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Maine NTI Kick Off Meeting July 14, 2016

This Initiative is funded through the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children's Bureau, through a Cooperative Agreement, Grant #90CO1121. The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the funders, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This information is in the public domain. Readers are encouraged to copy and share it, but please credit the National Adoption Competency Mental Health Training Initiative.

NTI Kickoff Meeting

Agenda & Review of Materials

Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.)

• Adoption competent clinical services
• Adoption competency training for

professionals

• Publications and educational

programs

• Life skills programming for

transitional youth

www.adoptionsupport.org

The Need

“Every time I left my son’s therapist office I felt like a

• failure. He is so angry at me

for being white…when I try to bring it up, his therapist says we need to focus on his risky behaviors…”

• Ana Alicia (Mother, age 51)
• Antwoine (Son, age 15) African American

“I was sitting in the hospital after trying to kill myself, and the social worker lady told me, I should be happy that I was adopted, as my parents had gotten me out of the horrible

• rphanage.”
• Roberto (Age 14)

Adoption Competency

Who will NTI impact?

NTI Goals

• Build capacity
• Improve outcomes
• Complement

existing initiatives

System Use of NTI

• Enhances collaboration through

aligned child welfare and mental health curriculum.

• Can be integrated and infused in

state child welfare and mental health training systems.

• Can address CFSR permanency

and well-being program improvement plans as well as CFSP Training Goals.

NTI Objectives

• 1. Create
• 2. Deliver
• 3. Implement
• 4. Evaluate

National Advisors & Strategic Partnerships

Pilot Site Selection

Criteria included:

• Representativeness
• Fit with system priorities

and practice improvements

• System readiness
• Tribal participation
• QIC-AG participation

Pilot Sites

• Arizona
• California
• Illinois
• Maine
• Minnesota
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Washington

NTI Timeline

Cooperative Agreement Established Partners and Staff Joined, Infrastructure Established Assemble and Convene National Advisory Board

2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

Child Welfare Curriculum Development Jurisdictional Scans to Invite Pilot Sites Pilot Sites Invited MOA and DUA Initiated (April ‘16) Implementation Specialists Hired Pilot States Kick Off Child Welfare Curriculum Pilot Cohorts Outreach Pilot State Implementation Teams Established CW Curriculum Launch January ‘17 Implementation Teams add Cohort groups, monitor progress

• f trainees

CW Curr. “close” December ‘17 Mental Health Curriculum Development Pilot Sites MH Systems Outreach, MOA and DUA Initiated Implementation Teams Identify Cohort for training MH Curriculum Launch August ‘17 MH Curriculum “close” June ‘18 Data Analysis, Evaluation Findings Curriculum Revisions National Launch CW and MH Curricula

• Infusion of

adoption mental health competencies in professional practice

• Integration of

trainings into state training systems for sustained use, free of charge, by CW professionals and MH practitioners

Break Time!

Evaluation

Child Welfare Training Evaluation Outcomes

Systems Impact- Infuse/Integrate into Training System Worker/Participant Impact Cost Analysis

• Identify Facilitators and Barriers
• Measure increase in array, adequacy,

effective application of services

• Knowledge, skills, attitudes, and practice

behavior change

• Level of participation and satisfaction
• Variation of outcomes by demographics
• Develop web-based training
• Implement web-based training

Child Welfare Training Evaluation Data Collection

Systems Impact- Infuse/Integrate into Training System Worker/Participant Impact Cost Analysis

• NTI Staff and partners collecting data from state

administrators, key informants, and implementation team benchmarks

• Data Collection measures embedded into

curriculum, follow up survey 6 months post training completion

• NTI staff and partners tracking progress of

participants enrolled in course, provide feedback to sites

• NTI staff and partners tracking comprehensive

cost analysis data

Web-based Training

The Benefits of Web-based Learning

• Accessible and portable
• Standardized
• Self-paced and self –

navigated

• Easily updated
• Provides opportunity for

reflection

Unique Features

• f NTI Training
• State-of-the-art evidence-

informed curriculum

• User engagement
• Links to resources
• Downloadable content
• Drag and drop toolbox
• 508 compliance
• No cost to participants

For Whom is Training Designed?

Child Welfare Professionals and Supervisors who . . . Mental Health Professionals who . . .

Provide casework services for children in foster care who have a goal of adoption/ guardianship Prepare children/youth for adoption or guardianship Provide clinical services for children in foster care who have a goal of and/or are preparing for adoption/ guardianship Prepare parents/guardians for adoption/ guardianship of children from foster care. Provide clinical services for parents/ guardians who are preparing to adopt or assume guardianship of a child from foster care Provide support for families (both children and adoptive parents/guardians) in the immediate post-placement period, prior to finalization Provide clinical services for adoptive parents/ guardians and children/youth in the immediate post-placement period, prior to finalization Provide post-permanency/post-finalization casework services with adoptive parents/guardians and children/youth from foster care Provide post-permanency mental health services with adoptive parents/guardians and children/youth, including those adopted through private domestic and international adoption

Child Welfare Professional Training - 20 hours Child Welfare Supervisor Training - 23 hours Mental Health Practitioner Training - 25 hours Coaching for Mental Health Practitioners – 4 sessions

Training Format

Training Demonstration

Curriculum Competencies

• Children’s mental health

needs

• Attachment
• Race, culture and diversity
• Loss and grief
• Trauma & brain development
• Positive identity formation
• Promoting family stability pre

and post placement

Lunch Break

Implementation Kick-off

Adoptions Today

Elevated risks for developmental, health, emotional and/or behavioral issues The impact of such experiences poses challenges for these children and their families at various times in the adoptive family life cycle

NTI Pilot – Child Welfare Training

Phase 3-January 2017-December 2017

Evaluation - benchmarking tool to measure progress, achievement of implementation Implementation – address barriers, implement coaching strategies, provide feedback loop of progress of users, begin to integrate into policies, standards of practice, and training systems

Phase 2-September 2016-December 2016

Evaluation - self study, implementation team survey, planning tool to measure site characteristics, readiness, motivation, capacity Implementation - identify and convene implementation team, identify cohort training groups and/or characteristics, define strategies for recruitment, retention, completion of training course and supervisor modules

Phase 1 – April 2016-August 2016

Implementation - includes initial contacts with site contacts, jurisdictional scans, calls, planning for kick off meeting, co-hosting kick off meeting Evaluation - includes state administrator's survey, identifying key informant to measure readiness, MOA’s and Data Use Agreements

NTI Pilot – Mental Health Training

Phase 3-August 2017-June 2018

Evaluation - benchmarking tool to measure progress, achievement of implementation Implementation – address barriers, implement coaching strategies, provide feedback loop of progress of users, begin to integrate into policies, standards of practice, and training systems

Phase 2-January 2017-August 2017

Evaluation - self study, implementation team survey, planning tool to measure site characteristics, readiness, motivation, capacity Implementation - identify and convene implementation team, identify cohort training groups and/or characteristics, define strategies for recruitment, retention, completion of training course and supervisor modules

Phase 1 – August 2016-January 2017

Evaluation - includes state administrator's survey, identifying key informant to measure readiness, MOA’s and Data Use Agreements Implementation - includes initial contacts with site contacts, jurisdictional scans, calls, planning for kick off meeting, co-hosting kick off meeting

Launch Live Training August 2017

NTI Responsibilities

• Access to web-based training
• Issuance of certificates of

completion and CEUs

• Provision of technical

assistance

• Guidance through

implementation

• Assistance with

communication & marketing

Pilot Site Responsibilities

• Identify team members
• Plan for technical capacity for

training

• Provide feedback
• Recruit target users
• Collaborate with NTI

Tasks of the State Implementation Team (SIT)

• Develop and execute the

implementation plan

• Monitor data collection
• Build buy-in
• Nurture relationships
• Integrate training
• Continue engagement with

practice leaders and advocates

Activities

• f the SIT
• Identify and recruit

target users

• Determine participation

requirements

• Determine timing for

pilot participation

• Develop communication

plan

Key Decisions for Today:

• Prioritize target users
• Discuss outreach and

recruitment

• Explore technology and

logistics

• Determine communication

strategies

Where do we go from here?

Debbie Riley, Chief Executive Officer, C.A.S.E. Riley@adoptionsupport.org 301.476.8525 Dawn Wilson, Director, NTI Wilson@adoptionsupport.org 828.455.2315 Lisa Maynard, Implementation Specialist Arizona, Maine, Minnesota maynard@adoptionsupport.org 585.507.7588 Joanne Trinkle, Implementation Specialist California, Washington trinkle@adoptionsupport.org 518.265.5344 Mary Wichansky, Implementation Specialist Illinois, S. Carolina, Tennessee Wichansky@adoptionsupport.org 240.606.4846 Laura Arroyo, Administrative Support arroyo@adoptionsupport.org 301.476.8525 June Dorn, Federal Project Officer, Children’s Bureau Junedorn@acf.hhs.gov