Bay Area Consortium RBS Stakeholders Communication Plan

Who are the stakeholders?  Children and Families  Relatives and NRFM’s  Care providers  Community Agencies  Placement Agency Staff  Treatment Providers  Interagency partners  Courts  Attorneys  CASA’s  Others

How can stakeholders assist in the development of RBS?  Court - creating Macro’s and orders to allow for the flexibility of caretakers  Families and Community - Supporting our children and families in the placement  Interagency partners - Providing Training and support to staff  Creating a village environment for families success  Improve communication between service providers, placing agencies, the court and the families

How do we plan to provide information to stakeholders?  Develop a formal presentation  Identify tools and materials to be provided  Identify presenters  Utilize existing forums, request attendance  Provide follow-up information and contact persons

Bay Area Power Point Presentation  Handout  Some basic Overview and some more in depth information  Trying to foresee what questions may arise – unique to each county

Materials to be provided  Formal PowerPoint presentation – What is RBS?  Copy of the Legislation  Question and Answer Sheet  Copy of the RFI / Voluntary Agreement  Follow up information  Other materials

Follow up to stakeholders  Identify contact person for both placing agency and provider for further questions or presentations  Provide RBS Web site address

County and Provider Collaboration

Integration Cross-Organizational Resource Management Building on What Exists

Needs Assessment by Program, Partner or Individual Goals:  Avoid duplication and integrating RBS training within existing structures  Tailor training to the needs of individuals, programs and partners Strategy:  Assess what exists and the program, partner or individual needs before implementing training

Individualized Plans by Programs/Persons Goals:  Assure RBS staff will have assurance that they are participating in baseline values, knowledge and skill activities  Track progress and delivery of training Strategies:  Use tracking methods (Passport)  Review training delivery to determine whether any gaps exist periodically

On-site Training Goals:  Deliver training within the context of programming  Ensure supervision within RBS will be seen as an integral part of training Strategies:  Offer program specific training  Train supervisors to be a critical part of reinforcing and assuring ongoing staff learning

Cross Training Opportunities Goals:  Create consistency across system, community and family sectors Strategies:  Partners are committed to offer cross system training opportunities to partners

Bay Area Consortium RBS Pilot Program VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT

To Implement RBS Four Bay area counties, (San Francisco, San Mateo, Contra Costa and Santa Clara) are : – partnering with a collaborative of multi- service agencies (MSAs) for children and families to create a diverse and well- coordinated array of interventions, services and service settings

BAC RBS is unique because: A regional RBS resource was created by multiple counties (each with multiple placing agencies including mental health, probation and child welfare) and providers, (Edgewood, Seneca, St. Vincents, Rebekah Children’s Services, ASPIRAnet, and Aldea) because: – families and kin often move from county to county – many children are currently placed in group homes outside the county where the family lives – it is often difficult for service providers or families to get from one part of the Bay area to another because of traffic congestion and limited public transportation.

BAC RBS Foundation is built upon: Developing universal, cross-county practices for consistently and accurately assessing the level of care and matching children/youth and families with the appropriate resources Assembling support teams early in the child/youth’s involvement in the system Transforming the focus of current residential programs by converting the physical, philosophical and programmatic structure to a family-centered, community-connected and outcome-driven operation

BAC RBS Foundation is built upon: Establishing a process of ongoing utilization review that measures gains in the achievement of positive and sustained reconnection Operating an integrated network of care anchored by a group of multi-service agencies that work collaboratively

BAC RBS Core Services Residential Support Services – Each MSA will offer a 6- to 12-bed highly staffed residential milieu Intensive Treatment Services – Each MSA will offer evidence-based emotional and behavioral treatment services Family Connection Services – Each MSA will provide family-centered care and support to reunite children and youth and their families and to help all family members acquire the skills, confidence and resiliency needed to achieve positive and sustained permanency.

BAC RBS Core Services Multi-Dimensional or Intensive Treatment Foster Care – Each MSA will work with local specialized foster care providers to assist with helping children and youth in the transition back into their homes and communities. Kinship Care Services – Each MSA will offer services to locate, engage and support kin, involve them in the RBS service plan, and provide an extended circle of support Community Support Services – Through their connections with extended networks of community resources, the MSAs will be able to connect children, youth and families with local/neighborhood services and supports

BAC RBS Structure RBS Advisory Committee Interagency Placement Review Committees (IPRC) Family Team Meetings (FTM) Family Support Team (FST)

BAC RBS Organizational Chart Primary Care Multi-Service Agency Directors Family and Youth Representatives County Child Welfare and Behavioral Health Directors and Chief Juvenile Probation Officers Bay Area RBS Advisory Committee Community Stakeholders Local Community Network Representatives Primary Care MSAs (Family Support Team, Residential Services, Intensive MH Treatment Primary Care MSAs (Family Support Team, Residential Services, Intensive MH Treatment Community Provider Network (Wide Range of Local Formal and Informal Supports and Services)