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Transcript of September 2013. Module 6 What have we learned? Informing child welfare.
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September 2013
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Module 6What have we learned?Informing child welfare
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Module 6Learning Objectives
Participants will:• Summarize the key points of early brain
development
• Understand why it is vital to identify and address the needs of young children in child welfare
• Identify “opportunities” for applying concepts of early development throughout the key events in dependency
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What have we learned?
• Brain and Body Development– Begins Early (prenatally),– Has Windows of Opportunity– Stress Can Harm– Relationships Can Buffer
• Intervening Early is Key
• Science Must Be Applied to Child Welfare Practice
Modified by Children’s Administration 5/2014
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What does the science tell us?
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The brain is not fully developed at birth
Modified by Children’s Administration 5/2014
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… there are
windows of opportunity for development and
intervention
(optimal or sensitive periods)
Modified by Children’s Administration 5/2014
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… and that
persistent stress, maltreatment or deprivation of experiences
can harm the developing brain
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And that like Billy, many maltreated children have developmental problems
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We know that primary caregivers are the center of baby's
emotional universe
… even those adults we might consider inadequate parents
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We’ve learned …
How rapidly securely attached children can deteriorate when
separated from important relationships
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… and
nurturing relationships
can buffer stress and heal loss
Modified by Children’s Administration 5/2014
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We’ve learned that, really, it’s all based in relationships ...
• Brain development
• Dealing with stress
• Learning to self-regulate
• Nurturing and attachment
• Development
• Repair and healing
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Why the urgency? Adverse Childhood Experiences
What happens between infancy and adulthood can create a lifetime of addictions, abuse and mental health problems.
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Early financial investment is critical
“Dollars spent on a child before age 5 produce a higher economic benefit than if the same amount were spent when the child is older.”
Heckman and Masterov, The Productivity Argument for Investing in Young Children, October 2004.
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High quality environments that support healthy relationships and evidenced- based
interventions…
can significantly improve children’s outcomes
Modified by Children’s Administration 5/2014
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How can the science of early childhoodbetter inform key events in dependency?
• Removal and placement• Case planning• Court appearances• Visitation and family time• Reunification, adoption or
termination
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Removal and Placement
How can we reduce stress and increase security?
Modified by Children’s Administration 5/2014
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Removal and PlacementPotential Opportunities
• Talk to families about their importance in promoting early childhood and brain development
• Unless unsafe, keep familiar objects/blankets/toys with the child
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How can we reduce stress and increase security?
Placement and Case Planning
Modified by Children’s Administration 5/2014
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Case PlanningPotential Opportunities
• Identify relationship-based supports for caregivers and birth parents
• Ensure access to high-quality care and education opportunities
• Address caregiver mental health (including trauma histories for both resource and birth parents)
• Support regular family team meetings
Modified by Children’s Administration 5/2014
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How can we reduce stress and increase security?
Hearings and Court Appearances
Modified by Children’s Administration 5/2014
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Court AppearancesPotential Opportunities
• Engage judicial leaders as catalysts for change
• Encourage a child/baby friendly court environment
• Support more frequent permanency hearings – 6 months is half of an infant’s life and during this time, 16 million synapses are formed
Modified by Children’s Administration 5/2014
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How can we reduce stress and increase security?
Visitation and Family Time
Modified by Children’s Administration 5/2014
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Visitation and Family TimePotential Opportunities
• First visits within 48 hours of removal when possible
• Prepare resource and birth parents for visits and provide supports after visits
• Visitation and parenting coaches
Modified by Children’s Administration 5/2014
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Reunification, Termination or adoption
How can we reduce stress and increase security?
Modified by Children’s Administration 5/2014
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Reunification, Termination or AdoptionPotential Opportunities
• Fully-supported, mindfully-paced transitions between caregivers
• Clear post-permanency plans to ensure that children continue to receive services to meet health, mental health and developmental needs
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How can we do these 3 simple things:
• Reduce stress?
• Increase trust and security?
• Improve well-being?
Modified by Children’s Administration 5/2014
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Who can help?
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Activity
For the culminating activity, you will be assigned to one of the following groups. In your group, you will have 15-20 minutes to develop a set of recommendations that will help Carly’s family reduce stress, increase trust and security and improve well-being for each of these stages of the process:
Group 1: Removal and placement
Group 2: Case planning
Group 3: Court appearance
Group 4: Visitation and family time
Group 5: Reunification, adoption and termination
Modified by Children’s Administration 5/2014