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their office regarding individual case issues where DPSS programs could be relevant to assisting the family; • Implementation of the Linkages Screening Tool (DCFS 5122), which evaluates potential eligibility of families or individuals to DPSS programs; • Enhanced service coordination for eligible DCFS families simultaneously involved in CalWORKs/GAIN and Family Reunification Services (AB 429); and • Enhanced service coordination for DCFS families receiving Family Preservation Services and eligible for CalWORKs/GAIN. Two other Linkages strategies are under development, which would improve the coordination of services for homeless families as well as CalWORKs sanctioned families currently being served by both departments. In addition, we are working to enhance access to CalWORKs for relative caregivers through greater integration of DPSS eligibility staff at the DCFS Kinship Support Centers. The remainder of FY 07-08 will focus on completing development of these additional strategies and determining how well the key goals of Linkages are being met. These goals are: • Families or individuals known to DCFS who are not currently connected to DPSS resources, but could be, are provided with expedient methods to access DPSS programs; • Families who are involved in both CalWORKs and child welfare services have the opportunity to maximize resources and establish the foundation for coordinated case planning to provide a safe and stable home for their children while working toward economic self-sufficiency. Probation Title IV-E Initiatives Probation has identified these two initiatives as priority for Fiscal Year 2007-2008: • Enhanced Cross-Systems Case <strong>Assessment</strong> and Case Planning – combined assessment of mental health, substance abuse and behavioral problems – connect youth with most appropriate setting taking the above into account to limit number of placements. Using the LARRC, review of Juvenile Arrest/Probation history – The long range goal is to have 3 teams, l in each juvenile hall, consisting of a DMH Clinical Psychologist and a Probation Officer. Initially, there will be a pilot program located at Placement Administrative Services that will have one team for all 3 juvenile halls consisting of 3 Placement Zero Incarceration Program (ZIP) DPOs and a DMH Clinical Psychologist. • Expansion of Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST) and Functional Family Therapy (FFT)— Probation has adopted MST and FFT as the fist line treatment approach to serve youth at risk of removal from the home and youth returning home from congregate care. MST and FFT were identified as program initiatives that have demonstrated reductions in long-term rates of re-arrest, reductions in Out of Home placements, 28
extensive improvements in family functioning and decreased mental health problems for serious juvenile offenders. These services are delivered in the home, school and community rather than in a clinical or residential treatment setting. There are eight areas that have been identified as priority that are currently taking place simultaneously or will be implemented in the near future: • Restructure of Placement Bureau—this restructure will include realignment of the placement management structure to meet the demands and tasks required, adoption of a new service delivery model grounded in evidence-based principles, reduce caseloads consistent with evidenced -based practices, standardized case management system using research rich proven techniques and services, familyfocused interventions that have been proven to reduce risk factors that lead to child maltreatment, cross-systems case assessment and case planning, cross-systems youth and family transition planning and services and Placement Aftercare services. • Utilization of Aftercare Support Services such as Wraparound, Community–Based Organization (CBO) services, Family Preservation, FFT/MST services and Faith- Based Services to facilitate successful family reunification and successful family and child safety, well-being and permanency through increasing protective factors and decreasing risk factors. • Expansion of Evidenced Based Programs and Intensive Treatment Services such as Functional Family Therapy (FFT) and Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST). These programs have proven over time through empirical and scientific research and evidence that family functioning improves significantly and impacts recidivism for probation youth. • Expansion of Family Finding Services through the Placement Permanency Unit in collaboration with DCFS and Group Home Providers. The Probation Department plans to expand the work of this unit by enhancing current resources and providing additional resources such as specialized search engines. The unit’s work will expand with increased collaboration with DCFS partners to create a seamless process for crossover youth and those youth who had a previous history with the dependency system. There will also be increased collaboration with Probation partners in camp and in the community, Group Home Providers and outside agencies to investigate every case where a youth is not returning to the home of parents. • Expansion of Family Preservation Services will continue through collaboration with DCFS. Due to budget cuts, the funding for Family Preservation Services has been reduced; however, the Probation Department will continue with efforts to maximize the current allocation. Safe guards are being put in place to ensure that the designated slots for probation cannot be arbitrarily utilized for DCFS youth without approval from Probation. 29
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Page 37 and 38: Measure C2.3 Adoption Within 12 Mon
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