Collaboration Presentation Collaboration Presentation Public SchoolsPublic Schools

And And Social ServicesSocial Services

EDSP 613: CollaborationEDSP 613: CollaborationSummer B 2006Summer B 2006

By Robin BurkeBy Robin Burke

Social ServicesSocial Services

Division of Youth ServicesDivision of Youth Services

Division of Family Services Division of Family Services

Division of Adult Services Division of Adult Services

(Department of Social Services)(Department of Social Services)

Mission Statement:Mission Statement:

The Mission of the Department of Social The Mission of the Department of Social Services is to promote opportunities for Services is to promote opportunities for individuals, families, and children to become individuals, families, and children to become self-sufficient, empowered, and personally self-sufficient, empowered, and personally responsible. We will partner with the responsible. We will partner with the community and other agencies to provide community and other agencies to provide comprehensive quality services in an comprehensive quality services in an environment of mutual respect and dignity for environment of mutual respect and dignity for those we serve and each other.those we serve and each other.

(Department of Social Services)(Department of Social Services)

Division of Family ServicesDivision of Family Services EducationEducation ChildcareChildcare SupportSupport HealthHealth Home NetworkHome Network Case ManagementCase Management

(Division of Family Services )

Division of Adult ServicesDivision of Adult Services

Financial and Social ServicesFinancial and Social Services

Black and Williams CenterBlack and Williams Center

Senior Citizens CenterSenior Citizens Center

(Division of Adult Services(Division of Adult Services ))

Division of Youth ServicesDivision of Youth Services

CASACASA Coleman House/Emergency ShelterColeman House/Emergency Shelter Day Treatment CenterDay Treatment Center Department Juvenile JusticeDepartment Juvenile Justice Youth and Family ServicesYouth and Family Services

(Division of Youth Services(Division of Youth Services ))

Department of Juvenile JusticeDepartment of Juvenile Justice

DJJ strives to promote a comprehensive array DJJ strives to promote a comprehensive array of cost-effective services for at-risk youth of cost-effective services for at-risk youth directed toward preventing delinquency, directed toward preventing delinquency, providing efficient rehabilitation services, providing efficient rehabilitation services, and altering the rate of recidivism with and altering the rate of recidivism with appropriate aftercare, while minimizing appropriate aftercare, while minimizing risk to the community. risk to the community.

(Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice)(Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice)

It is estimated that between 28% It is estimated that between 28% and 48% of juvenile offenders and 48% of juvenile offenders

meet the criteria for special meet the criteria for special education services and that 34% education services and that 34%

are functionally illiterate.are functionally illiterate.

(GAINS)

Juvenile Justice workers work Juvenile Justice workers work more closely with educators than more closely with educators than most any other type of social most any other type of social worker. worker. (quote)(quote)

(Springate)(Springate)

The Americans with Disability Act The Americans with Disability Act require schools in the community require schools in the community and juvenile justice institutions to and juvenile justice institutions to

accommodate the specialized needs accommodate the specialized needs of juvenile offenders.of juvenile offenders.

(GAINS)

Social Services and public education have Social Services and public education have different agendas and have had difficulty different agendas and have had difficulty working collaboratively with each otherworking collaboratively with each other

(Altshuler)

ConsequentlyConsequently , the children being served by , the children being served by either system often receive inadequate either system often receive inadequate

services from both systems. Can the two services from both systems. Can the two systems work collaboratively to support the systems work collaboratively to support the

needs of the children they serve? What is needs of the children they serve? What is needed for this to occur? What barriers needed for this to occur? What barriers

exist to prevent successful collaboration? exist to prevent successful collaboration? What changes are needed to support it?What changes are needed to support it?

(Altshuler)

ActivityActivity

ListList1.1. ARC meeting ARC meeting 2.2. Pre-dispositional investigation report Pre-dispositional investigation report 3.3. visit child in facility visit child in facility 4.4. grade papers grade papers 5.5. modification/accommodation for lessonmodification/accommodation for lesson6.6. home visithome visit7.7. staff meetingstaff meeting8.8. discharge conferencedischarge conference9.9. courtcourt10.10. LIAC (local interagency council)LIAC (local interagency council)

BarriersBarriers Confusion of roles Confusion of roles Confusion of responsibilitiesConfusion of responsibilities Confidentiality concernsConfidentiality concerns Limited resourcesLimited resources Lack of CommunicationLack of Communication

(Altshuler)(Altshuler)

Collaboration KillersCollaboration Killers

We’ve always done it that way We’ve always done it that way I’m just doing my job I’m just doing my job Leave me alone and let me do my job Leave me alone and let me do my job I don’t trust them I don’t trust them They’re too difficult/inflexible/bureaucratic toThey’re too difficult/inflexible/bureaucratic to

work withwork with I don’t have time to talk with you about this case I don’t have time to talk with you about this case What’s in it for me?What’s in it for me?

((Moore)Moore)

Recommended StrategiesRecommended Strategies

Ask for clarification about foggy areas. Ask for clarification about foggy areas. Deal with people openly and honestly. Deal with people openly and honestly. Acknowledge and work on the trust factor. Acknowledge and work on the trust factor. Provide a safe environment for people to hash Provide a safe environment for people to hash

out issues/problems and ask questions. out issues/problems and ask questions. Open, comfortable communication.Open, comfortable communication. Agree on a common goalAgree on a common goal Assess your needs and resourcesAssess your needs and resources

(Moore)

Recommended StrategiesRecommended Strategies

Encourage participants to step back and Encourage participants to step back and question why things have always been question why things have always been done in a particular way. One of the done in a particular way. One of the principal stumbling blocks to successful principal stumbling blocks to successful collaboration is overcoming customs and collaboration is overcoming customs and habits. habits.

Think outside the box; identify the needs Think outside the box; identify the needs of children and their families and search of children and their families and search out diverse ways to fill those needs.out diverse ways to fill those needs.

True collaboration involves more than just True collaboration involves more than just meeting and talking; it must include adequate meeting and talking; it must include adequate training, support, and authority and produce training, support, and authority and produce

effective programs and services. Members grow effective programs and services. Members grow more committed when they know their voices more committed when they know their voices

will be heard and their opinions valued. Without will be heard and their opinions valued. Without member buy-in, collaborative work will come to member buy-in, collaborative work will come to

a standstilla standstill

(Moore)

Bluegrass IMPACTBluegrass IMPACT

((Interagency Mobilization for Interagency Mobilization for Progress in Adolescent and Child Progress in Adolescent and Child

Treatment)Treatment)

Bluegrass IMPACT is a collaborative effort Bluegrass IMPACT is a collaborative effort among parents and the agencies of among parents and the agencies of social social servicesservices, mental health, , mental health, educationeducation, health , health services, services, juvenile justicejuvenile justice, social insurance , social insurance

and courts at state, regional and local levels and courts at state, regional and local levels to coordinate and mobilize services to to coordinate and mobilize services to

children.children.(GAINS)

RIAC RIAC (Regional interagency Council(Regional interagency Council))

Composed of…Composed of…

Children’s service coordinatorChildren’s service coordinator Specialist in special education chosen by the school districtSpecialist in special education chosen by the school district CourtCourt Designated worker chosen by the Chief Regional district Designated worker chosen by the Chief Regional district judgejudge ParentParent Other local public or private agency that provides services to Other local public or private agency that provides services to

children, and representative from the department of juvenile children, and representative from the department of juvenile justice. justice.

(GAINS)

SummarySummaryCollaborating is not the goal but the Collaborating is not the goal but the means to accomplish the goal. While means to accomplish the goal. While

collaborating is becoming more popular, collaborating is becoming more popular, it still requires hard work. But that work it still requires hard work. But that work often pays off in an initial victory toward often pays off in an initial victory toward

short-term goals which then acts as a short-term goals which then acts as a catalyst toward pursuing more difficult catalyst toward pursuing more difficult

and long-term tasks. and long-term tasks.

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