1. Family Team Meetings Andy Kogerma Family Connection Partnership

2. Family Meetings: Models Family Group Conference (New Zealand) Family Unity Meeting (Oregon) Family Decision Meeting Team Decision Meeting (Family to Family) Family Team Conference (1st Placement/Best Placement) Family Team Meeting (CPPC)

3. CPPC Community Partnerships for Protecting Children Initiative begun in 1995 by Clark Four National sites Georgia began implementation in 2002

4. CPPC: Philosophy Based on the idea that people and places in neighborhoods are primary resources for families in crisis Formal and informal resources need to work together Protecting children is everyone’s business

5. CPPC: Broad Goals Change the CPS response to families, moving away from a “one size fits all”response Develop and expand neighborhood- based resources to help families keep children safe and ensure support before problems become crises Involve broad spectrum of community services

6. CPPC: Core Beliefs Child Focused: every child is valued Family focused: respect for families’ capacity/skill in caring for their children Results Accountability (define results, design/implement results-based strategies for implementation, evaluate results) Outcomes based: “What difference are we making?”

7. Core Beliefs (cont) Strengths Based: “What is right with this family?” Shared Leadership:Promotes the involvement of all parties Cultural Differences Valued/Respected

8. CPPC in Georgia DFCS Sponsored initiative Family Connection Partnership a primary partner Other Partners include:Prevent Child Abuse Georgia, UGA-CVIOG, Casey Operates through the leadership of local FC Collaboratives with local DFCS assuming key leadership role

9. CPPC in Georgia Nine counties selected for participation: Brantley, Catoosa, Clarke, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Jenkins, Muscogee and Peach Each county receives seed money and one assigned DFCS CPPC position Each county must implement four key strategies...

10. CPPC: Four Key Strategies  #1: CPS Policy/Practice Change  #2: Use of Family Team Meetings/Individualized Courses of Action (“FTM’s”, “ICA’s”) to facilitate change  #3: Develop Network of Community Supports and Resources for families in need  #4: Shared decision making between all parties

11. Strategy #1: Individualized Courses of Action *Develop family centered, Individualized Courses of Action (“ICA’s”) for vulnerable families/children *Use strengths-based Family Team Meetings (FTMs”) to generate plan for change *Values Informal support (neighborhood, family) *Involves DFCS/Community agencies

12. Family Team Meetings Core Strategy of CPPC Involves meeting of family members, facilitators, family support, service providers... Purpose: to help family identify strengths/needs and generate a plan for change

13. Family Team Meeting Based on core conditions of respect, empathy, genuineness Uses active listening skills Strengths based: “What is right with this family?” Is solution focused

14. Family Team Meeting: Preparation Must hold face to face preparation interview with family May interview others by phone Describes purpose of FTM, stages of FTM, what to expect Family identifies who they want to attend Identifies any potential sources of conflict Crucial to successful meeting

15. Family Team Meeting:Steps Welcome and Introductions Purpose Outcomes Non-negotiables/confidentiality Ground Rules Family Story Strengths to Achieve Outcomes

16. FTM: Steps (cont) Identification of Individual and Family Needs Brainstorm How to Meet Needs Develop Agreement for Plan (who will do what, when, where, etc) Assessing what can go wrong Next Steps and Closing

17. CPS and CPPC in Georgia Implementing CPPC means changes to CPS policy/practice in nine counties In-depth Family Assessment replaces Strengths/Needs Assessment Family Team Meeting basis for case planning Case Plan written during FTM: “with, not for, families” 6 Month time frame for case plan

18. “Dual Track Response” Community Prevention based Low-risk/self- identified families “Hub” conducts FTM/facilitators may be community members Generates Family Support Plan DFCS Intervention Based Moderate-high risk families identified through DFCS Uses intensive family assessment and FTM Conducted by DFCS Generates 6 month case plan