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The Oklahoma Pinnacle Plan:
An Improvement Plan for Child Welfare Services
APPENDICES
March
2012
Okmulgee, and Tulsa Counties), one in each OKDHS management area over the course of a year. The
roll-out will allow these counties to serve as the trauma champions in preparation for the total state
system transformation over the course of the next five years. The transformation will occur as these
communities move closer to truly trauma-informed practice focusing on both placement stability and
family engagement. By support and training of child welfare staff, resource families, community
partners, the court and providers, these communities will develop an understanding of the impact of
childhood trauma and will be given tools to address it.
Lab sites will:
receive direct training and support from CTISP and child welfare program staff;
be equipped to advocate for trauma treatment for the children and families they serve;
be the first recipients of tools, training and resources
participate with other lab sites in a learning collaborative;
receive technical assistance via conference/support calls, training events, and conferences; and
work with behavioral health provider communities as they are the first to receive training in
evidenced-based trauma treatment.
Behavioral health providers in lab site communities will be the first in the state to be offered training on
evidenced-based treatment protocols. Resource families in the lab site communities will be the first to
receive resource family training and follow up support. Lab sites will be guided through the process of
assessment, plan development and small tests of change.
Lab sites will be the first to receive CTISP provided resources, including the Policy Guide for Trauma-
Informed Child Welfare, Desk Guide on Trauma-Informed Services for child welfare supervisors and the
Guidelines for Creating A Trauma-Informed Casework Practice Model. The lab sites will serve as testing
fields for the implementation of the state plan which follows.
Table: Progressive implementation over a five-year period by county.**
Appendix C – Trauma-Informed System Implementation Plan
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