Year One Pinnacle Point 3 - Quarter 2

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Initiative 2. As outlined in the Oklahoma Trauma-Informed System Implementation Plan, OKDHS will enhance practice with trauma-informed initiatives. Although the plan will require five years for full implementation, Year One will include initiatives focusing on secondary trauma of child welfare staff. These supports are currently being tested at six lab sites to identify the most effective strategies before implementing statewide. Initiative Lead Annette Burleigh Evidence of Completion 1) Oklahoma Trauma Informed Care Strategic Plan Worksheets 2) Meeting Notes 3) Notes , Agenda, and Sign In sheet from Custer County Lab Site Visit 4) Grant Planning Meeting Notes and Agendas Target Date Technical Asst. Documentation of Needs KIDS Research Workgroup Changes Quarterly Update 6/30/13 1) The Statewide Trauma Informed Care Steering Committee meetings continued this quarter. This committee provides expert support and direction to Trauma Informed Care System Implementation. The Statewide vision, goals objectives were clarified and refined, during a three work day series Planning Retreat held this November 5, 19, and December 17, 2012. 2) Activities relative to the Children’s Bureau (Trauma II) Grant-awarded October 1, 2012 were completed as follows: a) Weekly to twice monthly Grant planning meetings; b) initiation of Phase One Grant Implementation Work Plan and feedback sessions with Children’s Bureau Federal Program Officer; c)recruitment and selection of two key staff for grant project; 3) Review of Trauma Informed Care Project with Group Home program staff, NRCYS, DDSD and other CW leadership to look at contract expectations and review need to expand increase contract reimbursement. 4) Statewide trauma Informed Care program presentation for key partners – a) Child Guidance Behavioral Health Meeting-10-12- 12; b) Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Conference 11-6-12 ; c) Trauma Informed Care National Webinar/OK System presented-11-15-12 5) Phone Consultation to Lab Sites- Okmulgee, 10-24-12; Custer County 10-25-12 & 12-18- 12, Lab Site Senior Leader Call, 12-4-12 6) On site Consultation Lab Sites- Tulsa County Lab Site Visit and Shelter visit-10-16-12 Custer County Lab Site meeting attendance
Initiative 3. OKDHS will focus efforts on recruiting staff with social work and related degrees. a. At the annual child welfare supervisors’ conference, university staff will present the benefits of a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree in a public child welfare agency. MSW admission criteria, processes, and curriculum will be discussed and materials provided. Similar recruitment efforts will occur throughout the year. b. OKDHS and CWPEP will hold a minimum of three statewide orientations per year for current and potential Bachelors in Social Work (BSW) and MSW students from all university social work programs across the state to describe the work of an OKDHS child welfare specialist and recruit participation in CWPEP. c. In May and December, CWPEP will send information to upcoming graduates of all BSW and MSW programs who are not in CWPEP with information about the OKDHS Initiative Lead Donna Girdner Evidence of Completion Target Date Technical Asst. Documentation of Needs KIDS Research Workgroup Changes Quarterly Update -11-9-12 7) Trauma Screenings continue to routinely occur at two lab sites, a third site is completing screenings on occasion; (Leadership changes in Lab Site at five of six sites has impacted consistency of Trauma Screenings.-Training/Orientation of Lab Site Leaders to occur January 2012) 8) Work is continuing to introduce use of functional assessment tool. Training continues to be the goal for Quarter 3 9) Trauma Screenings are occurring with some higher levels of care. A process for monitoring for use at these levels will be developed in Quarter 4 6/30/13 a) CWPEP had a booth at the Supervisors. Conf. on June 20 & 21, 2012. b) We have an agreement to hold 3 statewide CW Orientations for potential CWPEP participants. The first was held on 9/14/12 and 18 perspective students attended. After the Orientation, we had 6 students sign a contract with ORU to enter the CWPEP program. c) The CWPEP Memo CWS 12-12 was sent out on 12/13/12 to all staff in DHS to provide information to all staff about the MSW scholarship. d) On 12/13/12 an email containing information about the Post Certification program was sent to all staff with an MSW to survey for interest. A total of 9 staff expressed interest. Selection process will begin during the next quarter with the first class starting in the Fall of 2013.
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