1. 207: How CQI Efforts Can Enhance FGDM: From Springboard to Splash
The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program

2. Purpose
Purpose of this workshop: To discuss the use of Continuous Quality Improvement concepts when using FGDM to achieve and sustain permanency
Agenda:
WIIFM
What’s your experience?
Stacking for Success
Widen that Circle
Implementation
Monitoring
Learning Objectives

3. Training Agenda Welcome and Introductions Defining FGDM Practice
Elements of Successful Permanency Planning Using FGDM
Closing and Q&A

4. FGDM and Continuous Quality Improvement
Family Group Decision Making (FGDM):
What is it?
Who’s involved?
What is it used for?
Where did it come from?
What does it look like?
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI):

5. Weigh-in on FGDM Scale of 1-10…being strengths-based:
What is your knowledge/experience with FGDM?
Who in this room can teach this?
Get to know Jim Nice

6. Stacking for Success Springboard… What do you want to happen?
What is your Desired Future State?

7. Widening the Circle Build that forever network… Right people in place
Build on their expertise and experience
Participants’ buy-in is key to successful planning
Everybody can’t be the Quarterback.

8. Take the Plunge
Plans should not be made up of “statements” or “promises”
Timeline for completion of Action Steps
Quick Wins, Intermediate Success, Long-term Success
Accountability to the plan, to the child, to the team
Back-up plans
Detail
Communication
Key Messages
Audience
Representative
Method

9. Splash Monitoring Typically the “overlooked” part of developing a plan
As important as the other steps
Markers for success
Next Steps
Who and how?
Did the team accomplish what they wanted to?
If so, are there any new obstacles, gaps, changes that need to be planned for?
If not, identify the reason and make a trip through the DAPIM flywheel again
Setting up the team for sustainable success
“The more eyes, ears, and hearts involved, the safer the child.” –Larry Graber, Family Unity

10. Questions?