Child Welfare Policy & Program Information Webinars

Wisconsin has developed a five-part webinar series to provide an overview of the Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) Round 3 taking place in 2015-2018. Wisconsin is scheduled to participate in the CFSR process in Federal Fiscal Year, 2018, a date has not yet been established.

CFSR Background and Purpose

The first webinar provides background information and a summary of the overall CFSR process.

Introduction to CFSR Round 3 Performance Measures and Wisconsin Statewide Performance

The second webinar introduces the 7 child welfare performance metrics. It also looks at Wisconsin historical and current performance relative to both the current national standard and select comparison states.

Summary of Wisconsin Case Review for CFSR

The third webinar provides an overview of the case review process that examines child safety, permanence, and well-being factors which are analyzed as part of the CFSR.

CFSR Systemic Factors

The fourth webinar describes systemic variables each state must assess for continuous improvement as part of the CFSR process.

CFSR Round 3 Performance Measures: Definitions and Calculations

The fifth webinar is optional. It is available for those who are interested in a technical deep-dive of the 7 performance metrics. The webinar starts with some context and terminology to facilitate the understanding of the measures (particularly around the various timeframes), followed by the definition, example, and calculation for each of the 7 performance metrics.

DCF has created a CFSR Performance Measures Guide summarizing the CFSR Round 3 Performance Measures. Feel free to use this 7-page document as a reference and a guide.

The Automated Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) Referrals to the Birth to Three Program webinar provides information and screenshot guidance about changes to eWiSACWIS. These changes pertain to the automation of Birth to Three referrals. The material is available in three formats:

• Interactive Birth to Three Referrals provides embedded resources and external links.
• Birth to Three Referrals Webinar Video (MP4) connects to YouTube and plays in the expandable screen at the top of the page.
• Birth to Three Referrals PowerPoint Transcript presents screen shots of the presentation with the narrative below. No video or sound.

Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) Information Gathering - Part 1 webinar covers enhancements made to eWiSACWIS to allow for more reliable AODA data capturing. The help guides, Child Abuse/Neglect eWiSACWIS Allegation Descriptions and Child Abuse/Neglect eWiSACWIS Reasons for Removal provide the available terms with its definition.

• Interactive AODA provides embedded resources and external links.
• AODA Video (MP4) connects to YouTube and plays in the expandable screen at the top of the page.
• AODA PowerPoint Transcript presents screen shots of the presentation with the narrative below. No video or sound.

Federal Public Law 114-22 and 2015 Wisconsin Act 367 - requires the investigation of all cases of alleged child sex trafficking, regardless of the type of relationship between alleged victims of sex trafficking and the alleged maltreaters. Effective May 29, 2017.

The material provides an overview and describes the related policy presented in Child Welfare Policy Memo 2017-07. The information is available in variety of formats.

Child Protective Services Response to Non-Caregiver Cases of Child Sex Trafficking

• Interactive CPS Response provides embedded resources and external links
• CPS Response Video (MP4) connects to YouTube and plays in the expandable screen at the top of the page.
• CPS Response PowerPoint Transcript presents screen shots of the presentation with the narrative below. No video or sound.

Webinars

Present Danger Assessment (PDA) and Protective Plans: A Year in Review examines the updated protective planning policy since 2016. Featured is the Wisconsin Protective Plan outcomes with supporting data analysis. The material is available in three formats.

• Interactive PDA and Protective Plans review provides embedded resources and external links
• PDA and Protective Plans review Video (MP4) connects to YouTube and plays in the expandable screen at the top of the page.
• PDA and Protective Plans review PowerPoint Transcript presents screen shots of the presentation with the narrative below. No video or sound.

Parental Protective Capacities and Protective Planning is an overview of the role of parental protective capacities when establishing a Protective Plan with a family. The material is available in three formats.

• Interactive Parental Protective Capacities and Protective Planning provides embedded resources and external links
• Parental Protective Capacities and Protective Planning Video (MP4) connects to YouTube and plays in the expandable screen at the top of the page.
• Parental Protective Capacities and Protective Planning PowerPoint Transcript presents screen shots of the presentation with the narrative below. No video or sound.

Child Vulnerability and Protective Planning reviews the role of assessing child vulnerability in creating an effective Protective Plan. It connects to YouTube and plays in the expandable screen at the top of the page.

Present Danger Assessments and Plans – June 2016 Policy Change can be viewed for more information about eWiSACWIS functionality, the updated form, and policy requirements

Resources

• The Present Danger Assessment and Protective Plan (PDAPP) is an eWiSACWIS guide providing instructions on how to complete the PDAAP screens in eWiSACWIS.
• Child Welfare Policies and Standards provides a searchable datatable of the current memos.

A Systems Change Review is applied to a subset of cases referred to the Department of Children and Families (DCF) by the local child welfare agency under Wisconsin Act 78. The review is collaboration between:

• Local child welfare agency
• Tribes
• Community stakeholders
• DCF
• Other relevant parties

DCF Vision for Systems Change Review

Interview with Emily Erickson, Section Chief of BSWB discussing why DCF transitioned to the Systems Change Review Process

Systems Change Review Process

A deeper dive into the flowchart and process of the Systems Change Review

Old View versus New View

Philosophical shift of the review of the case and who should be held accountable

Transitions

Six transitions to a new view on how to review eligible cases

Debriefing Process

The importance of the debriefing process to gather extra information not found in the case file

Mapping Process

Using the mapping session to focus on analyzing the systemic influences on the case

This webinar is intended for agency caseworkers who seek to generally understand the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC). It will provide an overview of

• What the ICPC is
• Why it is important
• How it is structured
• When it applies

This webinar will also provide a high level overview of the ICPC workflow between agencies and states, as well as an overview of agency roles.

This webinar will not review specific eWiSACWIS steps for ICPC work.

• ICPC Video (MP4) opens in an YouTube window.
• ICPC Presentation Transcript provides screen shots and narrative text.

This webinar is intended for agency caseworkers who are pursuing placement of a child outside of Wisconsin. 

The webinar will overview the process for preparing to submit a referral through the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC). It will also discuss the steps to submit that referral, including:

• Referrals for relocation of existing resources
• Expedited placements
• Placements in facilities outside of Wisconsin

The webinar will also discuss ongoing case practice once an ICPC referral has been approved and a child has been placed outside of Wisconsin.

This training will not review specific eWiSACWIS steps for ICPC work.

• Submitting ICPC Referral Video (MP4) opens the presentation in an YouTube window.
• Submitting ICPC Referral Presentation Transcript provides screen shots and narrative text.

This webinar is intended for agency caseworkers who have been assigned to a case through the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) for the purposes of completing a home study or providing supervision to a child from another state.

The webinar will overview the ICPC process when Wisconsin is the receiving state. It will discuss the steps for completing a home study and/or supervising the placement of a child from out-of-state.

This training will not review specific eWiSACWIS steps for ICPC work.

• Receiving an ICPC Referral Video (MP4) opens the presentation in an YouTube window.
• Receiving an ICPC Referral Presentation Transcript provides screen shots and narrative text.

The Geographic Placement Resource System (GPRS) can help caseworkers and agencies find foster care placements for children throughout Wisconsin. The GPRS uses geo-mapping to map all out-of-home care providers and foster children throughout Wisconsin, as well as the United States if Wisconsin is responsible for those providers and children.

• The Geographic Placement Resource System User's Guide explains how to navigate the GPRS.
• The Geographic Placement Resource System Overview and Demonstration is a webinar that provides an overview of the GPRS, as well as a demonstration of the system

This webinar covers the requirements of the Department of Children and Families Domestic Violence Program Annual Report, including data definitions and tips for accurate reporting.

• Domestic Violence Program Annual Report Webinar
• PowerPoint Transcript presents slides of the Domestic Violence Program Annual Report Webinar presentation. No video or sound.
• Annual Client Services and Data Report Definitions and Instructions provides definitions for data categories on the Domestic Violence Program Annual Report, along with instructions for entering the data.
• Annual Report Survey Template provides a fillable resource making the entering of the Domestic Violence Program Annual Report information into Survey Monkey easier.

This webinar covers the required outcomes for Domestic Violence Programs, reviews the survey tools designed to collect the outcomes, and discusses protocols to collect the outcomes.

• Domestic Abuse Program Outcomes Webinar
• PowerPoint Transcript presents slides of the presentation. No video or sound.
• Shelter Resident Survey -- #1 is to be distributed to victims/survivors upon entry to the shelter.
• Shelter Resident Survey -- #2 is to be distributed to victims/survivors upon exiting the shelter.
• Supportive Services and Advocacy Feedback Form is a survey for victims/survivors using nonresidential supportive advocacy.
• Counseling Feedback Form is a survey to distribute to victims/survivors receiving counseling services.
• Support Group Feedback Form is a survey to distribute to victims/survivors attending support group.
• Creating a Plan with Staff discusses ways to establish a protocol for using the outcome surveys.
• Inviting Client Guidance offers strategies to successfully invite victims/survivors to complete outcome surveys.

Youth are contacted by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center (UWSC). The UWSC contacts eligible 17-,19-, and 21-year old youth currently or formerly placed in foster care. They also contact caseworkers and independent living coordinators when a survey is due for a youth in their county or region.

For more details on how the survey is administered, please watch the:

National Youth in Transition Database Webinar

• Interactive National Youth in Transition provides embedded resources and external links
• National Youth in Transition Database Webinar Video (MP4) connects to YouTube and plays in the expandable screen at the top of the page
• National Youth in Transition Database Webinar PowerPoint Transcript presents screen shots of the presentation with the narrative below. No video or sound.