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County Self-Assessment Process

County Self-Assessment Process. Facilitated by__________ Date___________. Agenda. Welcome and Introductions Overview of the Child Welfare Outcomes and Accountability System Overview of Child Abuse Prevention Why are you here? What is the process? What is the anticipated outcome?

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County Self-Assessment Process

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  1. County Self-Assessment Process Facilitated by__________ Date___________

  2. Agenda • Welcome and Introductions • Overview of the Child Welfare Outcomes and Accountability System • Overview of Child Abuse Prevention • Why are you here? • What is the process? • What is the anticipated outcome? • Questions and Answers • Next Steps

  3. Vision for Children in California Every child in California lives in a safe, stable, permanent home, nurtured by healthy families and strong communities. CWS Redesign: The Future of California’s Child Welfare Services. Final Report September 2003, page 3.

  4. California – Child and Family Services Review County Self-Assessment Improved OUTCOMES: Safety Permanency Child Well Being Family Well Being System Improvement Plan Peer Quality Case Review

  5. Overview of Child Welfare Outcomes and Accountability System • Quarterly data reports • Peer Quality Case Review • County Self-Assessment • System Improvement Plan

  6. Guiding Principles The entire community is responsible for child, youth and family welfare. To be effective, the child welfare system must embrace the entire continuum of prevention, intervention and services. Engagement with consumers and the community is vital to promoting safety, permanence and well-being.

  7. Guiding Principles (continued) • Arrange fiscal strategies so that services reflect the needs of all children and families. • Transforming the child welfare system is a process that involves removing traditional barriers within our system, and other systems.

  8. California’s Outcomes and Accountability System • Includes 17 federal outcome measures and several state measures addressing Safety, Permanence & Stability, and Well-Being • Strengthens the accountability system to monitor and assess the quality of services • Encourages continuous quality improvement, interagency partnerships, community involvement and public reporting of program outcomes • Provides technical assistance to counties

  9. What is the Self-Assessment? • Assessment of the entire continuum of care for the prevention, child welfare and juvenile probation systems • Collaboration of all stakeholders to improve outcomes for children and families • Development of a comprehensive document to inform both state and federal governments about the needs of children and families across the state • Intended for use at the legislative level to procure funding for programs and services

  10. Self-Assessment = Accountability The means by which public agencies and their workers answer to their citizens directly and indirectly for the use of their powers, authority, and resources.

  11. County Self-Assessment Changes Merges the California Outcomes and Accountability System (COAS) with the Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP) 3-year planning Expands the number of partners Streamlines duplicative processes Increases partnerships and communications Coordinates OCAP planning with the County System Improvement Plan (SIP)

  12. Overview of Prevention Funding streams and prevention programs • Child Abuse Prevention Intervention and Treatment (CAPIT) • Community Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) • Promoting Safe Stable Families (PSSF)

  13. CSA Team Members Community partners Cross disciplinary subject matter experts Law enforcement Native American representatives Parents/Consumers Commission on Children Youth and Families County staff

  14. Membership • Core Membership • Subject Matter experts invited for specific outcome measurement discussions.

  15. Meetings • List meeting schedule

  16. Review Performance on each outcome and systemic factor • List meeting date and what outcome and systemic factor is being addressed.

  17. The CSA is approved by the BOS. The CSA is sent to CDSS. The CSA is a public document.

  18. Questions and Answers • When will the CSA be completed? • Can I read the final report? • Yes, posted on county and CDSS web pages • When is the final report due to the state? • Other questions?

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