Permanency Values & Roundtable Orientation Florida PRT Initiative 1

To safely reduce the number of children in foster care by 50 percent by the year Casey Family Programs 2020 Vision

Expedite legal permanency for the child Stimulate thinking and learning about ways to accelerate permanency Identify and address systemic barriers to expedited permanency Roundtable Goals

Permanency Roundtables: The ultimate goal of a Permanency Roundtable is to develop an aggressive, innovative permanency action plan for the child or sibling group

Overview of the Permanency Roundtable Process

A professional case consultation that is: –structured –in-depth –non-blaming AND –relentless What is a Permanency Roundtable?

A Multi-Level Strategy Micro Level PROFESSIONAL CASE CONSULTATION “Real-Time” Learning Lab PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Macro LevelSYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT Permanency Roundtables

Permanency Roundtable Values URGENCY relentless insistence on permanency – no excuses TEAMING team supports the worker to expedite permanency solution-focused and NON-BLAMING concrete assistance with implementing action plan tasks OUTCOMES learning and accountability leads to positive outcomes OPTIMISM developing creative strategies in a demanding, yet supportive environment leads to increased hope and energy

Facilitator Permanency Consultant Master Practitioner Scribe Caseworkers Supervisors Roundtable Team Members

I.Welcome and overview II.Present the case III.Clarify and explore IV.Brainstorm V.Create permanency action plan VI.Debrief roundtable Roundtable Phases

5 Key Brainstorming Questions 1.What will it take to achieve permanency? 2.What can we try that we tried before? 3.What can we try that hasn’t been tried? 4.How can we engage the youth in permanency planning? 5.How many things can we do concurrently?

Implementation and Current Outcomes of PRTs In Florida

Implemented in First 3 sites in November )Partnership for Strong Families »Gainesville (added Cold Case component in 2012) 2)Family Support Services of North Florida »Jacksonville 3)Childnet »Ft. Lauderdale Focused on older youth with goal of APPLA History of PRT Initiative in Florida

Expanded to additional 3 Sites in CBC of Central Florida Orlando 2.Community Partnership for Children Daytona 3.Kids Central Ocala History of PRT Initiative in Florida

2013 Expansion 1.Eckerd Community Alternatives Tampa 7 CBCs now conducting PRTs in Florida Current Status of PRT Initiative in Florida

Population has changed to look at younger teens and other populations, such as youth with the goal of adoption or reunification (in addition to APPLA) Some sites include youth in follow-up PRTs and invite additional outside providers such as group homes and GALs There has been a culture shift where workers are “thinking outside the box” before the PRT Policies have been created to require PRTs before a case can be changed to APPLA/Courts also requiring How PRTs Have Evolved

CBCs meet together quarterly to discuss successes, challenges and systemic barriers Systemic Barriers are being identified and “busted” Outcomes are being tracked for 2012 (up to 24 months after a PRT) and 2013 CLS have been added to the initiative to conduct “cold case staffings” on PRT cases which adds another set of eyes and a thorough review of the case Future of PRTs in Florida

In 2012, a total of 180 PRTs were conducted in Florida Cohort 1 (1 st Quarter of 2012) PRTs completed between January 2012-March month outcomes –Number of youth that had a PRT: 46 –Number that achieved permanency: 5 youth, 10.9% –Youth with new adult connections: 16 youth, 53.3% 2012 Outcomes for PRTs

Cohort 2 (2nd Quarter of 2012) PRTs completed between April 2012-June month outcomes –Number of youth that had a PRT: 75 –Number that achieved permanency: 20 youth, 26% –Youth with new adult connections: 15 youth, 32.6% Cohort 3 (3rd Quarter of 2012) PRTs completed between July 2012-September month outcomes –Number of youth that had a PRT: 42 –Number that achieved permanency: 1 youth, 2.4% –Youth with new adult connections: 9 youth, 23.7% 2012 Outcomes for PRTs