1. DCFS Transformation Overview
CCAI Annual Meeting
June 21, 2016
Jody Grutza
Deputy Director, Strategic Planning and Innovation

2. Objectives of the HHS Transformation as outlined in the 2016 State of the State address
Our Transformation puts a strong new focus on prevention and public health; pays for value and outcomes rather than volume and services; makes evidence-based and data driven decisions; and moves individuals from institutions to community care, to keep them more closely connected with their families and communities.
Data integration and predictive analytics
Prevention and population health
Pay for value, quality, and outcomes
Institutional to comm-unity care
Education and self sufficiency
Presenter: Linda/Trey
Note: The objectives of the Transformation were highlighted in Governor Rauner’s State of the State address earlier this year.
The five key pillars of the transformation are:
Prevention and population health
Pay for value, quality, and outcomes
Institutional to community care
Education and self-sufficiency
Data integration and predictive analytics
It has been my privilege during the past year to work with so many committed members of the Governor’s cabinet on this project,
including DCFS Director George Sheldon, who will talk with you now about the team, the Transformation’s Guiding Principles, and some early successes.
SOURCE: IL State of the State address, 2016

3. The HHS transformation draws on an historic level of interagency collaboration
Thirteen agencies/departments/offices are participating in HHS transformation …
Governor’s Office
(Office of Early Childhood Development, Secretary of Education)
Department of Healthcare and Family Services (DHFS)
Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)
Department of Human Services (IDHS)
Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ)
Department of Corrections (IDOC)
Department on Aging (IDoA)
Department of Public Health (IDPH)
Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA)
Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA)
Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT)
Presenter: George
Note: First, I would like to say a few things about the budget impasse {Can use Neil’s talking points here}
As evidenced by the agencies/departments/offices list on this page and the cross-agency leadership up here today, there is unprecedented collaboration across the state around the HHS Transformation. In total, we have leaders of 13 agencies and offices committed to this effort.
Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA)

4. Four guiding principles for HHS Transformation
Description
Create a consumer-centric system
All programs, policies, processes, and technologies place individuals and families at the center
Modernize service delivery
Offer the people of Illinois the evidence-based support they need when they need it and in the communities and settings best suited to them
Pay for outcomes and value
Expect evidence-based practices in service delivery that moves from fee-for-service to value based payment
Organize to deliver
Presenter: George
Note: To determine the best path forward, HHS Transformation leaders began with identifying a focused set of guiding principles.
Ensure a strong, streamlined organization, coordinated operations and a workforce skilled to serve the people of Illinois at the right place, at the right time, with the right care, at the right cost

5. The HHS Transformation will employ a diverse range of funding sources
Other demon-stration grants
1115
waiver
1915 SPAs and waivers
Advanced Planning Document
State Plan Amendment
General revenue funds
Presenter: Director Norwood
Note: The HHS Transformation will pursue a broad range of funding vehicles appropriate for the strategies we pursue.

6. Stakeholder engagement will take various forms over the next 6 months
PRELIMINARY
Over the next 6 months
HHS Trans-formation
meetings
Town halls – Chicago and Springfield
Stakeholder-specific working sessions/ topic focused interviews
Town hall updates – Chicago and Springfield
Online and other avenues for engagement
Examples
Transformation website:
Engagement at industry and association meetings, per your invitations
Additional state working groups and stakeholder discussion groups – already in place
Presenter: John
Note: We will engage with stakeholders in a variety of forums.
We are looking forward to meeting with many more of you in focused working sessions, interviews and town halls.

7. Illinois Child Welfare Strategic Plan: Mission and Vision
Proposed Mission and Vision
Mission: To promote child prevention, safety, permanency and well-being. We bring the voices of Illinois children and families to the forefront, building trusting relationships that empower those we serve.
Vision: Communities strengthening families to ensure every child is safe, healthy and productive at home and in school.

8. Illinois Child Welfare Strategic Plan: Proposed Values
We value Trust.
We value Compassion.
We value Accountability.
We value Responsiveness, Relationships and Respect.
We value Empathy.
We value Safety.

9. Illinois Child Welfare Strategic Plan: Circle of Trust and Logo
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10. What does this mean for me?
What does it mean for my kids and families?
What does it mean for my day to day?
How can I do more when I already have too many cases?
How does this impact my organization?
How does this impact my billing?
What about all of the changes I just made to my organization?
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11. Strategic Initiatives: Goals, Objectives and Strategies
What does it mean for my kids and families?
What does it mean for my day to day?
How can I do more when I already have too many cases?
How does this impact my organization?
How does this impact my billing?
What about all of the changes I just made to my organization?
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12. What does this mean for me?
Immersion sites are pilot sites representing a small geographic area where youth, birth parents, foster parents, DCFS leaders and staff, private agency staff, guardians ad litem, Court Appointed Special Advocates, court judicial officers, residential and group home agency staff, and other community resources will come together to fully implement a Core Practice Model that puts children and families at the center of child welfare practice.
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13. Immersion Sites Cont’d
The initial sites that were selected are Lake County, St. Clair County, Rock Island and its adjacent counties Mercer and Henry, and counties surrounding Mount Vernon including Clay, Ham­ilton, Jefferson, Marion, and Wayne.
Within each immersion site, regional staff will be assisted in completing an assessment of current services available, services that are currently available but not utilized and services that are needed but are not available. Regional staff will be given the authority to develop new contracts for services that are needed or open access to services that are available but not utilized.
Permanency workers will have access to flexible funds for purchasing services and supports for children and families that are not covered under existing contracts.
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14. Core Practice Model
The Core Practice Model has two components. The first is the Family-Centered, Trauma- Informed, Strength-Based (FTS) Child Welfare Practice Model that assists child welfare staff in identifying, intervening, and addressing the effects of adverse and traumatic experiences of children served by the Department.
The FTS model also builds parental capacity by focusing on family and individual strengths. The core values of the FTS model include Child Safety, Permanency, and Child Well-Being along with Practice Tenets and Standards of Child-centered, Family-driven, Trauma-Informed, Strengths-based, Evidence Informed Practice. A key component of FTS is Cultural competence and humility to reduce disproportionality in child welfare.
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15. Core Practice Model
The FTS model will be supported and sustained by the second component of the Core Practice Model, the Model of Supervisory Practice (MoSP).
The MoSP supports supervisors in implementing and operationalizing FTS for front line case workers. The MoSP Practice Tenets and Standards included Excellence, Accountability, Race-Informed Practice and Agency Culture.
The MoSP ensures that the duties and boundaries of supervision are clear and that supervisors have up-to-date knowledge of social work best practices; legislation; national and state policies and practices; and data and research relevant to child welfare, which promotes the safety, permanency and wellbeing for the children served.
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16. Send additional feedback to: dcfs. strategicplan@illinois
Send additional feedback to: By August 31, 2016
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