| The Child and
Family Services Review is a
collaborative effort between the State and Federal
government. During the 2001 NRC-CWDT conference,
a panel of staff from the Federal CFSR Team and
from States involved in the CFSR review gave a
presentation on the CFSR process.
Cindy Walcott, Vermont Division of Social and
Rehabilitation Services, was one of the panel
members. She has over 20 years of experience which
includes work as a social worker in child protection,
foster care, adoption, and coordinated the department's
special needs adoption program. Currently Ms.
Walcott oversees division planning activities,
policy development, and quality assurance.
The NRC-CWDT is pleased to provide the PowerPoint
presentation given by Ms. Walcott at the NRC-CWDT
conference, which provides concrete advice and
insights from her experience with the CFSR process.
Available in PowerPoint
and in Word.
When asked how the process affected Vermont, Ms.
Walcott replied, "First, I would say that
States should and can make this process work.
The CFSR process is not for Federal staff. This
review puts the focus back where it belongs, on
the outcomes and quality of social services to
families and children. This process enables States
to take control of an important review process,
move forward, and advocate for what is needed.
In Vermont, the process forced us to develop new
capacity for data that we simply did not have
before. The process has truly helped us to understand
what the outcome data means and enabled us to
develop and understand outcome reports. My advice
for States is to get in the driver's seat; picture
where they want to review to take them; and give
themselves enough time to prepare and critically
analyze how improvements may be made."
If you have any comments, questions, or need
technical assistance with downloading the PowerPoint
presentation, please contact us at nrccwdt@xtria.com
or by phone at (877) 672-4829. Thank you. |
