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 Participants will obtain an understanding of practice and system implications for themselves and other stakeholders  Participants recognize the ways in which leadership support will be critical to successful implementation

 Hotline-Currently, a very high screen in rate ◦ Process now is VERY intrusive  CPI-High recidivism  Case Management-High case loads  Community Partners-Mandatory reporting  Are we setting families up to fail?  Are we offering services to the RIGHT families for the RIGHT reasons? Copyright 2013 Florida Department of Children & Families

SAFE…children are considered safe when there are no present or impending danger threats, or the caregivers’ protective capacities control existing threats UNSAFE… children are vulnerable to present or impending danger threats, and caregivers have insufficient protective capacity to control existing threats.

 Immediate  Significant  Clearly Observable  Severe harm  Present tense---right now  Requires immediate response

 Impending Danger ….not happening at this moment……but a “state of danger”  Child is in a position of continual danger

KNOW THE FAMILY D1: Extent of Maltreatment D2: Surrounding Circumstances D3: Child Functioning D4: Adult Functioning D5: General Parenting Practices D6: Disciplinary Practices Safe ? Yes No

Information Domains give us the information we need on child vulnerability…..  Age  Physical ability  Cognitive ability  Developmental status  Emotional security  Family loyalty KNOW THE FAMILY D1: Extent of Maltreatment D2: Surrounding Circumstances D3: Child Functioning D4: Adult Functioning D5: General Parenting Practices D6: Disciplinary Practices

Protective Capacity….how a parent thinks, feels, acts…..

Cognitive protective capacity  Intellectual knowledge, understanding and perceptions  Contribute to protective vigilance Examples reality oriented accurate perception of a child recognition of a child’s needs ability to accurately process and interpret various stimuli understanding of protective role intellectually able understanding and recognizing threats

Behavioral Protective Capacity  Specific action, activity, performance that results in protective vigilance Examples: physical capacity and energy ability to set aside own needs adaptive, assertive and responsive takes action impulse control history of being protective

Emotional protective capacity:  Feelings, attitudes and identification with the child that results in protective vigilance Examples: emotional bond with the child positive attachment with the child love, sensitivity and empathy for the child resiliency stability effectively meets own emotional needs emotional control realizes the child cannot produce gratification and self-esteem for the parent

Child vulnerability Caregiver protective capacity = Safe or Unsafe +/- Danger threats

 Safety plan: actions and services that will temporarily substitute for the lacking parental protective capacity to control the danger threats 16

 An unsafe child does not automatically require placement outside the home  Safety plans range from entirely in-home to exclusively out-of-home care 17 Intrusiveness

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Safe Children: provides a measure for identifying families for prevention services. Unsafe children: case management services

CPI Safety Danger Threats Caregiver Protective Capacities Safety Plans Case Management Safety Danger Threats Caregiver Protective Capacities Treatment--Change

Are danger threats being managed? How can existing protective capacities –STRENGTHS – be built upon to make changes? What is the relationship between danger threats and the diminished caregiver protective capacities—What Must Change? What are the parents’ perspective or awareness of their caregiver protective capacities? What are the child’s needs and how are the parents meeting or not meeting those needs?

What are the parents ready and willing to work on in the case plan? What are the areas of disagreement in what needs to change? What change strategy (case plan) will be used to assist in enhancing diminished care giver protective capacities?

Can an in-home safety plan replace the out-of-home safety plan? Can we step down the intensity of our intervention?

 Safety Decision Making Methodology impacts everything: policy, automated system, legal system, quality assurance, staff development.  Agency partners – focus on safety services and safety management; includes substance abuse, mental health, domestic violence  Legal stakeholders – new constructs, new decision making criteria, new expectations

4. Pace/timing of service referrals ◦ Treatment referrals aren’t made until after initial assessment is completed by the CPI ◦ Case Plan tasks no longer established at ESI/Case Transfer ◦ No more Case Plans at Arraignment ◦ Counter-intuitive for many staff 5. Potential skill gaps ◦ Interviewing techniques ◦ Case plan goals with behavior-specific outcomes

7. Case Plan ◦ Behaviorally specific outcomes based on diminished caregiver protective capacities 8. Judiciary ◦ Case plan not ready at arraignment because assessment is more in-depth

 Stages of Implementation  It’s a journey… to high fidelity! Exploration Installation Initial Implementation Full Operation Innovation Sustainability February 2011 Project Kick-off We are here! July 2013 Begin to Practice! Our destination!

Statewide Implementation Team SunCoast Region Training Plans Circuit 6 Training Plans for roll out Capacity Building Super Safety Practice Experts – 42 Safety Practice Experts – 200 Trainer Proficiency Evaluation Process

Readiness e-Learning Modules Discussion Guides facilitated by Safety Practice Experts or Supervisors Instruction Supervisor trained prior to front line training Joint training for Child Protective Investigators and Case Management 8 full days of training Coaching Practice, practice, practice! Supervisory and SPE consultation Fidelity reviews

PSO Shawna Thomas/Super Safety Practice Expert Trainer, Pasco Sheriff’s Office PCSO Treasure Montana/Super Safety Practice Expert Trainer, Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office ECA Kyle Teague/Safety Practice Expert Trainer, Eckerd Community Alternatives-Circuit 6

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