Empowering Families Through Protective Factors
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This document summarizes South Carolina's Family Strengthening and Voluntary Case Management Services program which began in 2012. It is led by a coalition of nonprofit partners across the state coordinated by SAFY and Growing Homes Southeast. The program utilizes standardized assessments and case management processes to strengthen families and prevent child abuse/neglect by building protective factors like parental resilience, knowledge of parenting/child development, social connections, and more. The document outlines the program model, partners, services provided, and gaps to address like transportation, mental health services, and crisis resources.
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Empowering Families Through Protective Factors
- 1. Katrina Morgan, MSW FSS/VCM Program Director Growing Homes Southeast And Keonte Jenkins- Davis, LMSW Family and Treatment Services Director SAFY
- 2. EMPOWERING FAMILIES Implementation of South Carolina’s first Family Strengthening and Voluntary Case Management Services (FSS/VCM) began in January 2012. SAFY of Greenville serves as the Master Contractor for FSS/VCM services for 10 counties in the Upstate.
- 3. NETWORK PARTNERS Behavioral Health Services of Pickens County Pickens Hope Center for Children formally Ellen Hines Smith Girls Home Spartanburg, Cherokee New Foundations Home for Children Anderson, Oconee SAFY Greenville Social Change Initiative Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens, Newberry
- 4. SOUTH CAROLINA COALITION FOR STRENGTHENING FAMILIES • The Coalition for Strengthening Families strives to eliminate or significantly reduce identified risk factors for child abuse and neglect. • To enhance protective capacities within the family system that result in positive permanency.
- 5. SC COALITION PARTNERS Partner Service Area Billie Hardee Home for Boys FSS Only: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marlboro Carolina Youth Development Berkeley, Charleston Children’s Place Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Saluda, Edgefield, McCormick John K. Crosswell Home Clarendon, Lee, Sumter Windwood Farm Home For Children Charleston, Dorchester
- 6. SC COALITION PARTNERS Partner Service Area South Carolina Mentor Lexington, Union, Chester, Lancaster, York Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg Growing Home Southeast- Midlands Fairfield, Kershaw, Richland, Chester, Lancaster, York Allendale, Beaufort, Hampton, Jasper, Orangeburg, Calhoun, Colleton VCM Only: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marlboro
- 7. PROGRAM COMMONALITIES The AR Program is designed to ensure consistency of child welfare service delivery throughout the state. SCDSS and both programs Empowering families and SC Coalition utilizes the same service provision documents.
- 8. PROGRAM COMMONALITIES • Face to Face Contact • Safety/ Risk Assessment • Comprehensive Assessment • Case Plan- Review • Documentation • Linkage to Community Services • Supervision • Case Closure
- 9. PROGRAM COMMONALITIES 1.) Safety and Risk Assessment a) DSS b) Providers
- 10. PROGRAM COMMONALITIES 2.) Comprehensive Family Assessment 3.) Case plans
- 11. PROTECTIVE FACTORS • Parental Resilience • Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development • Social Connections • Concrete Supports • Social and Emotional Competence of Children • Nurturing and attachment
- 12. PARENTAL RESILIENCE Resilience is the ability to manage and bounce back from all types of challenges that emerge in every family’s life.
- 13. KNOWLEDGE OF PARENTING AND CHILD/YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Accurate information about child development and appropriate expectations for children’s behavior at every age help parents see their children and youth in a positive light and promote their healthy development.
- 14. SOCIAL CONNECTIONS • Friends • Family members • Neighbors • Community members
- 15. CONCRETE SUPPORT • All Families Need Support –Social –Emotional –Practical
- 16. SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE OF CHILDREN • Communication –Positive interaction –Building relationships
- 17. NURTURING AND ATTACHMENT •Relationships Matter
- 18. BENEFITS • Increased chance of children remaining in the home • Development of a individualized case plan • Assistance with concrete services • Parent education and training • Assistance with identifying and building a support system
- 19. GAPS IN SERVICES • Transportation • Population-specific services • Mental health providers • Victim Assistance Services • Childcare services
- 20. GAPS IN SERVICES • Lack of space in local shelters • Resources for assisting families with crisis needs • Behavior issues vs. neglect issues for the older teens
Notas do Editor
- -Implementation of Region II began on March 1, 2012. Roll out for Regions III and IV began May 7, 2012. -Our Coalition is made up of local non-profit Family Service Organizations across the State. -Our Services are based on the Belief that Individuals, Families, and Communities have Strengths and the family is the agent of change.
- Our contractual responsibility was to form a coalition of service providers to deliver services. As such we have subcontracted with various Providers across the state to provide services. Essentially, we carved out various geographic areas in which subcontractors will provide services in 36 counties.Also you should know that GHSE recruits and hires employees to provide services as well.Our Seven Partners include:We believe the family is the agent of Change
- Commonalities
- Talk about each individually.
- Intake at the time of referralproviders after the initial visit with the family, every ninety days thereafter. As significant changes occur within families.
- 2. completed within thirty days used to assist in treatment plan development. Comprehensive Family Assessments assesses the family’s strengths, safety issues to determine what resources are needed to assist the family. 3. completed within the first thirty days and re-evaluated every ninety days.
- National Framework used by many states to align services for children and familiesDesigned to Strengthen families in the child welfare system by building protective factors within family systems. Research shows that these protective factors are also “promotive” factors that build family strengths and the family environment that promotes optimal child and youth development.
- Families need skills and resources for coping with stress. Parents who are emotionally resilient have a positive attitude, creatively solve problems, effectively address challenges and are les likely to direct anger and frustration at their children. FSS and VCM case managers assist parent creating
- Studies show information is most effective when it comes at the precise time parents need it to understand their own children. FSS and VCM case managers assist families in this area by connecting families to parent education classes, family members and other social connections
- All above provide emotional support, help solve problems, offer parenting advice and give concrete assistance to parents. FSS and VCM case managers help families to identify their social connections. Trusted and caring family and friends provide emotional support to parents by offering encouragement and assistance in facing the daily challenges of raising a family.
- All families need support… Meeting the basic needs like food, shelter, clothing, health- care those day to day things that are essential for families to thriveFamilies need emotional support like when there is overwhelming need for support in situations like…DV present, MH illnesses, SA, Job loss, home foreclosure, homelessnessThese supports need to be practical, accessible and adequate to provide the kind of stability families need to get through these crisis. What we do is help families understand their rights in accessing services, learn about the available relevant services and learn to navigate through service systems.
- -These things do not evolve naturally… which is why we work to help the parents understand and create these opportunities for constant lasting learning.-Parents creating an atmosphere of learning and teaching their children to use their words. -Children learning to effectively communicate feelings in a positive manner reinforces self esteem, confidence, self control, increase patience, and empathy. - these things build and foster good relationships in the home, school, and even into the future work place for these children.
- What studies have shown in working with children and families is that “relationships matters”. Families need relationships that meet each members needs for nurturance and individual growth.
- Access to professional for consultation and assistance in meeting your family needs, advocate etc…
- Lack of transportation: limits clients ability to get to appointments and/or to services particularly in rural areasLimited number of psychologist that accepts MedicaidPopulation-specific services (e.g. for Spanish-speaking clients, counseling services, bi-lingual service providers children with disabilities)Mental health providers because there is a waitlist and/or a long time before getting an appointment at the local mental health agencies. Also there is no consistency within local MH agencies if a family moves to a different county. State MH centers don’t cross county lines. Adequacy and quick response of mental health providers.Victim assistance services Childcare services : Need more after school programs and/or childcare centers that will provide care for older children
- Lack of space in local shelters, especially for families who would like to remain together-Shortage of resources for assisting with crisis needs (i.e. rent, deposits, bills, etc…) GHSE has aided in this area by acquiring grant funding through the United Way of the Midlands and other funding sources. -Adequacy and quick response of mental health providers-Behavior issues vs. Neglect issues for the older teens