1. Foster Care Redesign: Region 3b
Gretchen Fehrm, TDFPS
Bill Lund, Covenant Kids
Gary Buff, Our Community Our Kids/ACH
Wayne Carson, Our Community Our Kids/ACH

2. Region 3b The network. Parker Tarrant Palo Pinto Hood Johnson Erath
Somervell
Region 3b
The network.

3. Foster Care Redesign Single Source Continuum Contractor (SSCC)
Performance Based Contract
Greater flexibility and local decision-making
Greater financial risk to SSCC
First Urban Implementation in Texas

4. Foster Care Redesign Selected Contract Details:
SSCC takes custody within 4 hours
Placement within 50 miles of home
No more than 2 moves per placement
Siblings placed together
2,400 youth annually (system capacity about 1,400)
No eject/No reject referrals

5. our research NEBRASKA FLORIDA KANSAS
Involved from beginning in Foster care redesign process
Consultant-Beth Skidmore
Travelled to states to visit-found people very generous with sharing information
Strategic Planning
Wayne on Fiscal Matters Workgroup
Now on PPP

6. Our approach. This project involves a culture change.
It’s a new way of doing this work, a new way of working together, and a new and better way of helping children.
We do not want this to be seen as ACH getting bigger or more dominant.
We want to present this as a new approach led by ACH that appreciates and engages providers, leverages existing resources, introduces new strategies, and becomes the community voice and leader for abused and neglected children.
We think a new brand can best accomplish the culture change needed.
Briefly discuss structure.
Introduce Gary as President?
Our approach.

7. Strong Network Of Providers Engaged Partnership With DFPS
Focus On Contract Outcomes
Data Driven Decisions And Accountability
Strong Financial Management
Adaptability
Community Engagement
Robust Information Technology Systems
This project involves a culture change.
It’s a new way of doing this work, a new way of working together, and a new and better way of helping children.
We do not want this to be seen as ACH getting bigger or more dominant.
We want to present this as a new approach led by ACH that appreciates and engages providers, leverages existing resources, introduces new strategies, and becomes the community voice and leader for abused and neglected children.
We think a new brand can best accomplish the culture change needed.
Briefly discuss structure.
Introduce Gary as President?

8. The network.
The network.

9. Our case timeline. 21 90 4 HRS CANS Assessment Plan of service review
Plan of service created
Child is removed from home.
SSCC takes custody of child.
Child is placed with best match
Reunification, adoption or SIL
Trauma Informed Care initial assessment
Data entered in to ECAP
4 HRS 21
Our case timeline. 90
Utilization Management

10. What’s Different? This project involves a culture change.
It’s a new way of doing this work, a new way of working together, and a new and better way of helping children.
We do not want this to be seen as ACH getting bigger or more dominant.
We want to present this as a new approach led by ACH that appreciates and engages providers, leverages existing resources, introduces new strategies, and becomes the community voice and leader for abused and neglected children.
We think a new brand can best accomplish the culture change needed.
Briefly discuss structure.
Introduce Gary as President?

11. Every Child A Priority
ECAP
Our technology.

12. Quality Parenting initiative.
System change model
Improves quality of foster homes
Proven results
Leadership engaged

13. Quality Committee MEMBERSHIP LIKELY TOPICS Operations Outcomes
Influence Decisions
LIKELY TOPICS
Intake/Matching
Quality Parenting Initiative
Contract Monitoring
Assist with Quality Improvement
processes

14. Community Engagement.

15. Community Engagement-presentations
323rd District Court
Alliance for Children
Children’s Alliance Center of Palo Pinto
Cook Children’s doctors and staff
DFW Alliance for Foster Care
Johnson County CASA
Johnson Co. Children’s Advocacy Center
Mental Health Connection of Tarrant Co
National Council for Adoption (NCFA)
Palo Pinto and Parker CASA
Paluxy River Children’s Advocacy Center
Tarrant County CASA
TDFPS program directors
Johnson County Judges
Parker County Judges
Palo Pinto County Judge
Children’s Medical Rees Jones clinic
All Region 3b State Representatives and Senators
The network: development

16. Contract Timelines CONTRACT TERM
3 years with additional 2 year renewal
START DATE
January 1, 2014
LEGACY TRANSFER
Began July 1, 2014
Complete by Q1, 2015
NEW REFERRALS
Began September 1, 2014

17. 100 Day Milestones 44 providers have signed contracts
1,200 foster homes in ECAP
550+ Legacy youth transferred
150+ new admissions
Disruption mitigation groups active
Quality Parenting Initiative phase 1
Information Exchange is live
CANS Training completed
Over 80% of sibling groups placed together
11 adoptions completed

18. Challenges Everything is new and different Capacity Data integrity
Funding

19. More on Funding-PCG Report
DFPS and SSCC’s have different understandings of what should be included in the resource transfer. (pg. 12)
Several tasks required of a SSCC were not funded. (pg. 13)
Some resources for required tasks were not transferred to the SSCC’s or funded by DFPS (pg. 14)
Additional financial resources are necessary to build and maintain operations of a SSCC (pg. 28)

20. Opportunities = Improved Outcomes for Children Coordinated Care
Innovation
Accountability
Leveraged Resources
Local Decisions =
Improved Outcomes for Children

21. Our Vision First placement best placement
Faster permanency/shorter lengths of stay
Collaborative focus on outcomes
Payment focused on services, not behaviors
Training and support needed for foster parents to deliver quality care
Greater support for success in families
First placement best placement
Faster permanency/shorter lengths of stay
Better equipped foster parents
Collaborative focus on outcomes
Payment focused on services, not behaviors
Training and support needed for foster parents to deliver quality care
The Future of Foster Care

22. QUESTIONS?

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