Common use of Collaborative Management Processes Clause in Contracts

Collaborative Management Processes. The collaborative management processes shall address risk-sharing, resource-pooling, performance expectations, outcome-monitoring, and staff training in order to do the following: A. Reduce duplication and eliminate fragmentation of services provided to recipients; B. Increase the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of services delivered to recipients, to achieve better outcomes; and C. Encourage cost sharing among service providers. Jefferson County is working with the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Family to Family model to promote the welfare of children through sustainable partnerships that provide integrated, quality services that are individualized, strength based, family centered and culturally competent. The Division is working with other agencies to increase the array of services available to meet the unique needs of children and families through shared resources. Joint treatment planning through ISSTs is reducing duplication and fragmentation of services and encouraging sharing of risks and costs among agencies. Cross-systems training has been implemented and/or supported through Jefferson County’s “Improving Child Welfare Outcomes through Systems of Care” federal grant and/or partner agencies to increase knowledge that will enhance collaboration and best practice. The Division has a Training Coordinator. Staff attendance at the cross-system trainings from multiple agencies have and will assist in the quality, appropriateness and effectiveness of services to recipients and will assist in improving outcomes. The Training Coordinator also offers a training on the Child Welfare system to other agencies, churches, and groups to educate the community on its practice and need for community assistance. The Division has also been working with family members who have successfully completed their involvement in the Child Welfare System so that these families can participate effectively in decision making forums and train, mentor and advocate for families currently in the Child Welfare system. These family members are helping design and implement various ways of doing business in child welfare in Jefferson County, including being involved in Team Decision Making Meetings, Options and various committees and boards both locally and on the state level. The Division also has a Volunteer Coordinator who is working with the community on providing services to the child welfare population. Including the community in keeping children safe is a cornerstone value of Family to Family work. The Volunteer Coordinator has been able to engage community members in this work through a Hiking Club, a respite program for kin, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and adoptive parents, backpacks for children removed from methamphetamine homes, etc. Collaborative management (CM) partners will work together to achieve selected outcomes that are of mutual benefit to our agencies and shared clients, and will pool existing data bases and resources to measure achievement of these outcomes. CM partners also participate in the CYF Child Protection Team, Options, Team Decision Making Meetings, various sub-committees and Core Services Commission to collaboratively improve and manage services at the individual, system and service delivery level.

Collaborative Management Processes. The collaborative management processes shall address risk-sharing, resource-pooling, performance expectations, outcome-monitoring, and staff training in order to do the following: A. Reduce duplication and eliminate fragmentation of services provided to recipients; B. Increase the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of services delivered to recipients, to achieve better outcomes; and C. Encourage cost sharing among service providers. Jefferson County is working with the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Family to Family developing a Systems of Care (SOC) model to promote the welfare of children through sustainable partnerships that provide integrated, quality services that are individualized, strength based, family centered and culturally competent. The Division is working with other agencies to This SOC will increase the array of services available to meet the unique needs of children and families through shared resources. Joint treatment planning through ISSTs is reducing will reduce duplication and fragmentation of services and encouraging encourage sharing of risks and costs among agencies. Cross-systems training has been implemented and/or supported through Jefferson County’s “Improving Child Welfare Outcomes through Systems of Care” federal grant and/or partner agencies to increase knowledge that will enhance collaboration and best practice. The Division SOC grant has a Training Coordinatorcross-systems training coordinator. Staff attendance at the these cross-system trainings from multiple agencies have and will assist in the quality, appropriateness and effectiveness of services to recipients and will assist in improving outcomes. The Training SOC has a Parent Partner Coordinator also offers a training on the Child Welfare system who is working to other agenciesselect, churchestrain, and groups to educate the community on its practice and need for community assistance. The Division has also been working with family members support families who have successfully completed their involvement in the Child Welfare System so that these families can participate effectively in decision making forums and train, mentor and advocate for families currently in the Child Welfare system. These family members The SOC Advisory group and its sub-committees include parent partners who are helping design and implement various ways of doing business in child welfare in Jefferson Countythe SOC, including being involved in Team Decision Making Meetings, Options and various committees and boards both locally and on the state levelSOC evaluation subcommittee to evaluate the effectiveness of the SOC grant. The Division also has a Volunteer SOC Training Coordinator who is working with the community on providing services to the child welfare population. Including the community in keeping children safe is a cornerstone value of Family to Family workand Parent Partner Coordinator will be available until September 30, 2008. The Volunteer Coordinator has been able goal is to engage community members in this work through a Hiking Club, a respite program for kin, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and adoptive parents, backpacks for children removed from methamphetamine homes, etcsustain these efforts after the SOC grant ends. Collaborative management (CM) partners will work together to achieve selected outcomes that are of mutual benefit to our agencies and shared clients, and will pool existing data bases and resources to measure achievement of these outcomes. CM partners also participate in the CYF Child Protection Team, Options, Team Decision Making Meetings, various Systems of Care Advisory Group and sub-committees and Core Services Commission to collaboratively improve and manage services at the individual, system and service delivery level.