Texas Department of Family and Protective Services January 23, 2015 Texas Child and Family Services Review: Foster/Adoption Licensing, Recruitment and Retention Stakeholder Meeting Texas Department of Family and Protective Services January 23, 2015

Child and Family Services Review: What is the CFSR? Federal outcomes review process used throughout the United States Developed in 2000 by the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. HHS’ Children’s Bureau A revision of the ongoing requirement in the 1994 Amendment to the Social Security Act requiring HHS to review state child welfare programs. State reviews began in 2001 Evaluates how well states are achieving Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being outcomes for children

CFSR Approach Identifies Strengths and highlights specific Areas that Need Improvement Engages Stakeholders Encourages States Towards Self-Assessment and Systems Change Serves as a Model for Continuous Quality Improvement

What are we evaluated on? 3 Domains – Safety, Permanency, and Well- Being 7 Outcomes – 2 for Safety, 2 for Permanency, and 3 for Well Being 18 Individual Items

CFSR Round 3 Highlights CFSR Round 2: Texas successfully completed all aspects of its Program Improvement Plan and there was no financial penalty. Lessons learned from CFSR 2 have been incorporated into CPS practices CFSR Round 3: will be completed in 2016 using the revised federal CFSR Onsite Review Instrument (OSRI)

CFSR Round 3 Review Own State Review vs Traditional 3 site review: Texas option is Own State Review 7 new quantitative data indicators: 2 new safety indicators: recurrence of maltreatment and maltreatment in foster care. 5 new permanency indicators: 3 time to permanency (12; 12-23; 24+); re-entry to FC in 12 months; placement stability. Texas CPS is meeting 6 of the 7 indicators per most recent data. Published in October 10, 2014 Federal Register: https://federalregister.gov/a/2014-09001

Texas Own State Review Statewide sample of 180 cases from all 11 regions State QA team & QA procedures Texas Statewide Assessment for CFSR Round 3 will be incorporated in the 5 year state plan ACF will conduct a Texas Services Array stakeholder meeting in 2016 Stakeholder input is key to an informed CFSR Round 3

Seven Systemic Factors Information System Case Review System Quality Assurance System Service Array Staff and Provider Training Agency Responsiveness to the Community Foster/Adoptive Home Licensing/Approval /Recruitment

Foster and Adoptive Parent Licensing, Recruitment and Retention Performance Indicators The State has implemented standards for foster family homes and child care institutions which are reasonably in accord with recommended national standards. The standards are applied to all licensed or approved foster family homes or child care institutions receiving Title IV-E or IV-B funds. The State complies with Federal requirements for criminal background clearances as related to licensing or approving foster care and adoptive placements, and has in place a case planning process that includes provisions for addressing the safety of foster care and adoptive placements for children.

Foster and Adoptive Parent Licensing, Recruitment and Retention Performance Indicators, cont. The State has in place a process for ensuring the diligent recruitment of potential foster and adoptive families that reflect the ethnic and racial diversity of children in the State for whom foster and adoptive homes are needed. The State has in place a process for the effective use of cross- jurisdictional resources to facilitate timely adoptive or permanent placements for waiting children.

CFSR Round 3 Foster and Adoptive Licensing, Recruitment and Retention Systemic Factor Item 33: Standards Applied Equally How well is the foster and adoptive parent licensing, recruitment and retention system functioning statewide to ensure that state standards are applied to all licensed or approved foster family homes or child care institutions receiving title IV-B or IV-E funds?

CFSR Round 3 Foster and Adoptive Licensing, Recruitment and Retention Systemic Factor Item 34: Requirements for Criminal Background Checks How well is the foster and adoptive parent licensing, recruitment and retention system functioning statewide to ensure that the state complies with federal requirements for criminal background clearances as related to licensing or approving foster care and adoptive placements, and has in place a case planning process that includes provisions for addressing the safety of foster care and adoptive placement for children?

CFSR Round 3 Foster and Adoptive Licensing, Recruitment and Retention Systemic Factor Item 35: Diligent Recruitment of Foster and Adoptive Homes How well is the foster and adoptive parent licensing, recruitment and retention system functioning to ensure that the process for ensuring the diligent recruitment of potential foster and adoptive families who reflect the ethnic and racial diversity of children in the state for whom foster and adoptive homes are needed is occurring statewide?

CFSR Round 3 Foster and Adoptive Licensing, Recruitment and Retention Systemic Factor Item 36: State Use of Cross-Jurisdictional Resources for Permanent Placements How well is the foster and adoptive parent licensing, recruitment and retention system functioning to ensure that the process for ensuring the effective use of cross-jurisdictional resources to facilitate timely adoptive or permanent placements for waiting children is occurring statewide?

CFSR Round 3 Foster and Adoptive Licensing, Recruitment and Retention Systemic Factor Item 28: Foster and Adoptive Parent Training How well is the staff and provider training system functioning to ensure that training is occurring statewide for current or prospective foster parents, adoptive parents, and staff of state licensed or approved facilities (that care for children receiving foster care or adoption assistance under title IV-E) that addresses the skills and knowledge base needed to carry out their duties with regard to foster and adopted children?

Wrap-Up Questions? Thank you!