IFS Work Group: State and Local Service Delivery Meeting Minutes March 22, 2016 9:30-11:30 Chairs: Belinda Bessette and Cheryle Bilodeau Agenda Item Discussion Points Action Steps Group’s purpose/goals from the work plan These seem to be where we keep Team asked if Cheryle could and progress to date: getting stuck. Group suggested send out the list we delve deeper into this as a A core set of high-quality, of tools that team next month. Want to land outcome-based services she’s been on tools are required and provided in every IFS region is identified. “which capturing so by whom” as well as are Transitions for children, youth and families “which each entity useful and we’d like to keep.” within and among the health care, human could give services and education system are smooth feedback at and streamlined next group. Local and state community partners (e.g. school, health agencies, Designated Agencies, probation and parole, housing, Parent Child Centers) are integrated into the service delivery structure. Debrief Stakeholder Meeting Brief discussion about usefulness of the day and how hearing from IFS communities was helpful. Prioritizing our next two months of work Decide the menu of assessments Cheryle’s list as well as other that are required and those that as a funders are able to choose. understanding Recommendations from this team and “required” to ongoing workgroups and State indicating Leadership. where. Need to Discuss we share acquired “how make sure Early information” about shared clients Childhood is in with other entities (ex: DCF, attendance. hospitals, etc.) Universal on training of staff on best Release? practice models and if another Continued workgroup? workgroup should be focusing on this. Transitions DCF/DAIL checklist; Addison’s Cheryl, transitions” document; Laurel to send “effective decision tree for >18 documents to What is working well? Need to look at accuracy of eligibility Cheryle to send Where are there gaps? requirements; Housing is a concern; out with next Are any of these gaps mitigated by workforce development & support month’s agenda being an IFS region? needed teach, supervise” “train, Notes from beginning discussion at the April meeting:
IFS Work Group: State and Local Service Delivery Meeting Minutes March 22, 2016 9:30-11:30 Chairs: Belinda Bessette and Cheryle Bilodeau Agenda Item Discussion Points Action Steps Group’s purpose/goals from the work plan and progress to date: A core set of high-quality, outcome-based services provided in every IFS region is identified. Transitions for children, youth and families within and among the health care, human services and education system are smooth and streamlined Local and state community partners (e.g. school, health agencies, Designated Agencies, probation and parole, housing, Parent Child Centers) are integrated into the service delivery structure. These seem to be where we keep getting stuck. Group suggested we delve deeper into this as a team next month. Want to land on “which tools are required and by whom” as well as “which are useful and we’d like to keep.” Team asked if Cheryle could send out the list of tools that she’s been capturing so each entity could give feedback at next group. Debrief Stakeholder Meeting Brief discussion about usefulness of the day and how hearing from IFS communities was helpful. Prioritizing our next two months of work as a Decide the menu of assessments that are required and those that are able to choose. Recommendations from this team to ongoing workgroups and State Leadership. Discuss “how we share acquired information” about shared clients with other entities (ex: DCF, hospitals, etc.) on training of staff on best practice models and if another workgroup should be focusing on this. Cheryle’s list as well as other funders understanding “required” and indicating where. Need to make sure Early Childhood is in attendance. Universal Release? Continued workgroup? Transitions What is working well? Where are there gaps? Are any of these gaps mitigated by being an IFS region? Notes from beginning discussion at the April meeting: DCF/DAIL checklist; Addison’s “effective transitions” document; decision tree for >18 Need to look at accuracy of eligibility requirements; Housing is a concern; workforce development & support needed “train, teach, supervise” Cheryl, Laurel to send documents to Cheryle to send out with next month’s agenda
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