Katrina Morgan, MSW FSS/VCM Program DirectorGrowing Homes Southeast

And

Keonte Jenkins-Davis, LMSW

Family and Treatment Services DirectorSAFY

EMPOWERING FAMILIES

Implementation of South Carolina’s first Family Strengthening and Voluntary Case

Management Services (FSS/VCM) began in January 2012.

SAFY of Greenville serves as the Master Contractor for FSS/VCM services for 10

counties in the Upstate.

NETWORK PARTNERS

Behavioral Health Services of Pickens County

Pickens

Hope Center for Children formally Ellen Hines Smith Girls Home

Spartanburg, Cherokee

New Foundations Home for Children

Anderson, Oconee

SAFY Greenville

Social Change Initiative Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens, Newberry

SOUTH CAROLINA COALITION FOR

STRENGTHENING FAMILIES

• The Coalition for Strengthening Families strives to eliminate or significantly reduce identified risk factors for child abuse and neglect.

• To enhance protective capacities within the family system that result in positive permanency.

SC COALITION PARTNERS

Partner Service AreaBillie Hardee Home for Boys FSS Only: Chesterfield,

Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marlboro

Carolina Youth Development Berkeley, Charleston

Children’s Place Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Saluda, Edgefield, McCormick

John K. Crosswell Home Clarendon, Lee, Sumter

Windwood Farm Home For Children

Charleston, Dorchester

SC COALITION PARTNERS

Partner Service AreaSouth Carolina Mentor Lexington, Union, Chester,

Lancaster, YorkGeorgetown, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg

Growing Home Southeast-Midlands

Fairfield, Kershaw, Richland, Chester, Lancaster, YorkAllendale, Beaufort, Hampton, Jasper, Orangeburg, Calhoun, ColletonVCM Only: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marlboro

PROGRAM COMMONALITIES

The AR Program is designed to ensure

consistency of child welfare service delivery

throughout the state. SCDSS and both

programs Empowering families and SC

Coalition utilizes the same service provision

documents.

PROGRAM COMMONALITIES

• Face to Face Contact• Safety/ Risk Assessment• Comprehensive Assessment• Case Plan- Review• Documentation• Linkage to Community Services• Supervision • Case Closure

PROGRAM COMMONALITIES

1.) Safety and Risk Assessment

a) DSS

b) Providers

PROGRAM COMMONALITIES

2.) Comprehensive Family Assessment

3.) Case plans

PROTECTIVE FACTORS

• Parental Resilience• Knowledge of Parenting and Child

Development• Social Connections• Concrete Supports• Social and Emotional Competence of

Children• Nurturing and attachment

PARENTAL RESILIENCE

Resilience is the ability to manage and bounce back from all types of challenges

that emerge in every family’s life.

KNOWLEDGE OF PARENTING AND CHILD/YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

Accurate information about child development and appropriate expectations

for children’s behavior at every age help parents see their children and youth in a positive light and promote their healthy

development.

SOCIAL CONNECTIONS

• Friends• Family members• Neighbors • Community members

CONCRETE SUPPORT

• All Families Need Support– Social– Emotional– Practical

SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE OF CHILDREN

• Communication–Positive interaction–Building relationships

NURTURING AND ATTACHMENT

• Relationships Matter

BENEFITS

• Increased chance of children remaining in the home

• Development of a individualized case plan• Assistance with concrete services• Parent education and training• Assistance with identifying and building a

support system

GAPS IN SERVICES

• Transportation • Population-specific services • Mental health providers• Victim Assistance Services• Childcare services

GAPS IN SERVICES

• Lack of space in local shelters• Resources for assisting families with crisis

needs• Behavior issues vs. neglect issues for the

older teens