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Cathleen Otero Subia, MSW, MPAProject Manager

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare

A Program of theA Program of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services AdministrationServices AdministrationCenter for Substance Abuse TreatmentCenter for Substance Abuse Treatment

and theand the

Administration on Children, Youth and Administration on Children, Youth and FamiliesFamilies

Children’s BureauChildren’s BureauOffice on Child Abuse and NeglectOffice on Child Abuse and Neglect

To improve outcomes for families by To improve outcomes for families by promoting effective practice, and promoting effective practice, and organizational and system changes at the organizational and system changes at the local, state, and national levelslocal, state, and national levels

Developing and implementing a Developing and implementing a comprehensive program of information comprehensive program of information gathering and disseminationgathering and dissemination

Providing technical assistanceProviding technical assistance

MissionMission

Providing Technical AssistanceProviding Technical Assistance

Level 1 – information provisionLevel 1 – information provision

Level 2 – consultationLevel 2 – consultation

Level 3 – on-site facilitationLevel 3 – on-site facilitation

Level 4 – In-Depth Technical Level 4 – In-Depth Technical AssistanceAssistance

Program of In-Depth Technical Program of In-Depth Technical AssistanceAssistance

Fifteen months of in-depth work with a State Fifteen months of in-depth work with a State Team to develop practice protocols and Team to develop practice protocols and policies that improve outcomes for familiespolicies that improve outcomes for families Round 1 – 2003/2004Round 1 – 2003/2004

Colorado Florida Michigan VirginiaColorado Florida Michigan Virginia

Round 2 – 2004/2006Round 2 – 2004/2006

Arkansas Massachusetts MinnesotaArkansas Massachusetts MinnesotaSquaxin Island TribeSquaxin Island Tribe

Round 3 – 2006/2007Round 3 – 2006/2007

New YorkNew York TexasTexasLess intensive level of support to Maine and Less intensive level of support to Maine and

VermontVermont

Recent ProductsRecent Products Understanding Substance Abuse and Facilitating Understanding Substance Abuse and Facilitating

Recovery: A Guide for Child Welfare WorkersRecovery: A Guide for Child Welfare Workers(A short monograph for front-line workers)(A short monograph for front-line workers)

On-Line Training – On-Line Training – Now AvailableNow Available Understanding Child Welfare and the Understanding Child Welfare and the

Dependency Court: A Guide for Substance Abuse Dependency Court: A Guide for Substance Abuse Treatment ProfessionalsTreatment Professionals

Understanding Substance Use Disorders, Understanding Substance Use Disorders, Treatment and Family Recovery: A Guide for Treatment and Family Recovery: A Guide for Child Welfare ProfessionalsChild Welfare Professionals

VisitVisitwww.ncsacw.samhsa.govwww.ncsacw.samhsa.gov

TopicsTopics

Cross Training vs. Joint TrainingCross Training vs. Joint Training

Developing a Training PlanDeveloping a Training Plan

Lessons Learned from the Lessons Learned from the Sacramento County, CA Training Sacramento County, CA Training InitiativeInitiative

NCSACW On-Line Training and NCSACW On-Line Training and Technical Assistance ResourcesTechnical Assistance Resources

Cross Training vs. Joint Cross Training vs. Joint TrainingTraining

Cross trainingCross training Cross-training helps systems Cross-training helps systems

understand each other’s roles and understand each other’s roles and responsibilitiesresponsibilities

Joint-training Joint-training Joint training builds collaborative Joint training builds collaborative

relationships, one-on-one relationships, one-on-one relationships and provides a venue relationships and provides a venue for informal educationfor informal education

Creating a Training PlanCreating a Training Plan

Develop an inventory of current Develop an inventory of current training effortstraining efforts Substance Abuse Treatment Counselor Substance Abuse Treatment Counselor

trainingtraining Child Welfare – new worker and on-Child Welfare – new worker and on-

goinggoing Court trainingsCourt trainings

Court Improvement ProjectsCourt Improvement Projects Other available training venuesOther available training venues


Develop an inventory of funding for Develop an inventory of funding for current training effortscurrent training efforts Substance Abuse Treatment Counselor Substance Abuse Treatment Counselor

trainingtraining Child Welfare – new worker and on-Child Welfare – new worker and on-

goinggoing Court trainingsCourt trainings

Court Improvement ProjectsCourt Improvement Projects Other available training venuesOther available training venues


AudienceAudience Front-line staff vs. managementFront-line staff vs. management

Purpose and Intended UsePurpose and Intended Use Staff development, increase Staff development, increase

knowledgeknowledge What practice skills are being targetedWhat practice skills are being targeted How will the information be translated How will the information be translated

into practiceinto practice

ContentContent Fundamentals vs. advanced practiceFundamentals vs. advanced practice


Funding: Determine opportunities for Funding: Determine opportunities for using training resources for cross using training resources for cross training or joint training approachestraining or joint training approaches Child Welfare Title IV-E training Child Welfare Title IV-E training

reimbursement to train substance abuse reimbursement to train substance abuse and court peopleand court people

One system provides training and just One system provides training and just invites othersinvites others

Specialty programs may get reimbursed Specialty programs may get reimbursed for new worker trainingfor new worker training

Lessons Learned from the Lessons Learned from the Sacramento County Sacramento County Training InitiativeTraining Initiative

Sacramento County, Sacramento County, CaliforniaCalifornia

Level OneLevel One – AOD basics – AOD basics All CWS staff – 4 days required

overview of chemical dependency beginning to intermediate AOD

information introduction to assessment and

treatment

Comprehensive cross-system joint Comprehensive cross-system joint training: Three Levels of Trainingtraining: Three Levels of Training


Level TwoLevel Two – A – Advanced AOD information All case carrying workers – 4 days required

AOD screening, brief intervention, AOD screening, brief intervention, motivational enhancement and AOD motivational enhancement and AOD treatment treatment

assessment and treatment skill building SASSI Certification training



Level ThreeLevel Three – Group intervention – Group intervention skills skills

All ADS staff – 4 days required – and ll ADS staff – 4 days required – and voluntary for any CPS division staffvoluntary for any CPS division staff

group treatment service skills special treatment topics


Additional Training Components

Additional Training Components

Strategies for Family ChangeStrategies for Family Change

Resiliency TrainingResiliency Training

Motivational InterviewingMotivational Interviewing

Adolescent Treatment Adolescent Treatment TrainingTraining

CWS TopicsCWS Topics

Service System Overview

Dependency System Overview

Mandated Reporting Responsibilities

Risk Assessment

Decision-making

Critical Time Frames

AOD Treatment Provider AOD Treatment Provider TrainingTraining

AOD Treatment Provider AOD Treatment Provider TrainingTraining

Lessons Learned from Training

Logistics and Content

Mixture of cross and joint training was the right choice

Scheduling and training location

Curriculum

Realistic, practical, and applicable

Interactive and multi-modal

Current and culturally respectful


Organizational Buy-In

All levels – clarify communication around training goals and practice expectations

Administrators must understand content and application of training materials

Management participation and support

Supervisor reinforcement of change in practice and quality assurance


Professional Trainer

Content expertise plus training skill

Dynamic, energetic and spontaneous

Motivated and flexible

Centered and congruent


Keep It Going!

On-going dedicated budget

Make training mandatory for all new staff

Make changes in training content and format to respond to needs of work environment

NCSACW On-line Training NCSACW On-line Training ResourcesResources

Understanding Child Welfare and the

Dependency Court: A Guide for Substance

Abuse Treatment Professionals

Course OverviewCourse Overview

Module OneModule One—overview of child maltreatment, —overview of child maltreatment, child welfare, and shared family issueschild welfare, and shared family issues

Module TwoModule Two—basics of the child welfare and —basics of the child welfare and dependency court systemsdependency court systems

Module ThreeModule Three—collaborating with child —collaborating with child welfarewelfare

Module FourModule Four—the treatment provider's role in —the treatment provider's role in supporting the client supporting the client

Module FiveModule Five—the treatment provider's role in —the treatment provider's role in early identification and reporting of child abuse early identification and reporting of child abuse and neglectand neglect


ResourcesResources—contains child welfare —contains child welfare Websites, online publications, references Websites, online publications, references and bibliography, and extensive and bibliography, and extensive confidentiality information to enhance confidentiality information to enhance treatment providers' understanding of the treatment providers' understanding of the course contentcourse content

Knowledge AssessmentKnowledge Assessment—tests —tests participants' understanding of course participants' understanding of course materialmaterial

4 CEUs4 CEUs—approved by National Association —approved by National Association of Social Workers (NASW)of Social Workers (NASW)

Module One: Module One: Overview of Child Maltreatment, Overview of Child Maltreatment,

Child Welfare, Dependency Court, Child Welfare, Dependency Court, and Shared Family Issuesand Shared Family Issues

ObjectivesObjectives

Learn about Federal definitions of child maltreatment and how to find appropriate State definitions

Learn about the services of the child welfare and dependency court systems

Become aware of personal feelings about child maltreatment and child welfare and how they may affect client casework

Identify the key roles and responsibilities of treatment professionals that may arise when working with clients who have minor children

ContentContent

What is child maltreatment?What is child maltreatment?

What is child welfare?What is child welfare?

What are dependency courts and when What are dependency courts and when do they get involved?do they get involved?

What are parent, child, and family issues What are parent, child, and family issues that arise when parents with minor that arise when parents with minor children are in treatment? children are in treatment?

What are the responsibilities of What are the responsibilities of treatment professionals who are working treatment professionals who are working with parents who have minor children?with parents who have minor children?

Module Two: Module Two: Basics of the Child Welfare and Basics of the Child Welfare and

Dependency Court SystemDependency Court System


Identify societal values that led to child Identify societal values that led to child welfare legislationwelfare legislation

Identify Adoption and Safe Families Act Identify Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) key requirements and the role of (ASFA) key requirements and the role of dependency courts in implementing the dependency courts in implementing the Federal lawFederal law

Understand how the competing timetables of Understand how the competing timetables of child welfare, treatment, child development, child welfare, treatment, child development, and other systems, such as welfare, affect and other systems, such as welfare, affect the treatment clientthe treatment client

Understand how the services offered by the Understand how the services offered by the child welfare system affect the treatment child welfare system affect the treatment clientclient

Identify key terminology used in the CWS Identify key terminology used in the CWS

ContentContent

The societal and legal context for child The societal and legal context for child welfare services welfare services

Requirements established by Adoption Requirements established by Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA)and Safe Families Act (ASFA)

Competing requirements of the child Competing requirements of the child welfare, treatment, and welfare systems welfare, treatment, and welfare systems in the context of a child's developmentin the context of a child's development

Detailed descriptions of the range of Detailed descriptions of the range of child welfare serviceschild welfare services

A review of key child welfare A review of key child welfare terminology and their definitions terminology and their definitions

Module Three: Module Three: Collaborating With the Child Welfare Collaborating With the Child Welfare

and Dependency Court Systems and Dependency Court Systems


Identify key differences among the child Identify key differences among the child welfare, dependency court, and substance welfare, dependency court, and substance abuse treatment systems abuse treatment systems

Identify what these systems have in Identify what these systems have in commoncommon

Suggest ways that treatment providers Suggest ways that treatment providers can collaborate with the child welfare and can collaborate with the child welfare and dependency court systemsdependency court systems

Describe when it is helpful to share Describe when it is helpful to share information across systems and types of information across systems and types of information to shareinformation to share

Present strategies for sharing confidential Present strategies for sharing confidential information in acceptable ways information in acceptable ways

ContentContent

What are the differences between child welfare What are the differences between child welfare and treatment approaches to clients, and what do and treatment approaches to clients, and what do they have in common?they have in common?

How can the treatment, child welfare, and How can the treatment, child welfare, and dependency court systems collaborate for the dependency court systems collaborate for the benefit of their mutual clients?benefit of their mutual clients?

What are the special requirements for working What are the special requirements for working with American Indian parents who are in with American Indian parents who are in treatment?treatment?

How can treatment providers begin to collaborate How can treatment providers begin to collaborate with child welfare and the dependency court?with child welfare and the dependency court?

What are the key issues of confidentiality that What are the key issues of confidentiality that affect information sharing, and how can they affect information sharing, and how can they appropriately be addressed? appropriately be addressed?

Module Four: Module Four: Your Role - Supporting Your Client Your Role - Supporting Your Client


Understand the key concepts of family system Understand the key concepts of family system theory and what it offers treatment theory and what it offers treatment professionalsprofessionals

Identify family system issues that affect the Identify family system issues that affect the client's participation in treatmentclient's participation in treatment

Understand the family system issues that Understand the family system issues that affect the client's participation in child welfareaffect the client's participation in child welfare

Understand the family system issues that Understand the family system issues that affect children of clients in treatmentaffect children of clients in treatment

Develop strategies for collaborating with the Develop strategies for collaborating with the CWS to address these issues and prepare CWS to address these issues and prepare clients for their participation in the system clients for their participation in the system

ContentContent

What is a family system, and why is it helpful to What is a family system, and why is it helpful to look at your client through the family system look at your client through the family system lens?lens?

What happens to children of substance-abusing What happens to children of substance-abusing parents?parents?

What are the issues encountered by substance-What are the issues encountered by substance-abusing parents?abusing parents?

How can you help prevent clients from entering How can you help prevent clients from entering the CWS?the CWS?

How can you help your clients negotiate the CWS?How can you help your clients negotiate the CWS? How can you help parents prepare for How can you help parents prepare for

participation in child welfare and dependency participation in child welfare and dependency court meetings, reviews, and hearings?court meetings, reviews, and hearings?

How can you help clients prepare for and respond How can you help clients prepare for and respond to post-treatment family outcomes? to post-treatment family outcomes?

Module Five: Module Five: Your Role - Early Identification Your Role - Early Identification

and Mandated Reporting and Mandated Reporting


Understand and use key strategies to Understand and use key strategies to assess whether child abuse or neglect assess whether child abuse or neglect may be occurring may be occurring

Identify situations where child abuse or Identify situations where child abuse or neglect is occurring and should be neglect is occurring and should be reported reported

Carry out the appropriate mandated Carry out the appropriate mandated reporting responsibilities reporting responsibilities

Understand what happens to a client Understand what happens to a client when a report is made when a report is made

ContentContent

How do you determine whether you How do you determine whether you should be concerned about possible child should be concerned about possible child maltreatment?maltreatment?

How do you decide whether you have a How do you decide whether you have a case that should be reported?case that should be reported?

How do you make a report?How do you make a report?

What happens to your client when a What happens to your client when a report is made? report is made?

Understanding Substance Understanding Substance Use Disorders, Treatment Use Disorders, Treatment and Family Recovery: A and Family Recovery: A Guide for Child Welfare Guide for Child Welfare

ProfessionalsProfessionals


Module OneModule One—fundamental information —fundamental information regarding substance use, abuse, and addiction.regarding substance use, abuse, and addiction.

Module TwoModule Two—motivating families to engage in —motivating families to engage in treatment for substance use disorders.treatment for substance use disorders.

Module ThreeModule Three—substance abuse treatment —substance abuse treatment types, settings, approaches, and key elements types, settings, approaches, and key elements of treatment for parentsof treatment for parents

Module FourModule Four—special considerations for —special considerations for childrenchildren

Module FiveModule Five—strategies to enhance —strategies to enhance coordination and collaboration between coordination and collaboration between substance abuse treatment and child welfare substance abuse treatment and child welfare professionals.professionals.


ResourcesResources—contains a wealth of —contains a wealth of information: (1) child welfare websites, (2) information: (1) child welfare websites, (2) online publications, (3) references and online publications, (3) references and bibliography, and (4) a glossary of terms bibliography, and (4) a glossary of terms appropriate to child welfare and substance appropriate to child welfare and substance abuse issues. abuse issues.

Knowledge AssessmentKnowledge Assessment—tests —tests participants' understanding of course materialparticipants' understanding of course material

4 CEUs4 CEUs—approved by National Association of —approved by National Association of Drug Addiction Counselors (NADAC)Drug Addiction Counselors (NADAC)

Module One: Module One: Primer on Substance Use, Abuse, Primer on Substance Use, Abuse, and Addiction for Child Welfare and Addiction for Child Welfare

Professionals Professionals


Understand why people use substances Understand why people use substances and how they become addictedand how they become addicted

Describe the continuum of substance use Describe the continuum of substance use disorders and progression of substance disorders and progression of substance use, abuse, and addictionuse, abuse, and addiction

Understand the brain chemistry changes Understand the brain chemistry changes involved in substance useinvolved in substance use

Understand how SUDs are diagnosedUnderstand how SUDs are diagnosed Gain the critical context needed to Gain the critical context needed to

understand parents with SUDs, and to understand parents with SUDs, and to effectively manage the challenges faced effectively manage the challenges faced by the parents and their children by the parents and their children

ContentContent

Why do people use alcohol and other drugs?Why do people use alcohol and other drugs? What are the pathways from use to abuse What are the pathways from use to abuse

and addiction?and addiction? How do substances affect brain chemistry?How do substances affect brain chemistry? Are there risk factors that affect the Are there risk factors that affect the

likelihood that someone will develop a SUD?likelihood that someone will develop a SUD? How do professionals determine that How do professionals determine that

someone has a SUD?someone has a SUD? In what ways can SUDs have a negative In what ways can SUDs have a negative

effect on people’s lives?effect on people’s lives? How do SUDs affect the ability to parent? How do SUDs affect the ability to parent?

Module Two: Module Two: Engaging Families in Substance Engaging Families in Substance

Abuse Treatment Abuse Treatment


Recognize the important role of child Recognize the important role of child welfare professionals in helping parents to welfare professionals in helping parents to enter and sustain treatment for SUDsenter and sustain treatment for SUDs

Identify the needs and experiences of Identify the needs and experiences of parents that bring them into treatmentparents that bring them into treatment

Understand the special provisions for Understand the special provisions for Native American children under the Indian Native American children under the Indian Child Welfare Act Child Welfare Act

Identify specific strategies for engaging Identify specific strategies for engaging parents at different stages in the treatment parents at different stages in the treatment and recovery process and recovery process

ContentContent

What is the role of the child welfare professional in What is the role of the child welfare professional in screening substance use disorders?screening substance use disorders?

What do child welfare professionals need to know What do child welfare professionals need to know about parents' needs and experiences that bring about parents' needs and experiences that bring them into treatment?them into treatment?

How can child welfare professionals motivate and How can child welfare professionals motivate and assist parents to seek and engage in appropriate assist parents to seek and engage in appropriate treatment?treatment?

How can child welfare professionals continue to How can child welfare professionals continue to motivate and engage parents during treatment and motivate and engage parents during treatment and recovery?recovery?

What resources can child welfare professionals use What resources can child welfare professionals use to complete assessments of parents? to complete assessments of parents?

How can child welfare professionals interpret and How can child welfare professionals interpret and use assessment information from treatment use assessment information from treatment providers? providers?

Module Three: Module Three: Substance Abuse Treatment Substance Abuse Treatment

and Recovery and Recovery


Understand what parents in substance abuse Understand what parents in substance abuse treatment encounter during the treatment and treatment encounter during the treatment and recovery processesrecovery processes

Gain knowledge about treatment services, Gain knowledge about treatment services, approaches, settings, and outcomesapproaches, settings, and outcomes

Understand treatment services for American Indian Understand treatment services for American Indian communitiescommunities

Use this information to manage cases and improve Use this information to manage cases and improve outcomes for childrenoutcomes for children

Identify the gender-specific needs faced by women Identify the gender-specific needs faced by women with SUDs, including child-related concernswith SUDs, including child-related concerns

Understand the effects of co-occurring disorders, Understand the effects of co-occurring disorders, domestic violence, and trauma issues experienced domestic violence, and trauma issues experienced by many women with SUDsby many women with SUDs

Discuss research on effective treatment for women Discuss research on effective treatment for women

ContentContent

What is treatment and how can child welfare What is treatment and how can child welfare professionals help parents obtain appropriate professionals help parents obtain appropriate treatment?treatment?

What methods are used to assess SUDs?What methods are used to assess SUDs? What treatment services are available to American What treatment services are available to American

Indian communities?Indian communities? What happens as people go through the treatment What happens as people go through the treatment

process?process? What are the issues for child welfare workers What are the issues for child welfare workers

related to treatment monitoring and drug testing?related to treatment monitoring and drug testing? Does treatment work, and what are the expected Does treatment work, and what are the expected

outcomes?outcomes? How do co-occurring disorders, trauma, and How do co-occurring disorders, trauma, and

domestic violence relate to women's substance domestic violence relate to women's substance abuse?abuse?

What are research-based approaches to treatment What are research-based approaches to treatment for women? for women?

Module Four: Module Four: Special Considerations for Special Considerations for

Children Whose Parents Have Children Whose Parents Have Substance Use Disorders Substance Use Disorders


Learn strategies that child welfare professionals Learn strategies that child welfare professionals can use to help children experiencing parental can use to help children experiencing parental substance abusesubstance abuse

Gain additional knowledge of the responsibilities Gain additional knowledge of the responsibilities of the child welfare professional for children who of the child welfare professional for children who are in the system and who have parents with are in the system and who have parents with substance use disorderssubstance use disorders

More fully understand children’s needs and More fully understand children’s needs and experiences connected to having a parent with a experiences connected to having a parent with a substance use disordersubstance use disorder

Learn ways child welfare professionals can Learn ways child welfare professionals can enhance case planning, safety planning, and enhance case planning, safety planning, and linkages to other services for children linkages to other services for children experiencing parental substance abuse experiencing parental substance abuse

ContentContent

What are the responsibilities of child welfare What are the responsibilities of child welfare professionals for children in the CWS?professionals for children in the CWS?

What are the common experiences of children?What are the common experiences of children? What are the typical needs of children?What are the typical needs of children? How can the needs of children be met by child How can the needs of children be met by child

welfare workers through a partnership with welfare workers through a partnership with substance abuse counselors?substance abuse counselors?

What are key elements that must be addressed in a What are key elements that must be addressed in a child welfare case plan to ensure the children's child welfare case plan to ensure the children's needs are met? needs are met?

What are the appropriate services that child welfare What are the appropriate services that child welfare workers need to respond to the children's needs?workers need to respond to the children's needs?

How can the worker conduct positive and safe How can the worker conduct positive and safe visitation that promotes and supports the child-visitation that promotes and supports the child-parent relationship? parent relationship?

Module Five: Module Five: Partnering Strategies in Service Partnering Strategies in Service

to Child Welfare Families to Child Welfare Families Affected by Substance Use Affected by Substance Use

Disorders Disorders


Identify key approaches for child welfare Identify key approaches for child welfare professionals to collaborate with treatment professionals to collaborate with treatment counselors and other service providers at different counselors and other service providers at different stages in the treatment and recovery processesstages in the treatment and recovery processes

Identify the treatment confidentiality Identify the treatment confidentiality requirements that child welfare professionals may requirements that child welfare professionals may encounterencounter

Understand how to close a child welfare case Understand how to close a child welfare case involving substance abuse and how to support involving substance abuse and how to support recovery after cases are closed recovery after cases are closed

ContentContent

How do child welfare workers ensure adherence to How do child welfare workers ensure adherence to treatment confidentiality requirements?treatment confidentiality requirements?

What are the characteristics of successful What are the characteristics of successful collaboration between professionals?collaboration between professionals?

How can child welfare workers partner with How can child welfare workers partner with treatment programs to prepare parents for their treatment programs to prepare parents for their participation in treatment?participation in treatment?

How can child welfare workers partner with How can child welfare workers partner with treatment counselors to improve outcomes for treatment counselors to improve outcomes for parents with SUDs?parents with SUDs?

Within agency protocols, how do you decide when Within agency protocols, how do you decide when to close a child welfare case?to close a child welfare case?

How can child welfare workers assist parents to How can child welfare workers assist parents to prepare for and sustain life-long recovery after prepare for and sustain life-long recovery after their child welfare cases are closed? their child welfare cases are closed?

Substance Use Disorders, Substance Use Disorders, Mental Disorders and Co-Mental Disorders and Co-

occurring Disordersoccurring Disorders

Training Package for Child Training Package for Child Welfare TrainersWelfare Trainers

Training Package OverviewTraining Package Overview

A package of training materials for A package of training materials for child welfare trainerschild welfare trainers PowerPoint presentationsPowerPoint presentations Trainer scriptTrainer script Case studies and other exercisesCase studies and other exercises HandoutsHandouts ResourcesResources


Module One – Module One – Understanding the Understanding the Multiple Needs of Families Involved with Multiple Needs of Families Involved with the Child Welfare Systemthe Child Welfare System

Module Two – Module Two – Understanding Alcohol Understanding Alcohol and Drug Issues, Treatment and Recovery and Drug Issues, Treatment and Recovery

Module Three Module Three – Understanding Mental – Understanding Mental Disorders, Treatment, and Recovery Disorders, Treatment, and Recovery


Module Four Module Four – Engagement and – Engagement and Intervention with Parents Affected by Intervention with Parents Affected by Substance Use Disorders, Mental Substance Use Disorders, Mental Disorders, and Co-Occurring Disorders Disorders, and Co-Occurring Disorders

Module Five Module Five – Developing a – Developing a Comprehensive Response for Families Comprehensive Response for Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders, Affected by Substance Use Disorders, Mental Disorders, and Co-Occurring Mental Disorders, and Co-Occurring DisordersDisorders

Module Six Module Six – Understanding the Needs of – Understanding the Needs of Children of Parents with Substance Abuse Children of Parents with Substance Abuse or Mental Disorders or Mental Disorders


AudienceAudience: pre-service and in-service child : pre-service and in-service child welfare professionalswelfare professionals

Level of understandingLevel of understanding: Basic : Basic information, with implications for information, with implications for emergency response, investigation and on-emergency response, investigation and on-going case planninggoing case planning

TrainersTrainers: Should be knowledgeable about : Should be knowledgeable about substance abuse, mental health and child substance abuse, mental health and child welfare systems. They should at least be welfare systems. They should at least be familiar with the policies and laws that familiar with the policies and laws that impact agency decision-making to ensure impact agency decision-making to ensure the information is presented in the proper the information is presented in the proper context. context.

NCSACW On-line Policy NCSACW On-line Policy Tools and ResourcesTools and Resources

Development of a Comprehensive Development of a Comprehensive Framework and Policy ToolsFramework and Policy Tools

10 Element Framework10 Element Framework

Collaborative Values InventoryCollaborative Values Inventory

Collaborative Capacity InstrumentCollaborative Capacity Instrument

Matrix of Progress in Linking ServicesMatrix of Progress in Linking Services

Screening and Assessment for Family Screening and Assessment for Family Engagement, Retention and Recovery -- Engagement, Retention and Recovery -- SAFERR SAFERR

NCSACW ProductsNCSACW Products

Information Sharing & Information Sharing & Management Management

Training and Staff Training and Staff DevelopmentDevelopment

Budgeting and Program Budgeting and Program SustainabilitySustainability

Building Community Building Community SupportsSupports

Connecting AOD, CWS, Court Systems: Elements of System Linkages*

From CSAT Technical Assistance Publication (TAP) 27: Navigating the Pathways *Revised March 2003From CSAT Technical Assistance Publication (TAP) 27: Navigating the Pathways *Revised March 2003

Underlying ValuesUnderlying Values Screening and Screening and

AssessmentAssessment Client Engagement and Client Engagement and

Retention in CareRetention in Care AOD Services to AOD Services to

Children Children Joint Accountability and Joint Accountability and

Shared OutcomesShared Outcomes Working with Related Working with Related Agencies and Support Agencies and Support SystemsSystems

Collaborative Values InventoryCollaborative Values Inventory

On-line anonymous questionnaire to be completed On-line anonymous questionnaire to be completed by cross-disciplinary teams by cross-disciplinary teams

The intent is to assist in developing common The intent is to assist in developing common principles for collaborative workprinciples for collaborative work

Collaborative Capacity InstrumentCollaborative Capacity Instrument

A self-assessment by County (and/or State) alcohol A self-assessment by County (and/or State) alcohol and drug and child welfare service agencies and drug and child welfare service agencies

Designed to elicit discussion among/within agencies Designed to elicit discussion among/within agencies about their readiness for collaborationabout their readiness for collaboration


1.80

2.50

1.92

2.00

1.29

2.45

1 2 3

Region responds to conflicting time

frames N/S=2

CWS & courts view alcohol as important

as illicit drugs

Region prioritized CWS parents for AOD

treatment services

Systems have negotiated shared principles

N/S=1

Agencies & courts have used values

assessment process N/S=5

Judges & attorneys are viewed as partners

in developing approaches N/S=1

Overall Mean 1.99

I. Underlying Values And Principles of Collaborative I. Underlying Values And Principles of Collaborative RelationshipsRelationships

SUMMARY SCORESSUMMARY SCORES

1 1.5 2 2.5 3

COMMUNITY/ FAMILY

RELATED AGENCIES

BUDGETING

STAFF DEVELOP

INFO SHARING

OUTCOMES

CHILDREN

ENGAGE/ RETAIN

SCREEN/ ASSESS

VALUES

Post Pre

Matrix of Progress in Linking ServicesMatrix of Progress in Linking Services

Describes fundamentals for improved Describes fundamentals for improved practice, good practice and best practice practice, good practice and best practice within each of the 10 elementswithin each of the 10 elements

Screening and Assessment for Family Screening and Assessment for Family Engagement, Retention and Recovery Engagement, Retention and Recovery (SAFERR)(SAFERR)

Guidance for states and communities Guidance for states and communities serving families with substance use serving families with substance use disorders in child welfare services and disorders in child welfare services and dependency courtsdependency courts



Screening and Assessment for Family Screening and Assessment for Family Engagement, Retention and Recovery Engagement, Retention and Recovery (SAFERR)(SAFERR)

Current practice and key factors and Current practice and key factors and processes for child welfare, alcohol and processes for child welfare, alcohol and drug services and dependency court drug services and dependency court systemssystems

Guidance on developing collaborative Guidance on developing collaborative efforts to improve outcomes for families.efforts to improve outcomes for families.


In-Depth Technical Assistance: Compilation In-Depth Technical Assistance: Compilation of State and Local Policy Tools of State and Local Policy Tools

Colorado, Florida, Michigan and Virginia Colorado, Florida, Michigan and Virginia final products available on the NCSACW final products available on the NCSACW websitewebsite

Arkansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota Arkansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota and the Squaxin Island Tribe final and the Squaxin Island Tribe final products will be available in June 2006products will be available in June 2006

State and Local Policy ToolsState and Local Policy Tools

Strategic plansStrategic plans

Virginia Safe Families in Recovery Virginia Safe Families in Recovery Project 2004 – 2009 strategic plan Project 2004 – 2009 strategic plan executive summaryexecutive summary

Virginia Safe Families in Recovery Virginia Safe Families in Recovery Project 2004 – 2009 strategic planProject 2004 – 2009 strategic plan


Interagency agreementsInteragency agreements

Florida State Policy Working Florida State Policy Working AgreementAgreement

Florida System of Care Language for Florida System of Care Language for Substance Abuse & Mental Health, and Substance Abuse & Mental Health, and Community-Based ContractsCommunity-Based Contracts

Virginia Memorandum of Virginia Memorandum of UnderstandingUnderstanding

Outcome MeasuresOutcome Measures

Florida Child Welfare Protection/ Florida Child Welfare Protection/ Service & Family Substance Abuse Service & Family Substance Abuse Detection/ Treatment Linking Detection/ Treatment Linking Practice to OutcomesPractice to Outcomes

Florida Mental Health & Substance Florida Mental Health & Substance Abuse CBC Readiness Self-Abuse CBC Readiness Self-Assessment ToolAssessment Tool


Outcome Measures (continued)Outcome Measures (continued)

Florida Proposed Performance Florida Proposed Performance Outcome Measures for Dependency Outcome Measures for Dependency Drug Court GraduatesDrug Court Graduates

Michigan Logic Models: drug Michigan Logic Models: drug treatment court, communication, treatment court, communication, screening, assessment, engagement screening, assessment, engagement & retention, evaluation, funding, & retention, evaluation, funding, marketing, training and technical marketing, training and technical assistanceassistance


Screening & AssessmentScreening & Assessment

Colorado’s Protocol for Improving Colorado’s Protocol for Improving Services to Families: strategies for Services to Families: strategies for substance abuse treatment, child substance abuse treatment, child welfare, and dependency court: a guide welfare, and dependency court: a guide for counties, service providers, and for counties, service providers, and judicial districts in Colorado.judicial districts in Colorado.

Florida Integrated Collaborative Florida Integrated Collaborative Casework Practice: minimum standards Casework Practice: minimum standards for screening & assessmentfor screening & assessment


Screening & Assessment Screening & Assessment (continued)(continued)

Michigan Protocol for Screening, Michigan Protocol for Screening, Assessment, Engagement, and Assessment, Engagement, and Recovery, (SAER).Recovery, (SAER).

Virginia’s SFRP Advisory Committee: Virginia’s SFRP Advisory Committee: compendium of evidence-based, best compendium of evidence-based, best and/or promising practicesand/or promising practices


TrainingTraining

Colorado Substance Abuse Training for Colorado Substance Abuse Training for Child Welfare WorkersChild Welfare Workers

Proposed regulations to add services Proposed regulations to add services to child welfare clients as licensing to child welfare clients as licensing categorycategory


Training (continued)Training (continued)

Michigan Evaluation & Research Michigan Evaluation & Research InventoryInventory

Michigan Training FlyersMichigan Training Flyers

Best Practice to Implement Adoption Best Practice to Implement Adoption and Safe Families Act: creative and Safe Families Act: creative strategies to achieve permanence; strategies to achieve permanence; family drug courts training substance family drug courts training substance abuse, child welfare & courtsabuse, child welfare & courts


Underlying ValuesUnderlying Values

The Colorado in-depth Technical The Colorado in-depth Technical Assistance Project – Project OverviewAssistance Project – Project Overview

Overarching Statements of Values & Overarching Statements of Values & Principals about Families & ColleaguesPrincipals about Families & Colleagues

Report from the Colorado survey Report from the Colorado survey Regarding a Protocol for use by Regarding a Protocol for use by Substance Abuse, Child Welfare, & Substance Abuse, Child Welfare, & Dependency Court Staff – Needs Dependency Court Staff – Needs Assessment SurveyAssessment Survey


Underlying Values (continued)Underlying Values (continued)

Florida Analysis of Preferred Practice Florida Analysis of Preferred Practice Approaches in Substance Abuse and Child Approaches in Substance Abuse and Child Welfare – Comparative Practice ElementsWelfare – Comparative Practice Elements

Florida Department of Children and Florida Department of Children and Families, Substance Abuse/Child Welfare, Families, Substance Abuse/Child Welfare, Collaboration Preferred Practice Model Collaboration Preferred Practice Model Components & Comparisons for Components & Comparisons for Demonstration Project Proposal – Model Demonstration Project Proposal – Model of Preferred Practice for Collaborative of Preferred Practice for Collaborative CaseworkCasework



Michigan Director’s Statement of Michigan Director’s Statement of Support & Interdepartmental Support & Interdepartmental CommitmentCommitment

Michigan Binsfield Legislation – Michigan Binsfield Legislation – Legislation establishing Priority for Legislation establishing Priority for AdmissionAdmission

Michigan Substance Abuse/ Child Michigan Substance Abuse/ Child Welfare Collaborative Project SummaryWelfare Collaborative Project Summary



Virginia Safe Families in Recovery Virginia Safe Families in Recovery Project – Memorandum of UnderstandingProject – Memorandum of Understanding

Virginia Safe Families in Recovery Virginia Safe Families in Recovery Project – Programmatic SummaryProject – Programmatic Summary



The Child Welfare-Substance Abuse The Child Welfare-Substance Abuse Connection: A Compendium of Training Connection: A Compendium of Training Curricula and ResourcesCurricula and Resources This compendium provides information This compendium provides information

about currently available training about currently available training curricula addressing the linkages curricula addressing the linkages between child welfare and substance between child welfare and substance abuse. abuse.

The compendium is available through The compendium is available through the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information at (800) 729-6686 and Drug Information at (800) 729-6686 or at or at http://http://ncadi.samhsa.govncadi.samhsa.gov// by by requesting inventory number MS926.requesting inventory number MS926.


Materials DevelopmentMaterials Development

A Review of Alcohol and Other Drug A Review of Alcohol and Other Drug Issues in the States’ Children and Family Issues in the States’ Children and Family Service Reviews and Program Service Reviews and Program Improvement PlansImprovement Plans

White Paper on Funding Comprehensive White Paper on Funding Comprehensive Services for Families with Substance Use Services for Families with Substance Use Disorders in Child Welfare and Disorders in Child Welfare and Dependency CourtsDependency Courts

Annotated bibliography – updated Annotated bibliography – updated quarterlyquarterly

January 30, 2007January 30, 2007 Pre-conference symposium on substance-Pre-conference symposium on substance-

exposed infants with Dr. Ira Chasnoffexposed infants with Dr. Ira Chasnoff

January 31 to February 2, 2007January 31 to February 2, 2007 National ConferenceNational Conference

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