Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center

Children’s Bureau Training and Technical Assistance

CB provides guidance, consultation, and resources to States, Territories, and Tribes to meet Federal standards, comply with Federal statutes, and pursue systemic changes that will improve outcomes for children, youth, and families.

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Federal technical assistance: Regional Offices T/TA Network services and resources Intensive services from the National Resource

Centers (NRCs) and Implementation Centers (ICs)

National Resource Centers

NRC

NRC

NRC

NRC

NRC

NRC

NRC

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• Possess topical expertise in assigned areas of child welfare

• Respond to T/TA requests from States, Tribes, and Territories across the country

• Serve as repositories of knowledge and resources on effective and promising practices in their respective areas of responsibility

• Provide universally accessible technical assistance

Implementation Centers

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IC IC IC IC IC

• Possess expertise in implementation strategies, systemic intervention, and the process of organizational and systems change

• Operate in defined geographic service areas comprised of two ACF Regions

• Enter into mutually binding agreements for implementation projects

• Provide in-depth, long-term technical assistance and resources to selected project sites

Our purpose is to facilitate the

implementation of systemic change

to improve outcomes for children

and families

MCWIC Purpose

• Collaborative

• Multi-disciplinary

• Multi-level

• Systems Based

MCWIC Approach

• Informed by Implementation Science knowledge and strategies

• Provide intensive technical assistance and support to systems change implementation projects proposed by states and tribes

MCWIC Approach

Project Application Process

1) Concept Paper

2) Internal Assessment

3) Teleconference

4) Written Feedback

5) Formal Application

6) External Review

7) Submission to CB

8) Refine request

9) CB approves project

stages of process

Application Review Process

• MCWIC • MCWIC’s External Consultants • T/TA Network • Children’s Bureau

• Central Office• Regional Office• CFSR Unit

review by

MCWIC Approved Projects

• Indiana: Centralized Intake• Iowa: Parent Partner Approach• Wisconsin: Best Outcomes for Indian

Children• Ohio: Partners for Ohio’s Families

four implementation projects

Peer Networking & Outreach

• Tribal Gatherings (4)• Regional Forums (2)• National Webinars (2)

Peer Networking

http://connect.mcwic.org

CONNECT is an internet social networking site designed to serve child

welfare workers, administrators, trainers, and their support network

Peer Networking

Regional Forum Objectives

Increase knowledge about the process of systems change and promote solution focused dialogue among States and Tribes through

presentations regarding the science of implementation applied to “real world” child welfare challenges

structured, facilitated topical discussions panel presentations regarding the implementation

of agency-designed child welfare initiatives

• Increase awareness about resources available to States and Tribes from the Children’s Bureau’s National Child Welfare

Training and Technical Assistance Network

• Increase understanding of the knowledge and skills needed to successfully lead and sustain strategic organizational

change initiatives

· Provide networking opportunities for state and Tribal child welfare leaders in ACF Regions V and VII to strengthen peer-to-peer relationships and learn about systemic change

efforts

Regional Forum Objectives

Regional Forum Agenda 9:00 AM Presentation: The Dance of Leadership: A framework for implementation 

in child welfareDr. Katharine Cahn, Assistant Professor at the Portland State University School of Social Work, Executive Director and Assistant Dean of Continuing Education & Training 10:00 AM Break, snack provided 10:15 AM Presentation: Implementing System Change in Child Welfare

Cathy Fisher, Director, Atlantic Coast Child Welfare Implementation Center 11:00 AM Concurrent Small Group Discussions regarding presentations 12:00 PM Lunch (provided)

1:15 PM Keynote: Common Ground: Preserving Families and TribesAnita Fineday, Chief Judge for the White Earth Nation and Tribal Attorney for the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians 

2:15 PM Presentation: Preliminary Findings from the National Needs Assessment of Tribal Child Welfare ProgramsKathy Deserly, Associate Director, National Resource Center for Tribes and Robin Leake, Evaluator,

 3:00 PM Break, snack provided

3:15 PM Concurrent Small Group Discussions“Centralized Intake Unit”                                         Congress BallroomIndiana Department of Child Services

 “Partnering with Parents for System Change”     Nebraska RoomIowa Department of Human Services

Regional Forum Agenda

4:00 PM Concurrent Small Group Discussions“New Technical Assistance Model”              Congress Ballroom Ohio Office for Families and Children “Best Outcomes for Indian Children”    

Nebraska RoomWisconsin Department of Children and Families

 4:45 PM Wrap-up, Evaluation & Adjourn 5:30 PM Informal Networking and Reception                 

    Walnut Room

Regional Forum Agenda

Regional Forum Agenda

Wednesday, April 13, 2011  8:45 AM Presentation: The Core Elements of the Fostering Connections Act: 

Resources for States and TribesJudy Blunt, Assistant Director, National Resource Center on Permanency & Family Connections 10:00 AM Break, snack provided 10:15 AM Presentation: Fostering Connections Implementation Support & Resources

ACF Regional Office Staff 

11:15 AM  Presentation: Evaluating the Implementation of Child Welfare System Change  Jeff Chambers, Project Evaluator, Midwest Child Welfare

Implementation Center 12:00 PM Lunch (provided) 1:00 PM Concurrent Small Group Discussions

Group A: Fostering Connections ImplementationGroup B: Project Evaluations Group C: Implementing Change in Tribal Child Welfare Agencies 1:45 PM Wrap-up, Evaluation & Dismissal

Regional Forum Agenda

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