Services can be tailored for you in multiple ways:
Using the best practices
outlined in my model, we can work together to assess your organization’s alignment, then develop a consultation package that includes work in any of the service areas below.
If you have a particular need
in one of the service areas listed below, we can design a focused consultation package.
Stand-alone training packages
are available for the Strengthening Families™ Protective Factors curriculum and the CFSR Onsite Review Instrument (OSRI).
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list of services:
Faith Based/Church Equipping
Fostering C.A.R.E. (Compassion, Advocacy, Reconciliation, Education) equips churches and faith-based organizations to effectively engage with vulnerable families in their communities
Visit the Fostering C.A.R.E. page to learn more.
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
Assess current CQI system/processes and design enhancements to ensure best practice implementation
Develop quantitative and qualitative measures for practice outcomes, court processes, and systemic factors assessment (includes assessment of how federal CFSR, AFCARS, NCANDS, and NYTD data are used)
Strategic Planning
Assist in defining agency mission and values
Design strategic plans to achieve agency mission
Facilitate stakeholder meetings to gather input in strategic planning
Policies / Procedures
Assess current policies/procedures for alignment with best practice and assist in drafting and implementing needed changes
Develop implementation supports and ongoing evaluation for continued alignment with best practice
Training
Review and develop curriculum to ensure training addresses the why (values) as well as the how (skills) of best practice
Conduct in-person training for trainers, agency/court staff, community stakeholders and foster and adoptive parents
Topics: Child welfare practice, supervision in child welfare, continuous quality improvement, Child and Family Services Review Onsite Review Instrument (CFSR OSRI), Strengthening Families™ Protective Factors Framework (Click for more info.)
Service Array Enhancement
Develop strategic partnerships with faith-based community agencies and churches to strengthen the service array available for families (child care, visitation services, mentoring/social support, job skills training, independent living support, foster/adoptive home recruitment)
Develop processes for evaluation of service providers to ensure services are meeting client needs in measurable ways
Parents / Youth / Foster Parents Engagement
Assess current efforts at systemic engagement of birth parents, youth, and foster parents
Design CQI processes to evaluate efforts in engagement
Develop strategies for improving engagement throughout agency structure (from case-level to management)
Develop capacity to implement mentorship programs and support groups
Utilize parents/youth/foster parents as trainers
CFSR / Program Improvement Plan (PIP)
Conduct 1st/2nd level Quality Assurance on CFSR OSRI for PIP measurement
Develop capacity for qualitative case reviews, measurement plans, and systemic factor assessment
Provide implementation support for PIP strategies
Court & Agency Collaboration
Assess current court-agency collaborative efforts
Design targeted activities to support collaborative partnerships (meaningful data sharing, joint strategy design, joint training on best practice, vision sessions)
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