CORE PRACTICE MODEL ELEMENTS
Engagement
We continuously engage with families, their communities and tribes
how we listen
We listen to families, tribes, caregivers and communities and respect and value their roles, perspectives, abilities and solutions in all teaming and casework practice.
how we support
We encourage and support families and youth speaking out about their own experiences and taking a leadership role in assessing, finding solutions, planning, and making decisions.
how we plan with families
We affirm the family’s experiences and create achievable goals in collaboration with the family.
our engagement philosophy
We use solution-focused, trauma informed engagement practices and approach all interactions with openness, respect, and honesty. We use understandable language. We describe our concerns clearly.
how we build support networks
We connect with families, children, youth, communities, tribes, and service providers to help build networks of formal and informal supports and support connections.
Inquiry/Exploration
We explore well-being, family relationships, natural supports, and safety concerns
HOW WE find supportive relationships
We use inquiry and mutual exploration with the family to find, locate, and learn about other family members and supportive relationships children, youth, young adults, and families have within their communities and tribes.
HOW WE WORK WITH YOUTH TOWARDS PERMANENCY
We explore with children, youth, and young adults their worries, wishes, where they feel safe, and consider their input about permanency and where they want to lives.
HOW WE IDENTIFY SUPPORT
We work with the family throughout our involvement to identify family members and other supports for the family, children, youth, and young adults.
WHEN AND HOW WE ASSESS
We conduct early and ongoing screening and comprehensive assessments to inform our efforts to address safety, permanency, and well-being.
Advocacy
We advocate for services, interventions, and supports that meet the needs of families, children, youth, and young adults
WHAT GUIDES OUR WORK
We promote use of effective, available, evidence-informed, and culturally relevant services, interventions and supports.
HOW WE advocate with families
We speak out for children, youth, young adults, and families in order to support them in strengthening their family, meeting their needs, finding their voice and developing the ability to advocate for themselves.
WHY WE SUPPORT YOUTH ADVOCACY
We advocate with youth to promote permanency and permanent connections.
Teaming
We work in partnership with families, communities, tribes, and other professionals and service providers working with the family
HOW WE GET SUPPORT TO MEET NEEDS
We rely on the strength and support that a family’s community, cultural, tribal and other natural relationships can provide to help the family meet their underlying needs.
HOW WE ASSIST ONGOING SUPPORTS
We facilitate partnerships with formal and informal networks to help the family build an ongoing circle of support.
HOW WE TEAM BUILD
We build teams by demonstrating respect, following through, and talking about and agreeing on team roles and team dynamics.
HOW WE CONNECT WITH FAMILIES
We facilitate dialogue with families and their teams to ensure that we understand their point of view.
HOW WE PLAN AND MAKE DECISIONS
We collaborate with youth, young adults, families, and their teams in assessment, decision-making, and planning.
HOW WE ASSESS AND MAKE DECISIONS
We ensure that every assessment and decision is the product of the work of both the social worker and the family, and in many cases inclusive of the collaborative work within the child and family team.
HOW WE DEVELOP SERVICE PLANS
We work with youth, young adults, families, and their teams to develop and adapt service plans to help youth, young adults, and families overcome barriers and find services and supports that meet their needs.
Accountability
We work to achieve positive outcomes for children, youth, young adults, and families in the areas of safety, permanency, and well-being
HOW WE MEASURE SUCCESS
We measure our practice against identified, system goals and seek continuous growth and improvement.
HOW WE HELP
We help families, children, youth, and young adults achieve what is important to them.
HOW WE PROVIDE SERVICES
We provide culturally relevant/ promising practices/innovative practices and ensure service linkage/ accountability in service provision.
Workforce Development and Support
We provide support to the workforce
HOW WE DEVELOP OUR WORKFORCE
We offer professional development opportunities, leadership, supervision, coaching, and workload supports that facilitate a healthy and positive workforce.
HOW WE MAINTAIN OUR SYSTEM
We offer professional development opportunities, leadership, supervision, coaching, and workload supports that facilitate a healthy and positive workforce.
HOW WE MEASURE SERVICE DELIVERY
We partner with families and stakeholders to collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data, for the purpose of evaluating service delivery and how well front line practice aligns with the practice model.
