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Improving the CFSR Process
The following resources provide suggestions for strengthening the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSR) process.
Using data
ASFA and the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSR): Using Outcomes to Achieve Results (PDF - 120 KB)
This trainer's guide from the Institute for Child and Family Policy, Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service, provides an outline for a workshop for child welfare managers about the requirements of ASFA and CFSR evaluations and their impact on agency systems and practices.
CFSR Round 2: Data Quality and Measures
This Webcast of a presentation given at the Ninth National Child Welfare Data and Technology Conference discusses the data elements used to calculate State performance in the CFSR process and how to improve the collection of accurate data.
Using Data to Monitor PIP Progress
This 2004 brief from the National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology provides information on how the Texas CFSR Team has approached their quality assurance process in four distinct ways and is incorporating these tools into social work practice.
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Program Improvement Plan process
Engaging State Legislators in the Federal Child and Family Services Reviews: An Information-Sharing Tool for Child Welfare Agency Administrators
Children's Bureau, U.S Department of Health and Human Services (2006)
A tool for keeping legislators informed about the State's performance on the latest Child and Family Services Review, Program Improvement Plan (PIP) goals and achievements, PIP partners, and areas requiring legislative support. It is designed to be adapted for use by each State.
Funding of Child and Family Services Reviews Program Improvement Plans (PDF - 364 KB)
National Conference of State Legislatures (2005)
Describes how some States are using new resources or are re-allocating existing resources for Program Improvement Plan implementation following the first round of Child and Family Services Reviews.
Improving the Performance and Outcomes of Child Welfare through State Program Improvement Plans (PIPS): The Real Opportunity of the Child and Family Services Review (PDF - 300 KB)
This 2003 guide from the Center for the Study of Social Policy outlines principles for improvement and examines the important components of Program Improvement Plans: priorities, communication, statewide scope of reform, stakeholder participation, innovation, self-direction, and leadership. Sample State plans are presented.
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