Other Projects
Efforts to Outcomes (ETO™)
The ETO™ software enables users to track data not otherwise available in their Child Welfare Information System (CWIS). ETO™ users work with the CFPIC ETO™ team to develop customized data reports for case management, quality assurance, and outcomes examination. The software supports implementation of data collection for new practices and initiatives in real time and allows for immediate content updates as needed.
ETO™ currently works with Independent Living Programs, Resource Family recruitment and retention programs, Child and Family Teaming program and other custom programs as needed (e.g. teen center activities, educational support, etc.).
To discuss how ETO™ can support your data collection and evaluation needs, please contact Daphne Short at daphne.short@cfpic.org.
Race, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (REDI)
These resources grew from the Race, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion webinar series CFPIC produced in 2020 and 2021. These sessions on the experiences of African American, Native American and pan-ethnic communities of Spanish speakers and Latin American descendants in the child welfare system provided historical context for structural racism and created opportunities for leaders to explore possible connections between the CPM Leadership Behaviors and the antidotes to dominant culture.
REDI Resources
CalWORKS Child-Only Research Project
CFPIC worked with Speiglman Norris Associates, Berkeley Policy Associates, and others to produce these CalWORKs Child-only Studies. The studies show that the CalWORKs child-only population experiences significant unmet needs that impact family well-being.
- When Adults Are Left Out: CalWORKs Child-only Cases in Seven Counties: Administrative data from seven Northern California reveals five major subgroups of child-only cases.
- Barriers to Work: CalWORKs Parents Timed-out or Sanctioned in Five Counties: Data from face-to-face surveys reveals composition, characteristics, and needs of timed out or sanctioned households.
- CalWORKs Children with Disabled Parents on SSI Report and Policy Brief: Data from telephone and in-person interviews reveals the challenges and dearth of supports available to CalWORKs families when a parent receives SSI.
- TANF Child-Only Cases: Who Are They? What Policies Affect Them? What Is Being Done?: TANF caseload counts, administrative data, population-based surveys, and interviews reveal the dynamics of case entry and exit and identify key policy considerations.
California Partners for Permanency (CAPP)
and the Child and Family Practice Model (CFPM)
The CFPM was created by four California counties and their Tribal, agency, and community partners as part of the CAPP Permanency Innovations Initiative and led to the development of the more comprehensive California Child Welfare Core Practice Model. The CFPM was developed to be a culturally responsive approach to both practice and system level change for BIPOC youth in Child Welfare. It was designed to improve safety, permanency, and well-being outcomes for targeted youth and their families and to reduce disparities in outcomes for communities and Tribes whose children are disproportionately represented in the Child Welfare system.
For a complete CFPM Program Manual, please visit the ACF website.
Resources
The following links provide more detailed background information on the Practice Model, the partnership approach, the use of implementation science, and the model itself.
CAPP/CFPM Acknowledgements
The learnings, ideas, tools and resources shared here and in the CFPM Program Manual are a direct reflection of the expertise, commitment, and passion of the following California child welfare agencies, their staff and leadership, and their Tribal and community partners. It is with thanks and appreciation that their meaningful contributions are acknowledged and shared.
- Fresno County
- Humboldt County
- Los Angeles County
(Pomona and Wateridge offices) - Santa Clara County