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NEXT STEPS AFTER CFS REVIEW
HHS/ACF will issue final report on Child &
Family Services Review (CFSR)
Once final report is issued, it will be
disseminated to local agencies and
stakeholders, as well as posted on the web site
PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT PLAN
State must develop a Program Improvement Plan (PIP)
to address areas needing improvement identified
through CFSR Six “Program Outcomes,” including three to four
performance indicators with national standards Three to four “Systemic Factors”
PIP is due within 90 days of receipt of final report
PIP must include: Action steps and dates of completion
Benchmarks and methods for evaluation
Percentage of improvement toward national standards
PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT SCOPE
Program improvement is a state and local responsibility
ALL offices will be involved in program improvement
Improvements start at the state level but can also begin
at local level
Improvements will potentially affect state laws, program
regulations, policies and day-to-day casework practices
Research-based practices will guide changes
Best practices from various offices are being posted on
the agency website:
http://www.l.dss.state.
STATE PIP DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURE
Child Welfare Advisory Committee (formerly Statewide Stakeholders Committee) will oversee development, approval, and implementation of PIP
Eight committees will work to develop improvement strategies CPS Policy Committee – safety outcomes Permanency Advisory Group – permanency outcomes Independent Living Services – IL services and emancipation Child Welfare Training Committee – staff and foster/adoptive parent
training Well-being subcommittee – involvement in case planning, visits with
child and parents, mental and physical health, needs and services Foster/Adoptive Home subcommittee – foster/adoptive home
standards, recruitment and retention Court Improvement Advisory Committee – court related statutory
and practice changes Quality Management – Local case review process, supervisory/peer
review, OASIS data analysis for measuring progress
STATE PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT SCOPE
Potential for legislative changes, such as termination of parental rights processes
Regulatory changes possible, such as minimum training requirements for all child welfare staff and foster/adoptive parents
Practice changes to occur at local level with support from state, such as concurrent planning, dual foster/adoptive parent approval, structured decision making, and family group conferencing
LOCAL PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT
Initiated with Local PIP training sessions Facilitated by National Resource Center for Organizational
Improvement during week of September 9 – 12, 2003 September 9 – September 10 – September 10 – September 11 – September 11 – September 12 –
Training sessions will provide summary of review
findings and allow practice on development of
strategies and measures
Each office will have outcome data
LOCAL PIP DEVELOPMENT
Each office will develop draft local PIP Each will identify three areas and develop strategies to
begin improvement
Local directors are responsible for completion, integrity, implementation and refinement of local PIP Local offices will identify PIP Liaisons to coordinate,
implement and monitor local PIP
State staff will send local PIP liaisons updates and drafts of the state PIP as developed
Local offices will submit draft plan electronically by (tentative date)
Local PIP information will be incorporated into State PIP
PIP FINALIZATION AND PROGRESS
The State will negotiate and finalize PIP with
HHS/ACF/CB
Once the PIP is approved, local PIP’s will be refined
The State will begin monitoring state PIP progress
through:
Case review results
Data analysis
Progress on process changes
State will report progress quarterly to HHS/ACF/CB
Local reporting on progress will also occur
SUMMARY
Final Report on CFSR review results and Program
Improvement Plan will become public documents State is focused on improving child and family services
throughout the Commonwealth
All local offices and stakeholders are partners in planning
and implementing program improvements
Thank you!Thank you!
To learn more about the Child and Family Services Review, visit:State Website at: http://www.dss.state.
Federal web site at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/cwrp
INTERNAL DSS sites:
Internal website at: http://www.localagency.dss.state. /dfs/cfsr/cfsr
Child Welfare Outcomes utility: http://www.localagency.dss.state. /support/reports
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