW students in exchange for a work obligation
RTA Coordination Project◦ Coordinates the Statewide Child Welfare training
system, including development and evaluation of the Common Core Curricula.
Evaluation and Research◦ Supports practice innovation and implementation, and
evaluation and research on workforce development and practice improvement.
CalSWEC in two slides (cont.)
We often develop programs that seem to produce good results, but we can’t tell exactly what made them work.
Replication of the good results/outcomes requires us to be specific about exactly what we are doing (i.e. what exactly is the intervention)
This is difficult to do in the exploratory stage, especially with highly innovative practices that don’t yet have an evidence base.
Context: Implementation and spread of effective or promising practices
We must BUILD evidence even as we innovate. Implementation Science is a young field, and
has largely focused on implementing practices that already have an evidence base.
Context: Implementation Issues, Cont.
Manualizing and precisely defining our practices presents opportunities:◦ We can know better what works, and assess our
performance more precisely.◦ We can spread and disseminate practices with
more confidence that other people and organizations will do it right, and avoid unintended consequences.
First steps to building evidence: Defining our practice
Implementation Toolkits Online collections of materials on specific
practices with a standard set of components◦ Definitional Tools◦ Communication Tools◦ Training and Coaching Tools◦ Evaluation Tools◦ Policy Tools
CalSWEC’s method for standardizing and disseminating
What is it? The practice of rigorously searching for and
engaging extended family members and other supportive adults to establish an enduring support network for children (FFE Collaborative Team)
Background: Family Finding and Engagement
Why does it matter? Promising practice to reduce and prevent out-of-
home care. Offers children already in care an opportunity to
reconnect with extended family and other important people from whom they have become disconnected
Can foster permanency for children in long term care
Background: Family Finding and Engagement
Is it effective? Preliminary studies show it to improve outcomes
and reduce costs We need to build evidence by conducting
further studies.
Background: Family Finding and Engagement
History: The Permanency Committee and the FFE Toolkit Permanency Committee has been
examining all types of statewide engagement practice models
Katie ACAPPRISEContinuum of Care ReformCore Practice Model
History: The Permanency Committee and the FFE Toolkit FFE is integrated into many of the major
reform efforts and initiatives currently underway
Katie ACAPPRISEContinuum of Care ReformCore Practice Model
Family Finding and En-
gagement
History: The Permanency Committee and the FFE Toolkit CWC adopted 2008 Permanency Committee
Recommendations on FFE RFP was issued to develop toolkit Toolkit advisory group was formed, and the
toolkit was developed by the winning bidder, American Humane Association (AHA)
Some delays due to contracting issues and reorganization at AHA
Finally. . . The Tour
URL:http://
calswec.berkeley.edu/toolkits/family-finding-and-engagement-ffe-toolkit
Search:FFE Toolkit CalSWEC
How to find it:
Robin Allen Sevaughn Banks Leah Wilson Crystal Lufberry
Marymichael Miatovich
Bob Friend Kathy Watkins Pat Reynolds Harris
Acknowledgements
Thanks to the following for assisting with the development of the toolkit: