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Healthy, Safe, Smart and Strong. 1. Executive Summary of the 2012-2015 Strategic Plan and Proposed Action Steps January 2013. The DCF Mission…. 2. 2. 2. In partnership with families and communities, we will advance the health, safety and learning - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Executive Summary of the
2012-2015 Strategic Planand Proposed Action Steps
January 2013
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The DCF Mission…
In partnership with families and communities, we will advance the health, safety and learning
of the children we serve, both in and out of school, identify and support their special talents,
and provide opportunities for them
to give back to their communities and to leave the Department with
an enduring connection to a family.
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DCF Cross-Cutting Themes
Implement strength-based family policy, practice and programs Apply the neuroscience of child, adolescent and adult
development with an emphasis on the role of toxic stress and adverse childhood experiences on the early and later development of cognitive , social, emotional and physical health
Expand trauma-informed practice and culture Build new community and agency partnerships Improve leadership, management, supervision and
accountability Become a learning organization.
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If we are successful, children will be…44
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For children to succeed,context and partnerships matter…
Time Matters…. Especially for children
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How will we get there?6
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Structure of the Proposed Plan
Part I: Setting the Context
Part II: Anchoring the Strategic Plan in RBA
Part III: Fitting the Pieces Together
Part IV: Proposed 2012-2015 DCF Strategies
Part V: What would success look like? (to be added)
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Proposed action items8
Strategy #1. Invest in prevention, health promotion, early intervention and educational success1.1 Develop and implement DCF Health Framework1.2 Implement DCF Education Framework1.3 Implement DCF Early Childhood Framework1.4 Increase agency work and investment in prevention
Strategy #2. Apply strength-based, family-centered policy, practice and programs agency-wide2.1 Fully implement Child and Family Teaming2.2 Support and evaluate the DCF Family Assessment Response 2.3 Assure sibling connections2.4 Expand and support kinship foster family care2.5 Expand the DCF Fatherhood Initiative2.6 Ensure that clinically appropriate case plans are developed with child,
family, and others per Juan F. Consent Decree case planning requirements
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Proposed action items
Strategy #3. Develop and increasingly invest in regional networks of in-home and community services
3.1 Build out the DCF regional structure3.2 Expand regional service system development3.3 Expand family and community services3.4 Increase family foster care recruitment and support3.5 Implement federal trauma and housing grant awards3.6 Implement DCF Health Framework to address children’s medical, dental,
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Strategy #4. Continue congregate rightsizing and redesign4.1 Redesign services at the Albert J. Solnit Children's Center, North & South4.2 Redesign services at the DCF CT Juvenile Training School 4.3 Better utilize Behavioral Health Partnership data re: service needs and
delivery4.4 Continue private sector congregate redesign and rightsizing
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Strategy #5. Focus on identified populations of children and families 5.1 Develop permanency plans with family connections for DCF youth without them5.2 Assure that DCF youth transition to adult services offered by other state or
community agencies in a timely and effective manner5.3 Assist families with multi-generation and/or chronic substance abuse, domestic
violence or mental health problems and/or have an incarcerated parent to improve their ability to care for, support and protect their children in DCF care
5.4 Improve well-being for young children (B-6) in the care of young parents, grandparents or families in 5.3
Strategy #6. Support collaborative partnerships with communities and other state agencies
6.1 Expand interagency agreements as needed6.2 Implement interagency real time data exchange6.3 Link with community collaboratives6.4 Link with early childhood community partnerships6.5 Participate in national initiatives
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Strategy #7. Support the public and private sector workforce 7.1 Expand DCF Worker Support teams7.2 Continue DCF staff leadership development through coaching and mentoring7.3 Expand DCF Provider Academy training partnerships and courses7.4 Support public-private sector training in family-centered and trauma informed
practice, and the neuroscience of development7.5 Establish a Continuum of Care Partnership Training Structure
Strategy #8. Increase the operational capacity of the Department to effectively manage both change and ongoing operations
8.1 Revise policies and practice guidance8.2 Improve management practices, including implementation of Results Based
Accountability and performance contracting8.3 Expand internal DCF data systems8.4 Expand the use of evidence-based and promising program models8.5 Utilize DCF Change Management and Communities of Practice8.6 Improve strategic communications8.7 Expand workforce development and training (see Strategy 7)
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Strategy #9. Develop revenue maximization and reinvestment priorities and methods
9.1 Continue fiscal planning based on the Strategic Plan9.2 Continue fiscal reallocation to family and community services9.3 Expand federal revenue maximization9.4 Create fiscal partnerships for Social Impact or Social Entrepreneurship 9.5 Expand philanthropic partnerships and support, especially related to
innovation
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On any given day, there areat least 25,000 reasons to get this right…
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1414For more information…
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Go to http://www.ct.gov/dcf/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=516538