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Home > Current Initiatives & Issues > A Report to Congress on Interjurisdictional Adoption of Children in Foster Care > Appendix II

APPENDIX II: CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES REVIEWS FINDINGS FROM THE FIRST ROUND OF 52 REVIEWS

Table 1 - Findings on the Outcomes, Indicators, and National Standards
Number (%) of States Achieving Substantial Conformity with the 7 Outcome Measures, Number (%) Receiving a Rating of "Strength" on the 23 Indicators, and the Number (%) Meeting National Standards
Outcomes and Indicators Number (%) Achieving Substantial Conformity Number (%)
Receiving a
Rating of
"Strength"		 Number (%)
Meeting National Standards*
Safety Outcome 1 - Children are first and foremost, protected from abuse and neglect 6 (11.5) blank cell blank cell
      Item 1: Timeliness of investigations blank cell 21 (40.4) blank cell
      Item 2: Repeat maltreatment blank cell 17 (32.7) 17 (32.7)
Safety Outcome 2 - Children are safely maintained in their homes when possible 6 (11.5) blank cell blank cell
      Item 3: Services to prevent removal blank cell 21 (40.4) blank cell
      Item 4: Risk of harm blank cell 17 (32.7) blank cell
Permanency Outcome 1 - Children have permanency and stability in their living situations 0 blank cell blank cell
      Item 5: Foster care re-entry blank cell 26 (50.0) 26 (50.0)
      Item 6: Stability of foster care placements blank cell 5 (9.6) 14 (26.9)
      Item 7: Permanency goal for child blank cell 5 (9.6) blank cell
      Item 8: Reunification, guardianship and placement with relatives (for FY 02-04). Independent living services (for FY 2001) blank cell 12 (23.1) 19 (36.5)
      Item 9: Adoption blank cell 6 (11.5) 14 (26.9)
      Item 10: Other planned living arrangement blank cell 17 (32.7) blank cell
Permanency Outcome 2 - The continuity of family relationships and connections is preserved 7 (13.5) blank cell blank cell
      Item 11: Proximity of placement blank cell 49 (94.2) blank cell
      Item 12: Placement with siblings blank cell 36 (69.2) blank cell
      Item 13: Visiting with parents and siblings in foster care blank cell 16 (30.8) blank cell
      Item 14: Preserving connections blank cell 21 (40.4) blank cell
      Item 15: Relative placement blank cell 21 (40.4) blank cell
      Item 16: Relationship of child in care with parents blank cell 21 (40.4) blank cell
Well Being Outcome 1 - Families have enhanced capacity to provide for children's needs 0 blank cell blank cell
      Item 17: Needs/services of child, parents, and foster parents blank cell 1 (1.9) blank cell
      Item 18: Child/family involvement in case planning blank cell 5 (9.6) blank cell
      Item 19: Worker visits with child blank cell 13 (25.0) blank cell
      Item 20: Worker visits with parents blank cell 7 (13.5) blank cell
Well Being Outcome 2 - Children receive services to meet their educational needs 16 (30.8) blank cell blank cell
      Item 21: Educational needs of child blank cell 16 (30.8) blank cell
Well Being Outcome 3 - Children receive services to meet their physical and mental health needs are met 1 (1.9) blank cell blank cell
      Item 22: Physical health of child blank cell 20 (38.5) blank cell
      Item 23: Mental health of child blank cell 4 (7.7) blank cell

* Meeting the national standard for maltreatment in foster care was part of the assessment of substantial conformity with Safety Outcome 1. However, there was no specific item corresponding to maltreatment in foster care because the incidence is very low and it was determined that cases selected for the sample would rarely involve maltreatment in foster care. back

Table 2 - Findings on the Systemic Factors
Number and Percent of the 52 "States" Achieving Substantial Conformity for the Seven Systemic Factors and Number and Percent Receiving a Rating of "Strength" for the 22 Indicators (Items)
Systemic Factors Number (%) Achieving Substantial Conformity Number (%)
Rated as
"Strength"
I. Statewide Information System 45 (87) blank cell
Item 24: System can identify the status, demographic characteristics, location and goals of children in foster care blank cell 45 (87)
II. Case Review System 13 (25) blank cell
Item 25: Process for developing a case plan and for joint case planning with parents blank cell 6 (12)
Item 26: Process for 6-month case reviews blank cell 42 (81)
Item 27: Process for 12-month permanency hearings blank cell 26 (50)
Item 28: Process for seeking TPR in accordance with ASFA blank cell 22 (42)
Item 29: Process for notifying caregivers of reviews and hearings and for opportunity for them to be heard blank cell 26 (50)
III. Quality Assurance System 35 (67) blank cell
Item 30: Standards to ensure quality services and ensure children's safety and health blank cell 44 (85)
Item 31: Identifiable QA system that evaluates the quality of services and improvements blank cell 31 (60)
IV. Training 34 (65) blank cell
Item 32: Provision of initial staff training blank cell 34 (65)
Item 33: Provision of ongoing staff training that addresses the necessary skills and knowledge. blank cell 27 (52)
Item 34: Provision of training for caregivers and adoptive parents that addresses the necessary skills and knowledge blank cell 38 (73)
V. Service Array 23 (44) blank cell
Item 35: Availability of services blank cell 25 (48)
Item 36: Accessibility of services in all jurisdictions blank cell 9 (17)
Item 37: Ability to individualize services to meet unique needs blank cell 30 (58)
VI. Agency Responsiveness to the Community 49 (94) blank cell
Item 38: Engages in ongoing consultation with critical stakeholders in developing the CFSP blank cell 46 (88)
Item 39: Develops annual progress reports in consultation with stakeholders blank cell 40 (77)
Item 40: Coordinates services with other Federal programs blank cell 45 (87)
VII. Foster and Adoptive Parent Licensing, Recruitment and Retention 43 (83) blank cell
Item 41: Standards for foster family and child care institutions blank cell 51 (98)
Item 42: Standards are applied equally to all foster family and child care institutions blank cell 43 (83)
Item 43: Conducts necessary criminal background checks blank cell 50 (96)
Item 44: Diligent recruitment of foster and adoptive families that reflect children’s racial and ethnic diversity blank cell 21 (40)
Item 45: Uses cross-jurisdictional resources to find placements blank cell 47 (90)

 

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