Would you come to the same conclusions as Napa county did on their Self Assessment? You be the judge! Napa County Self Assessment 2012-2017 Among the conclusions that we reached as a result of the CSA process are the following: • Napa County, as a community, has a rich array of public and private services available for families across the county. There are strong public‐public, public‐private and private‐private agency partnerships among many service providers. • The shifting demographics of the county include continuing population growth in American Canyon and an increasing percentage of children under 18 who are identified as Latino/Hispanic. These factors will need to be considered in the development of our System improvement Plan. • Napa County was able to accomplish the majority of goals set forth in our 2009 System Improvement Plan which focused on improving performance on child safety, timely reunification of children and parents, and timely permanency for children. • With respect to child safety, Napa County currently exceeds federal and state performance standards in the areas of No Maltreatment in Foster Care, Timely Investigations of Child Abuse and Timely Social Worker/Probation Officer Visits with Children. We are slightly below the federal standard in the area of No Recurrence of Maltreatment. • While Timely Reunification has improved since the last CSA, we are still below the federal standard and strategies to continue addressing this outcome and the companion outcome of Re‐entry into Foster Care after Reunification will be addressed in the SIP. • With the recent implementation of a county administered adoption program, we will want to set goals and monitor performance of this new program as part of the SIP. • Focus continues to be needed on expansion of placement resources and placement stability. Our experience in conducting the CSA confirmed our belief that Napa County as a community is concerned and engaged in ensuring the best possible services for our families, youth and children. The wealth of knowledge and expertise that was brought to the table during this process provided us with rich information and ideas for the System Improvement Plan. County Child Welfare and Probation staff sincerely thanks all those who participated in any aspect of the CSA/Peer Review. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To see the full report, click on the link below: countyofnapa.org/WorkArea//DownloadAsset.aspx?id=4294978869
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 17:55:43 +0000
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