PowerPoint Presentation for Family Finding: Decision Making

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PowerPoint Presentation for Family Finding
Decision Making
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Competency

• Competency
• 207-4 The Child Welfare Professional can use
  assessment data to collaboratively develop an
  appropriate, culturally competent case plan with
  the family, and can develop and link supportive
  family and community resources.

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Learning Objectives

• Participants will be able to
• Identify how the Family Finding model supports
  casework best practice and child welfare
  legislation and guidance.
• Put into action the Family Finding model and
  related techniques.

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Review

• What are the six steps of the Family Finding
  model?
• What are the best practice steps to work within
  the confines of assuring confidentiality?
• What are the goals of a Blended Perspectives
  Meeting?
• Who is invited to a Blended Perspectives Meeting?
• How long should a Blended Perspectives Meeting
  last?

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Step Four Decision Making

• Goal
• The team with the social worker will make timely
  decisions that provide the young person with
  appropriate levels of affection and belonging
  that are expected to be enduring.
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• Source Campbell, Kevin. Family Finding Workshop
  Presented by Kevin Campbell.

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Step Four Decision Making (contd)

•  Practice 
• The team involved in planning will work with a
  sense of urgency, fully and candidly informed
  about the needs of the child or young person and
  the expected consequences of not having a safe
  forever family.

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Step Four Decision Making (contd)

• Practice 
• The team will be prepared to make key, informed
  decisions about the future of the young person,
  including their safety, physical and emotional
  well-being and belonging in a lifetime family.
  Teams will meet with an understanding that
  long-term placement(s) without legal permanency
  are not considered a successful decision.
• Source Campbell, Kevin. Family Finding Workshop
  Presented by Kevin Campbell.

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Alternative Methods of Decision Making

• Team Decision Making this is very similar to
  Family Group Decision Making, except there is no
  Private Family Time. This is still a family
  driven meeting, but decisions are made by the
  family, agencies and service providers together.
• Family Meeting this would normally occur at a
  family or kin members home and without the
  attendance of agencies or providers.
• Court Hearing it is possible for the team and
  the agency and providers to develop and make
  decisions for three plans at a court hearing.

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Goals that the Family DecisionsNeed to Address

• Where will the child have a permanent home?
• Who are the responsible parties involved in
  getting the child in his or her permanent home
  and keeping that child there?
• What needs will have to be met in order for the
  child to have a successful future? (remembering
  that treatment or a service is not a need)

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Goals that the Family DecisionsNeed to Address
(contd)

• How will the Network for Life support the young
  person and caregiver(s)?
• When will this plan take action? (needs to be a
  concrete deadline)
• Who will reconvene the team in the future if
  further decisions need to be made?

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Ways Families Can Inform the Agency

• Written document from the family
• Reconvene those who participated in the Decision
  Making meeting
• The family can invite agency representative to a
  family members home to discuss the plans.
• The family can identify a spokesperson to notify
  the agency of decisions that were reached.

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Summary and Wrap-Up
Thanks for attending!We look forward to
seeingyou at Family Finding Evaluation!