Children In Care 2008

Children In Care

2008-2009

Agenda for the DayWelcome and Introductions and Objectives

Bill Reid, Regional Coordinator: Kootenay Boundary School Districts

Sherri Mohoruk, Superintendent Liaison:Ministry of Education

Mel Joy, President: BCSTA Kootenay Boundary Branch

Table Introductions

Agenda for the Day

Here’s what:Review of Previous Symposium: Bill

Agenda for the Day

So whatReport on Action Plans from Last year as given by District staffs to local trustees

Agenda for the DayNow WhatIntegrated Case Management: Sandy McIlwainSpectrum Solutions, Supporting Children and Youth with Special Needs: a report on work taking place in the West Kootenays:

Helen LutzThe voice of the parent: Parent Panel

How do we implement best practice throughout the Kootenays

What are our inservice needs?

Agenda for the DayNew Education Guidelines for Supporting Youth in Care: Joint press release by the Ministry of Children and Family Development and the Ministry of Education

Table talk: what does it mean? how do we implement? What are we doing with the six bullets? What’s missing?Report Out

Possible Local Protocol Agreement for supporting Children in Care Year 2 of the Grant: application work: Bill Reid

Key Purpose

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Key Purpose

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Children In Care

Kina’ OleDo the right thingIn the right wayAt the right timeIn the right place

To the right personFor the right reason

With the right feelingThe first time

Where is Started

The local chapter of the BCSSA applied for and received a grant to hold a symposium on the Topic of

Children in Care

Kootenay Boundary Chapter

We wanted to bring together the professionals who are involved in

supporting children in care:


Our goals:provide a forum for regional dialogueraise awareness of the needs of children in careenhance communications between all partiesshare successful strategiesset the stage for followup


Our goals:recognize that there will be significant staff change in the next five years and design structures that cope with the changes


District StaffSchool administrators

CounsellorsChild Care workers

Social Workers


CYSN Provincial DirectionA Framework for Action


CYSN: Children and youth between birth and 19 who required additional educational, medical/health and social/environmental support, beyond that required by children in general, to enhance or improve their health, development, quality of life, and community integration.


Services:90 programs mostly by 3 MinistriesChildren and FamilyEducationHealth

total spending: $525 + million


Challenges:

Waits, gaps and OverlapsInconsistent StandardsComplex and Disjointed

Service System


Common Vision Needed:

Optimal development, health, well-being and achievement for children and youth with special needs.


Common Mission Needed:

To promote and deliver accessible, quality intervention and support services for children and youth with special needs and their families through an integrated service delivery model.


Six supporting Strategies for Action:

1. Placing Children’s and families’ Needs First: Functionally-based and accessible services.



2. Supporting our People: Training, Recruitment and Retention.



3. Ensuring Quality and Performance: Improving quality measurement and accountability.



4. Building and Using the Evidence Base: Promoting evaluation and research.



5. Simplifying the Pathway to Services: Providers, agencies and ministries coordinating, collaborating and integrating more.



6. Planning Together: Instituting a province-wide integrated planning mechanism.


Report out from last years’ Forum


SD 5: now a strategy in achievement contract under social responsibility; also in school growth plans70 students in care and 50% are ab ed. Monthly scheduled meetings are held at school level with staff from Ministry of Family and every second month, district level meetings


SD6: better communication now with Ktunaxa(Kinbasket) family services. Contact made by social workers in summer to school principals to review vulnerable childrenLocal conference at one school on October 24th will be about supporting At-Risk Youth.


SD 8: Darren from MCFD attended principals’ meeting and committed to providing names and holding follow-up. About 45 children in care. Talking about what makes a child resilient. Concerned about situation where a child is placed in care on the weekend and there is no communication


SD10: Joint effort between agencies for the healthy family group. A community link function for support dollars. Good communications with Ministry of Family. Adjunct services with separate agencies have more difficult communications.


SD 20: good multi-agency group meets several times a year. Meeting in the next two weeks to reconnect. Know most of the children in care. Looking at attachment theory work. Ministry of Family has good communications.


SD 51: some communications problems caused by shift of regional reporting office moving from Okanagan to Nelson. Also staffing issues. Some distress in a number of families with fathers away working due to local downturn in economy. Positive partnership in training with Ministry of Family on Integrated Case Management. Foster parents attended and session well received. Held appreciation day for foster parents.


Some ideas to include in follow-up:Voice of the parentsEmergency situation protocolsIncluding RCMPIntegrated Case ManagementAssessment referral program which eliminates duplication


Follow-up forum to be held in Cranbrook on November 20th. Bill to organize.


Literature Reviewed and Available

The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives of High School Drop-outsExecutive Summary provided

Children in Care in Canada: Child Welfare LeagueSummary provided

Spectrum Solutions: Improving Support for Children with Special Needs – presentation

Integrating Service Delivery for CYSN in BCPresentation

Integrated Case Management:Sandy McIlwain

Spectrum Solutions, Supporting Children and Youth with Special Needs: a report on work taking place in the West Kootenays:

Helen Lutz

The voice of the parent: Parent Panel

A little bit about yourself: how long? Age of the kidsWhat are the joys?What makes it work?What is a roadblock?Is there a way we could make life easier?

The voice of the parent: Parent Panel

Table Talk: debrief 3 interesting comments2 common themes1 “aha” moment

In Area Groups:

How do we implement best practice throughout the KootenaysWhat have you heard that sounds encouraging?What insights have you gained from the readings or presenters? What can you share?What can you take away today and implement tomorrow?

What are our inservice needs?Education?MCFD?Separate?Joint?Who else can help?

What are our other needs?What can help us now?How can we help each other?

Possible Local Protocol Agreement for supporting Children in Care:Brainstorm What can we deliver from today’s meeting?What can we publicize as our achievement?What’s in the press release

Year 2 of the Grant

Bill Reid

Kina’ OleDo the right thingIn the right wayAt the right timeIn the right place

To the right personFor the right reason

With the right feelingThe first time

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We are pleased to thank the BCSSA and Ministry of Education for their support and funding to make today possible and look forward to their

continued support.

Every time we deal with a child in care, we should be

thinking:Kina’ Ole

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