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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS F&HS-01 5. Contra
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FROM: FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Costa
County
DATE:
August 12, 1996
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SUBJECT:
q_couK—SUBJECT. REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE COUNTY'S ADOPTIONS
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
SPECIFIC REOUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. ACCEPT this report from the Family and Human Services Committee on the
status of the County's Adoptions Improvement Project.
2. REQUEST the Social Service Director to make a further report to our
Committee on December 9, 1996.
BACKGROUND:
On March 19, 1996, the Board of Supervisors approved a report from our Committee
which contained the following recommendations, among others:
2. REQUEST the Social Service Director to make a further status report to the
Family and Human Services Committee on July 8, 1996,to include at least the
following:
be An identification of each of the major completion dates included
in the report by Breck and Associates reflecting the major
activities recommended by the Child Welfare Research Center,
a description of where the Department is in relation to each of
those dates,an explanation of any deviation from those dates,
and an estimate of when each major project will be completed.
✓ Comments and recommendations on how the Family and
Human Services Committee can best receive unfiltered input
from foster parents and adoptive parents on the extent to which
they are satisfied with the out-of-home care system in this
County and with the process by which children are placed for
adoption.
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ATTESTED September 10, 1996
Contact: OPHIIHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
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County Administrator
Social Service DirectorBPUTY
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On August 12, 1996, our Committee met with John Cullen, Social Service Director;
Danna Fabella, Assistant County Welfare Director; members of the Grand Jury and
interested citizens. Mr. Cullen reviewed the attached report with us which goes
through each of the completion dates identified in the report by Breck and Associates
and comments on where the Department is in regard to completing the work on
schedule, along with the reasons for any delay.
The report also makes some helpful suggestions for how our Committee can obtain
direct and unfiltered input from adoptive and foster parents.
We are pleased with the progress that is being made by the Department and would
like to have an additional quarterly report in December to complete our work for the
year on this subject.
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SOCIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT Contra Costa Countv
TO Family and Human Services Committee DATE August 5, 1996
FROM John Cullen, o�1a1 Co Service Director
SUBJ ADOPTIONS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
At the March 6, 1996, Family and Human Services (FHS) Committee meeting, the
Social Service Department provided a summary of the Adoptions Improvement
Project. The Committee asked that in the next status report to the FHS
Committee, the Department identify completion dates as identified by the Breck &
Associates' report and explain any discrepancies. Further, the Committee asked
that the Department'make recommendations regarding how the FHS Committee
could receive unfiltered input from foster parents and adoptive parents in respect
to their satisfaction with the out-of-home care system in this County and with the
process by which children are placed for adoption.
It should be noted that the Department anticipated a three-month lag from the
original dates due to the initial delay in having the timelines heard and approved
by the Family and Human Services Committee in 1995.
The following is a response to the issues stated above.
I. ADOPTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
A. Or.2anizational Structure
• Breck & Associates' completion date: December 2, 1996
• New anticipated completion date: May, 1997
Explanation: The planning process began with the Concurrent Planning
forum held in October, 1995. We believed it was important for the
success of this major change in our child welfare program to begin by
introducing the concept to all of the "stakeholders," staff, foster/adoptive
parents, attorneys and Grand Jury members. This forum was held
approximately a month later than originally hoped for due to the speaker's
availability.
Family and Human Services Committee
August 5, 1996
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The Concurrent Planning Design Committee began approximately six
weeks later than anticipated due to the holidays (in November and
December), which made it difficult to get staff involved in the process,
and due to workload demands. Additionally, the Union required time to
ensure represented employees could dedicate the necessary time to serve
on this Committee and that the Committee was reflective of the service
areas and the districts. Once the Committee was established,-it met
j January, 1996, through June, 1996.
A report from the Concurrent Planning Design Committee is attached for
your review. This report contains a grid which outlines actions to be
taken to overcome barriers to permanency. Task Groups have been
formed to work out implementation issues and to obtain broader input
from impacted staff.
Because our Department has developed a broad definition for concurrent
planning rather than a narrow "fost-adopt" model, implementation
requires broader changes in our current child welfare programs.- The
concurrent planning program is a process which starts when the child
enters our child welfare system. As a result many of the tasks that lead to
permanency will need to begin much earlier in the system. Therefore, this
much broader concept will require more time to develop than originally
planned as it will result in significant changes in not only what Adoption
workers do, but also in the work of the Emergency Response/Court
Workers.
In our original plan, personnel needs were to be completed by June, 1996.
Since we are just starting the process of defining the program impact, we .
will not know personnel needs until the Task Groups' work is completed
in October, 1996. After that it is possible there will be some issues to
negotiate with the Union.
B. Fost-Adopt Program
• Breck & Associates' completion date: October 6, 1997
• Anticipated completion date: same
Explanation: Fost-adopt is only one part of our planned concurrent
planning model. We are in the process of creating the joint home study
and the tools to assess children to be placed in fost-adopt homes. We
have completed the review of other fost-adopt programs, formed the
evaluation group, and a Task Group is working on what the dual process
of family reunification and planning for adoption will require. After the
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Task group completes its task (October, 1996), we will write the
procedure and meet with impacted "stakeholders," staff, foster/adoptive
parents, the judiciary and the Grand Jury.
We have taken the initiative to meet with the Black Adoption Placement
and Research Center (BAPRC) to discuss a recruitment strategy for fost-
adopt homes. BAPRC is the only African-American private non-profit
agency in the region that specializes in the recruitment and home study of
potential adoptive and foster homes. A meeting is scheduled next month
(September, 1996) to review BAPRC's private/public partnership proposal
to assist us in recruitment, assessment and training of fost-adopt homes.
C. Home Study
• Breck & Associates' completion date: December 1, 1995
• Completion dates: April, 1996, for Home Study #1
August, 1996, for Home Study #2
Explanation: As reported previously to this Committee, we have made
significant inroads in this area. A new home study format was
implemented in April, 1996, for foster parents and relatives adopting
children already in their care. This format was reviewed by the Agency's
Social Worker/Caregiver Committee, and the input of caregivers was
incorporated into the body of the final home study. We are currently
reviewing a second draft of a new format for studying families who do not
have a child in their home and who are wanting to adopt. We expect to
finalize that format this month.
Both of these formats are "transition" home study formats in that we
would anticipate developing new tools for assessing families when we
move to a concurrent planning model. To develop a pool of families who
are prepared to both foster and adopt children, we will need to have a
home study process that provides a family with both an approved adoptive
home study and a foster home license. We will be working with BAPRC
to assist us in developing this process.
D. Training
• Breck & Associates' completion date: April 3, 1996
• New anticipated completion date: February 26, 1997, (first cycle and
training manual) and ongoing
Family and Human Services Committee
August 5, 1996
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Explanation: Considerable work has been done to develop a sound
training plan both for journey-level staff and new hires. (Attached is the
training calendar for training offered to date and planned for the rest of
the calendar year.) Additionally, we are working with other Bay Area
counties to initiate a "training academy" that will provide common ongoing
training for child welfare services staff. A course of induction training for
newly hired staff (those hired within the last year) has been developed
and will begin September 17, 1996. The University of California, Davis,
will provide three full days of training that week followed by three weeks
in which new workers will receive local training three half-days.each week.
This pattern will repeat for a total of four months.
In respect to the training manual, we have previously reported to this
Committee that our plan has been to develop the training manual as we
present the new-worker curriculum. As each module is presented, the
materials supporting-that topic will be compiled and catalogued to form a
trainee manual. Once developed our plan is to distribute the training
manual to all child welfare staff.
E. Improved Relationships with Caretakers
• Breck & Associates' completion date: January 3, 1996
• New anticipated completion date: ongoing
Explanation: We have completed the activities outlined in the Breck
planning document; however, the Department views our relationship with
our children's caregivers as an ongoing process, one that will never be
"completed." As reported in the last report to this Committee, we now
have in place a committee with a representative group of caregivers who
serve to review policies that affect them; we have made significant
changes to include emergency foster parents in program development; we
invite all caregivers to participate in staff training; and, we have
implemented FOSTER PRIDE/ADOPT PRIDE, a training curriculum for
foster parents and relatives. This training has received positive responses
from those caregivers who have completed the 21-hour training program.
Additionally, we re-established the Caregiver Newsletter as a way of
maintaining communication with our caregivers.
F. Juvenile Court
• Breck & Associates' completion date: May 2, 1996
• New anticipated completion date: October, 1996, and ongoing
Family and Human Services Committee
August 5, 1996
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Explanation: We have completed all of the activities delineated in the
Breck plan except for reviewing our legal representation in court. A Task
Group, one of the work groups from the Concurrent Planning Design
Committee, is being formed to specifically address this issue. We have
also requested assistance from the American Bar Association (ABA) to
provide consultation on representation issues. This is tentatively -
scheduled for the end of September, 1996, and is dependent on ABA
finding the appropriate consultant.
We have an active Social Worker/Attorney Committee working on
training issues, protocols and relationship issues. We have updated our
guidelines for working with Court Appointed Special Representatives
(CASR) and have provided training in the districts. We have completed
an evaluation of the Court Mediation program, have completed the
Concurrent Planning forum and submitted a joint proposal with the Youth
Law Center for funding a study of court process. Unfortunately, the
proposal did not get funded, but we are continuing to look for funding for
this project.
H. COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW THE FHS
COMMITTEE CAN BEST RECEIVE UNFILTERED.INPUT FROM
FOSTER PARENTS AND ADOPTIVE PARENTS ON THE EXTENT TO
WHICH THEY ARE SATISFIED WITH THE OUT-OF-HOME CARE
SYSTEM IN THIS COUNTY AND WHICH CHILDREN ARE PLACED
FOR ADOPTION
I'm impressed with the amount of opportunity that caregivers and other
service providers have in Contra Costa County to address the Board, its
members and operating departments on any number of issues of concern. As
a Department we have initiatives underway which are increasing contact with
caregivers in planning and implementing both services for our children and
corrective improvements within the system. Additional steps that the FHS
Committee may wish to consider in order that you may also gain firsthand
knowledge of our services from caretakers include the following:
• Assign FHS Committee representatives as keynote participants in our
annual foster-parent recognition event.
• Review annual data on the numbers and types of grievances and appeals
filed with the Social Service Department from adoptive and foster parents
regarding systems issues.
0 Participate in monthly caregiver meetings coordinated by the Department.
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August 5, 1996
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Author a column to be included in the Department's Caregiver Newsletter
and provide foster/adoptive parents with the FHS Committee members'
office addresses and telephone numbers and could outline a process for
contacting the FHS Committee with "unfiltered" input both positive and
critical.
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CONCURRENT PLANNING DESIGN COMMITTEE
REPORT
July 1, 1996
The following staff served on the Concurrent Planning Design Committee:
Danna Fabella, Assistant Director
Linda Canan, Division Manager
Cheryl Cook, Division Manager
Peter Harris, Supervisor
Grace Underwood, Supervisor
Kathleen Carrier, SCS, Family Maintenance
Lydia Cass, SCS, Emergency Response
Linda Daly, SCS, Adoptions
Joan Francis, SCS, Family Reunification
Wilma Giuffrida, SCS, Court
Dorothy Powell, SCS, FR/PP
Marilyn Scrutchins, SCS, Adoptions
Ruth Watkins, SW, Licensing
Adele King, Clerical
Jan Zimmerman, Clerical
Jan Watson, 535 SEN
Anne Crisp, Personnel
Resource members:
Casey Dixon, Adoptions Supervisor
Nancy Carey, Licensing Supervisor
One of the primary concerns of the Board of Supervisors, the Grand Jury and the
academic community who evaluated services in this County was the lack of early
identification and planning for children who might not be able to return home to birth
parents. Following meetings involving staff and members of the above communities, the
idea of beginning the planning process for children as early as possible was conceived.
The concept of "concurrent planning" was seen as a worthy goal for this County.
Essentially this translated into affirming reunification as our first goal for permanency for
children while developing contingency plans for children "concurrent" to working on the
goal of reunification. If reunification efforts failed, children would be in the best
possible placements and/or placement where caregivers were prepared to commit to
adopting the children if reunification was unsuccessful.
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In preparation for concurrent planning, a forum was held on October 30, 1995, which
included members of the Grand Jury, the legal community, foster and adoptive parents
and staff from all of the district offices, to hear a nationally-known speaker, Linda Katz,
on the subject of concurrent planning. This was a way of introducing the concept and
served as a starting point for us to go forward and design how concurrent planning would
.work in Contra Costa County.
A memo went out to staff in December, 1995, from John Cullen, Director, informing
staff that a Concurrent Planning Design Committee would be formed. Using criteria
developed to ensure district and service area expertise, the Union selected members to
sit on the Committee.
The Committee met bi-monthly from January 25, 1996, through June 20, 1996. At the
first meeting Committee members were asked to commit to attending the meetings, to
lend their expertise in the service area they were representing and to take back to their
respective districts information from the Committee to solicit other staff's input.
Committee members proposed that we start by developing a common definition for
concurrent planning and by developing a common set of "values" to guide us. Following
our discussion we agreed to the following definition of concurrent planning:
• It is a process.
• It is a backup plan to reunification.
• Permanency planning must begin at the point of entry (and includes the outcome of
reunification).
• It is long-range planning versus short term.
• It is action versus reaction.
• It is honest, open and inclusive (with foster parents, parents, attorneys, court).
• It is child specific with an individual child's needs addressed in process.
It requires balancing the child's interests with his/her parents' rights.
As a result of our discussions, the Committee identified the following values as being
essential to concurrent planning:
• Children should remain with the parents whenever possible.
• The most desirable permanent outcome for a child is return to parents (in a safe,
nurturing environment).
• Children who cannot be raised by their parents should remain in the care of an
appropriate extended family with a minimum of social and legal supervision.
• Removal of children and returrr of children home should follow the same (or close)
standards.
• Permanency planning is a lifelong need.
• Permanent planning should be continuously evaluated over the duration of a "case."
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• Adoption is the best outcome for children who cannot be raised by their parents.
• Families (birth families, caregivers and potential caregivers) are entitled to full
information about the child and the legal options and should be involved in decision-
making discussions.
• Permanency is of primary concern from the moment of entry in the child welfare
services system.
• Long-term foster (non-kin) care is the least desirable permanent plan-fes a child.
• A permanent plan should foster healthy long-term emotional connections (with a
minimum of public intervention/supervision).
• Any permanent plan should result in a safe, nurturing environment, focusing on the
best interests of the child.
After the Committee agreed upon the values and the definition of concurrent planning, a
work plan was developed for the Committee. We began with a presentation of the
proposed receiving centers because the Committee felt permanency planning begins at
the very beginning of a "case." Additionally, Adoption Unit staff and Linda Canan,
Division Manager, had been researching "fost-adopt" models, and we felt a presentation
summarizing existing models would help ground the Committee. Articles on concurrent
planning were also given to the Committee for the benefit of those who were unable to
attend the earlier concurrent planning presentation by Linda Katz.
In summary, the "receiving center" concept was presented as a site where a
child/children would be taken when they are initially being removed.from their families
or when they are in crisis between placements. These centers would eventually be
developed in each of our three districts as short-term (less than 24 hours) facilities to
allow time to support children through what is often a very difficult time. It will be "a
friendly and warm-welcome" place with snacks, shower availability and staff who can
focus on the child while the social worker locates an appropriate placement, including
screening/evaluating appropriate relatives: Because the initial placement is so crucial in
concurrent planning, one of the desired outcomes of the receiving center is that staff will
have the time to consider all relatives rather than whomever is available at that moment.
Seven fort-adopt models, from San Mateo, Orange, San Francisco, Tulare and
Sacramento counties, St. Louis County, Missouri, and the state of Washington, were
presented by Linda Canan. The grid comparing these models in six areas (home
study/preparation of families, reunification potential, decision making--who involved,
timelines for evaluation, program name, issues/problems) is attached. The elements that
appealed to the Committee were combining the home study process for adoptive and
licensed foster families, making an early assessment of reunification, having a process for
reviewing progress on the case plan-sooner than what is currently being done (usually
right before the 12-month hearing) and having the support of the Judge. The Committee
agreed that the key to success of this effort will be dependent on the activities of
Emergency Response Intake staff (who make initial placements), the support of the
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Juvenile Court, strong adoptive/foster home recruitment efforts targeted to families
willing to assume the risks inherent in a concurrent planning system and communication
among our own staff, who may have different assignments/responsibilities in a new
system.
Next the Committee looked at the Department's current adoption practice in-;Dost-adopt"
placements. A few children are placed initially in homes that are-both licensed and have
approved adoptive home studies. These children are frequently infants being placed
from hospitals with little hope for reunification (based upon the family's history) or the
parent(s) have indicated no desire for reunification. In addition, district placement staff
frequently contact the Adoption Unit for placement possibilities when a child is facing
replacement and the worker's experience in working with the parent(s) leads to the
conclusion that there is minimal likelihood of reunification.
The most common scenario for children is that they have been in a relative or foster
home during the reunification period usually at least 18 months, and a termination of
parental rights (.26) hearing is being recommended. The Adoption Unit works on the
report with the Family Reunification worker to evaluate the child's "adoptability" and at
the same time searches for a home for the child if a potential adoptive family is not
identified. Quite often the relative or foster parent wants to adopt the child. A home
study is then initiated, and a third worker (from Adoption) assesses the family. If the
home is a foster home, this means that the foster parent now has four workers; a
Licensing worker, two Adoption workers and a Family Reunification worker. If the
child/children are not in a home that wishes to adopt, the Adoption Unit looks to our
approved home studies or homes:approved for adoption by other counties.
Following our review of existing models and our own current practice, the Committee
spent several meetings "walking" through our own practice of child welfare services
focusing on looking at our system from the child's perspective. Committee members
representing all the services areas, ER, FM, FR and PP, described their roles. Keeping
in mind our agreed upon values as well as our definition of concurrent planning, we
wanted to look at areas we would need to address and to think about what our system
does to the child/children.
Many issues surfaced during those meetings. Clearly in the front end of the system,
decisions on complex issues must be made in a very short time frame, frequently under
very stressful circumstances. Initial placements with relatives are often made from the
field with minimal assessment of the family situation. Court workers must focus on
adjudication issues which leaves little time to do casework activities which support the
child and family. Family Reunification workers, often months after the child has been
removed from his/her home, meet the child and parent(s) to work on the case plan
which was developed by the Court worker. The Family Reunification worker must also
try to find a "regular" placement for a child if she/he is in a shelter home. Often the
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child is already placed with a relative (over 50% of our foster children are with
relatives). However, if the relative's home was initially being used as an "emergency"
placement and was not assessed for long-term care, the Family Reunification workers do
not tend to remove a child from the relative because of the difficulty in getting court
approval. Thus it is clear the first placement is of critical importance. Additionally,
Family Reunification workers feel they cannot get children freed for adoption-because if
the parent is doing "anything," even as minimal as visiting occasionally,.we-v-difll lose in
litigation.
During our final meetings we identified the barriers to permanency. Since our definition
for concurrent planning is not simply "fost adopt" but a way of developing permanency
for a child/children from the moment they enter our system, the presenting question was
what prevents us from doing this?
We "mind mapped" and reached consensus on the following:
Court
• Court process not child focused or permanency focused.
• Contest/continuances and court delays result in permanency delays.
• There may be a lack of appropriate representation for child and Department. '
• Attorneys discourage parents' involvement in case plan and treatment prior to
disposition.
Assessment
• Inadequate time for initial placement assessment with inadequate information and
resources.
• No formal assessment of cases for permanency early in case.
• No adoption home study or guardianship assessment done until end of FR period..
Sy sy tem
• Lack of continuity of goals and policy (program goals vs. overall child goals).
• Lack of sufficient caregiver homes adequate for permanency goals.
• Compartmentalization has led to workers not identifying with "outcomes" for children
beyond their "program" and to a lack of continuity of services for children/families.
• Initial petitions not sustained at a strong enough level to support permanency goals.
• Inadequate parent(s) search.
• Parents and child not involved in treatment/resolution between jurisdiction and
dispositional hearings.
• FR plan not written to support permanency goals.
• Specialization leads to lack of continuity.
• No database to track when an assessment of substitute caretaker has already been
made.
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Workload
Conflicting demands on worker that have little to do with permanence.
• Avoidance of contests because of workload.
Community Resources
• Lack of drug/alcohol-abuse treatment for immediate referrals and for on-going
support.
After the Committee agreed on the issues which prevent us from doing concurrent
planning, we worked on solutions and actions to be taken in order to overcome the
barriers in our current system that prevent permanency. The grids developed'for each
area with the solutions and actions to be taken are attached for review.
At the final meeting on June 20, 1996, the Committee recommended that task groups be
formed to work on the issues which need further input from others in the system. We
agreed that the Concurrent Planning Design Committee would become the Concurrent
Planning Design Oversight Committee and would review the work of the task groups and
the implementation progress. Committee members agreed they should serve as lead on
each of the task groups and be responsible for ensuring the "vision" of concurrent
planning is a central theme of each of the task groups.
The six task groups are listed below with their identified assigned tasks:
Group I: Relative Placement
• Review and update current policy (ensure early assessment of child's
needs considered).
• Develop agreement form and application for relative caregivers.
• Develop exception criteria for using relatives as initial placement.
• Develop form at detention for parents to identify all extended family
members.
Group II: Long-Term Assessment Agreements
• Develop clear guidelines and roles for long-term placement assessment.
• Develop assessment tool for likelihood to reunify (ensure early
assessment of child's needs considered).
Group III: Shelter Care
• Review plans in progress.
• Develop policy regarding matching to shelter resource (ensure early
assessment of child's needs considered).
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Group IV: Permanency Evaluation
• Develop guidelines and process for evaluation of permanency.
• Develop milestones for looking at likelihood of reunification.
Group V: Legal Representation
• Work on representation issues.
Group VI: Case Management System
• Vertical case management.
• Separate court work from case work?
• Who should file the petition?
• FR workers provide input or write the case plan.
• Who should write the .26 report?
• Identify tasks that could be done by ancillary support staff.
There are many other actions to be taken as we move our system to a concurrent
planning model. Many of these actions are assigned to administration and to specific
units, such as Adoption and Licensing.
We decided that we would look at short-term and long-term goals. We plan for each
task group to have their work done in 90 days with the Oversight Committee reviewing
the products in October, 1996. Our goal is for full implementation at the end of fiscal
year 1996/1997, approximately one year from now. We will be gradually implementing
many of the pieces of concurrent planning, such as utilization of assessment guidelines at
the front end, recruiting, training and developing concurrent planning homes, etc.
The Department is greatly appreciative of the time and commitment of those who served
.on the Concurrent Planning Design Committee. Attendance was very good, and the
Committee worked in a spirit of cooperation and respect for each other. Committee
members took turns taking notes; a special thanks to Elaine Baird, Secretary in the
Services Bureau, for transcribing these notes and ensuring we had them in readable form
for the next meeting.
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Contra Costa County Children's Services Training
Continuing Education
Dates Location Speaker/Sponsor Topic/Title
1/3--am Martinez Lorraine Fox Managing the Stress of Change
1/3--pm Martinez Lorraine Fox Managing the Stress of Change
1/4--am Martinez Lorraine Fox Managing the Stress of Change
1/4--pm Martinez Lorraine Fox Managing the Stress of Change
1/10 Antioch Paul Muniz Office Trainings:
1/30 Hercules Changes in the Juvenile Court Law: 1995-1996
[Note:Staff may attend Office Training at any
office. You are not limited to trainings at your office.
Office Trainings are held from 8:30am to U.-00am)
1/1 7.&l 8 Hercules Fresno State Panel Interdisciplinary Training in Substance Abuse
and Child Abuse
2/2 Pleasant Hill Panel: David Karraker Forum: Kinship Care
Community Center Valerie Earley, Danna Fabella
2/6 Hercules Office Trainings:
2/7 Muir/Douglas Dr.James Carpenter Medical Aspects of Child Abuse
2/14 Antioch
2/22 Martinez Gloria Louie Cross Cultural Awareness
3/5 Hercules Office Traininas:
3/6 Muir/Douglas Alice Bussiere Implementing the Multi-Ethnic Placement Act
3/13 Antioch
3/6&7 Martinez Fresno State Panel Interdisciplinary Training in Substance Abuse
and Child Abuse
3/12 Oakland Fresno State Medically Fragile Children
3/20 Martinez Frank Tetley Preparing and Presenting Effective Testimony
3/21 Martinez Frank Tetley Preparing and Presenting Effective Testimony
3/27 Martinez Barbara Suskind Attorney&Social Worker Roles in Juvenile Court
and Judy Maynard
4/2 Hercules Millie Gilson Office Trainings:
4/3 Muir/Douglas Working with CASRs
4/3 Martinez Mary Ann Nihart Pharmacology
4/4 Martinez Mary Ann Nihart Pharmacology
4/9&10 Oakland Fresno State Placement
4/16--am Martinez Lorraine Fox The Role of Foster Parents in Family Reunification
4/16--pm Martinez Lorraine Fox The Role of Foster Parents in Family Reunification
4/17--am Martinez Lorraine Fox The Role of Foster Parents in Family Reunification
4/17--pm Martinez Lorraine Fox The Role of Foster Parents in Family Reunification
4/23 Oakland Fresno State Medically Fragile Children
5/1 Muir/Douglas ER Shelter Unit, Office Trainings:
5/7 Hercules Licensing and Placing Children
5/8 Antioch CRPU/SPP
5/1 Martinez Heritage Staff Heritage Project Cross-Training Day
5/2 Martinez Mary Ann Nihart Personality Disorders
5/16 Pleasant Hill Supervisors' Workshop
5/28&29 Martinez Fresno State Placement
6/4 Hercules Office Trainings:
6/5 Muir/Douglas County Counsel Reasonable Services; The JV forms
6/12 Antioch
Office Trainings:
7/10 Antioch Linda Canan AAP and Permanency Planning
7/16 Hercules Linda Canan AAP and Permanency Planning
7/17 Muir/Douglas Millie Gilson Working with CASRs
7/10 Antioch District Meeting --- 10:30am
7/24 Hercules Danna Fabella District Meeting --- 8:30am
7/24 Martinez District Meeting --- 10:30am
7/25 Martinez Niki Delson Enhancing Interviewing Skills with Children
8/6 Hercules Office Trainings:
8/7 Martinez Maureen Wallace Understanding Attachment Disorders: Tips for
8/14 Antioch Prevention and Treatment
8/23 Pleasant Hill Byron Kunisawa Forum: Diversity in the Workplace and Field
Community Center
9/10 Hercules Office Trainings:
9/11 Antioch Robert Ayase School Needs of Foster Children:
9/18 Muir/Douglas AccessingSpecial Education, IEPs,
Surrogate Parents, and Foster Youth
Services
9/12 Martinez Alice Bussiere Petition Writing
9117 Martinez Alice Bussiere Petition Writing
9/24 Martinez Alice Bussiere Petition Writing
**9/ Martinez Jane Zeiger Women,Alcohol,and Violence: Breaking the Cycle
10/1 Hercules Larry Hanover Office Traininas:
1012 Muir/Douglas and Linda Canan Children's Mental Health Update:
10/9 Antioch Psych Testing and Consultation, In-patient
Care,and New Programs
**10/ Martinez Bruce Gurganus Legal Aspects of Mental Illness
1115 Hercules Office Trainings:
11/6 Muir/Douglas
11/13 Antioch
**11/ Pleasant Hill Panel Forum
**11/ Martinez Christie Cooper Caseload Management for Social Workers
12/3 Hercules **County Counsel Office Trainings:
12/4 Muir/Douglas Changes in the Juvenile Court Law: 1997
12/11 Antioch
**12/ Martinez Niki Delson Assaultive Children
** = Tentatively planned
Contra Costa County Children's Services Training
New Worker Training
Date Time Speaker/Sponsor Topic/Title
9/13 morning Administrative Team Welcome; Overview
9/17 allday Training Academy Module 1:
9/18 all day UC Davis Staff Development and Behavior
9/19 allday
9/24 allday Fresno State Risk Assessment
9/25 all day Fresno State Risk Assessment
9/30 morning Staff Reporting Law; Screening; After Hours Program
10/1 morning Staff
10/7 morning Staff
10/8" morning Staff
1014 morning Staff
10/15 morning Staff
10/21 morning Staff
10/22 morning Staff
10/28 allday Training Academy Module 2:
10/29 allday UC Davis Staff Assessment Skills
10/30 allday
11/4 morning Staff
11/5 morning Staff
11/12 aliday Training Academy Module 3:
11/13 allday UC Davis Staff Case Planning and Coordination
11/14 allday
11/18 morning Staff
11/19 morning Staff
1/25 morning Staff
11/26 morning Staff
12/2 morning Staff
12/3 morning Staff
12/10 allday Training Academy Module 4:
12/11 allday UC Davis Staff Intervention Skills and Techniques
12/12 allday
12/16 morning Staff
12/17 morning Staff