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One of five regional Implementation Centers funded by the Children’s Bureau
MPCWIC project partners University of Texas, Arlington Butler Institute for Families, DU Native American Training Institute (NATI)
In-depth, long-term consultation and support
Development and implementation of projects for systemic practice changes
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Colorado is committed to achieving positive outcomes for children and their
families involved with child serving agencies across the state and to shaping and implementing practice and system
reform
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MPCWIC three-year implementation project
Explore, design & implement a Colorado practice model Mission Vision & values Practice principles Standards of practice Strategies, methods and tools
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Outcomes: safety, permanency and stability for
children Continuity & connections Increased capacity for families to care for
their children’s needs Use of data to inform decisions & practice Quality assurance and quality
improvement Consumer involvement and satisfaction
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Partnership between Colorado Division of Child Welfare, County Departments of Human Services,
tribal agencies, clients and community stakeholders to identify the elements of a practice model
and develop a plan for implementation
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Integrate the recommendations from multiple reviews and reports of the Colorado child welfare system over the past three years into a coherent set of over-arching priorities,
Conduct statewide action planning to establish commitment to the set of practice priorities
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Research, select and integrate the elements of the child welfare practice model
Facilitate the identification of the roles and responsibilities of the State and County child welfare and improve and enhance the State/County interrelationship in order to align the functions that are necessary to support implementation of a practice model at the local level.
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Develop and refine internal and external communication methods
Develop and implement evaluation and quality assurance approaches that support installation, implementation and ongoing assessment of sustained changes in practice.
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Integrate report recommendations. Facilitate action planning sessions
statewide. Summarize statewide session results
into a set of priorities for practice. Research practice models in
congruence with state goals and priorities.
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Synthesize all information to inform a Colorado model of practice.
Develop ongoing evaluation plan including assessment of implementation, system and client outcomes.
Develop ongoing quality assurance/improvement processes to utilize data to monitor outcomes.
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Review, analysis, and provision of summaries of relevant information,
Facilitation of planning groups and leadership team(s),
Facilitation of statewide strategic action planning,
Facilitate plan for resource development and allocation,
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Onsite support for implementation of practice model and specific practice strategies.
Consultation and support for development of evaluation capacity to sustain QA/QI components
On-site oversight and management to the project.
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Participate in state cross-system project steering and planning committees
Participate in regional strategic action planning sessions
Participate in workgroups Provide input and feedback via
stakeholder surveys
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Strategic implementation of one or more practice strategies, methods, or tools
necessary to integrate the elements of a defined practice model, conduct an evaluation of practice efficacy and effectiveness, and build the State’s capacity for sustainability to most
effectively meet the needs of CO’s children and families.
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Convening Project teams and work groups
Training on Implementation Science and Practice Model (by invitation)
DCW Internal strategic action planning
Statewide regional meetings (early summer)
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Judy Rodriguez – DCW Project Manager, [email protected]
Anne Comstock – MPCWIC Implementation Specialist, [email protected]
www.uta.edu/mpcwic
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