welcome to p rid e pre-service training for resource parents

Welcome to

PRIDEPre-Service Training for

Resource Parents

Welcome to Session 1!

Connecting with PRIDE

SCHEDULE

• Class will be held on the following dates– Session 1: Monday, November 7th, 6PM– Session 2: Wednesday, November 9th, 6PM– Session 3: Tuesday, November 15th, 6PM– Session 4: Thursday, November 17th, 6PM – Session 5: Monday, November 21st, 6PM– Session 6: Wednesday, November 23rd, 6PM– Session 7: Monday, November 28th, 6PM– Session 8: Wednesday, November 30th, 6PM

IF YOU MISS A SESSION …

• You will need to make up the same session in a future PRIDE class:– The next sessions should begin in January 2012

INTRODUCTIONS - TRAINERS

• Bud Cannaveno– Foster/Adoptive Parent with wife Michelle since 1994– Active in both local and statewide foster/adoptive

parent support organizations– Volunteer on Morris County Child Placement Review

Board (recommendations to Family Court Judge)– Co-trainer for Pre-service Training since 1999

Not Your Average Family …

INTRODUCTIONS - TRAINERS

• DYFS Resource Family Support Unit– Adrian Bennett– Alison Cassone– Lisa Drake– Julie Feliciano– Shannon McCloskey– Chi Chi Onikye– Charlene Semelfort– Daniel Sianozecki– Ketty Williams (Supervisor)

INTRODUCTIONS – YOUR TURN!!!!

• Time to get to know each other …• This is the part that everyone hates, but

it’s probably the MOST important thing we can accomplish tonight!

• You may not appreciate it now, but the friendships and connections you form here will hopefully translate to a network of new supports as you start this journey …

PRIDEBook Organization

For each session:• Competencies to be achieved• In Session and At Home Objectives• Agenda• Key Points - Summarizes information covered in class• You Need to Know - Material to be studied between sessions• Birth Parent’s Perspective• PRIDE Connection-Exercise to help identify life experiences that will

play a role in resource parenting• Making a Difference-True story from resource family or agency staff

Promoting Safety, Permanence and Well Being - additional information and resources (Page 329)

Handouts for This Session

• PRIDEBook• Name Card• Supplemental Material

– Alphabet Soup (Acronyms and Definitions)– Housekeeping– Internet Resources– Lose the Labels– Participant Information Form– PRIDE Connection Worksheets (Homework)

“HOMEWORK” (PRIDE Connection Exercises)

• It’s CRITICAL that all eight (8) take-home assignments be completed and handed in by the last session!

• All of the take-home assignments are stapled together into one packet. Keep this packet together and hand it in all at once at the last session.

What is PRIDE?

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NFORMATION,

EVELOPMENT and

DUCATION

The Core Competencies of PRIDE:

1. Protecting and Nurturing Children

2. Meeting Children’s Developmental Needs and Addressing Developmental Delays

3. Supporting Relationships Between Children and Their Families

4. Connecting Children to Safe, Nurturing Relationships Intended to Last a Lifetime

5. Working as a Member of a Professional Team

The “Parking Lot”

We may not be able to answer all of your questions during class. We’ll use the

“Parking Lot” to list questions that need answers and review the list at the

beginning of each section.

Basic Rules

• Start on time … End on time• Respect the diversity of the class• Respect confidentiality of our discussions• Come to class prepared• If you’re going to be late or miss class,

please call the Resource Family Support Unit and at least leave a message

Basic Rules

• This is a very informal setting, designed to stimulate discussion … but sometimes we may get off track!– Facilitators reserve the right to cut off-topic

discussions short– Participants reserve the right to ask facilitators

to get back on topic

Welcome to the Team!

• As prospective resource families, you share a common goal to embrace children and families who need you

• You have complementary roles with us, the trainers– We guide the group, stimulate discussion and

answer questions– You share information about yourselves and

your ideas about fostering and adopting

“Try Before You Buy”• Would you buy clothing from a store without

trying it on first?• What if you did, and when you got it home, you

decided it really wasn’t for you?• Would you feel frustrated that you made the

wrong decision?• Would you return the clothes?• What if the store had a “no return” policy?

Would you throw the clothes away or just bury them in the closet?

“Try Before You Buy”

• PRIDE pre-service training provides you an opportunity to “try on” foster or adoptive parenting before you commit

• We hope to clarify your expectations and answer as many questions as possible so that you can make an informed decision

Possible Outcomes

The training, assessment and certification process will result in one

of four possible outcomes for your family …

Possible Outcomes

• DYFS and you mutually find that your competencies and interests in fostering or adopting fit with the goals of the program and you are invited to “select in” and become part of the team of resource families

Possible Outcomes

• DYFS and you mutually find that your competencies and interests do not fit with the goals of the program at this time and you choose not to continue the process.

Possible Outcomes

• DYFS finds that your competencies are compatible with the program, but your family is not interested in continuing the process at this time, so you “select out” of the program.

Possible Outcomes

• You believe that your family’s competencies and interests fit, but DYFS does not agree with you. In this case, DYFS holds the final decision because they are legally mandated to protect the children in their care. Their job is to find resource families for the children in their care, not to find children for the adults who open their homes to them.

“Making a Difference!” Video

• What are your immediate reactions?• In what ways is the video the same as your

expectations of foster care and adoption?• In what ways does it differ?• Which characters impressed you most?• In what ways do the foster parents help birth

families?• What message do you get from the video?

Questions for Discussion …• In what ways did the images in the video

match your expectations?– Circumstances of placement– Involvement with substance abuse– Child’s reaction to placement/behaviors– Foster family’s ability to help

Questions for Discussion …• In what ways did the images in the video differ

from expectations?– Child’s hostility (language)– The Hanson’s didn’t adopt Vernon– Vernon and Nathan were both with the Hansons for

so long– Interaction with birth families

• In-home visits• Post-adoption contact with Vernon’s birth father

– Number of children who return home vs. being adopted

– No description of services to birth family

Questions for Discussion …• Which characters impressed you?

– Mrs. Hanson – patience of a saint!– Mr. Hanson – good father– Vernon – just a kid in need of a family– Vernon’s mother – very troubled– Vernon’s father – grateful– Nathan – struggling teenager– Nathan’s father – grateful, successful

Questions for Discussion …• What were some of the challenges that the

Hansons faced?– Vernon’s behaviors – Vernon’s developmental delays– Working with Vernon’s father– Saying goodbye to Vernon and Nathan

Questions for Discussion …• What are some sources of support for

foster and adoptive parents as demonstrated in the video?– Other resource families– Caseworker– Church pastor– School personnel– Other family members

So … What’s This All About?• What is family foster care?• What is adoption?• Why do children and families need child welfare

services?• What are the mission and goals of child welfare

agencies?• How are children and families referred for family

foster care and adoption services?

So … What’s This All About?• Why do children need foster care services?• Why do children need adoption services?• What were some examples of the core

competencies in the video?

Facts About Foster Care & Adoption

In New Jersey:• Child-related issues fall under the

Department of Children and Families (DCF) http://www.state.nj.us/dcf

• The Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) is the agency within DCF that is responsible for child protection

http://www.state.nj.us/dcf

Facts About Foster Care & Adoption

The following slides present statistics obtained from the State of New Jersey, Department of

Children and Families and from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families,

Children's Bureau.

Facility1%

Legal & Court1%

Parent9% Relative

4%

School24%

Self1%Anonymous

19%

Friend/Neighbor/

Community6%

Other Gov't Agency

6%

Healthcare12%

Other4%

Police13%

New Jersey FactsChild Protective Services Referral Sources (2008)

Source: http://www.nj.gov/dcf/home/childdata/index.html

New Jersey FactsSubstantiation of Abuse/Neglect (2010)

County Reported SubstantiatedAtlantic 4,197 381 9.08%Bergen 5,297 631 11.91%Burlington 4,949 345 6.97%Camden 9,184 1,205 13.12%CapeMay 1,553 192 12.36%Cumberland 3,664 341 9.31%Essex 9,699 1,080 11.14%Gloucester 3,974 405 10.19%Hudson 6,694 946 14.13%Hunterdon 845 134 15.86%Mercer 4,054 390 9.62%Middlesex 6,440 527 8.18%Monmouth 5,250 438 8.34%Morris 3,612 389 10.77%Ocean 6,736 301 4.47%Passaic 6,030 409 6.78%Salem 1,315 102 7.76%Somerset 2,434 293 12.04%Sussex 1,679 100 5.96%Union 4,477 588 13.13%Warren 1,541 117 7.59%OutofState 75 12 16.00%GrandTotal 93,699 9,326 9.95%

New Jersey FactsComparison of Children Entering vs. Exiting Out-of-Home Care


2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20103,000

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6,667

7,735

6,956

6,566 6,677

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7,577 7,564 7,409

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Entering Care Exiting Care

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New Jersey FactsChildren Under DYFS Supervision vs. Out-of-Home Placement

(As of June 2011, over 80% still live at home)


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New Jersey FactsPercentage of Siblings Placed Together


2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20100.0%

10.0%

20.0%

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50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

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56.2%

63.0% 62.9% 63.2% 65.1%

73.1% 74.1%76.8%

27.0% 26.7% 26.0% 28.1%30.4% 32.4% 30.5%

34.2%

2-3 Siblings 4+ Siblings

New Jersey FactsChildren Exiting and Re-enterting DYFS Care

(Source: Chapin Hall)


2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090

1000

2000

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901 969 896 874 800 775 613 585

4,800 5,052

6,348 6,391 6,3025,873

5,413 5,387

Children re-entering foster care within 12 mos Children who did not re-enter foster care within 12 mos

New Jersey FactsChildren in Placement by Placement Type

(Total = 7,197 as of 06/30/2011 – Point in Time)


Independent Living3%

Group/Residential

10%

Relative/Kinship Resource Family

33%

Non-Relative Resource Family

54%

National FactsPlacement Settings of Children in Foster Care (FY2006)

Pre-Adoptive Home3%

Foster Family Home (Relative)24%

Foster Family Home (Non-Rela-tive)46%

Group Home7%

Institution10%

Su-per-vised Inde-pen-dent

Living1%

Run-away2%

Trial Home Visit5%

Source: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb

New Jersey FactsChildren in Placement by Age



National FactsAges of Children in Foster Care (FY2006)

0 to 219%

3 to 515%

6 to 916%10 to 12

12%

13 to 1519%

16 to 1716%

18 & older4%


New Jersey FactsChildren in Placement by Race/Ethnicity



52% Male48% Female

National FactsRace/Ethnicity of Children in Foster Care (FY2006)

Of these children, 52% were male and 48% were female

Other Non-White/Non-Hispanic

7%

Black/Non-Hispanic32%

Hispanic19%

White/Non-Hispanic40%

Unknown/Unable to De-termine

2%


New Jersey FactsAdoptions Finalized by DCF/DYFS (2000-2010)


New Jersey FactsChildren Legally Free for Adoption (“Legal Orphans”)


0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

18,000

20,000

National FactsChildren in Public Foster Care Waiting to be Adopted (FY2006)

NJ

(4,6

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MI (

6,16

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National FactsLength of Stay in Foster Care (FY2006)Less than 1 Month

5%

1 to 5 Months19%

6 to 11 Months18%

12 to 17 Months13%18 to 23

Months9%

24 to 29 Months

7%

30 to 35 Months5%

3 to 4 Years11%

5 Years or More13%


National FactsOutcomes for Children Exiting Foster Care (FY2006)

Reunification with Parent(s) or Primary Caretaker(s)

53%

Living with

Other Relative(s)

11%

Adoption17%

Emancipation9%

Guardianship5%

Transfer to Another Agency2%

Runaway2%

Death of Child<1%


“Parking Lot”

Are there any questions that you had that may not have been answered

during this session?

Let’s add them to our Parking Lot!

CLOSURE

• Review You Need to Know!, PRIDEBook Pages 24-35• Complete the PRIDE Connection exercise on

PRIDEBook Pages 36-37 (copy in packet)• Read Making A Difference!, PRIDEBook Page 38

• Session 2: Teamwork Toward Permanence

Resource Family Pre-Service Training

Tonight, 6-9PM in Conference Room

National FactsTrends in Foster Care and Adoption - FY2000-FY2005

(Based on data submitted by states as of January 2007)

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200,000300,000

400,000

500,000

600,000700,000

800,000

900,000

FY2000 552,000 293,000 272,000 131,000 73,000 51,000 811,000

FY2001 545,000 296,000 269,000 129,000 66,000 51,000 813,000

FY2002 533,000 303,000 282,000 124,000 67,000 53,000 813,000

FY2003 519,000 295,000 282,000 120,000 67,000 50,000 800,000

FY2004 517,000 306,000 283,000 118,000 65,000 52,000 798,000

FY2005 514,000 311,000 287,000 115,000 67,000 52,000 800,000

In Care 9/30 Entries Exits Waiting TPR Adopted Served

Source: AFCARS data, US Children's Bureau, Administration for Children, Youth and Families

New Jersey Facts% of DYFS Youth Discharged Within 12 Months(Chapin Hall Foundation for Children – www.chapinhall.org)

32%

35% 36%34%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

2003 2004 2005 2006

Year

Stranded on a Desert Island

Break into groups and imagine that you have been stranded on a desert island. Collectively decide on five items that you would have planned to bring with you, just

in case you were stranded. You have about three minutes to discuss …

SCHEDULE – Weekend Sessions

• Class will be held on the following dates– Session 1: Saturday, June 6, 8:30AM– Session 2: Saturday, June 13, 8:30AM– Session 3: Saturday, June 20, 8:30AM– Session 4: Saturday, June 27, 8:30AM

What is a team?

• Has two or more members• Shares a common goal• Complementary roles• Established way of working together

through procedures and common terms

Questions for Discussion …• Why didn’t the Hansons adopt Vernon?

– Some families provide foster care, helping children return home or move on to an adoptive family

• Why were Vernon and Nathan with the Hansons for so long?– Nathan’s bond with his father may not have made him

a candidate for adoption– Vernon’s case would likely not take as long with

current federal laws

SCHEDULE – Weekend Sessions

PRIDE training will be held on the following dates:– Sessions 1&2: Saturday, April 2nd, 8:30AM – 3:30PM– Sessions 3&4: Saturday, April 9th, 8:30AM – 3:30PM– Sessions 5&6: Saturday, April 16th, 8:30AM – 3:30PM– Sessions 7&8: Saturday, April 23rd, 8:30AM – 3:30PM

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