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Child Welfare Contract Training (CC 832) Safety Plan Services/Family Safety, Risk, Permanency Services Child Welfare Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Group Care Supervised Apartment Living Iowa Foster Care Youth Council 1
Child Welfare Contract Training (CC 832) Safety Plan Services/Family Safety, Risk, Permanency Services Child Welfare Emergency Services Recruitment and
Child Welfare Contract Training (CC 832) Safety Plan
Services/Family Safety, Risk, Permanency Services Child Welfare
Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Group Care Supervised
Apartment Living Iowa Foster Care Youth Council 1
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Contact Information - Questions 2 Contract Name Policy Contact
/ Email Address Subject Heading for Email Foster Group Care Jim
Chesnik [email protected] GC QA Child Welfare Emergency
Services Jim Chesnik [email protected] CWES QA Safety Plan
Services and Family Safety, Risk, & Permanency Services Mindy
Norwood [email protected] SP/FSRP QA Recruitment &
Retention of Resources Families Tracey Parker
[email protected] RR QA Iowa Foster Care Youth Council Doug
Wolfe [email protected] IFCYC QA Supervised Apartment Living
Holli Miller [email protected] SAL QA
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Safety Plan (SP) Services and Family Safety, Risk, and
Permanency (FSRP) Services A Brief Overview June 2011 3
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Safety Plan Services The Unit of Service is 15 calendar days.
Maximum of two Units of Service. First unit of service maximum
payment is $521.16. Second unit of service maximum payment is
$432.94. The Agency (DHS) worker will make initial referral to the
assigned Contractor by phone. The Contractor will record the time
that the referral call was received. The Contractor will respond to
the Agency (DHS) within one (1) hour of the referral. (Contract
101, pages 1-2) 4
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Safety Plan Services The referral packet for Safety Plan
Services will be sent as soon as possible but within 24 hours of
referral and includes: 3055 Under youngest child victim Safety Plan
Referral Face Sheet (Contract 101, page 1) 5
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Safety Plan Services The Contractor shall begin delivering
services within 24 hours of referral whether or not the written
Safety Plan is received. If the Safety Plan, Referral Face Sheet,
and 3055 are not received within 24 hours, the Contractor shall
immediately notify the Agency (DHS) Contract Monitor. ( Contract
101, page 1) 6
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Safety Plan Services Within 24 hours of the referral, the
Contractor or assigned subcontractor, shall meet with the following
individuals: Alleged child victim(s) Parents (in the home) There is
no waiver of these contacts. (Contract 101, page 1) 7
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Safety Plan Services The expectation is that face to face
contacts will be made on a daily basis with the child victim(s) and
parents (in the home). The frequency of contact with siblings and
others involved in the case will be identified on the Referral Face
Sheet. (Contract 101, page 1) 8
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Safety Plan Services The actual number of days of face to face
contact may be less than 15. The Contractor has 24 hours to make
the initial contact; therefore, if initial contact is not made the
same date as referral, only 14 days remain to make daily contact.
If the Agency (DHS) worker requests visits on less than a daily
basis, dates must be specified for the waived contacts and provided
electronically. 9
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Safety Plan Services Reporting Requirements Daily Contact Log
Initial contact log is due within 24 hours after initial contact.
All other logs due by end of the next calendar day of every contact
or attempted contact. 15 Day Report Due within 24 hours of the end
of the 15 th day of service for each unit of Safety Plan Services
provided. (Contract 101, page 2) 10
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Safety Plan Services 2 nd Unit of Service 3055s shall not be
backdated. The Agency (DHS) worker and the Contractor should
discuss in advance if there is a need for continued services and a
2 nd authorization (3055). This communication should serve as a
reminder to renew the authorization. A second authorization for
Safety Plan Services should be concurrent to the end date of the
first authorization. 11
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Safety Plan Services 2 nd Unit of Service Does not include the
requirements related to the first 24 hours. Face to Face contact
will be daily or as specified by the Agency (DHS) worker. The first
contact log will be due by the end of the next calendar day
following the contact with the child/family. The payment for the 2
nd Unit of Service does not include the $88.22 for the first 24 hr
requirements. (Maximum payment $432.94) (Contract 101, page 2)
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Safety Plan Services Excerpt from 101 Who must be seen 13
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Safety Plan Services Changes to who must be seen shall be
documented in an electronic communication. Previously a new Safety
Plan was required. The SAM or designee may allow an exception to a
required contact due to bad weather or natural disaster. The
Contractor must make alternative arrangements to assure safety.
(Contract 101, page 2) 14
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Safety Plan Services Contractors or assigned subcontractor will
participate in all Family Team Meetings and/or Dream Team Meetings
(where available). (Contract 101, page 1) 15
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Safety Plan Services Payment Structure First 24 Hr Requirements
~ $88.22 ( Initial referral only ) Daily (or frequency specified)
face to face contacts ~ $157.94 Contact logs by end of next
calendar day ~ $75.00 Children not removed from the home during SP
Services provision ~ $100.00 (Performance Measure) Children do not
suffer maltreatment during SP Services provision ~ $100.00
(Performance Measure) Payment will not be made for any of the
requirements that were not met on the case. (RFP, Contract 101 -
page 2, and Performance Measures) 16
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Safety Plan Services Transition June to July 2011 All current
Safety Plan Services authorizations will be end dated on or before
June 30, 2011. Safety Plan Services will not automatically convert
and will need to be end dated by the referring worker. 17
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FSRP Services Monthly Unit of Service The statewide base
monthly payment amount for all Contractors is $473.10 per month.
The Agency (DHS) worker provides available case-specific
information at the time of referral. 18
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FSRP Services Referral Packet includes: 3055 Under youngest
child victim Referral Face Sheet Safety Plan (if applicable) Family
Case Plan when completed CPS Assessment Summary One which led to
FSRP referral; all others require a completed/signed Request for
Child Abuse Information, Form #470-0643 (RFP/Contract) 19
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FSRP Services - Contacts First 5 Business Days (For July 2011
only, the first 10 Business Days) Make F2F contact with any
child(ren) identified at referral as abuse victims and/or subjects
of a court order based on CINA proceedings that reside in the home
or in foster family care, kinship care, or shelter care placement,
the parent(s), and any caretaking adults. Participate in a F2F
initial joint meeting with the Agency (DHS) worker, if available,
and family in all referrals. (RFP/Contract and Contract 101 page 6)
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FSRP Services Contacts 1 st Month of Service F2F Contact within
the first month of service of the referral with identified family
members residing in the home at the frequency based upon Referral
Face Sheet. F2F contact with child(ren) in PMIC, Toledo, or Group
Care within the first month of service. (RFP/Contract and Contract
101 page 6) 21
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FSRP Services - Contacts 1 st Month of Service F2F contact
within the first month of service of referral with parents not
residing in the home, frequency based upon Case Plan or Referral
Face Sheet. If a parent resides outside the state of Iowa, the
frequency and method of contact will be determined by the Court,
the Agency (DHS) worker and/or the results of Family Team Meetings
based on the needs and complexity of the case as assessed by the
Agency (DHS) worker and Contractor staff. The method of contact
could include phone, written or electronic correspondence, or face
to face. (Contract 101 page 6) 22
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FSRP Services Contacts After the 1 st Month of Service At a
minimum, F2F contact shall occur every calendar month with the
family and with all children in the case that reside in Iowa. If a
child is placed outside the state of Iowa, the Agency (DHS) worker
should coordinate through Interstate Compact on the Placement of
Children (ICPC). (Contract 101 page 6) 23
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FSRP Services Contacts After the 1 st Month of Service The
frequency of contact with the parents not residing in the home, and
birth parents of children with the permanency goal of APPLA will be
determined by the Court, the Agency (DHS) worker and/or the results
of Family Team Meetings based on the needs and complexity of the
case as assessed by the Agency (DHS) worker and Contractor staff.
(Contract 101 page 6) 24
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FSRP Services Contacts After the 1 st Month of Service If a
parent resides outside the state of Iowa, the frequency and method
of contact will be determined by the Court, the Agency(DHS) worker
and/or the results of Family Team Meetings based on the needs and
complexity of the case as assessed by the Agency (DHS) worker and
Contractor staff. The method of contact could include phone,
written or electronic correspondence, or face to face. (Contract
101 page 6) 25
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26 FSRP Excerpt from 101 Who must be seen FSRP Excerpt from 101
Who must be seen
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FSRP Services Any changes made to the frequency of contact or
who must be seen shall be documented in an electronic communication
to notify the Contractor. A copy of this electronic communication
must be maintained in the Contractor case file. (Contract 101 page
6) 27
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FSRP Services Reporting Requirements Submitted to the Agency
(DHS) worker and to the parents, unless their parental rights have
been terminated. Case Progress Report (CPR) Submitted every month
during service delivery period. Due each month within five (5)
business days from the date of case referral. Service Termination
Summary Due within 14 calendar days of the date the case closes.
(Contract 101 pages 7-8) 28
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FSRP Services Contractors or assigned subcontractor will
participate in all Family Team Meetings and/or Dream Team Meetings
(where available). 29
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FSRP Services Family Functional Assessment Completed by the
Contractor and provided to the Agency (DHS) worker. (Contract 101
page 4) 30
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FSRP Services Payment Structure A monthly rate of $473.10,
which is prorated based on a 30 day month if less than a full
month. After first 12 full months the rate is reduced to 85% of the
full rate. A deferment may be requested for months 13-18. If
approved the full rate would be paid through the 18 th month.
Payment reductions may apply based on not satisfactorily satisfying
a Program Improvement Plan (PIP). (Contract 101 page 8) 31
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Program Improvement Plans PIPs are no longer required for SPS
delivery. Contractors not achieving 85% of case compliance with
service elements for any 3 month period will be required to do a
PIP. In FSRP, if a PIP is not satisfied in 6 months, a 2% reduction
will be applied to all cases served. If a second PIP is required
and is not satisfied within 6 months, a 5% reduction will be
applied to all cases served. A PIP will be required if the accuracy
of the monthly report falls below 95% in any 3 month period. (RFP)
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Contractor Monthly Service Performance Summary Reports This
report is due by 3:00 p.m. on the fifteenth (15 th ) day of the
following month. If the fifteenth (15 th ) day falls on a Saturday,
Sunday, or holiday observed by the State of Iowa, the report is due
by 8:30 a.m. on the next Business Day. All components of the
monthly report are now included in one Excel file. This report is
provided to the Contract Monitor. (RFP) 33
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Jurisdiction If during SP/FSRP Services the family moves from
one Service Area or Sub-Area to another Service Area or Sub-Area,
the Contractor is still responsible for providing services to the
child, either directly or through subcontractors. However, if the
case has been transferred from one Service Area or Sub-Area Agency
office to another Service Area or Sub-Area Agency office, the
Contractor in the new Service Area or Sub- Area will then be
responsible for providing services to the family. The Agency (DHS)
protocol for transfer of cases from Service Area to Service Area is
still required. (RFP) 34
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Collaboration Safety Plan/FSRP Services Contractors shall be
expected to work in collaboration with all Child Welfare contracted
services, specifically Recruitment and Retention of Resource
Families; Group Care/SAL; and Child Welfare Emergency Services to
align service provision to meet the needs of children in all levels
of out of home care. These contracted services provide support and
interventions to children and families in a coordinated manner
without duplication of service. The goals of the above identified
services are to achieve safety, permanency, and well being for
children in care. (RFP/Contract) 35
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Collaboration Safety Plan/FSRP Services Contractors will be
invited to participate in Service Area and/or state level meetings,
to be held at least quarterly, with Service Area Managers or their
designees, and other Agency (DHS) staff upon Agency (DHS) request
to review and resolve any service delivery issues. Safety Plan/FSRP
Services Contractors will be invited to participate in a Statewide
Contractors Meeting to be held at least annually with all Safety
Plan/FSRP Contractors. Safety Plan/FSRP Services Contractors will
be invited to participate in a Statewide All Child Welfare
Contractors Meeting to be held at least annually to include
Recruitment and Retention of Resource Families; Group Care/SAL; and
Child Welfare Emergency Services Contractors. (RFP/Contract)
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Child Welfare Emergency Services (CWES) What are they? An array
of short term, temporary child welfare interventions focused on
children who would otherwise be referred for shelter bed placement
if appropriate alternative services were not available 37
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Child Welfare Emergency Services (CWES) What CWES are not: CWES
are not MH crisis or MH emergency activities CWES are intended to
address the CW/JJ needs of children and families as they relate to
safety, permanency, and well-being CWES engagement a matter of
hours (or perhaps days or weeks if a shelter bed is needed), unlike
longer term MH care 38
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Child Welfare Emergency Services (CWES) CWES approaches range
from the least restrictive interventions that can be used to avoid
shelter placement -- provided before children require removal from
their home -- up to more or the most restrictive (out-of- home
placements with relatives, foster families, or emergency juvenile
shelter care shelter bed) 39
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Child Welfare Emergency Services (CWES) Lesser restrictive
service examples: Crisis line access Community and family based
interventions Mobile and onsite conflict mediations < 24 hour
stays in shelter In-home services/shelter Follow up with families
post-CWES engagement 40
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Target Population Children up to the age of 18 years under the
supervision of the DHS or JCS who need temporary care and can be
lawfully placed in Emergency Juvenile Shelter Care Includes Law
Enforcement referrals 41 Child Welfare Emergency Services
(CWES)
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Whos providing CWES? 14 emergency juvenile shelter providers
(offering 17 shelters as part of the CWES array) Partnerships with
FSRP providers (for the list of apparent successful bidders see 101
Child Welfare Emergency Services.pdf) 42
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Child Welfare Emergency Services (CWES) Unique approaches with
common themes: 1.Assuring Access To Services 2.Screening for CWES
3.Operating with a Shared Service Philosophy 4.Maintaining and
Monitoring Service Quality 5.Encouraging Community Connections and
Coordination 6.Exit planning from care (details found in 101 Child
Welfare Emergency Services.pdf) 43
Child Welfare Emergency Services (CWES) Safety Outcomes
Children are protected from abuse and neglect while placed in
Emergency Juvenile Shelter Care. In the second year of the contract
the number of emotion-related or behavior- related critical
Incidents will be reduced. (for details see CWES Performance
Measures 2012.pdf) 45
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Child Welfare Emergency Services (CWES) Permanency Outcome
Children referred to CWES will be screened for CWES services within
one hour of referral to CWES and diverted from placement into an
Emergency Juvenile Shelter Care bed as often as is appropriate.
(for details see CWES Performance Measures 2012.pdf) 46
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Child Welfare Emergency Services (CWES) Well-being Outcome 1
All Children in Emergency Juvenile Shelter Care for longer than
five days who are required by State law to attend school shall
regularly attend classes and be assured they will retain the
educational credits they earn from those classes. (for details see
CWES Performance Measures 2012.pdf) 47
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Child Welfare Emergency Services (CWES) Well-being Outcome 2
The CWES interventions provided to the Target Population and their
families are appropriate to meet the identified needs or resolve
conflicts in the least restrictive manner possible, as assessed by
the Agency and Juvenile Court Services referral workers. (for
details see CWES Performance Measures 2012.pdf) 48
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Child Welfare Emergency Services (CWES) Program considerations:
CWES referral and screening expectations Communication between
contractors and referral sources Shelter Care Admission/Discharge
Protocol Unallocated shelter bed use 49
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Contract for the Recruitment and Retention of Resource Families
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Purpose of the Contract The R&R Contract has five major
components: To recruit and retain foster/adoptive families; To
perform foster home licensing and adoption approval activities
including pre-service training and home studies; To match children
in need of care with the most appropriate family; To provide
support to foster families and pre- adoption families; and To
provide support to post-adoptive families. 51
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Desired Outcomes: There will be a sufficient pool of families
who have the skills, training and ability to care for children who
need out of home care. The childs first placement is the childs
only placement. 52
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Contract Award The Contract was awarded to Four Oaks as the
lead agency of the Iowa KidsNet network. Subcontractors are:
Childrens Square Family Resources Inc. Lutheran Services in Iowa
Quakerdale Youth and Shelter Services 53
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Changes to the New Contract 54
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Recruitment and Retention Recruitment plans will be due
September 1 of each contract year. The methodology to determine
recruitment targets is still being finalized, but will be based on
Service Area data analysis of the characteristics of children to
identify gaps in available families who can meet the childs needs.
Side by Side section 1.3.1.1 55
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Initial and Renewal Licensing/Approval Iowa KidsNet will
provide orientation that includes but is not limited to information
on the process, the children and the importance of children
maintaining connections. Side by Side 1.3.1.4.1 56
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Training Plan An annual training plan will be developed in
collaboration between Iowa KidsNet and the resource family based on
the skills, strengths and needs of the family. The plan will be
reviewed and revised as needed during the licensing year. The plan
will be included in the renewal packet. Side by Side 1.3.1.9.2
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Unlicensed Relative Home Studies Relative home studies will now
be referred to Iowa KidsNet for completion. A home study means all
the information required in the Relative Home Study Format RC-0078
found in the Employees Manual 17 Appendix. Iowa KidsNet has 20 days
to complete the study once record checks and record check
evaluations are completed by the Agency. 58
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Unlicensed Relative Home Studies continued Referrals for
relative home studies will continue to be done on a 3055. Payment
for relative home studies has been added into the contract. The
service will no longer be entered into FACS. The 3055 will need to
be done through Outlook. Day 1 is still counted as the date the
referral is received by Iowa KidsNet. Side by Side 1.3.1.9.2
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Unlicensed Relative Home Studies continued Any home studies
referred on or before June 30, 2011 will processed, billed and paid
through the current system (FACS) Any home studies referred on July
1, 2011and after will be paid through the base pay of the contract.
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Matching Specified Referral New referral type to use for a
placement needed in more than 2 hours but less than 5 days. The
placing worker states the day and time a placement is needed. The
timeliness of the responses will be tracked but will not be a paid
performance measure. Side by Side 1.3.1.13.2 61
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Matching Planned Referrals Discharge from a hospital
psychiatric setting is NOT included as an exception to a 5 day
referral. Discharge from a PMIC or MHI facility is still an
exception to a 5 day referral. Side by Side 1.3.1.13.3 62
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Performance Measures One new performance measure has added and
two current measures have been changed. These performance measures
were based on child placement data. The measures are intended to
improve stability by: maintaining and strengthening cultural
connections; keeping children close to their communities, families
and school; and focusing on the first placement into a foster home
so it is the only foster home placement. 63
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Performance Measure 1 Iowa KidsNet will increase the number of
resource families to reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of the
children in care. Iowa KidsNet will receive a one-time payment for
narrowing the gap between the number of minority resource families
and the number of minority children who need care by 5% for the
state. Side by Side 1.3.2 64
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Performance Measure 2 Stability children will be in the same
licensed foster home four (4) months after placement or will have
exited to: a trial home visit; a pre-adoptive placement; achieved
permanency through guardianship or adoption. The measure will look
at children who enter foster family care for the first time either
from their removal home or from shelter. 65
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Performance Measure 2 Payment for this measure will be received
for each quarter of the contract year if Iowa KidsNet achieves a
five (5) percent improvement over the baseline for each Service
Area. Payment will be made based on Service Area achievement not
state wide achievement. The current measure is all children who
enter care in the contract year are stable for 6 months. Side by
Side 1.3.2 66
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Performance Measure 3 Children will be placed within 20 miles
from their removal home. The measure will look at children who
enter foster family care for the first time either from their
removal home or from shelter. 67
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Performance Measure 3 Payment for this measure will be received
for each quarter of the contract year if Iowa KidsNet achieves a
five (5) percent improvement over the baseline for each Service
Area. Payment will be made based on Service Area achievement not
state wide achievement. The current measure is all children who
enter care in the contract year are placed within 45 miles of their
removal home. Side by Side 1.3.2 68
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Additional Performance Measure Changes Performance Measure 5A
and 5B Initial packets will be considered timely if received by the
Agency 110 days from the first date of PS-MAPP, or 90 days if PS-
MAPP is waived. The measure is paid if packets are receive timely
93% of the time. Prior measure was the packet had to be submitted
110 or 90 days 95% of the time. Side by Side 1.3.2 69
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Additional Performance Measure Changes Performance Measure 5A
and 5B Renewal packets will be considered timely if received by the
Agency no later than 45 days prior to expiration. The measure is
paid if packets are receive timely 93% of the time. Prior measure
was the packet had to be submitted 45 days prior to expiration 95%
of the time. Side by Side 1.3.2 70
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DHS Contract Reminders Packets: Record the date the packet was
received and any missing documents on the tracking tool. Relative
Home Studies: Complete record checks and evaluations prior to
referral Talk to relatives about the home study process and
placement to determine if it is an appropriate referral. 71
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DHS Contract Reminders Matching Notify Iowa KidsNet within 24
hours of a childs placement in a pre-adoptive or foster home, or
when there is a change in the childs status. Notify Iowa KidsNet
when a referred home is not used for placement. Update Iowa KidsNet
at least every 14 days for 30 day planned placements. 72
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DHS Contract Reminders DHS is responsible for Corrective Action
Plans. Collaborate with Iowa KidsNet staff to develop and monitor
progress. Post-Adoption Services Invite Iowa KidsNet post adoption
staff to meet with the adoptive family prior to finalization to
provide the family with post-adoption support information. 73
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Foster Group Care What is it? Structured living for eligible
foster care children considered unable to live in a family
situation due to social, emotional, or physical disabilities but
are able to interact in a community environment with varying
degrees of supervision. 74
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Foster Group Care Children are adjudicated either as having
committed a delinquent act or as a Child In Need of Assistance
(CINA) Court-orders to care that is provided in licensed facilities
24 hours a day and seven days per week 75
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Foster Group Care The safety, permanence, and well-being of
children are be addressed by: 1.Providing a stable living
environment 2.Engaging families to help eliminate conditions that
may have led to a childs removal from the home 3.Maintaining
connections to home and community (in collaboration with the
referral entities) 4.Providing for childrens rehabilitation needs
and building life skills. 76
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Group care responsibilities: Plan the daily activities of
children Provide discipline and guidance as needed Facilitate the
development of peer relationships Teach children age appropriate
skills to help prepare them to return to their communities or to
transition to adulthood or future self- sufficiency 77 Foster Group
Care
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Additional expectations of contractors: Work closely with the
referral entities, the courts, and families to coordinate efforts
toward achieving goals in the childs case permanency plan Behavior
management and stabilization strategies shall include collaboration
with families to facilitate a childs move back to the community and
family reunification, if that is possible and appropriate. 78
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Foster Group Care Who will provide foster group care in SFY
2012? 15 contractors No changes to the current provider network
(for the list of contractors see the Foster Group Care Services
side by side comparison SFY 2012.pdf) 79
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Foster Group Care New contracts: Previously open panel
Competitively selected now/outcome based Out of state vs in Iowa
Licensure requirements unchanged (license levels) Referral process
and payment methodology unchanged 80
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Foster Group Care Outcome Expectations Safety Permanency
Well-being 81
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Foster Group Care Safety Outcome 1 Children are protected from
abuse and neglect while in care. Safety Outcome 2 In the second
year of the Contract, the number of emotion-related or behavior-
related critical incidents will be reduced. (for details see Foster
Group Care SFY 2012 Performance Measures.pdf) 82
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Foster Group Care Permanency Outcome Connections to family and
community are maintained while Children are in Foster Group Care.
(for details see Foster Group Care SFY 2012 Performance
Measures.pdf) 83
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Foster Group Care Well-being Outcome All Children in Foster
Group Care who are required by state law to attend school shall
regularly attend classes and be assured they will retain the
educational credits they earn from those classes. (for details see
Foster Group Care SFY 2012 Performance Measures.pdf) 84
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Contract for Supervised Apartment Living (SAL) Foster Care
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SAL Purpose 86 SAL foster care placement is the least
restrictive foster care placement in Iowa. SAL provides youth
appropriate living arrangements in which the youth can experience
living in the community with less supervision than other types of
foster care, with concentration on learning life skills needed for
successful transition to adulthood.
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1) Scattered site setting Youth are placed in their own living
arrangement (usually an apartment) with access to provider staff 24
hours a day, seven days a week. 2) Cluster site setting Youth are
placed in a setting that can house up to 6 youth (such as an
apartment building or residential housing) in which contractor
staff is on-site at any time when more than one youth is present in
the setting. Cluster sites must be able to house between 4 to 6
youth. 87 SAL 2 Types of Living Arrangement Settings
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SAL Contractors effective July 1, 2011 1) Florence Crittenton
Home of Sioux City (Scattered sites only Woodbury, Plymouth,
Cherokee, Ida, Monona) 2) Hillcrest Family Services (Scattered
sites only on campus housing as well as scattered sites within the
city of Dubuque) 88
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SAL Contractors 07/01/11 (cont.) 3) Lutheran Services of Iowa,
Inc. (Scattered sites only Clay, Buena Vista, Crawford, Polk,
Story, Jasper, Blackhawk, Bremer, Winneshiek, Delaware, Dubuque,
Jackson, Clinton, Scott, Muscatine, and possibly adjacent counties)
4) Quakerdale (Scattered sites in Waterloo and New Providence;
Cluster site in Waterloo - females) 89
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SAL Contractors 07/01/11 (cont.) 5) Woodward Youth Corporation
(2 Cluster sites in Des Moines, one serving females and one serving
males) 6) Youth Homes of Mid-America (Scattered sites in Polk and
possibly Warren, Jasper, and Dallas; Cluster site on campus in
Johnston males) 90
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SAL Contractors 07/01/11 (cont.) 7) Youth and Shelter Services,
Inc. (Scattered sites in Polk, Boone, Story, Marshall, and Hardin;
possible Cluster site in Polk females) 91
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Eligibility Criteria eff. 07/01/11 Youth must be at least: 16
years of age for Cluster site settings; 17 years of age for
Scattered site settings *Youth already placed in SAL prior to July
1, 2011 who do not meet the new age criteria can remain in SAL
effective July 1, 2011. 92
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Eligibility Criteria (cont.) School & Work Criteria 1)
Youth are attending school leading to a high school diploma or GED
or; 2) Youth are attending post-secondary education on a full-time
basis or; 3) Youth are attending post-secondary education on a
part-time basis and working part-time or participating in a work
training program or; 93
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Eligibility Criteria (cont.) Youth no longer attending school
must be working an average of 80 hours per month or participating
in a work training program 94
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SAL Services When a youth meets all the eligibility
requirements for SAL, the worker (DHS or JCS) may provide services
directly (contact the TPS in your area for assistance on how to set
this up) or may purchase them from one of the 7 SAL Contractors. If
a worker provides services directly, they are responsible for all
services and supports outlined in the next 4 slides, the same as
the Contractor. 95
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Assessments and Life Skills Curriculum All contractors will be
utilizing the Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment online or hard
copy (free) All contractors will be utilizing a DHS approved life
skills curriculum; most are using the Ansell Life Skills curriculum
available online or hard copy (free) www.caseylifeskills.com All
contractors will have a comprehensive budget form for youth 96
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SAL Required Services 1) Ensure through visits to the SAL
living arrangement that there is no reasonable cause for believing
that the youths mode of living or living situation presents
unacceptable risks to the youths health or safety and that the
living arrangement has been approved by the referring worker and
meets the minimum standards. 97
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Required Services (cont.) 2) Provide for ongoing supervision of
youth (guidance, oversight, monitoring 3) A minimum of weekly
face-to-face contacts for youth under the age of 18 and once every
two weeks for youth aged 18 or older (youth over 18 years must
still be attending high school or GED classes to remain eligible
for FC. 4) Life skills training (Above detailed in side by side
training 98
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SAL Optional Services Services in addition to the required
services to meet the specific needs and objectives of a youth. Such
services include: community involvement services; counseling
services; educational tutoring and vocational services; leisure
time and recreational services; parent skill development services.
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SAL Contractor Billing The referring worker will determine the
number of units of service to be provided by the Contractor for
each youth (specify number of units of required services and any
number of units for specific optional services). Contractors will
bill based upon units of service provided to a youth per month. A
unit of service is based on one hour or any quarter thereof with
monthly cumulative units rounded up or down to the nearest whole
unit. 100
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SAL Contractor Billing (cont.) A unit of service is based upon
1 hour or any quarter portion thereof; round monthly cumulative
units up or down to the nearest whole unit. Additionally, a
Contractor will bill $500 per youth per month in a cluster setting
(when there are 2 or more youth in the setting) to assist in
payment for on-site staffing. 101
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SAL Contractor Billing (cont.) For partial months in a cluster
setting, the Contractor will bill for cluster staffing (unit code
2661) on a pro-rated basis at $16.44 per day (excluding day of
discharge). 102
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Maintenance Payment to Youth Initial start-up allowance as
needed, up to $600.00 Monthly maintenance stipend is $750.00 &
pro-rated daily amount is $24.66. Pro- rate if the youth enters a
SAL placement during a month. 103
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SAL Outcomes Safety Outcome no founded cases of abuse or
neglect of youth in the SAL Contractors care by the Contractor or
subcontractor or by other youth in the Contractors SAL program.
Permanency Outcome 1 Permanent connections for each youth served
will be maintained or secured through active connections with the
youths 104
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SAL Outcomes (cont.) family members and/or other supportive
adults important in the youths life. Permanency Outcome 2 The
Contractor will ensure youth engagement within the community youth
must be regularly participating in organized community activity
(including extra- curricular school activities, faith-based
organizations, 105
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SAL Outcomes (cont.) groups, associations, or clubs. Attending
school, GED classes, paid employment or work training program, and
informal leisure activities such as going to the mall are not
considered organized community activities. Well Being Increased
educational achievement for program participants. 106
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Iowa Foster Care Youth Council Purpose: This Contract is to
implement, facilitate, and maintain a council for adolescents
currently in, or who were formerly in a foster care placement age
13-20. 107
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Origin of the Council In 2007 Children and Families of Iowa was
contracted to start elevate: To engage all youth in foster care To
form four chapters To form a central committee To prepare youth to
participate in training and workgroups and.. To encourage youth
voice 108
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Iowa Foster Care Youth Council 2012 A new name will be
selected. Participants shall be included in the decision making
process. The name will be approved by the Agency prior to
finalization. 109
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Youth Voice (Franceska) Invitation to elevate-When I first
heard about elevate. The support makes you come back. Helping
others is a natural next step Franceskas challenge: Try it just
once, youll be glad you did. 110
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RFP Emphasis Maintain the look and feel of the council for
current youth. Maintain local councils. Maintain active membership
of at least ten (10) youth per Local Council. Reach out to more
youth. Improve response to requests for youth for child welfare
workgroups, initiatives, and other venues. 111
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Maintain ten existing Local Councils Youth and Shelter Services
Inc. is the lead agency of a provider network. Local Council
meetings once per month. At least one in each DHS Service Area Six
locations starting July 2011, eight locations no later than
September 2011, and ten locations no later than October 2011. Map
for Local Councils (Draft) 112
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Positive Youth Development practices On-going recruitment ages
13 through 20 years old. Leadership and social/recreational
opportunities. Contractor will design, develop and host a website
and allow youth to help manage it. Statewide conference for youth.
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Youth Engagement in Child Welfare Prepare and train youth.
Representation at Agency workgroups, etc. Respond timely to
requests for youth participation. Compensate youth. 114
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Quality Improvement Clinical Supervision for Local Council
facilitators, volunteers, and leadership staff involved with the
Youth Council. Youth Program Quality Assessment Staff training in
cultural competency Involve foster parents, biological parents, and
other adults as appropriate. Three formal focus groups. 115
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Thank You Train staff by July 1, 2011. Supervisors may use the
recording of this webinar, available on the training website by
June 22. Please submit questions to Program Managers by June 21,
2011. Register for the CC 833 Follow up Tuesday, August 9 th from
1:30-2:30 Thank you 116
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Contact Information - Questions 117 Contract Name Policy
Contact / Email Address Subject Heading for Email Foster Group Care
Jim Chesnik [email protected] GC QA Child Welfare Emergency
Services Jim Chesnik [email protected] CWES QA Safety Plan
Services and Family Safety, Risk, & Permanency Services Mindy
Norwood [email protected] SP/FSRP QA Recruitment &
Retention of Resources Families Tracey Parker
[email protected] RR QA Iowa Foster Care Youth Council Doug
Wolfe [email protected] IFCYC QA Supervised Apartment Living
Holli Miller [email protected] SAL QA