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*Building and Maintaining State-Tribal Partnerships to Improve Child Welfare Programs*

*Building and Maintaining State-Tribal Partnerships to Improve Child Welfare Programs*. Ramona Foley, Oregon Asst. Director, DHS CAF Becky Main, CPS Director Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Mary McNevins, Oregon ICWA Manager. Oregon Tribal/State Collaboration.

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*Building and Maintaining State-Tribal Partnerships to Improve Child Welfare Programs*

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  1. *Building and Maintaining State-Tribal Partnerships to Improve Child Welfare Programs* Ramona Foley, Oregon Asst. Director, DHS CAF Becky Main, CPS Director Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Mary McNevins, Oregon ICWA Manager

  2. Oregon Tribal/State Collaboration • History of the OR Tribes and State • 9 Federally recognized Tribes • ICWA state legislation • Tribal/State Advisory committee • SB 770

  3. SB 770 • 1996 former Governor issued an Executive Order regarding Government to Government relations between the State of Oregon Tribes and American Indian Tribes of Oregon. • 2001 SB 770 became state law.

  4. Tribal/State ICWA Advisory Committee • Established in early ’80s. • Purpose for guidance, recommendations and collaboration with the DHS, CAF. • Tribal representation, committee structure • Quarterly meetings, annual conference, work groups

  5. Guiding Principles for Consultation • 2003 meeting with Tribes to establish consultation principles • Consultation by stealth or authentic • Time commitment • Accessibility

  6. Midtown ICWA Unit Review • May, 2006 a CFSR ICWA review was held at the ICWA Unit in Portland. • Oregon Tribes concern around the application of active efforts standards in the Unit. • DHS replicated the federal Child and Family Service Review process. • CFSR ICWA instrument was developed.

  7. Oregon CFSR Review • Meeting with Tribes to develop topics for survey. • Walk about survey. • Survey monkey or phone survey. • Tribal representation CFSR conference calls.

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