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Child and Family Behavioral Support Program (Annual FY17)

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Story Behind the Curve

In the quarter we were able to enroll 8 new families in the Child and Family Behavior Support Program. Earlier in the 3rd quarter we focused on forging new bonds with community partners, and rebranding our program to better serve the population of families impacted by incarceration. Those efforts have continued to pay dividends through the end of the 3rd quarter and the whole of the 4th quarter. Our admissions and referrals have steadily increased since our mid-year total and we are now serving a majority of families who have been impacted by incarceration. In addition to forging those new relationships, this quarter we have refocused on strengthening our tried and true relationships with DJS and the Board of Education’s Pupil Personnel Office in the hopes of continuing their steady stream of referrals and fostering even more collaborative relationships for the benefits of our mutual clientele. Of the clientele we have admitted throughout quarter, none have a parent or caregiver that is currently incarcerated or that was interested in re-entry services. We are serving no clients who have a currently incarcerated parent/caregiver, who wants to have a relationship with that person. That is the main reason for being under target in the categories regarding contact or relationships with incarcerated parents/caregivers. For our CAFAS and PECFAS scores, 12 of our clients have not been in the program long enough to have comparison scores. Of the 3 clients that were discharged this quarter one out of three showed an improvement. The other two discharged clients where discharged for lack of participation in the program and therefore did not show an improvement. In regards to the parent/child relationship there was only one planned discharge where a family satisfaction survey was administered and the results are still pending. For the continuity of parent child relationships after release, we have had no clients who have had any incarcerated parents or caregivers released this year. The Child and Family Behavior Support Program has worked diligently to continue to strengthen its community relationships. Colonel Richardson Middle School has become a plentiful referral source, with a team of School Counselors that have been extremely collaborative, and an administration team who is very supportive of the program. With their partnership, CFBSP has been able to increase the amount of in school services it can offer to clients including in school visits, observations, and providing consultations for IEPs. In addition, we have recently received our first referrals from the Family Support Center in Denton and have seen an increase in referrals from DJS and the Board of Education. With this steady stream of referrals, for the first time ever, CFBSP has needed to implement a waiting list for services. This has been implemented so that Behavior Intervention Specialists in the program can properly provide the level of services their current clients require. Referrals and admissions of families who have been impacted by incarceration have steadily increased, whereas earlier in the year, the program was struggling to reach that population in the community. However, even after multiple presentations to incarcerated parents in the Caroline County Detention Center and a meeting with the Health Services Team, CFBSP has struggled to get referrals and admit families with parents or caregivers who are currently incarcerated. In a meeting with Ms. Roberts from the Detention Center, it was decided that it would be most efficient for the referrals to come from the Health Services Department. Ms. Roberts reported that this strategy could be revisited if it was unsuccessful. The program will reengage the Health Services Team and the contact for the Caroline County Detention Center regarding referrals.

Partners

Partners for this program include the Caroline Public Schools, Caroline County Detention Center, Caroline County Health Department to include Behavioral Health, Others partners to be added as needed resources are identified

Partners:

- Caroline County Detention Center- Rosalind Roberts, Health Services Coordinator Dawn Catts

- Caroline County School System: Colonel Richardson Middle (Trisha Bolduc, Jennifer Blount, Principal Lynn Willey, and Assistant Principal Johnathan Grow), Greensboro Elementary, North Caroline High School

- Department of Social Service: Robin Bigelow, Erica Taylor

- Board of Education (PPW): Melissa Prettyman, Ty Horsey

- Department of Juvenile Services: Taneesha DeShields

- YMCA of the Chesapeake – Shania Gregory

- Board of Child Care- Amy Conneely

- Caroline County Library System

- Caroline County CASA

- Family Support Center/Head Start – Denise Boyle

What Works

CFBSP is committed to working in collaboration with DSS. CFBSP staff will provide education to parents/caregivers to assist in mitigating the risk of child maltreatment. CFBSP staff will report any and all concerns of child maltreatment to DSS.Data Discussion: any feedback from participants relating to data


Program Summary

The current Child and Family Support Program will incorporate four major components: 1) Home visits 2) Advocacy and Referral 3) Support Groups (children, adolescents and care giver) and 4) Communication with the inmate. Intermediate objectives are: 1) to promote social competency, cognitive development, emotional well-being,and family stability of children, 2) to improve the child's care giving environment by a) promoting the psychological and physical well-being of care givers, b) increasing their ability to meet basic needs, c) improving parenting practices, d) maintaining the parent-child relationship, when appropriate while the inmate is incarcerated, and e) assisting with family issues of reintegration to the time of inmate's release.

Target Population

Incarcerated parent(s) or a parent on parole or probation and their family and children ages 0-18.

Governor's Strategic Goal

Impact of Incarceration on Children , Families and Communities

Data Discussion

Referral sources have requested that Behavior Intervention Specialists provide in school services like behavior observations and provide input on changing or altering student’s IEPs.

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