CHARLOTTESVILLE/ALBEMARLE CPMT

                                    CSA PROGRAM SUBCOMMITTEE
                                    WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2018
                                 ROOM C; COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING
                                            2:00 – 4:00 P.M.

                                           MEETING NOTES

Present: Jennifer Wells, Katie Ralston, Tim Breedlove, Jodie Murphy, Mary Stebbins, Hope Robinson,
Neta Davis, Jenny Jones, Christa Galleo

Absent: Susan Bressack, Martha Carroll, Garrett Jones

  I.    Call to Order- Chair
        T. Breedlove called the meeting to order at 2:07pm.

  II.   Introductions/Addition of Critical Items/Approval of Agenda-Chair

        Presenter, Nick Smith, added to agenda.

 III.   Approval of Meeting Notes and Agenda from December 6, 2017

 IV.    Updates

        A. FAPT- no update

        B. CSA Coordinators- Katie Ralston & Jennifer Wells

         No update.

        C. Partner Agency Updates

        No update.

 V.     Service Gaps

        A. Trauma Informed Services

        The Trauma Informed Community Network (TICN) will have their next meeting Jan. 22nd at 1:30
        at City Space

        B. Multicultural Service Gap

        Jenny will be meeting with the IRC soon to discuss expanding their services. Jenny spoke with
        the IRC regarding situations in which a family has not been through the IRC but is in need of
        assistance and whether or not the IRC could help in these situations. The IRC receives a grant
        that gives them the ability to reopen a case if needed, up to 5 years. Youth who are not eligible
        for CSA but still at risk of entering the CSA system, might benefit from targeted case
        management through IRC (ex: kids identified in the schools) to connect them to services. For
        children who are eligible for CSA, we could explore payment for services through the IRC. The
        IRC also recently received a grant for payment of parenting services and are in the process of
        developing a curriculum. One resource that might be helpful to community agencies is the
        Refugee Dialogue Group, which discusses new groups coming to the community. The IRC can
        also offer consultations for case managers who want specific education/information about a
        particular culture. Jenny will talk with the IRC about developing a service similar to family
        mentoring; however, there are issues we would need to work out (potential for dual roles, etc.).

        Program discussed cultural competency best practices and expectations for CSA providers and
        will develop a list of basic expectations. This is something that could potentially go out with next
        year’s provider agreement.

 VI.    Family Engagement

        Program reviewed the quarterly results of responses from the FAPT caretaker survey. Overall,
        the results are very positive. Some feedback suggests that plans are not always reviewed with
        the family in a timely manner. This depends on the family because a lot of planning happens in
        person with the families ahead of time so they know what will go into the plan. There also
        seems to be an issue with the survey tool as people seem to be inverting their answers so
        maybe we need to change the way questions are rated.

VII.    Other/New Business

        Presenter: Nick Smith, Social Emotional Academic Development (SEAD) Program Team Lead

        Mr. Smith has met with various group in the community to see what it is that they need. Mental
        health issues are not being addressed by the stigma from their cultures. His team is trying to
        figure out how to pull together a comprehensive directory of services to share with families and
        other professionals. The SEAD team’s purpose is to address how we serve kids who are falling
        through the cracks in school based on demographics. Many of these kids are not benefitting
        from their education because there is so much going on in their lives. The SEAD team is tasked
        with pulling together barriers and helping to remove them through staff training (multicultural
        training, trauma and its effects) and parent engagement. Right now, the program is only in the
        four urban ring elementary schools. Critical components of the program are linkages to services
        and relationships within the schools.

VIII.   Messaging Out/ Responses for CPMT or Others

 IX.    Adjournment-Chair

        Meeting adjourned by T. Breedlove at 3:28pm.