Protective Service Plans/Outcomes

[Mary Byrne <byrneml@xxxxxx>]

We are working with our state child 
protective system to try to develop a service 
plan philosophy and apprroach which reflects 
family-centered, 
strengths-based practice. At the same time we 
want to also capture the emphasis on 
safety, permanence and well-being important 
for careful work as well as the ASFA federal 
intiiatives.

Are you aware of any states who are doing this 
well? Can you recommend useful indicators of 
child and family well-being that are easily
transportable to the daily work of busy 
family/child welfare staff and supervisors?

Many thanks,
Mary Byrne
School of Social Work
Salem State College
Salem, MA.