Final Report - RI Department of Children, Youth & Families
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APPENDIX K: PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND OUTCOMES<br />
DCYF System <strong>of</strong> Care Performance Measures<br />
(continued)<br />
Child Welfare -<br />
Safety<br />
! Reduce recurrence <strong>of</strong> child abuse and/or neglect<br />
! Reduce the incidence <strong>of</strong> child abuse and/or neglect<br />
in foster care<br />
Permanency<br />
! Increase permanency for children in foster care<br />
! Reduce time to reunification without increasing reentry<br />
! Reduce time in foster care to adoption<br />
! Increase placement stability<br />
! Reduce placements <strong>of</strong> young children in group<br />
homes or institutions<br />
Well-being<br />
! Educational attainment<br />
! <strong>Families</strong> report improvements in<br />
! parent/child interaction<br />
! Chafee Foster Care Independence Measures 28<br />
" Improved/satisfactory grades<br />
" improved/satisfactory school attendance<br />
" Classroom stability improved<br />
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5<br />
! Enhance recruitment<br />
<strong>of</strong> foster care and<br />
adoptive parents<br />
! Reduce number <strong>of</strong><br />
children/youth free<br />
for adoption who are<br />
not adopted<br />
! Increase annual<br />
number <strong>of</strong> adoptions<br />
from state care<br />
! Enhance staff<br />
competence with<br />
regard to preparing<br />
children and families<br />
for permanency<br />
! Reduce number <strong>of</strong><br />
times children/youth<br />
disrupt from<br />
placements<br />
! Reduce number <strong>of</strong><br />
children removed<br />
from home or foster<br />
care placements.<br />
! Develop “wellbeing”<br />
data elements.<br />
! Increase number<br />
foster care<br />
providers and<br />
therapeutic foster<br />
care providers<br />
! Assess and<br />
adjust as<br />
necessary<br />
! Assess and<br />
adjust as<br />
necessary<br />
! Ongoing training<br />
! Assess and<br />
adjust as<br />
necessary<br />
! Assess and<br />
adjust as<br />
necessary<br />
! Begin tracking<br />
“well-being”<br />
indicators<br />
! Continue<br />
recruitment<br />
and training<br />
activities<br />
! Assess and<br />
adjust as<br />
necessary<br />
! Assess and<br />
adjust as<br />
necessary<br />
! Assess and<br />
adjust as<br />
necessary<br />
! Assess and<br />
adjust as<br />
necessary<br />
! Assess and<br />
adjust as<br />
necessary<br />
! Assess trends<br />
and address<br />
needs as<br />
appropriate<br />
! Assess and<br />
adjust as<br />
necessary<br />
! Assess and<br />
adjust as<br />
necessary<br />
! Assess and<br />
adjust as<br />
necessary<br />
! Assess and<br />
adjust as<br />
necessary<br />
! Assess and<br />
adjust as<br />
necessary<br />
! Assess and<br />
adjust as<br />
necessary<br />
! Assess and<br />
adjust as<br />
necessary<br />
! Assess<br />
and adjust<br />
as<br />
necessary<br />
! Assess<br />
and adjust<br />
as<br />
necessary<br />
! Assess<br />
and adjust<br />
as<br />
necessary<br />
! Assess<br />
and adjust<br />
as<br />
necessary<br />
! Assess<br />
and adjust<br />
as<br />
necessary<br />
! Assess<br />
and adjust<br />
as<br />
necessary<br />
! Assess<br />
and adjust<br />
as<br />
necessary<br />
28 Chafee Foster Care Independence Program Measures included in Appendix K.<br />
System <strong>of</strong> Care Task Force <strong>Report</strong> (January 2003) 110
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