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Last Updated:
11/14/2005
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Copyright © 2005
Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services
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Vision and Priorities for Children in Foster
Care System
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Assumptions
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For children who have had multiple
placements interventions are needed.
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Children in out-of-home care have
significant risk factors.
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Inadequate
visitation puts a child at risk for psychological and behavioral
problems and decreases chances for reunification.
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Mental Health
problems exacerbated by placement instability impair chances for
successful reunification.
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Multiple foster care placements are a
predictor of problems.
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A child needs mental health services when
in group care to support placement stability.
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Mental health services are needed to
support a child’s transition from group home to family settings.
Key Principles for
Delivery of Foster Care
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Within 90 days of
entering foster care a child will have a mental health assessment as
part of the CFS plan
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Providers will understand the CFS System
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Services are designed to minimize
disruptions in placement and reliance on group home care
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When group care is needed mental health
services will support placement stability
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Mental health
services will support a child’s transition from group home care to
family settings
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Multiple placements are a predictor of
problems for a child
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Services to foster caregivers is an
effective mental health intervention
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Collaboration and integration between
agencies is required
Interventions of
Particular Interest (Menu of Services)
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Centers for therapeutic visitation
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Wrap-around including home-based therapy
and mental health case management
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Dyadic therapy
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Mobile mental health services for
“hard to place” and multiple placement youth
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Individual and group transition services
for emancipating and pre-emancipating youth
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Post-reunification/adoption/guardianship
support services
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Intensive
attachment therapy – for children whose attachment problems are
preventing
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permanent
placement
Blueprint for
Intervention
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90 day assessment
and placement stabilization for all new intakes, 7 day notices, and placement changes
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Services available to prevent placement
disruption
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Services available for children in long
term foster care
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Services available for exit support
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