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Resources for Part 3: 2020–2024 CFSP Requirements (Section D, #4-6)

The Children's Bureau's Program Instruction ACYF-CB-PI-19-02 provides guidance to assist States in the development of their 2020–2024 Child and Family Services Plans (CFSPs). The following are supporting resources for Part 3, Section D: 2020–2024 CFSP Requirements.


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2020–2024 CFSP Requirements (Section D)

 

4. Services

4. Services

Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program (title IV-B, subpart 1)

Addressing the Needs of Young Children in Child Welfare: Part C—Early Intervention Services

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Bulletins for Professionals
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Child Welfare Information Gateway
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2018
Describes the intersection of child welfare and early intervention (EI), provides an overview of the EI process, and outlines the challenges and strategies for implementing EI provisions in Federal law.

After Intercountry Adoption
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Links to resources to help families after an intercountry adoption. This web section provides information about obtaining health assessments, the impact of institutionalization on children, transracial and transcultural adoption, sibling issues, children who have been abused or neglected, postadoption depression, readoption, reconnecting with cultural roots, and more.

Building Comprehensive Early Childhood Systems
Child Welfare Information Gateway 
Provides resources on developing an effective and comprehensive early childhood system to increase the effectiveness of services. The webpage includes State and local examples.

Early Childhood and Child Care Services
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Presents resources for professionals and caregivers on Part C of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, early childhood programs, choosing a child care provider, and child supervision guidelines.

Finding Services for an Adopted Child
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Presents information about postadoption services and supports, health service locators, respite care, developmental and physical disabilities, therapy, and adoption preservation services.

State Recognition of Intercountry Adoptions Finalized Abroad

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State Statutes
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Child Welfare Information Gateway
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2018
Provides an overview of Federal requirements that apply to adoptions finalized in another country by U.S. citizens. It also discusses requirements that adoptive parents must meet in their State of residence in order to gain State recognition of the adoption and to receive a new State-issued birth certificate for their adopted child. The topics addressed include recognition of foreign adoption decrees, when readoption is required by the State of residence, and applying for a State birth certificate.

Promoting Safe and Stable Families (title IV-B, subpart 2)

Children & Youth With Disabilities in the Child Welfare System
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Provides resources for caregivers and professionals about the unique challenges and service needs of children and youth with disabilities who are involved with the child welfare system and how to address them. 

Family-Centered Practice Across the Service Continuum
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Provides resources on how family-centered approaches can be used in a variety of settings across the child welfare and other service systems.

Family Support Services
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Presents resources that address family support approaches and services.

The Risk and Prevention of Maltreatment of Children with Disabilities

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Bulletins for Professionals
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Child Welfare Information Gateway
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2018
Examines the statistics and research related to maltreatment of children with disabilities, risk factors, and strategies for prevention. Issues encountered when assessing a child with a disability for maltreatment are explored; and information about promising prevention, collaboration, and training approaches are outlined.

Monthly caseworker visit formula grants and standards for caseworker visits

Caseload and Workload Management

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Issue Briefs
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Child Welfare Information Gateway
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2022
Aims to build the knowledge base about caseload and workload issues and help State child welfare managers, administrators, and others learn how they can improve caseload and workload situations in their agencies

Caseworker Visits With Children and Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Provides resources that highlight the importance of establishing a trusting relationship with families and youth in out-of-home care to support quality interactions during casework visits. 

Collaborating to Collect and Use Data to Inform Quality Contacts (PDF - 152 KB)
Capacity Building Center for States (2017)
Discusses how to strengthen the collection, analysis, and use of data related to caseworker visits. This tip sheet highlights the importance of collaboration among data and information technology staff, child welfare program staff, and other key stakeholders in developing information systems that support quality contacts.

Defining Quality Contacts (PDF - 286 KB)
Capacity Building Center for States (2017)
Provides a foundation for understanding what quality contacts, also known as caseworker visits, look like, why they are important, and how a child welfare agency can set the stage for their successful implementation.

Quality Contact Casework Activities Worksheet (PDF - 102 KB)
Capacity Building Center for States (2017)
Lists suggested casework activities to undertake before, during, and after a caseworker visit with children, youth, and families. 

Quality Matters: Improving Caseworker Contacts With Children, Youth, and Families
Capacity Building Center for States 
Offers videos, discussion guides, and assessment tools that agencies can use to improve the quality of caseworker contacts (free registration required). 

Quality Worker-Parent Visits: A Tip Sheet for Supervisors and Managers (PDF -202 KB)
Capacity Building Center for States (2017)
Describes how supervisors and program managers can assist child welfare caseworkers in conducting quality visits with parents. The tip sheet suggests supports for workers before, during, and after a visit and lists questions to ask and potential problems to address.

Supporting Quality Contacts Through Supervisor-Worker Coaching (PDF - 215 KB)
Capacity Building Center for States (2017) 
Offers one-on-one coaching techniques to enhance the quality of caseworker contacts with children, youth, and families.

Child welfare waiver demonstration activities

5. Consultation and coordination between States and Tribes

5. Consultation and Coordination between States and Tribes

Interagency Collaboration

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National Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center for Systems of Care.
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2008
Serving children involved in the child welfare system calls for services and support from a variety of human service and community organizations, which is often a challenging aspect of child welfare casework. Interagency collaboration, a core principle in systems of care, focuses on bringing together and engaging critical stakeholders, such as juvenile justice, mental health, education, law enforcement, and Tribal authorities, in a coordinated and integrated effort to serve children whose needs cross multiple systems. This issue of A Closer Look considers the challenges and strategies associated with building and sustaining interagency collaboration in a child welfare driven system of care. The report draws on current research in the field as well as the knowledge and experiences of nine grant communities currently in the fifth year of a 5-year demonstration grant.

A Roadmap for Collaborative and Effective Evaluation in Tribal Communities
Tribal Evaluation Workgroup (2014)
Identifies values and priorities that can foster trust and build the knowledge and skills of Tribes, their evaluation partners, and other stakeholders to conduct more useful and meaningful evaluations of child welfare programs.

Tribal Child Welfare Information Exchange of the Capacity Building Center for Tribes
Provides information for Tribal child welfare systems. The webpage includes a section titled Journey Through the River of Data Series that provides data-focused guidance for Tribes.

6. John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (the Chafee Program)

6. John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (the Chafee Program)

Adolescent Brain Development
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Provides resources on the resiliency and development of the adolescent brain in order to support young people in foster care who have experienced trauma.

Embracing a "Youth Welfare" System: A Guide to Capacity Building
Capacity Building Center for States
Presents the Youth Welfare approach, which outlines how agencies can shift from a child-focused system to a youth-focused system by implementing practices that support youth and their needs. Agencies and others working with youth in care can access the complete guide or download the tools, which include a graphic and several exercises to build staff knowledge and skills about youth welfare.

Foster Care Transition Toolkit (PDF - 1,843 KB)
U.S. Department of Education (2016)
Provides tips and resources to help youth and young adults address social, emotional, and educational skills and resource barriers.

Planning a Next Generation Evaluation Agenda for the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program, 2011–2019
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
Provides resources and reports on the multisite evaluation of foster youth programs under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program.

Positive Youth Development
Youth.gov (2017)
Discusses the progression of understanding related to positive youth development and provides links to resources related to this subject.

The Teen Years Explained: A Guide to Healthy Adolescent Development (PDF - 10,883 KB)
McNeely & Blanchard (2009)
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Adolescent Health
Describes the normal physical, cognitive, emotional and social, sexual, identity formation, and spiritual changes that occur during adolescence and how adults can promote healthy development.

Transition to Adulthood and Independent Living
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Provides resources on helping adolescents transition to adulthood and live independently, including information on programs, promising practices, and Federal and State efforts to support youth in out-of-home care past age 18.

Using the FosterClub Transition Toolkit
FosterClub
Includes planning worksheets, information about record keeping, and other resources to support youth successfully transition out of foster care.

Working With Pregnant & Parenting Teens Tip Sheet (PDF - 62 KB)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Family and Youth Services Bureau (2011)
Provides an overview of working with pregnant and parenting teens, their unique needs, determining goals and outcomes, and supports and resources.

Working With Youth to Develop a Transition Plan

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Bulletins for Professionals
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Child Welfare Information Gateway
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2018
Helps child welfare professionals and others who work with transitioning youth to understand the Federal legislative requirements for transition plans and partner with youth to develop a plan over time and through close youth engagement that builds on their strengths while supporting their needs.

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State & Tribal Child and Family Services Plan

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children's Bureau (2018)

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