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Building a foundation for success in the first forty-eight hours

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“Foundations 48” is an initiative to enhance the first forty-eight hours

of a child protection case.

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Creating a solid foundation from the beginning is critical to acting in the child’s best interest and achieving permanency for that child.

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The three foundational building blocks are:

Child well-being

Concurrent planning

Timely access to services

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Three Phases of Foundations Three Phases of Foundations

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Phase One: Getting a Baseline Narrative and Understanding of Process

Phase Two: Generating Ideas

Phase Three: Implementation and Evaluation

GOALS FOR THE DAY

IDEAS

CONCEPTS

Protective Care Protective Care MeetingsMeetings

Relationships, Planning and Services

Legal Negotiation

THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF FACILITATED MEETINGS

Initial Emergency Protective Care

Hearing

LIFESPAN OF THE CHILD PROTECTION CASE

Permanency

Four Months

Number of cases mediated

decreases over time

Recognizing Recognizing Stakeholder ChoiceStakeholder Choice

We have a responsibility for creating an environment in which people are the most likely to make the best decisions about the safety and welfare of children.

ThanksThanksSources:

•Daniel Kahneman, “Thinking, Fast and Slow” Farrar, Strauss and Giroux (2011)•Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein, “Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness” Yale University Press (2008)•Cass Sunstein, “Simpler: The Future of Government” Simon & Schuster (2013)