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Supervisor Core Training: Managing for Results

This training presentation provides an overview of using outcome data in child welfare practice to improve performance and achieve better results. It covers background concepts, data skepticism, outcome indicators, case review, self-assessment, and continuous monitoring. The presentation also explores federal vs. state-enhanced measures, tracking entry cohorts, and utilizing outcome data in practice.

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Supervisor Core Training: Managing for Results

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  1. Supervisor Core Training: Managing for Results Original presentation was created for Version 1.0 by Daniel Webster, Barbara Needell, Wendy Piccus, Aron Shlonsky, & Lynn Usher. Revised for Version 1.1 by Shared Vision Consultants and CalSWEC to include outcome updates and slides available from presentations posted on the CSSR website.

  2. Part 1: Background and Concepts for Outcomes in Child Welfare:Data Informed Practice -- What do I Care?

  3. The Current Placement System*(Highly Simplified) A bunch of stuff happens Child In Child Out *adapted from Lyle, G. L., & Barker, M.A. (1998) Patterns & Spells: New approaches to conceptualizing children’s out of home placement experiences. Chicago: American Evaluation Association Annual Conference

  4. Data Skepticism

  5. The California Child Welfare Outcomes & Accountability System • Quarterly distribution of county specific outcome indicators data • Peer Quality Case Review • County Self Assessment • County Self Improvement Plan • Continuous monitoring of outcomes

  6. Caseload Snapshots Versus Entry Cohorts Jan. 1, 2008 Jan. 1, 2007 Jan. 1, 2009

  7. The Cycle of Experiences in the Child Welfare System Rate of Referrals/ Substantiated Referrals Home-Based Services vs. Out-of-Home Care Reentry to Care Permanency Through Reunification, Adoption, or Guardianship Counterbalanced Indicators of System Performance Use of Least Restrictive Form of Care Shorter Lengths Of Stay Maintain Positive Attachments To Family, Friends, and Neighbors Stability Of Care Source:Usher, C.L., Wildfire, J.B., Gogan, H.C. & Brown, E.L. (2002). Measuring Outcomes in Child Welfare. Chapel Hill:  Jordan Institute for Families,

  8. Part 2: Using Outcome Data in Child Welfare Practice

  9. Federal Versus State-Enhanced MeasuresIs Performance getting better or worse? Adoption within 24 Months Data Source: Multi-State Data Archive, Chapin Hall Center for Children

  10. Tracking an Entry Cohort for 1 Year 2008 2009 Dec. 31 Dec. 31 Jul. 7 Jul. 7 Mar. 1 Mar. 1 Jan. 1 Dec. 31 Jan. 1 Dec. 31

  11. Rolling Years: Quarter 1 Extract Extract Cut-off No data after April 1 2007 2008 2009 ENTRY COHORT April 1, 2007 – March 31, 2008 Jan. 1 Jan. 1 Dec. 31 Jan. 1 Dec. 31 Apr. 1 Mar. 31 Mar. 31 Last day of data prior to cut-off March 31, 2009 Last date able to track entry for full 12 months prior to cut-off.

  12. Rolling Years: Quarter 2 Extract Extract Cut-off No data after July 1 2007 2008 2009 ENTRY COHORT July 1, 2007 -- June 30, 2008 Jan. 1 Jan. 1 Dec. 31 Jan. 1 Dec. 31 Jul. 1 Jun. 30 Jun. 30 Last day of data prior to cut-off June 30, 2009 Last date able to track entry for full 12 months prior to cut-off.

  13. Child Welfare Dynamic Web Site

  14. CWS QuarterlyOutcomes Report

  15. National Standards In California, the Center for Social Services Research attempts to replicate each of the measures and composite scores, break them out by child welfare and probation agencies, and report/update quarterly. The goal is to improve State performance on all measures (every improvement reflects a better outcome for children) Source: Center for Social Services Research, UC Berkeley http://cssr.berkeley.edu/ucb_childwelfare

  16. Measure Contributions to Composites Reentry Following Reunification (Exit Cohort) Reunification Within 12 Months (Entry Cohort) Median Time To Reunification (Exit Cohort) Reunification Within 12 Months (Exit Cohort) Note: Measures may not sum to exactly 100% due to rounding. Source: Center for Social Services Research, UC Berkeley http://cssr.berkeley.edu/ucb_childwelfare

  17. Measure Contributions to Composites Adoption Within 12 Months (Legally Free) Legally Free Within 6 Months (17 Months In Care) Adoption Within 12 Months (17 Months In Care) Median Time To Adoption (Exit Cohort) Adoption Within 24 Months (Exit Cohort) Note: Measures may not sum to exactly 100% due to rounding. Source: Center for Social Services Research, UC Berkeley http://cssr.berkeley.edu/ucb_childwelfare

  18. Measure Contributions to Composites In Care 3 Years Or Longer (Emancipated/Age 18) Exits to Permanency (Legally Free At Exit) Exits to Permanency (24 Months In Care) Note: Measures may not sum to exactly 100% due to rounding. Source: Center for Social Services Research, UC Berkeley http://cssr.berkeley.edu/ucb_childwelfare

  19. Measure Contributions to Composites Placement Stability (At Least 24 Months In Care) Placement Stability (12 To 24 Months In Care) Placement Stability (8 Days To 12 Months In Care) Note: Measures may not sum to exactly 100% due to rounding. Source: Center for Social Services Research, UC Berkeley http://cssr.berkeley.edu/ucb_childwelfare

  20. Measure Contributions to Composites Note: Measures may not sum to exactly 100% due to rounding. Source: Center for Social Services Research, UC Berkeley http://cssr.berkeley.edu/ucb_childwelfare

  21. Indicator 1 S1.1 Safety Indicator 2 S2.1 Measure 1 Measure 2 Measure 3 Measure 4 Component A Component B Composite 1:Reunification Measure 1 Measure 2 Measure 3 Measure 4 Measure 5 Component A Component B Component C Composite 2: Adoption Permanency Composite 3: Long-Term Measure 1 Measure 2 Measure 3 Component A Component B Composite 4: Stability Measure 1 Measure 2 Measure 3

  22. Part 3: Outcomes Based Management—a Hands-on Exercise The following slides are provided courtesy of: Center for Social Services ResearchUniversity of California, Berkeley http://cssr.berkeley.edu/ucb_childwelfare

  23. California:Ethnicity and the Path through the Child Welfare System 2007 (Missing Values & Other Race Excluded from % Calculations,18 years of Age) Source: Center for Social Services Research, UC Berkeley http://cssr.berkeley.edu/ucb_childwelfare

  24. July 1, 2008California: Race/Ethnicity by Caseload Case Service % Components (Missing Values & Other Race Excluded from Calculations, Children of all Ages Included)

  25. 2007California:Referrals per 1,000 by Age and Ethnicity *Series Total

  26. 2007California:Substantiated Referrals per 1,000 by Age and Ethnicity *Series Total

  27. 2007California:Entries to Foster Care per 1,000 by Age and Ethnicity *Series Total

  28. 2007California:Children in Foster Care per 1,000 by Age and Ethnicity *Series Total

  29. 1998 to 2008California:Foster Care Caseload by Placement Type 104,300 Kinship TOTAL Caseload 68,475 Foster FFA Group/Shelter

  30. 2002 to 2008California: C3.1: Exits to Permanency (24m In Care), by Exit Type 44,435 TOTAL # in Care 24m+ 27,696 % Exits to Permanency % Adoption % Reunification % Guardianship

  31. 2002 to 2008California: C3.3: In Care 3 Years Or Longer (Emancipated Or Age 18) # Emancipating or Age 18 in Care 4,624 4,250 % In Care 3+ Years goal National Goal (37.5%)

  32. 2002 to 2008California: C4.1,2,3: Placement Stability 8 Days to 12 Months in Care 12 to 24 Months In Care 24+ Months In Care

  33. 2002 to 2008California: Sibling Placements Some or All Siblings Placed Together All Siblings Placed Together

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