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THE LATEST UPDATE ON SPECIALIZED FOSTER CARE
The Foster Care Infrastructure
Work Group met in Chicago on October 20. The
main topic of discussion was DCFS� current thinking on the future of
specialized foster care. After much
discussion and debate on the issues of standardized plans and rates, pursuit of
a blended rate, the feasibility and capacity issues of providing most
specialized care within the context of regular/hmr programs, the following
decisions were made:
1)
The system is not yet ready to pursue delivery of
specialized services within regular/hmr programs on any broad scale yet. These
opportunities on a case-by-case basis will still be available when an agency
requests this from DCFS to avoid exit of case out of the agency.
2)
The system is not ready to pursue standardized
program plans and rates.
3)
The new Levels of Care system needs to be rolled
out and provided in all regions on a consistent basis. Training of evaluators as
well as agencies must be provided. All new children for whom a specialized
program is considered will be reviewed under the new LOC.
4)
Current Specialized cases will be re-reviewed using
the new LOC as a �pilot.� No change in board rates or services will be made
in these cases yet, but the foster parent will be notified that a possibility in
the future could be that other ancillary services, typically available in
specialized/treatment programs (respite, extra counseling or casework visits,
etc.) could no longer be available if the specialized system changes next year.
The agency will need to prepare documentation showing how the additional
services meet the needs of the child. Do additional services and supports
ameliorate the need and would a recurrence of specialized behaviors appear if
the services were reduced? A list
of all legacy cases by agency is available from Melinda Woods-Lis
(312-814-6861.)
5)
The Placement Stabilization programs will be
evaluated by DCFS, providers and foster care program users to determine if the
Placement Stabilization programs are meeting the current needs of the system, or
whether such funds should be rolled into agency programs.
6)
The WRAP service planning mechanism needs to be
studied and evaluated. Private sector reps suggested using several agencies as
�test sites� to determine just how long it takes the �average� line
worker to get a WRAP plan set up for child.
7)
There needs to be a research and design component
for setting, tracking and evaluating outcomes in specialized and treatment care.
Although these decisions
represent no major change for agency programs at this time, we would urge
agencies to continue to keep in mind that changes will be made to the
specialized system sooner or later. The
DCFS Director is very concerned about the number of children DCFS feels are
still in specialized care who receive no documented specialized services or
supports. He is very concerned about the level of movement from home to home of
specialized children�including those moved multiple times within the same
agency. DCFS will be closely
looking at specialized and treatment programs to make sure they are providing
the contracted services for all children, and are achieving permanency and
clinical outcomes for the children in their care.
DCFS does not feel the specialized foster care system is working well and
feels it will ultimately need to change. The
Public Guardian in Cook is also gathering documentation on these cases.
There will be increased expectations over the next 6-8 months for
documentation of specialized need and how the services an agency provides meets
such a need. Such documentation and
analysis will likely form the baseline for future decisions relating to those
children as well as to the agency�s programs. There will most likely be
additional discussions about the financial implications of making changes to the
system. Medicaid financing of specialized programs needs continual study and
discussion over the next few months. The
larger Foster Care Infrastructure Group is due to meet in early November to
discuss the decisions made at the work group meeting and to discuss future
issues. (MB)
DIRECT SERVICE EMPLOYEE TRAINING UPDATE
The DCFS Training Committee
met on October 16 in Chicago. Work continues on refining the basic curriculum
and in developing instruction guides, procedures for training and promotional
materials. Delivery issues are still unsettled: the committee recommends
frequent and regular training availability if all new staff will be required to
attend. DCFS is struggling with how to provide these at regular intervals,
particularly in downstate areas in which hiring patterns are more sporadic. At a
minimum the group recommends 2 sessions per month in Cook, and 2 sessions per
month at 2 different locations downstate. The committee will also need to review
in more detail full recommendations from the testing and evaluation group, in
order to assure the test is valid and to assure a good evaluation plan is in
place as the foundation training begins.
The group spent much
discussion on whether a core foundation training will really be ready for full
roll out as of January 1. Although
much work is going on among the numerous sub-committees, there are still major
issues to be settled: 1) will the training be required for all staff even when
their agency has a complete training plan? 2) who will be the providers of the
training? 3) how will agencies be able to absorb the financial impact of the
required training and what financing opportunities are available to offset the
projected impact? 4) how can we be sure the program works and achieves its
outcomes without a pilot period? 5)how
does a uniform training and licensing system impact individual agency employment
procedures? The committee will work on a more detailed statement of these
longer-range issues. For the January imminent deadline, the committee proposes
continuation of the testing preparation sessions and regular testing dates as
new staff are hired. DCFS training
staff will bring these issues and recommendations to the DCFS director for
consideration. CCA staff will also set up a meeting of the CCA Human Resource
Committee sometime in November to bring that group up to date on issues and to
discuss the common employment concerns. Watch the Monday Report for the exact
date. (MB)
COOK PERFORMANCE BASED WORK GROUP
The Cook Performance Based
Work Group met in Chicago on October 18. DCP staff reported there is still an
overload of adolescent girls, many of whom have babies, residing in ERC. Agency
members suggested that the cases in the shelter are very serious and are
indicative of the children in the system at this time. Additionally, the group
suggested that some of these children are waiting for a PRT for residential,
which would likely be declined by DCFS. Residential or group home care is being
considered less and less as an option for older kids. Since they continually
disrupt from foster care, the shelter system presents the only safe placement
option.
FY�00 permanency results for Cook were shared with the group. As reported
several weeks ago, the system as a whole performed better than expected in HMR,
with only one agency not meeting the 24% mark. In Traditional, performance is
more sluggish, with a number of agencies below the 24% mark. DCFS staff
suggested the system has sufficient intake to support agencies that performed at
least at the 20% mark. However, to date, no decision has yet been made by the
DCFS director as to the status of the contracts of agencies that did not perform
in HMR, very low performing agencies in TFC and where to draw an intake hold
line in TFC.
Post-permanency support
services explanation letters should be coming to all agencies this week. The
planned distribution for 3 weeks ago failed to occur. Agencies will need to
submit their plan for use of the additional funds and implementation of the
required program elements to the CAU staff in Cook, who will review the plans
and do the approvals. These are due by December 1.
DCFS staff reported that
additional cases are being transferred out of Cook South. These are cases that
the staff thought would go to permanency by June 30 but did not. As a result,
they are being transferred. AP staff have been at the site for the last week
going through cases and report the files are in generally good shape. Priority
in case assignment with agencies is consolidation of sib groups. Some of the
cases will be Traditional because they are related to a child in HMR. If the
child is the only child in the DCFS traditional home, the home will also be
transferred to the agency. If there are other unrelated children placed in that
home, the case management services will go to the agency, but licensing of that
home will remain with DCFS. In order to facilitate payment, duplicate i.d.�s
will be issued for the foster home which serves multiple agencies.
The
Foster Parent Association agency rep reported that Foster Parent Implementation
Plans from agencies will be due by November 30. This will allow ample time for
review during the holiday season. The next meeting of the performance based work
group is scheduled for November 29.
MEETING WITH COOK COUNTY JUVENILE COURT JUDGES
CCAI executive staff met with
the Cook County Juvenile Court Judges on October 17 for an informal discussion
over lunch. Judges asked a number of questions about the nature of private
agencies, the logistics of contracting and the current monitoring system. The
questions and comments most often heard were: 1) why do agencies have different
services and supports available�why can one agency provide something extra
while another agency states it cannot afford it? 2) how can more control be
issued over the assignment of certain cases to agencies that seem to work better
with the clinical case issues presented by specific clients; 3) what is the
nature of training of staff? The judges expressed a number of complaints about
the level of social work competence of staff�some judges reported this as a
pervasive and continuous problem in their courtroom. There was also great
concern expressed about the quality of supervisors�many of the judges saw
there was little guidance or support provided for the line worker and saw that
supervisors were generally untrained and not energetic. The judges expressed the
importance of seeing executive directors and executive level staff frequently
present in their courtrooms and visiting court. The judges also expressed their
willingness to help support legislation and policies that address work force
issues and help attract staff into the field.
We again encourage our member agencies to make routine and regular visits
to court. Finally, Judge Bishop will be inviting several agencies each month to
join the judges for the luncheon discussions. We strongly encourage agencies to
take advantage of such an opportunity when the invitation is extended. (MB)
DIRECT SERVICE EMPLOYEE LICENSING UPDATE
DCFS training staff have
assured us that licensing preparation training and the exam are scheduled
through mid-December. As soon as we obtain the schedule, we will post it in the
Monday Report. DCFS training staff are very concerned that staff will wait until
the last minute to schedule their training and exam, and thus, have not
�publicized� the dates as yet. We agreed to pass along this concern, and
have asked for a copy of the training and exam dates. We remind all agencies
that the January deadline is quickly approaching (MB)
FOSTER
PARENT FILE REQUESTS FROM PUBLIC GUARDIAN
Because
of the importance of this material, we are repeating this notice for the second
week in a row. We ask all executive directors and program managers to be sure to
pass this information along to all direct service supervisors and staff who may
have occasion to receive foster home information requests from the GAL.
Our
Cook County agencies are reporting that they are beginning to receive requests
from the Public Guardian�s Office for foster home licensing records.
DCFS
has arranged a protocol with the GAL regarding such records:
*If minor is in the foster home or being considered for placement in the
home: GAL should send request to Office of Legal Services, which will contact
the private agency licensing representative. The private agency is to send a
copy of the licensing record to DCFS Legal, which will remove certain
confidential information from the record copy prior to forwarding it to the GAL.
This confidential information includes social security numbers, LEADS checks,
and names of reporters of complaints about the home.
*If minor has been removed from the foster home: The GAL will issue a
subpoena to the private agency and include DCFS legal on notice. At this point
the private agency staff may want to consult their own attorney or work with
DCFS legal. DCFS may file a motion to quash on the ground that licensing
materials are not relevant to the minor�s current placement and pending
juvenile court case, if they feel it is advisable on the particular case.
When
agencies receive subpoenas from the GAL, they need to first determine the name
of the child in question. The agency or agency�s own attorney should then
contact the DCFS attorney assigned to the courtroom for that child. If the
agency does not know the name of the DCFS attorney, they should call the main
DCFS court office at 312-633-3400, and have child�s name and docket number
ready. The DCFS staff can then direct the agency to the correct DCFS attorney.
There is also a member of DCFS legal responsible for coordinating this: Meryl
Paniak, 312-814-8742. She can ultimately be contacted for any other questions or
concerns. (MB)
CWAC
MEDICAID ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The
CWAC Medicaid Advisory Committee met on October 18, 2000.
The agenda included an update on the changes to the Medicaid Rule for
Mental Health Services, discussion of the program plan and further information
on restructuring the foster care system. The
major change made to the rule recommended by DCFS was based on the initial
language proposed by DHS which required post payment reviews to be completed and
the submission of corrected billings. DHS
was adding the language based on recommendations from legal counsel in order
that their procedures are in agreement with the rule.
Changes will be made to the language to allow for flexibility in how DCFS
would use the section and to accommodate the billing process corrections for
DCFS. Within the next 60 days the
changes in the final rule will be adopted.
Meetings
have been scheduled for November 14 and November 16 for residential providers in
order to review the revised Program Plan for Medicaid services.
The CWAC SED Committee is still in the process of reviewing the program
plan prior to the scheduled meetings.
The
majority of the meeting included a discussion of changes to specialized foster
care and treatment foster care and the options for continuing Medicaid
certification for these services. Some
statistics were initially presented on treatment and specialized as of 6/30/99.
The total number of children in spec/treatment foster care at that time
was 5,908. 551 were in treatment foster care; 4,709 were in specialized
foster care; and 648 were in Intensive Foster Care. 1012 were being monitored by DCFS and 4896 (83%) were being
monitored by POS agencies. Only 23%
or 1341 were being served in Medicaid certified program. 4567 (73%) were being served in a non-Medicaid certified
program. Permanencies achieved for
spec/treatment foster care in FY 99 was 26% of the estimate in the budget book
(6102). As of Sept. 30, spec
foster care total was 5140 and treatment was 509.
Changes
that are occurring to specialized and treatment foster care include
standardizing a level of care process. Currently
different processes are used within each region of the state.
They will be standardizing the form to be used and the clinical
coordinator will be responsible for level of care review.
They want to track the level of care in a database � when the level of
care is done, what the score was, etc. Children
will be reviewed on a yearly basis. A
mass re-review of all spec and treatment foster care cases would take place
between Feb. and June. 2000. They
also want to standardize program plans and rates for agencies.
There is a discussion that the child will be specialized versus the home.
The services would follow the child.
The
impact on Medicaid of these changes is being considered.
With all the shortfalls that have continued within foster care services,
Medicaid is not working well right now for treatment and spec foster care.
What changes should be considered?
Possible options include: 1.) Only continue to Medicaid treatment foster
care because the workers are in the home more often because of the intensity.
2.) Do not continue Medicaid for spec or treatment foster care.
3.) Create an incentive program where a smaller portion of the rate would
need to be met through Medicaid. If
an agency would meet the baseline, they would be able to go for additional funds
billed under Medicaid. What
continues to be the causes for the shortfalls?
Have changes within the service system impacted the shortfalls? Issues raised in response to the question was the increase in
regulations and paperwork that have happened from the inception of Medicaid.
Also as programs may have to downsize, there is an economy of scale for
providing Medicaid services and smaller programs may not be able to continue to
support the requirements. The
service population has also changed where some services are required to be
obtained from another service provider such as SACEY and agencies cannot bill
outsourcing to Medicaid. Discussions
will continue around the best options to pursue for continued funding of
Medicaid for foster care services. (JMS)
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FEDERAL
MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTION, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION ACT, S. 2369
The
Mental Health Intervention, Treatment and Prevention Act which was introduced
during the current session of Congress by Senators Pete Domenici (R. N.M.) and
Edward Kennedy (D-Mass) would better integrate child welfare functions with
mental health services. It also
would create a new suicide prevention program for children, youth and adults and
a number of new grant programs for teachers, police, health professionals and
others. The National Mental Health
Association generally praised the bill at addressing critical issues in
identifying and preventing mental health problems for children and adolescents.
In the bill there was a section which fostered collaborations with child
welfare and mental health and would have authorized funding of $20 in the first
year. Some of the uses for these
dollars could have been: training, technical assistance, providing a single
entry point for families to mental health and child welfare services, providing
integrated mental health and substance abuse services, reaching further in to
the community for collaboration with personnel in juvenile justice, social
services, health care, education and offices administering Medicaid and the
State Children�s Health Insurance Program; providing linguistically and
culturally competent services, and measuring and evaluating the coordinated
services. This bill was introduced
in April and although there was initial thoughts that it might pass this session
it was referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation and no further action
has occurred on it to this time. This
might be attributed to a more controversial provision of the bill which dealt
with consumer non-compliance with outpatient treatment plans.
If no action occurs during this session, this should be a piece of
legislation to follow in the future. (JMS)
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CCA
EDUCATION COMMITTEE FOCUSES ON TEACHER CERTIFICATION SHORTAGE
In
an effort to ease the crisis in teacher supply for nonpublic special education
facilities, the CCA Education Committee decided this week that a major agenda
item for this year will be continued negotiation with ISBE on PZZ requirements
and investigation of several initiatives that promote alternative routes to
teacher certification. In addition
to this agenda, CCA will continue to monitor all new developments in teacher
certification requirements and professional development planning. (BRH)
TRAINING
APPLICATIONS STILL DELAYED
Numerous
agency personnel have contacted CCA regarding the training applications that
ISBE promised to have available to promote private agency training of teachers
in the new professional development training requirements.
As soon as applications are available, CCA will send copies to all
members on the Education Committee as well as all Executive Directors of member
agencies. (BRH)
GAP
EDUCATION WORKGROUP CONTINUES WORK WITH DCFS
Members
of the GAP Education workgroup met with top DCFS education officials this week
to discuss operations problems and numerous other items.
This group will continue to meet throughout the year to exchange
important information about the DCFS education initiative and private
agencies� experience with it. (BRH)
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YOUTH
SERVICE BUREAU OF ILLINOIS VALLEY ACHIEVES COA ACCREDITATION, CONTINUES
COMMITMENT TO JUVENILE JUSTICE ISSUES.
Congratulations
to CCA member agency Youth Service Bureau
of Illinois Valley, which has received COA accreditation. According to
Executive Director Dave McClure, YSB of Illinois Valley was founded in 1976 out
of concern for the punitive nature of juvenile detention in the area. Dave is
currently becoming involved in working with Court Services and Probation through
the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and the John Howard Association
in piloting a project to remove status offenders from detention in Illinois.
Dave has also volunteered to conduct formal visits to detention homes and
juvenile corrections facilities for the John Howard Association. The objective
of these voluntary visits are to assist agencies in learning more firsthand
about the juvenile detention system in Illinois, have the ability to file
reports, and be in a better position to advocate for improved juvenile justice
practices in the state of Illinois. (LLL)
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CCA
PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING
The
CCA Public Policy Committee met last week.
The Committee invited Mike Mahoney, CEO of the John Howard Association,
to join them to discuss juvenile justice issues and future policy and
legislative directions. He
indicated that there are currently 2500 juveniles within IDOC facilities which
have a designed capacity for 1300. These
children do not necessarily attend school or receive treatment or
rehabilitation. DOC will be adding
two additional facilities over the course of the next several year--one in
Kewanee and one in Rushville. Even
with these additions Illinois will still be at 150% capacity. Mike recommended that the committee obtain and read two
documents: �Status of Detention in Illinois�--put out by the Juvenile
Justice Commission and �Juvenile Crime and Justice System Activities in
Illinois: An Overview of Trends�. There
are several funding opportunities that CCA agency members should be aware of and
which CCA will be supporting. 1)
the Annie E. Casey Foundation support for Cook County�s Detention Reform
imitative. This is meant both to decrease the numbers in detention as well as
provide funding for alternative community-based programs. The Juvenile Justice
Commission has issued grant money that will enable seven counties to participate
in this effort through technical assistance from the Casey Foundation.
We will have a list of selected counties sometime next week.
2) Another opportunity is through the federal Juvenile Accountability
Block Grant Program. These moneys
go to municipalities and county governments to fund a variety of juvenile
programs. This is done by
formula--counties may be open to the possibility of partnerships with private
agencies for alternative programs. We
will also have a list of those counties available sometime next week.
The
Committee also discussed with Mike legislation that creates the framework for
funding community-based services for kids and adults, reserving DOC space for
serious offenders. This program was
funded very briefly several years ago and we will be looking at the possibility
of reviving that effort, perhaps on a pilot basis. Another avenue for advocacy on these issues will be with the
House Prison Management Reform Committee which has an interest in the area of
juvenile corrections. There are
several models which the Committee will be examining in this
regard--particularly Reclaim Ohio and models from California and Wisconsin.
Because
confinement conditions as well as crowding are issues in juvenile justice, Mike
also outlined the components of a voluntary monitoring program that is in place
which will allow participants to tour facilities in an unrestricted manner.
A series of training events will be held in November.
Volunteers will visit facilities under the guidance of staff. This process is a way to heighten awareness, show support for
juveniles in detention, and for seeing first-hand what conditions are like.
He encouraged CCA agency members to join this effort and make an
organizational commitment to volunteer for this program.
The
next steps for the Committee in this regard will be to work collaboratively to:
1) amend previously passed legislation to update it; 2) push for funding through
the General Assembly; 3) promote county-based activity on a member-by-member
basis.
Other
Items:
Tom
Nolan indicated that the biggest impact of the upcoming election will be that
the new General Assembly will design and draw a new legislative map. This in
turn will have a great impact on the future make-up of the General Assembly.
Other issues that will surface either in the Fall Veto Session or the Spring
Session include: 1) early retirement for state employees which will in turn have
a great impact on many of the Departments we currently deal with. 2) The
Governor�s office will also be reviewing all legislation coming out of State
Departments. A small group of the committee will meet with Rick Larison, the
administration lead on this effort, to acquaint him with our agenda and to get a
clearer picture of the scope of his efforts.
3) The revenue projection for new monies is between 800 million and a
billion. However, of that figure, 51% is automatically committed to education.
4) It looks like there will be efforts to make the gas tax elimination
permanent. This could very much
have an impact on such issues as the CODB. 4) HB 4731 which was authored by Rep.
Currie and has many co-sponsors has a good chance to pass in the fall session.
This bill will add $38 million to various line items to increase wages for DD
direct-service employees by $1. While we are supportive of the bill, we have
expressed to the sponsor our concern that this bill is not nearly broad enough
to cover all direct service workers who need a similar increase regards of the
field of their work. We are also
concerned that this money is specifically earmarked for direct service salaries
and does not leave any discretion to agency administration as to how this money
should be spent. We do have concern
about the precedent this may set for the future.
The
other item that the Committee spent considerable time discussion was advocacy
for prevention/early intervention services.
The committee reviewed a proposed framework for addressing the public
policy issues on prevention. This framework outlines a continuum of services
from low intensity to very intensive intervention services.
The recommendation proposed was the CCA identify PR opportunities to
highlight such programs within the membership, that CCA provide more training
for its members in this area, and that we evaluate code departments to determine
what programs are currently running, where the funding is, and where gaps in
service exist so that we can advocate for the necessary services and determine
where they should be provided. The discussion highlighted the need for the
creation of a continuum of services so that individuals and families at risk can
be stepped up or down. It was noted that these services are community-focused
rather than client-focused and that the measurement for success is community
outcomes. In this way, these programs may require a different focus and service
philosophy than that of the current child welfare system.
To
move this effort forward, we will need data relative to the costs of these
efforts, the numbers of people in need of these services, and who should provide
these services. Given the complexity of these issues, the Committee has created
a smaller work group to pinpoint long-term and short-term strategies. One step
in moving in this direction will be the creation of a clear concise policy
statement outlining this effort.
Other
Items:
Linda
Lenzini, the Association�s communications person, reported on the activities
of the Media Workgroup and how it plans to interface with the Public Policy
Committee�s efforts through the development of relevant fact-sheets and the
media framework to carry these efforts forward.
The
Committee also agreed that the Association should once again sponsor a Child
Welfare Day at the State Capitol as was done several years ago.
CCA staff will be beginning the planning process for this effort
including setting a date in the spring.
The
next meeting of the committee will be a conference call on Friday, November 17
at 10-00 AM. (RHM)
TENNESSEE�S
CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM FACES LAWSUIT
Tennessee
merged its scattered services from six state agencies into one office four years
ago. A lawsuit has been filed by
Children�s Rights Inc. stating that the problems have worsened.
It has been stated that the number of placements for each foster-care
case for most children now averages 3.4 different homes.
But nearly a quarter (23 percent) have been bounced around to 10 or more
placements. Another area of concern
is the abuse of the shelter care system. Without
available alternatives, children are routinely placed in emergency shelters for
up to six months. (JMS)
WEBSITES
WE LIKE
The
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency websites
offers a lot of information on juvenile justice issues, often offering an
opportunity to download full-text documents. Visit this site at
www.ncjrs.org/jjhome.htm.
IN
THE NEWS
NOVEMBER
IS NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH: ILLINOIS PRIVATE AGENCIES PLAYED BIG PART IN
ILLINOIS SUCCESSES
Illinois
private agencies are in an excellent position to showcase their own involvement
in adoption successes in the state. Between July l, 1999 and June 30, 2000,
there were 6,281 adoptions statewide and 1,618 permanent guardianships, making
Illinois� adoption rate the highest in the country for the second year in a
row at 20.8% of the substitute care populations. Adoptions through private
agencies represented over 80% of all adoptions finalized in Illinois.
CCA
will be developing a template news release for agencies to use with their local
press, and will be actively promoting the role of private, voluntary agencies in
this success. To obtain a downloadable copy of the template, visit the CCA
on-line library at http://www.cca-il.org.
National
Adoption Month in November focuses national attention on the increasing numbers of children who need families. Many
of these children have special needs and require the security and stability of
an adoptive family to develop their full potential. Administration efforts are
directed to finding safe and permanent families for these children in a timely
manner. A number of resources are available to assist those who wish to learn
more about National Adoption Month and get involved. For more information on the
Internet, visit http://adoptmonth.calib.com/, which can be accessed through the
internet Links found in CCA�s on-line library at http://www.cca-il.com.
FUTURE
CCA EVENTS
CHILD
WELFARE DAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL: BE A PART OF IT
Plans
have begun for CHILD WELFARE DAY, tentatively scheduled for the spring
timeframe. Please share your ideas
and suggestions for this high-profile event by contacting Linda Lenzini,
Director of Marketing and Communications at the Child Care Association at
217-538-4409, or by e-mail at [email protected]
MEDIAWATCH
UPCOMING
JUVENILE JUSTICE broadcast on PBS
The
PBS Documentary FRONTLINE is scheduled to air a Juvenile Justice broadcast on
Tuesday, October 31, 2000. Program notes state, �Should juveniles who commit
serious crimes be tried as juveniles or adults? What happens to young offenders
who reach the �end of the line� in the juvenile court system -- and how are
they rehabilitated?�
Check
your local listings for exact time of this program.
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DOWNSTATE
PERFORMANCE BASED MEETING
This
serves as a reminder that the next Downstate Performance Based Work Group
meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, October 25, 2000 from 1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. at
DCFS, 628 E. Adams, Springfield. Main topic for discussion will be the proposed
referral rotation system for downstate contracts. (MB)
Calendar:
Oct.
25 � Downstate Performance Based Work Group, 1-3:30 p.m., DCFS, 628 E. Adams,
Spfld.
Oct.
26-27 - �Governor�s Workforce Development Conference,� Crowne Plaza Hotel,
Springfield.
Contact
the following for more information: Barb
Senalik, Illinois Department of Employment Security, Job Training Division, 325
West Adams St, 3rd Floor, Springfield IL
62704-1892.
Nov.
1-4 - The International Adolescent Conference, Portland Oregon; Call
(651) 484-5510
Nov. 3-4 � �Issues in Autism 2000�, Autism Society
of Illinois Annual Meeting, Wyndham Northwest
Chicago, Itasca, IL 630/773-4000
Nov. 15 � CCAI Board of Directors Meeting, Springfield
Nov. 17-20 - The Teaching-Family
Association Conference: �Circle of Courage� �Call: 540-370-4439
or e-mail www.teaching-family.org
Feb. 25-28 � 14th Annual Conference, A
System of Care for Children�s Mental Health: Expanding the
Research Base, Tampa Hyatt Regency, Tampa, Fl.
Call Lyn Bryan at 813/974-4649 for information.
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For
further information on any of the above, contact the staff member noted in
parentheses at the end of the text: RHM
= Ron Moorman
217/528-4409 ([email protected]) MB
= Marge Berglind 312/819-1950 ([email protected]) JMS
= Jan Schoening 217/528-4409
([email protected]) BRH=
Bridget Helmholz 217/528-4409 |
RS=Rommel
J.Sangalang 217/528-4409 SKA
= Sandy Armstrong 217/528-4409 LLL
= Linda Lenzini 217/528-4409
([email protected]) Nancy
Ronquillo � 309/827-0374 ([email protected]) |
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