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A Working Partnership. Idaho Department of Health & Welfare, Region II, Lewiston, Idaho & CPS Liaison Services for Child Welfare Road to Recovery, Inc. Region II. Accessing Services in Rural and Frontier Arenas: . “Helping Children and Families Reunite Through Collaboration”.
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A Working Partnership • Idaho Department of Health & Welfare, Region II, Lewiston, Idaho • & • CPS Liaison Services for Child Welfare • Road to Recovery, Inc. Region II
Accessing Services in Rural and Frontier Arenas: • “Helping Children and Families Reunite Through Collaboration”
Merging Service Systems and Network Building • Program Overview & Purpose • State-wide Initiatives • Community Programs • Public Perception
Idaho: A Unique State • Clearwater • Idaho • Latah • Lewis • Nez Perce
Region II Specifics • smallest of all 7 regions in the state • highest use of substances per capita as other larger regions • methamphetamine capital of the Northwest • one of the highest unemployment rates in the state
How It Works • define the role of CPS & other stake-holders • common ground and goals • allocation of resources • workforce • public perception and influence
Work Force Training • finding out about the base line of awareness • staff development and training • what works? • specific needs for specific people • motivational interaction and awareness building
Using Resources Wisely • defining outcomes • science to service and best practices • less fragmentation and more community sharing • the role of education and information sharing
Our Client System • client identification • what is our role and how do we know? • treating the ‘identified client’ • educating the client and defining with the client their needs • who knows who?
Our ‘Other’ Client System • judicial personnel • school personnel • psycho-social rehabilitation • attorney work force • co-workers • community members
Merging Services • time limited and driven by the legal system • defining what is needed and why • redefining service delivery and client outcomes • what we need
The Role of Empowerment • work force • community work force • awareness building • the role of motivation • redefining the client and their world
Outcomes • family reunification • permanency • other arrangements • pending cases
Trends • assumption is that the epidemic use of Methamphetamine is durable • multiple substances of abuse • single parent • low motivation to change • limited resources for rehabilitation