CFSP 5 Year Plan - RI Department of Children, Youth & Families

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youth in care. Data represent that of 116 youth who are involved with the Regional Permanency Support Teams, 69 (59%) have a permanency goal of adoption and 21 (18%) have a permanency goal of reunifying. A small group is split between other planned permanent living arrangement and independent living. Eighty youth are still working toward development of a permanency plan. The focus is on assisting youth and DCYF staff in researching records and helping to identify valuable connections for youth in preparation for leaving care. In 2008, there were 11 subsidized guardianships finalized. Currently, there are a total of 30 subsidized guardianships and another 12 that are in process toward finalization. The Department is continuing efforts to promote legal guardianship as an option for children and youth when reunification or adoption is not a feasible permanency option. Adoption Specialist Certification Program – The Adoption Specialist Certification Program was developed in collaboration with the School of Social Work at Rhode Island College in 2007-08. The program is designed to offer instruction through the Office of Continuing Education with a curriculum comprised of six core courses and three electives. This program is now two years old. During SFY 2009, participation ranged between 11 and 38 participants for the following workshops: o Trauma and Attachment o Gay and Lesbian Parenting o Strength-based Approaches to Working with Foster and Adoptive Children and Families o Core Clinical Issues in Adoption o Lifebooks: A Roadmap to Life’s Memories o Adoption and Foster Care Placements Across State Lines Workshops planned for the Fall semester include: o Overview of Transracial Adoption o Fostering the Physical and Mental Health of Internationally Adopted Children o Meeting the Needs and Addressing the Service Gaps for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth in Adoption and Foster Care o Ethical Issues in Adoption This certification program continues to evolve with a strong, commitment from all key partners: Adoption Rhode Island, DCYF, and the Rhode Island College School of Social Work. The first graduation celebration is scheduled for November 20 during National Adoption Month for the participants who have completed all core workshops and electives. R.I. Department of Children, Youth and Families Title IV-B Child and Family Service Plan – 2010 - 2014 17
MULTI-ETHNIC PLACEMENT ACT (MEPA) Foster Parent Recruitment June 2009 Report I. A description of the characteristics of waiting children. Demographic information (as of 6/1/09) indicates that there are 8028 children active with DCYF. Of these, 61% are White; 20% are African American; 2% are Asian; 1% is American Indian; 9% are of Unknown race and 7% are Multiracial). 22% of the active children are listed as Hispanic. Of the 1375 children residing in foster care placements (relative, non-relative, and private agency specialized foster care) 67% are White; 16% are African American; 2% are Asian; .5% are American Indian; 10% are multi-racial and 4 % are “unknown”. 23% of the children in foster home placements are of Hispanic heritage. II. Specific strategies to reach all parts of the community. The goal of foster parent recruitment is to ensure that sufficient numbers of qualified foster families are available to meet the needs of the Department and the children it serves and to allow for careful matching and planned placements which meet the best interests of every child in need of foster care. As approximately 80% of all DCYF children who are adopted are adopted by their foster parents, it is critical that initial foster placements be conducted with consideration to a child’s long term needs. This overview focuses upon the recruitment of generic foster homes. Kinship and child specific placements originate with the child’s primary social worker and are handled through a different process. Most tasks have been achieved and are ongoing. The Department continues to contract with the Urban League of Rhode Island to recruit, conduct home studies, and provide pre-service training for foster and adoptive families interested in fostering African American and Latino children. The contract includes the provision of training and home studies in Spanish for Spanish speaking applicants. During the first eleven months of FY 2009 (July 1, 2008 – June 15, 2009), numerous foster parent recruitment activities have taken place. The goal of these activities has been twofold, and has focused on both the long term process of increasing general public awareness of the role of foster parents and the licensing process and the immediate need for increasing our available pool of qualified, culturally sensitive foster parents. Towards these goals, the following activities have occurred: • Print Advertising Our print advertising campaign is aimed at reaching both general and targeted populations of prospective foster parents, throughout the state, through daily, weekly, monthly, and special interest publications. During this year, we have advertised in the Providence Journal, Woonsocket Call, Newport Daily News, Pawtucket Times, Kent County Daily Times, South County Independent, Northeast Independent, Rhode Island Newspaper Group (17 suburban weekly R.I. Department of Children, Youth and Families Title IV-B Child and Family Service Plan – 2010 - 2014 18
Page 1 and 2: RHODE ISLAND Title IV-B Child and F
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Caseworker Visit Improvement Plan O
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SAFE/TIMELY INTERSTATE PLACEMENT OF
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International Adoptions - The RICHI
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therapeutic foster homes, shelters,
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child welfare agency. However, ther
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the cases receiving services throug
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The Department is in the process of
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Implementing the Indian Child Welfa
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that neither parent was remorseful
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RECOMMENDATIONS In light of the abo
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ADDENDUM II EMOTIONAL ABUSE SURVEY
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6. If you have ever been concerned
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A. Introduction/Purpose: The goals
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1. A family may choose to use a CED
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2) Care Managers use the following
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