Statewide Quality Assurance Report

Florida Department of Children and FamiliesCase Management Services - 2009-2010 Quality Assurance ReportSupervisory Reviews and Follow ThroughFY 2008/2009 Compared to FY 2009/2010100%80%76%60%66%61%50%53%49%40%37%38%FY 08-09FY 09-1020%0%20 Qualitative supervisoryreviews & follow throughwere conducted asneeded and required.20.1 Reviews werecompleted quarterly.20.2 Supervisorconsidered all aspects ofthe child's safety, wellbeingand permanency.20.3 Supervisor ensuredfollow through onguidance & direction ordocumented reasons theywere no longer necessary.Source: FY 2009-10 QA Web ToolGraph III e-1f) Placement StabilityPlacement stability is important for children to develop healthy secure and serves to reducethe potential stressors that arise from being displaced multiple times relationships (Leathers, S.J(2002). Foster Children’s Behavioral Disturbance and Detachment from Caregivers andCommunity Institutions. Children and Youth Services Review, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp 239-268).Frequent placement moves not only compound the issue of being separated from one’s parents,but can also result in separation from siblings, relocating to a new geographical area, andexperiencing a sense of not belonging. All of these can have a profound negative emotionalimpact and produce a fear of forming secure healthy relationships. Additionally, placementstability is especially important for youth success in foster care.Youth who experience minimal placement changes are more likely to experience fewerschool changes, less trauma and distress, less mental health and behavioral problems andincreased probabilities for academic achievement and experiencing a lasting positiveOffice of Family Safety | Page 25