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Maine NTI
Kick Off Meeting
July 14, 2016
This Initiative is funded through the
Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families,
Children's Bureau, through a Cooperative
Agreement, Grant #90CO1121.
The contents of this publication do not
necessarily reflect the views or policies of the
funders, nor does mention of trade names,
commercial products or organizations imply
endorsement by the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services. This information
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credit the National Adoption Competency
Mental Health Training Initiative.
NTIKickoff
Meeting
Agenda & Review of Materials
Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.)
Adoption competent clinical services
Adoption competency training for professionals
Publications and educational programs
Life skills programming for transitional youth www.adoptionsupport.org
The Need
“Every time I left my son’s therapist office I felt like a failure. He is so angry at me for being white…when I try to bring it up, his therapist says we need to focus on his risky behaviors…”
-Ana Alicia (Mother, age 51) -Antwoine (Son, age 15) African American
“I was sitting in the hospital after trying to kill myself, and the social worker lady told me, I should be happy that I was adopted, as my parents had gotten me out of the horrible orphanage.”
-Roberto (Age 14)
Adoption Competency
Who will NTI impact?
NTI Goals
Build capacity
Improve outcomes
Complement existing initiatives
System Use of NTI
Enhances collaboration through aligned child welfare and mental health curriculum.
Can be integrated and infused in state child welfare and mental health training systems.
Can address CFSR permanency and well-being program improvement plans as well as CFSP Training Goals.
NTI Objectives
1. Create
2. Deliver
3. Implement
4. Evaluate
National Advisors & Strategic Partnerships
Pilot Site Selection
Criteria included:
Representativeness
Fit with system priorities and practice improvements
System readiness
Tribal participation
QIC-AG participation
Pilot Sites• Arizona
• California
• Illinois
• Maine
• Minnesota
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Washington
NTI Timeline
Cooperative Agreement Established
Partners and Staff Joined, Infrastructure Established
Assemble and Convene National Advisory Board
2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Child Welfare Curriculum Development
Jurisdictional Scans to Invite Pilot Sites
Pilot Sites InvitedMOA and DUA Initiated (April ‘16)
Implementation Specialists Hired
Pilot States Kick Off
Child Welfare Curriculum Pilot Cohorts Outreach
Pilot State Implementation Teams Established
CW Curriculum Launch January ‘17
Implementation Teams add Cohort groups, monitor progress of trainees
CW Curr. “close” December ‘17
Mental Health Curriculum Development
Pilot Sites MH Systems Outreach,MOA and DUA Initiated
Implementation Teams Identify Cohort for training
MH Curriculum Launch August ‘17
MH Curriculum “close” June ‘18
Data Analysis, Evaluation Findings
Curriculum Revisions
National Launch CW and MH Curricula
Infusion of adoption mental health competencies in professional practice
Integration of trainings into state training systems for sustained use, free of charge, by CW professionals and MH practitioners
Break Time!
Evaluation
Child Welfare Training Evaluation Outcomes
Systems Impact-Infuse/Integrate into
Training System
Worker/Participant Impact
Cost Analysis
• Identify Facilitators and Barriers
• Measure increase in array, adequacy, effective application of services
• Knowledge, skills, attitudes, and practice behavior change
• Level of participation and satisfaction
• Variation of outcomes by demographics
• Develop web-based training
• Implement web-based training
Child Welfare Training Evaluation Data Collection
Systems Impact-Infuse/Integrate into
Training System
Worker/Participant Impact
Cost Analysis
• NTI Staff and partners collecting data from state administrators, key informants, and implementation team benchmarks
• Data Collection measures embedded into curriculum, follow up survey 6 months post training completion
• NTI staff and partners tracking progress of participants enrolled in course, provide feedback to sites
• NTI staff and partners tracking comprehensive cost analysis data
Web-based Training
The Benefits of Web-based Learning
• Accessible and portable
• Standardized
• Self-paced and self –navigated
• Easily updated
• Provides opportunity for reflection
Unique Features of NTI Training
• State-of-the-art evidence-informed curriculum
• User engagement
• Links to resources
• Downloadable content
• Drag and drop toolbox
• 508 compliance
• No cost to participants
For Whom is Training Designed?
Child Welfare Professionals and Supervisors
who . . .
Mental Health Professionals who . . .
Provide casework services for children in foster
care who have a goal of adoption/ guardianship
Prepare children/youth for adoption or
guardianship
Provide clinical services for children in foster care
who have a goal of and/or are preparing for
adoption/ guardianship
Prepare parents/guardians for adoption/
guardianship of children from foster care.
Provide clinical services for parents/ guardians who
are preparing to adopt or assume guardianship of a
child from foster care
Provide support for families (both children and
adoptive parents/guardians) in the immediate
post-placement period, prior to finalization
Provide clinical services for adoptive parents/
guardians and children/youth in the immediate
post-placement period, prior to finalization
Provide post-permanency/post-finalization
casework services with adoptive
parents/guardians and children/youth from
foster care
Provide post-permanency mental health services
with adoptive parents/guardians and
children/youth, including those adopted through
private domestic and international adoption
Child Welfare Professional Training - 20 hours
Child Welfare Supervisor Training - 23 hours
Mental Health Practitioner Training - 25 hours
Coaching for Mental Health Practitioners – 4 sessions
Training Format
TrainingDemonstration
Curriculum Competencies
• Children’s mental health needs
• Attachment
• Race, culture and diversity
• Loss and grief
• Trauma & brain development
• Positive identity formation
• Promoting family stability pre and post placement
Lunch Break
Implementation Kick-off
Adoptions Today
Elevated risks for developmental, health, emotional and/or behavioral issues
The impact of such experiences poses challenges for these children and their families at various times in the adoptive family life cycle
NTI Pilot – Child Welfare Training
Phase 3-January 2017-December 2017
Evaluation - benchmarking tool to measure progress, achievement of implementation
Implementation – address barriers, implement coaching strategies, provide feedback loop of progress of users, begin to integrate into policies,
standards of practice, and training systems
Phase 2-September 2016-December 2016
Evaluation - self study, implementation team survey, planning tool to measure site characteristics, readiness, motivation, capacity
Implementation - identify and convene implementation team, identify cohort training groups and/or characteristics, define strategies for
recruitment, retention, completion of training course and supervisor modules
Phase 1 – April 2016-August 2016
Implementation - includes initial contacts with site contacts, jurisdictional scans, calls, planning for kick off meeting, co-hosting kick off meeting
Evaluation - includes state administrator's survey, identifying key informant to measure readiness, MOA’s and Data Use Agreements
NTI Pilot – Mental Health Training
Phase 3-August 2017-June 2018
Evaluation - benchmarking tool to measure progress, achievement of implementation
Implementation – address barriers, implement coaching strategies, provide feedback loop of progress of users, begin to integrate into policies, standards of
practice, and training systems
Phase 2-January 2017-August 2017
Evaluation - self study, implementation team survey, planning tool to measure site characteristics, readiness, motivation, capacity
Implementation - identify and convene implementation team, identify cohort training groups and/or characteristics, define strategies for recruitment, retention,
completion of training course and supervisor modules
Phase 1 – August 2016-January 2017
Evaluation - includes state administrator's survey, identifying key informant to measure readiness, MOA’s and Data Use Agreements
Implementation - includes initial contacts with site contacts, jurisdictional scans, calls, planning for kick off meeting, co-hosting kick off meeting
Launch Live Training
August 2017
NTI Responsibilities
Access to web-based training
Issuance of certificates of completion and CEUs
Provision of technical assistance
Guidance through implementation
Assistance with communication & marketing
Pilot Site Responsibilities
Identify team members
Plan for technical capacity for training
Provide feedback
Recruit target users
Collaborate with NTI
Tasks of the State Implementation Team (SIT)
Develop and execute the implementation plan
Monitor data collection
Build buy-in
Nurture relationships
Integrate training
Continue engagement with practice leaders and advocates
Activities of the SIT
Identify and recruit target users
Determine participation requirements
Determine timing for pilot participation
Develop communication plan
Key Decisions for Today:
Prioritize target users
Discuss outreach and recruitment
Explore technology and logistics
Determine communication strategies
Where do we go from here?
Debbie Riley, Chief Executive Officer, [email protected] 301.476.8525
Dawn Wilson, Director, [email protected] 828.455.2315
Lisa Maynard, Implementation SpecialistArizona, Maine, [email protected] 585.507.7588
Joanne Trinkle, Implementation SpecialistCalifornia, [email protected] 518.265.5344
Mary Wichansky, Implementation SpecialistIllinois, S. Carolina, [email protected] 240.606.4846
Laura Arroyo, Administrative [email protected] 301.476.8525
June Dorn, Federal Project Officer, Children’s [email protected]
