Norlin, Jerry Randell, Eva
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Journal of intellectual disabilities : JOID
Parental capacity is one of the main aspects assessed by social workers as part of child protection investigations. The aim of this study is to explore the social workers' perceptions of assessing the parental capacity of parents with intellectual disabilities in child protection investigations. Four focus group interviews were conducted with twelv...
Drake, Brett Barth, Richard P Berrick, Jill Duerr Garcia, Antonio Greeson, Johanna KP Jonson-Reid, Melissa Kim, Hyunil Kohl, Patricia L Putnam-Hornstein, Emily
improvement, quality
Onboarding The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) is a federally-recognized tribe. The Family Safety Program (FSP) is the child welfare program that serves the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, under the tribal Division of Public Health and Human Services. FSP was established in 2015 with around 10 staff members and has grown to about 60 staff...
improvement, quality
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Child Welfare Division (CWD) is a state-operated child welfare system. Louisiana has 64 parishes statewide organized into nine regions. The local parish offices provide child protective service (CPS), family services (FS), foster care (FC), and adoption services. CWD has approximately ...
improvement, quality
Each QIC-WD site developed a logic model to serve as a visual representation of their selected intervention. All logic models included four main components: inputs, activities, outputs, and outcomes. Collectively, these demonstrate the resource and actions required to implement the program, as well as the associated result of changes anticipated th...
improvement, quality
The Division of Milwaukee Child Protective Services (DMCPS) is a state-operated child welfare system and is the only county system in Wisconsin run by the state. The Division is housed under the Department of Children and Families and has just under 200 staff, including: administrative/managerial staff, initial assessment and access (hotline) front...
improvement, quality
Court • Lead worker on Court Report and Testimony • Ensure the report is completed within 15 days and provide to TS • Complete TPR-2 for incarcerated parent Case Planning • Schedule FTM • Prep parents and team • Identify the service need and provide the TS with referral info • Consider transportation needs • Monitor behavioral changes in parent • M...
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Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) is a state-led, county-administered child welfare system. Ohio’s 83 single-county agencies and two multi-county agencies are responsible for the delivery of child protective services and ongoing case management in Ohio’s 88 counties. In 2017, ODJFS had an annual turnover rate of about 27%. They app...
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➢ What makes you hopeful about participating in Resilience Alliance? ➢ What worries you? ➢ What is one thing you’d like to achieve as a result of attending Resilience Alliance? ➢ How will you manage competing demands to be able to fully participate? ➢ When you think about how the agency responds to stress now, what is one area you’d most like to se...
improvement, quality
1 All staff and administrative actions and decisions should be guided by a clear focus on the wellbeing of the children and families served. 2 Measure success by how much child and family wellbeing improves and use this data to drive decision-making and improvement. 3 Continually seek to be more effective, to eliminate barriers, and to foster chang...
