Family Team Meetings

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Family Team Meetings

• Andy Kogerma
• Family Connection Partnership

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Family Meetings Models

• Family Group Conference (New Zealand)
• Family Unity Meeting (Oregon)
• Family Decision Meeting
• Team Decision Meeting (Family to Family)
• Family Team Conference (1st Placement/Best
  Placement)
• Family Team Meeting (CPPC)

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CPPC

• Community Partnerships for Protecting Children
• Initiative begun in 1995 by Clark
• Four National sites
• Georgia began implementation in 2002

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CPPC Philosophy

• Based on the idea that people and places in
  neighborhoods are primary resources for families
  in crisis
• Formal and informal resources need to work
  together
• Protecting children is everyones business

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CPPC Broad Goals

• Change the CPS response to families, moving away
  from a one size fits allresponse
• Develop and expand neighborhood-based resources
  to help families keep children safe and ensure
  support before problems become crises
• Involve broad spectrum of community services

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CPPC Core Beliefs

• Child Focused every child is valued
• Family focused respect for families
  capacity/skill in caring for their children
• Results Accountability (define results,
  design/implement results-based strategies for
  implementation, evaluate results)
• Outcomes based What difference are we making?

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Core Beliefs (cont)

• Strengths Based What is right with this
  family?
• Shared LeadershipPromotes the involvement of all
  parties
• Cultural Differences Valued/Respected

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CPPC in Georgia

• DFCS Sponsored initiative
• Family Connection Partnership a primary partner
• Other Partners includePrevent Child Abuse
  Georgia, UGA-CVIOG, Casey
• Operates through the leadership of local FC
  Collaboratives with local DFCS assuming key
  leadership role

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CPPC in Georgia

• Nine counties selected for participation
  Brantley, Catoosa, Clarke, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton,
  Jenkins, Muscogee and Peach
• Each county receives seed money and one assigned
  DFCS CPPC position
• Each county must implement four key strategies .
  . .

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CPPC Four Key Strategies

• 1 CPS Policy/Practice Change
• 2 Use of Family Team Meetings/Individualized
  Courses of Action (FTMs, ICAs) to
  facilitate change
• 3 Develop Network of Community Supports and
  Resources for families in need
• 4 Shared decision making between all parties

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Strategy 1 Individualized Courses of Action

• Develop family centered, Individualized Courses
  of Action (ICAs) for vulnerable
  families/children
• Use strengths-based Family Team Meetings (FTMs)
  to generate plan for change
• Values Informal support (neighborhood, family)
• Involves DFCS/Community agencies

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Family Team Meetings

• Core Strategy of CPPC
• Involves meeting of family members, facilitators,
  family support, service providers . . .
• Purpose to help family identify strengths/needs
  and generate a plan for change

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Family Team Meeting

• Based on core conditions of respect, empathy,
  genuineness
• Uses active listening skills
• Strengths based What is right with this
  family?
• Is solution focused

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Family Team Meeting Preparation

• Must hold face to face preparation interview with
  family
• May interview others by phone
• Describes purpose of FTM, stages of FTM, what to
  expect
• Family identifies who they want to attend
• Identifies any potential sources of conflict
• Crucial to successful meeting

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Family Team MeetingSteps

• Welcome and Introductions
• Purpose
• Outcomes
• Non-negotiables/confidentiality
• Ground Rules
• Family Story
• Strengths to Achieve Outcomes

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FTM Steps (cont)

• Identification of Individual and Family Needs
• Brainstorm How to Meet Needs
• Develop Agreement for Plan (who will do what,
  when, where, etc)
• Assessing what can go wrong
• Next Steps and Closing

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CPS and CPPC in Georgia

• Implementing CPPC means changes to CPS
  policy/practice in nine counties
• In-depth Family Assessment replaces
  Strengths/Needs Assessment
• Family Team Meeting basis for case planning
• Case Plan written during FTM with, not for,
  families
• 6 Month time frame for case plan

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Dual Track Response

• Community
• Prevention based
• Low-risk/self-identified families
• Hub conducts FTM/facilitators may be community
  members
• Generates Family Support Plan

• DFCS
• Intervention Based
• Moderate-high risk families identified through
  DFCS
• Uses intensive family assessment and FTM
• Conducted by DFCS
• Generates 6 month case plan