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This project is supported by Award No. 2009-DC-BX-K069 awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs

National Family Drug Court Technical Assistance and Training Program

Raising the Bar in FDCs: A Look at FDC Guidelines

September 11, 2013

Phil Breitenbucher, MSW FDC Project Director Children and Family Futures Lake Forest, CA

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Welcome to the FDC Learning Academy 2013!

To date:

5 Learning

Communities

28 Webinar

presentations Over 1900 total attendees

45 States

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Planning Community

Mission and Underlying Values Principles of Collaborative Practice Screening & Assessment Engagement & Retention Information Sharing & Data Systems

Early Implementation Community

Services to Children Trauma- Informed Services Responses to Behavior Critical Issues: A Panel Discussion Joint / Shared Outcomes

Enhanced Community

Engaging Defense Attorneys Engaging Fathers in FDC Marketing to Stakeholders Budget & Sustainability Moving Towards System-Wide Change

Advanced Practice Community

Use of Jail as a Sanction Evidence- Base Parenting Trauma- informed FDC Judicial Leadership and Ethics Child Well- being and Services to Children

FDC Learning Academy

FDC Models: Parallel vs. Integrated Effective Drug Treatment Sustain- ability

FDC Learning Academy 2013

Knowledge Sharing Community

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March 13 Responding to Domestic Violence in FDC May 8 Reaching the Tipping Point – FDCs as a National Child Welfare Reform Strategy June 19 FDC Peer Learning Courts – Highlighting Effective FDC Practices August 14 So Who Are You Really Serving? The Challenge

• f Serving Special Populations in FDCs

August 28 Passing the Judicial Baton – Why Judicial Succession Planning Matters in FDC September 11 Raising the Bar in FDCs – A Look at FDC Guidelines

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Overview of Webinar Format

• Polling Questions
• Questions for Presenters
• Webinar Evaluations
• FDC Blog

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Questions & Discussion

Please type and send your questions through the Question and Answer box located on the bottom half on your panel/dashboard.

Have you downloaded and reviewed the FDC Guidelines publication?

• 1. I have downloaded it, but have yet to review.
• 2. I have reviewed it, but have yet to discuss it with the FDC T

eam.

• 3. I have reviewed it and discussed it with the FDC T

eam.

• 4. No, I have not yet downloaded the publication but plan to do so.
• 5. No, and I do not intend to at this time.

POLLING QUESTION #1

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TO DOWNLOAD, PLEASE VISIT:

http://www.cffutures.org/files/publications/FDC-Guidelines.pdf

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RAISING THE BAR IN FAMILY DRUG COURTS

PHIL BREITENBUCHER, MSW

FDC PROJECT DIRECTOR, CHILDREN AND FAMILY FUTURES

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The Birth of the FDC Movement

First FDCs convened in Reno, Nevada and Pensacola, Florida in

1994 -1995

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The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 set forth goals of improving safety and permanency for children.

FDC Movement

1999 2001 2005 2010 2013

10 40 153 322 346

Number of FDCs

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Drug Treatment Court Child Welfare

Common Vision, Extraordinary Effort

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Systems with multiple:

• Mandates
• Training
• Values
• Timing
• Methods

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2003

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare published Framework and Policy Tools for Improving Linkages Between Alcohol and Drug Services, Child Welfare Services and Dependency Courts

2004

OJJDP published Family Dependency Treatment Courts: Addressing Child Abuse and Neglect Cases Using the Drug Court Model NDCI - Family Dependency Treatment Court Planning Initiative

THE NEED FOR GUIDELINES FOR FAMILY DRUG COURTS

Why?

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• CFF with support from OJJDP, in partnership with

Federal and State stakeholders

• Based on research, previous publications, practice-based

evidence, expert advisers and existing State standards

• Resource tool for States and local courts; many have yet

to develop standards

• Adopt a systems perspective to create systems changes

and lasting impact

A Systems Perspective

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• States first created FDCs in 1995; more than

300 FDCs are in operation today.

• Significant training and technical assistance over

the past 18 years

• Most states have not created Guidelines or

Standards specifically for FDCs

• Opportunity to address the needs and strengths
• f the entire family

Guidance to States: The Need for National FDC Guidelines

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TEN RECOMMENDATIONS

• Description
• Research findings
• Effective strategies

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• Supported by evidence from research conducted in an

FDC setting

• Supported by evidence from research conducted in non-

FDC settings (CWS, AOD, Adult Drug Courts)

• Common in FDCs but are supported by little or no

evidence; research and evaluation is needed to determine effectiveness

Research – 3 Categories

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• A collaboration by a diverse group of subject matter experts

from across the country

• Expertise in the same disciplines as FDC teams:
• Substance abuse treatment and other services
• Child welfare
• Courts
• Quantitative and qualitative review by CFF of:
• 13 source documents that included state standards and

guidelines

• 32 individual FDC research articles and evaluations
• Review by a broader group of stakeholders, including State

Drug Court Coordinators

Guidance to States: The Process of Developing Recommendations

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Is there a reason why these are “practice guidelines” vs. “standards” as now used by adult drug courts? How are these guidelines aligned with the 10 Key Components and the ADC standards? Where is there overlap? Where do they depart?

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Practice Guidelines vs. Key Components vs. Best Practice Standards

Guidelines and Components

• Provide specific recommendations or benchmarks
• Parameters for developing effective drug court programs in different

and unique jurisdictions and contexts

• Offered when field is still developing and evolving
• Guidelines are designed to first be a tool for states to develop

standards

• Guidelines speaks to what the research says (and doesn’t say)

Best Practice Standards

• Provide a certification or regulatory checklist
• Codify policies, procedures, and operations
• Based on established research
• Offered when field has matured

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Resources

10 Key Components (1997)

http://www.ndci.org/sites/default/files/ndci/KeyComponents.pdf

Adult Drug Court Best Practice Standards –Volume 1 (2013)

http://www.nadcp.org/sites/default/files/nadcp/AdultDrugCourtBestPracticeStandards.pdf

Family Drug Court Practice Guidelines (2013)

http://www.cffutures.org/files/publications/FDC-Guidelines.pdf

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10 Key Components for Drug Courts

• 1. Integrate treatment services with justice system case processing
• 2. Using a non-adversarial approach
• 3. Early identification and immediate placement
• 4. Access to a continuum of treatment services
• 5. Drug testing
• 6. Responses to behavior
• 7. Judicial interaction
• 8. Monitoring and evaluation
• 9. Continuing interdisciplinary education
• 10. Forging partnerships

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10 Family Drug Court Recommendations 10 Key Components for Drug Courts

• 1. Create a shared mission and vision

KC 1, KC 2, KC 6

• 2. Develop interagency partnerships

KC 1, KC 2, KC 10

• 3. Create effective communication protocols for

sharing information KC 2, KC 6, KC 4, KC 7

• 4. Ensure cross-system knowledge

KC 9

• 5. Develop a process for early identification

KC 3

• 6. Address needs of parents

KC 2, KC 4, KC 5

• 7. Address needs of children

KC 2, KC 4

• 8. Garner community support

KC 10

• 9. Implement funding and sustainability

KC 9, KC 10

• 10. Evaluate shared outcomes and accountability

KC 8

* Charles County (MD) Family Recovery Court Process Evaluation, NPC Research, September 2013

A FRAMEWORK:

BUILT ON A FOUNDATION OF SHARED MISSION AND VISION, SUPPORTED BY CLIENT SERVICES AND AGENCY COLLABORATION, ACHIEVED BY SHARED OUTCOMES

A Collaborative Framework

What?

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Shared Outcomes

• Interagency Partnerships
• Information Sharing
• Cross System

Knowledge

• Funding & Sustainability
• Early Identification &

Assessment

• Needs of Adults
• Needs of Children
• Community Support

Agency Collaboration

Shared Mission & Vision

Client Services

FDC Recommendations

Create a Shared Mission and Vision

• Identify core values and develop shared mission and

vision

• Objectives – built on consensus on key issues
• Target population
• Eligibility criteria
• FDC model
• Revisit mission and vision; orientation and assimilation

processes for new team members

• Develop policies and procedures to cover operation

and policy issues

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Develop Interagency Partnerships

• Coordinate clinical services to address mental health

and trauma issues; comprehensive assessments and case plans

• Process for developing and maintaining partnerships
• Linkage agreements
• MOUs
• FDC Advisory Group
• Policies for sharing information with other providers;

coordination of services

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Create Effective Communication Protocols for Information Sharing

• Data management
• Track, monitor, use information on both case and

systems- level data

• Compare project data with system-wide data on CWS

and AOD outcomes

• Protocols for sharing information
• Identify confidentiality regulations
• Share information to ensure effective monitoring of

progress

• Conduct staffing prior to court hearings to exchange

information

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Ensure Cross-Systems Knowledge

• All FDC team members receive training and

knowledge on:

• Responsibilities and mandates of CWS and Court
• Develop ongoing joint training programs that address

partner mandates, constraints, and goals

• Joint training in methods to increase parent

motivation (ie. Stages of Change, Motivational Interviewing)

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Develop an Early Identification and Assessment Process

• AOD providers work with CWS staff to facilitate

screening and assessment (ie. co-location)

• Use assessment results to create coordinated case

plans

• Ensure timely access to treatment and other services
• Develop legal and clinical eligibility criteria for

enrollment

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Which of the five FDC Guidelines would you most like to receive technical assistance in implementing in your FDC? (Select up to three)

• 1. Create a shared mission and vision
• 2. Develop interagency partnerships
• 3. Create effective communication protocols for sharing

information

• 4. Ensure cross-system knowledge
• 5. Develop an early identification and assessment process

POLLING QUESTION #2

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Address Needs of Parents

• Use phase system with benchmarks for accomplishments

that define progress

• Implement integrated or coordinated case plans
• Use engagement strategies to encourage early entry
• Deliver responses to behavior
• Utilize drug testing effectively
• Utilize recovery coaches

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Address Needs of Children

• Access to interventions across developmental stages
• Provide comprehensive health assessments, neuro-

developmental screenings; assessments that address physical, social-emotional, behavioral and psychological needs

• Develop linkages to high-quality developmental

programs (ie. school readiness and educational support)

• Access to continuum of services; address service gaps

#7

Garner Community Support

• Provide consumers opportunity to have active role in

planning and developing FDC program, and provide

• ngoing feedback
• Identify and provide referrals for support services;

formal agreement with providers for these services

• Link parents to continuing care services, including

family income support

• Plan to conduct community outreach and education

regarding FDC

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Implement Funding and Sustainability Strategies

• FDC budget includes funds for:
• FDC infrastructure
• Services for adults
• Services for children
• Services for families
• Training
• Evaluation
• Share budget information with partners
• Joint funding strategies to maximize support opportunities
• Community outreach and education plan

#9

Evaluate Shared Outcomes to Ensure Accountability

• Identify shared outcomes and use outcome evaluation

results to ensure accountability and success

• Use outcome data and evaluation results to modify

policies, procedures, and operations

• Agree how to share evaluation results with policy

makers and community and to use these results to leverage resources for sustainability

• Identify comparison groups to make its evaluation

results credible

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Which of the five (5) FDC Guidelines would you most like to receive technical assistance in implementing in your FDC? (Select up to three)

• 1. Address the needs of parents
• 2. Address the needs of children
• 3. Garner community support
• 4. Implement funding and sustainability strategies
• 5. Evaluate shared outcomes to ensure accountability

POLLING QUESTION #3

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QUESTIONS & ANSWER DISCUSSION

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Next Steps and Resources

Phil Breitenbucher, MSW

How?

IMPLEMENTING THE FDC GUIDELINES

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The Recommendations have Wide Utilization

State Level Local Jurisdiction Planning Advance Practice Leaders Service Provider

YOU CAN DO IT –WE CAN HELP: TA RESOURCES

Guidelines & Facilitators Guide State Drug Court Guidelines FDC Learning Academy Webinars Collaborative T

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– CFF and NCSACW

Please contact us: fdc@cffutures.org

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Which of the 10 Recommendations?

• All recommendations

are interrelated

• Several themes apply

across recommendations

• Considerations:
• Resources available
• Target Population
• Strengths of providers

Next Steps

Consider technical assistance to implement the Recommendations

• At the local level:
• Use the Recommendations as a guide at

your next administrative or strategic planning meeting

• Assess your FDC
• At the State level:
• Compare to existing Guidelines or Standards
• Use the Recommendations to develop

training plans

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Guidance to States: Developing Guidelines at the FDC Site Level

• FDC Guidelines Self-Assessment
• Peer Learning Court Comparisons
• Site

Visit & Training

• Developing your own FDC Guidelines

• Assessment across FDCs
• Roadmap for prioritizing improvement efforts
• Involvement of local FDCs in developing statewide guidelines
• Assistance with evaluation process

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Guidance to States: Developing Guidelines at the State Level

FAMILY DRUG COURT GUIDELINES SELF-ASSESSMENT

• Designed to assist FDC Practitioners in assessing their
• wn policies, procedures and operations based on the

FDC Guidelines

• Please contact us: fdc@cffutures.org

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Baltimore City Circuit Court, Juvenile Division Maryland Judge: Robert B. Kershaw Chatham County Juvenile Court, Family Dependency Treatment Court Georgia Judge: Patricia P. Stone Hillsdale County Family Drug Court Michigan Judge: Michelle Bianchi Jackson County Family Drug Court 16th Judicial District Missouri Commissioner: Molly Merrigan Pima County Juvenile Court Arizona Judge: Susan A. Kettlewell

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