Jessica Pryce, Ph.D., Director
2139 Maryland Circle, Suite 1100, Tallahassee, FL 32303 850-644-7201
FICW@FSU.EDU
@FSUChildWelfare
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2021 ABBREVIATED ANNUAL REPORT In accordance with section 1004.615, Florida Statutes, the Florida Institute for Child Welfare (hereafter referred to as the Institute), submits this annual report to the Governor. The Institute was created to provide research and evaluation that contributes to a more sustainable, accountable, and effective child welfare system. This report covers the period of October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 and provides current research findings and policy and practice recommendations. The inherent challenges of using research to inform the legislative process cannot be overstated. The Institute continues to bridge the gap between the creation of knowledge and its utilization. Working to ensure that child welfare research is both rigorous and useful to policymakers to enhance evidence-based decision making is the Institute’s foremost goal. The purpose of this report is to present a rigorous analysis of our child welfare system and to provide research-informed recommendations that can assist in the development of Florida’s long-term social policy goals.
FFY 2020-2021 Activities FFY 2020-2021 Activities AFFILIATE NETWORK
Child Welfare Workforce Disruptions due to COVID-19
(15 Universities)
Section 1004.615 Florida Statutes
Provider Network
Human Trafficking Screening Tool
CHILD WELFARE WORKFORCE
Department of Children and Families
Section 1004.615 Florida Statutes
GROW Center
PARTNERSHIPS
RESEARCH
Florida Study for Professionals for Safe Families
Community-based Care Agencies
EARLY CHILDHOOD COURT EVALUATION
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Section 1004.615 Florida Statutes
Section 39.01304 (2) Florida Statutes
Family First Prevention Services Act
CRITICAL INCIDENT RAPID RESPONSE TEAM Section 1004.615 Florida Statutes
GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (GAP) EVALUATION
POLICY
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & TRAINING
Evaluation plan of the One Voice IMPAACT Youth Movement
Section 39.6225 (13) Florida Statutes
EVALUATION OF KINSHIP CARE SERVICES
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion training and coaching— Office of Early Learning
TRAINING Section 1004.615 Florida Statutes
Family First Prevention Services Act
RESIDENTIAL GROUP CARE QUALITY STANDARDS Section 409.996 Florida Statutes
2021 Symposium: Supporting our Foster Youth and Young Adults for Success
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In 2021, the Institute received an additional $10 million in recurring appropriation to implement a robust and comprehensive approach to professional development. To facilitate greater resilience within our workforce, the Institute created the GROW Center. The vision of GROW (Greater Resilience of The Workforce) is to prepare and support Florida’s child welfare workforce from classroom to case work to competent leadership. The research analyses conducted this past year (Florida Study for Professionals for Safe Families (FSPSF), Residential Group Care Quality Standards, and the Early Childhood Court Evaluation) points to the importance of building capacity within our child welfare workforce to meet the complex needs of vulnerable families, children in foster care and group care, and those children who are between the ages of zero and three. This work will be facilitated by the three GROW Center initiatives: Academic Innovation, ALIGN, and The Alliance for Workforce Enhancement.
ACADEMIC INNOVATION To truly professionalize the child welfare workforce, students in social work and other academic programs should not only be better prepared both in the knowledge gained but also have a better understanding of the complexities of working with child welfare-involved families. The redesign of the BSW and MSW curricula led by the FSU College of Social Work in collaboration other university affiliates is the initial focus of the GROW Center’s academic innovation agenda. Over the next three years, the College will develop a robust curriculum to educate students more effectively. Academic Innovation will: • redesign the future of learning in social work education through innovative, experientail learning, and state of the art virtual technologies. • successfully prepare and train students to address the complex and diverse needs of youth and families in everyday practice.
Professionalizing the Child Welfare Workforce
ALIGN The ALIGN initiative is a resource for students and child welfare professionals to Advance, Learn, Innovate, Grow, and Network with other students and child welfare colleagues statewide. ALIGN is a learning community that offers holistic support for child welfare professionals and advancement opportunities throughout their career. Joining this community includes support through training and onboarding, opportunities for specialization through Advanced Certification courses (AdCert), as well as ongoing mentoring and coaching. • create a clear path for professional development and credentialing, as well as clear avenues for child welfare professionals to receive support in their ongoing work • the Advanced Certifications will facilitate the implementation of a cohesive and progressive path of professional development that meaningfully connects to their pre-service training.
Advance, Learn, Innovate, Grow, Network
THE ALLIANCE FOR WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENT (AWE) The new path forward will create transformative changes with how professionals are educated, prepared, and supported. Simultaneously, the GROW Center will also include a focus on organizational well-being. Florida’s child welfare system has experienced persistent challenges within their organizations. Based on the National Child Welfare Workforce Institute’s (NCWWI) Workforce Excellence Sites, the Institute created the Alliance for Workforce Enhancement (AWE), to create an opportunity for specialized capacity building for Florida’s child welfare system. Through a 3-year partnership, the selected AWE sites will receive tailored technical assistance and leadership development. The sites selected to participate in the AWE Initiative will receive specialized leadership development and adaptive technical assistance to address the workforce challenges the organization is facing. A team of AWE consultants will work with the organization (and their community partners) for the duration of the project (three years) to assist in achieving outcome-focused goals and objectives with the overall vision of enhancing the organization/ system and developing capacity within the organization to achieve innovation and change towards intended outcomes. FLORIDA INSTITUTE FOR CHILD WELFARE
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PARTNERSHIPS INSTITUTE AFFILIATE NETWORK In FY 20-21, 44 affiliates contributed to the network, representing 15 universities and 6 organizations. During this time, the Institute expanded the network’s expertise through onboarding of faculty from multiple disciplines, as well as organizational representatives. To foster engagement of current affiliates, the Institute began a monthly e-newsletter specifically for affiliates and began an affiliate-only funding stream to provide financial support to promising and practice relevant child welfare research in Florida.
WORKGROUPS In addition, members of the Institute sat on several mandated and non-mandated workgroups in order to participate in discussions relevant to our work, stay connected with stakeholders, and provide technical assistance if needed. These workgroups include the Critical Incident Rapid Response Team Advisory Committee, the One Voice IMPAACT Statewide Group, the Statewide Interagency Workgroup, Dependency Court Improvement Panel, and the Prevention Advisory Council.
Coordinated by Dr. Lisa Magruder
Coordinated by Marianna Tutwiler
RESEARCH & EVALUATION Completed Research and Evaluation PRELIMINARY EXPLORATION OF MINDFULNESS-BASED TRAINING FOR CHILD WELFARE WORKERS Affiliate Dr. Marleen Milner (Department of Social Work at Southeastern University), in collaboration with Heartland for Children, developed, implemented, and evaluated a program to train child welfare workers to use mindfulnessbased strategies to moderate the impact of work-related stress, compassion fatigue, and burnout. This pilot program included a half-day training on compassion fatigue, self-care, and mindfulness followed by nine weeks of instruction, small group support, and guided mindfulness practices. The purpose of this project was to investigate whether workplace mindfulness-based strategies can serve to support and sustain the well-being of child welfare workers and reduce the high turnover rate among frontline staff. Key Findings: • effect sizes for several of the subscales suggest that the intervention may have had a positive effect on the participants • while the comparison group experienced a decrease in Compassion Satisfaction and increase in Compassion Fatigue, the intervention group experienced decreases in Burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress, with significant findings and a large effect size for Burnout. Next Steps: • A well-powered, wait-list controlled study of an abbreviated workshop style training with the availability of brief practice sessions supported within the work environment.
EARLY CHILDHOOD COURT EVALUATION Per Florida Statute 39.01304 (2) (2020), “the Office of the State Courts Administrator [OSCA] shall contract for an evaluation of the early childhood court programs to ensure the quality, accountability, and fidelity of the programs’ evidence-based treatment.” ZERO TO THREE (ZTT) contracted with the Institute to develop and execute an evaluation plan to address this statute. The Institute, in consultation with ZTT and OSCA’s Office of Court Improvement (OCI), determined that the priority was evaluating the effectiveness of therapeutic modalities related to parenting and the parent-child relationship. FLORIDA INSTITUTE FOR CHILD WELFARE
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To address the evaluation priorities, the Institute conducted two distinct but related evaluation initiatives: 1) a mixedmethods evaluation of the effectiveness of therapeutic modalities, and 2) a qualitative exploration of the perspectives of ECC-involved caregivers and providers regarding the therapeutic services and benefits of Early Childhood Court. Key Findings: • Clinicians reported using Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) and Circle of Security-Parenting (COS-P) as primary modalities for ECC-involved families. • Clinicians indicated that working with ECC-involved families involves taking a client-responsive approach as opposed to following rigid protocols. • Clinicians follow “protocol” by using COS-P, utilizing CPP fidelity forms, and reflective supervision. • Most clinicians engage in and are satisfied with reflective supervision—which is helpful in improving confidence and success in service delivery as well as supporting the emotional needs of the provider. • Outside of clinicians, other professional team members indicated a need for reflective supervision. Recommendations: • allowing the use of multiple therapeutic modalities within ECC • standardizing system-wide data collection • clarifying processes regarding client eligibility for services • developing policies and procedures regarding the incorporation of therapists’ professional expertise • re-evaluating compensation practices for clinicians • improving team member orientation to ECC • exploring the expansion of reflective supervision to non-clinician team members • implementing increased supports for caregivers Next steps, including future evaluation and assessment of: • variation in therapeutic services related to both processes and outcomes • challenges in CPP implementation, specifically as it pertains to working with multiple family members in a single session • how the COVID-19 pandemic impacts therapeutic services • the potential significance of clinicians having a professional background in child welfare
Ongoing Research and Evaluation FLORIDA STUDY OF PROFESSIONALS FOR SAFE FAMILIES The Florida Study of Professionals for Safe Families (FSPSF), a longitudinal study of Florida’s child welfare workforce (2015-2020), continues to produce valuable findings. During FY 20-21, the FSPSF team authored several peer-reviewed manuscripts and presented findings at the Society for Social Work and Research’s annual conference. The team conducted new analyses related to worker profiles and retention and used latent profile analyses to determine distinct worker profiles based on job demands, job resources, and personal resources.
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Key Findings: • researchers found five distinct worker profiles: floundering, surviving through supervision, surviving through role, surviving through support, and thriving participants with more work experience were more likely to be members of the extreme groups (i.e., floundering and thriving) • 31 percent of floundering workers remained 12 months later compared to 73 percent of thriving workers • there appears to be an additive effect of fewer job demands and greater resource levels on increased retention. Next Steps: • FSPSF findings serve as a cornerstone of the developing GROW Center. The Institute will continue to support the FSPSF principal investigators in conducting analyses to inform GROW Center operations. • The principal investigators will work toward making de-identified FSPSF data publicly available to other researchers to increase the translational impact of the study.
RESIDENTIAL GROUP CARE QUALITY STANDARDS Section 409.996 (25) of the Florida Statutes requires the Department of Children and Families to develop a statewide accountability system for residential group care providers that is based on measurable quality standards. After establishing the core set of quality standards, the Institute developed and validated an assessment tool—the Group Care Quality Standards Assessment (GCQSA)—designed to operationalize the quality standards. The statewide validation study and the inter-rater reliability and agreement study were completed in 2021. The purpose of the validation study was to examine construct validity, which refers to whether the GCQSA measures what it was designed to measure (residential care quality). The purpose of the inter-rater reliability study of the GCQSA was to evaluate whether the instrument provides a consistent representation of quality across raters. Interrater reliability (IRR) and inter-rater agreement (IRA) are used to determine whether a measure provides a consistent representation of a construct regardless of who is completing the measure. Key Findings: • the GCQSA scale scores provide a valid measure of quality residential care • the mean number of certain types of incidents varied considerably by program, including calls to law enforcement to intervene, youth runaway episodes, and staff turnover. • higher quality ratings within certain domains are associated with fewer incidents occurring at the programlevel. • programs with practices that more consistently align with the quality standards experience fewer incidents, providing further evidence supporting the validity of the GCQSA scores. • the IRA findings lend support for aggregating ratings from multiple raters of the same title to provide a composite score on quality of residential care. Next Steps: • During the FY 2021-2022 project phase, the project team will collect outcomes data from a sample of youth in residential care to examine correlations with quality standards. • The project team will focus on finalizing the GCQSA (e.g., scoring, reporting, interpretation) and developing and testing the statewide accountability system.
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KINSHIP NAVIGATOR PROGRAMS In FY 20-21 the Department of Children and Families funded phase III of the ongoing Inventory of kinship practice in Florida, allowing the Institute to continue research and evaluation of kinship practices. For Phase III, the Institute had two primary objectives: 1) collaborate with Children’s Home Network to develop of a generic evaluation plan framework to determine the readiness and capabilities of a program seeking recognition from the Prevention Services Clearinghouse, and 2) begin the evaluation of Kids Central, Inc.’s Kinship Navigator Program. Key Activities and Findings: • Objective 1: • a Readiness for an Evaluation form that provides a checklist for determining areas of strength and areas of improvement prior to an evaluation • a detailed description of the requirements of evaluations • a checklist to determine the strength of a submitted evaluation plan and the areas needed to improve the evaluation plan based on the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse recommendations. •
Objective 2: • preliminary findings for the process evaluation will be available after the research team conducts more focus groups • preliminary results of the outcomes evaluation suggest that kinship caregivers: • feel generally unsure of what services to use, suggesting the need for guidance from case managers or kinship care navigators. • were concerned for their personal health and felt frustrated because they did not know how to work within the systems • have a good relationship with their relative child and feel it was rewarding to raise their relative child • felt at least some fear that their relative child would make poor life choices
Next Steps: • To ensure adequate power for statistical analyses, the Institute will continue recruitment until a minimum of 200 kinship caregivers are enrolled.
COVID-19 WORKFORCE DISRUPTIONS: IMPLEMENTATION DRIVERS TO PROMOTE CHANGE, A FOLLOW-UP STUDY ON CHILD WELFARE WORKFORCE RETENTION In October 2019, the lead community-based care agency in Circuit 10, Heartland for Children, convened a task force to address high turnover rates among their case management staff, assisted by a research team from the University of South Florida. The Institute funded a follow-up study to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on workforce disruptions in Circuit 10. The present phase of the study consisted of an archival study, a survey, and listening sessions. The archival study explored existing resources and supports to child welfare during disruptions. The survey identified existing considerations (pre-COVID-19) influencing the child welfare workforce. The listening sessions were conducted with case managers, supervisors, and leadership in child welfare to better understand disruption and turnover. Key Findings: • There are no standard policies or procedures guiding the virtual and in-person work during the COVID-19 pandemic. • There are sporadic incentive strategies in place to improve culture and climate. • Internal and external communication flows are inconsistent.
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Next Steps: • In spring 2022, the Institute plans to establish an affiliate workgroup to triangulate findings and consider potential implications for policy and practice.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING The Institute began collaborating with DCF to validate the Human Trafficking Screening Tool (HTST, Tool) in 2017. In Summer 2019, our team completed psychometric testing with the HTST using a non-random sample of 248 completed assessments from disparate areas of Florida. Ultimately, the Tool was unable to be validated due to lack of reliability. We suggested that with additional screener training, subsequent data collection, and new analyses, validation is possible. With that, in 2020, we collected qualitative data to explore screeners’ interpretation and implementation of the Tool. Interviews were completed in Spring and Summer 2020. Focus groups were conducted in early Fall 2020. Key Findings: • participants shared critique of several items—primarily around sexual maltreatment • participants also explained the different ways in which they use the Tool to contextualize their responses Next Steps: • Given the promising psychometrics of the Tool, the Institute anticipates our recommendations will be primarily training-related, with a suggested course of action for follow-up data collection and analysis to re-assess reliability.
Upcoming Research and Evaluation PRIORITY RESEARCH AWARDS In FY 20-21, the Institute established Priority Research Awards. Two awards are granted following a competitive request for proposals each spring. Proposals must be relevant to the annual priority topic identified by the Institute and have clear potential for impacting policy or practice recommendations. In Spring 2021, the Institute released the inaugural request for proposals for research on supporting foster youth and young adults for success. We solicited proposals that emphasized strengths-based approaches and incorporated youth voice when feasible. Two awards were granted for $50,000 each, with project periods running from July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022. A Platform for Social Action: Engaging and Supporting the Voice of Youth in Foster Care Receiving Independent Living Services The purpose of this participatory action research (PAR) research study is to examine the experiences of youth in foster care who are receiving independent living services in Southeast Florida. Using photovoice methodology, youth will be asked to explore their feelings and experiences with: (a) self-advocacy, (b) self-determination, and (c) connectedness to others. This project is being led by Florida Atlantic University affiliates Drs. Marianna Colvin (Co-Principal Investigator), Morgan Cooley (Co-Principal Investigator), and Heather Thompson (Co-Investigator), along with their colleagues Dr. Heather Howard and Jill Carr. A final report will be submitted to the Institute by June 30, 2022.
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Maternity Group Homes for Young Mothers in Florida: A Mixed Methods Examination The project has three aims: 1) to describe the program models, services, and target population served in maternity homes in Florida, 2) to document the services that maternity home residents receive and how these services contribute to maternal and child wellbeing after program exit, and 3) to gain insight into mothers’ and providers’ experiences with maternity homes and perceptions of service impact within the context of young mothers’ lives. This project is being led by Florida State University affiliates Drs. Melissa Radey (Principal Investigator) and Shamra-Boel Studt (Co-Principal Investigator). A final report will be submitted to the Institute by June 30, 2022.
AFFILIATE AWARD FOR TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH The Affiliate Award for Translational Research is awarded semi-annually, in Spring and Fall. Fall 2021 proposals prioritized child welfare-related research to take place between March 1, 2022 – February 28, 2023. This award has no topical limitations, though preference is given to proposals that have clear potential for translation to policy and practice recommendations and incorporate community collaborations. A Mixed Methods Examination of Comfort Call Implementation in South Florida Comfort calls are facilitated phone calls made by a child welfare agency representative and foster parent/kin/ fictive kin caregiver to the birth parent(s) within 12-48 hours after a child is removed from their home. They are one part of the Statewide Unified Plan developed from Florida Statute 409.1415. This project will examine the process of how comfort calls are implemented into real world child welfare practice settings with existing practices and multiple, often complex, priorities in meeting the needs of families. It will also examine whether comfort calls are perceived as meeting the initial goals of Florida Statute 409.1415. The spring 21-22 Affiliate Award for Translational Research is being led by Florida Atlantic University affiliates Drs. Morgan Cooley (Principal Investigator), Heather Thompson (Co-Investigator), and Marianna Colvin (CoInvestigator), along with their colleague Dr. Heather Howard. A final report will be submitted to the Institute by November 30, 2021.
TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OFFICE OF EARLY LEARNING Building on work begun under contract in 2019, the Office of Early Learning contracted with the Institute in July 2020 to investigate and address race equity issues at a coalition level. While the initial plan was for the technical assistance to be provided on location with the coalition staff, COVID-19 restrictions required that the consultations be provided via Zoom. Three racial equity consultants met monthly with 12 early learning coalitions to educate staff about historical foundations of racism, implicit and explicit bias, and culturally responsive practices and decision making using an equity lens for changing policies. The formative and process evaluation of this program evinced several notable findings about successful implementation of a race equity coaching program in ELC organizations. Among these findings was the almost universal sentiment among participants about the value of having conversations about race and racism within their organizations and the desire to affect change in their regions. Ultimately, the goal is to create these types of conversations in child welfare agencies.
SELFLESS LOVE FOUNDATION In 2019, the Florida Coalition for Children and the Selfless Love Foundation (SLF) launched the One Voice IMPAACT (OVI) engagement seminar, which encouraged foster youth to use their “voice” to make changes for current foster FLORIDA INSTITUTE FOR CHILD WELFARE
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youth. The Institute developed a mixed-methods formative evaluation plan aimed to discover the current functioning of the OVI initiative. A formative evaluation would gather evidence regarding the initial short-term and intermediate outcomes, as outlined in the OVI logic model. The findings could guide the SLF in adjusting functioning, as necessary, as well as provide a foundation for a more in-depth summative evaluation.
FAMILY FIRST PREVENTION SERVICES ACT The Family First Prevention Services Act was signed into law as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act on February 9, 2018. This act reforms the federal child welfare financing streams, Title IV-E and Title IV-B of the Social Security Act, to provide services to families who are at risk of entering the child welfare system. The bill aims to prevent children from entering foster care by allowing federal reimbursement for mental health services, substance use treatment, and in-home parenting skill training. It also seeks to improve the well-being of children already in foster by incentivizing states to reduce placement of children in congregate care. Webinar Series: Preparing for the Family First Prevention Services Act The Institute partnered with Alia Innovations to provide a four-part webinar series on employing innovative strategies as Florida implements the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA). Topics covered by the training include: rethinking how to keep children safely with their parents, managing organizational change, creating a trauma-competent organization, and the role of leadership and healing. Over 150 people attended each of the four webinars. Targeted Technical Assistance The Institute, as a collaborator with the Florida Department of Children and Families, contracted with two experts from the University of South Florida to provide technical assistance to the Department (regional and state), community-based care lead agencies and their stakeholders, to identify gaps in FFPSA implementation and provide or link to appropriate supports to assist. Beginning October 2021, the facilitators will work with CBC regional teams to develop prevention plans complementary to the overall Florida FFPSA State Plan. Technical assistance will be customized to the needs of the local lead agencies and DCF regions with a focus on expanding IV-E eligibility, reimbursement models, basic understanding of the FFPSA, cost benefit analysis of evidence-based program implementation, and creative funding and resource development mechanisms to ensure sustainability. The experts will work with existing DCF teams to ensure compatibility of message and open communication.
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH: AN APPROACH FOR CO-CREATING YOUTH AND PARENT LEADERSHIP, AND AGENCY The Institute provided funding for the Children’s Services Council of Broward County to conduct a Community Participatory Action Research (CPAR) project to address racism and its resulting racial disparities in the system. Using equitable practices, the CPAR project connected child welfare professionals with the community members they serve along with researchers from the Children’s Services Council. A panel of transition age youth, parents, and system professionals who worked together as co-researchers on the Broward County Children’s Services Council CPAR project provided a webinar attended by 58 participants to learn how they might conduct a similar project in their communities.
MICROAGGRESSIONS The Institute is committed to investing in racial equity research and educating ourselves and our stakeholders to make organizations more inclusive and strive to achieve greater racial equity. To this end, the Institute engaged Shanna Katz Kattari, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan, to conduct two webinars focused on microaggressions for Institute staff and stakeholders. FLORIDA INSTITUTE FOR CHILD WELFARE
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RACIAL EQUITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE INSTITUTE Zuleka Henderson, Ph.D., LMSW, engaged with the Institute in anti-racism and cultural healing training sessions. Institute staff attended workshops with Dr. Henderson to learn and apply strategies for conducting personal and organization antiracist assessments. Institute team members are forming and working in affinity groups and consulting with Dr. Henderson to achieve our established antiracist and organizational goals. This work will continue into 2022.
ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM: SUPPORTING FOSTER YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS FOR SUCCESS The Institute hosted our fourth annual research symposium on May 26 and 27, 2021. The topic, Supporting Foster Youth and Young Adults for Success, was explored by expert speakers, panelists, and child welfare professionals who discussed programs, services, and resources available to assist our youth and young adults as they transition to independent living after they turn 18. Both days featured a panel of youth and young adults with lived experiences who shared their voices to provide the audience with information and perspectives for symposium attendees to consider integrating into their work. The first day’s theme was Building Relationships—speakers discussed academic research and initiatives about relational permanency and the importance of having a consistent and committed adult in a young person’s life. Day 2 focused on how to help young adults access services and provided an overview of the programs and services offered by the Department and community-based agencies. For more information about the symposium along with linked resources, visit the FICW website.
INSTITUTE PODCAST SERIES In 2020-2021, the Institute published two seasons of our podcast series, Season 2: ReImagining Child Welfare through Technology and Innovation and Season 3: Perspectives on the Family First Prevention Services Act. Both seasons are available on the Institute’s Apple Podcast, SoundCloud, Spotify, and YouTube accounts. Episodes in season two and three have been listened to nearly 4,000 times across Institute platforms. Listeners are primarily from the United States (with a majority in Florida), but 6 percent of all listeners are international (most commonly from Canada, Germany, the UK, and Australia). The fourth podcast season, Transition-age Foster Youth Get Plugged Into Resources, will premiere in January 2022.
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Listen to the Podcast: FICW website Apple Podcasts Soundcloud Spotify YouTube
2021 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
Appendix B| Institute Staffing
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART 2021
James Clark, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW DEAN OF COLLEGE OF SOCIAL WORK
Jessica Pryce, Ph.D., MSW DIRECTOR
Marianna Tutwiler, MPA, MSW PROGRAM DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION)
Lisa Magruder, Ph.D., MSW PROGRAM DIRECTOR (SCIENCE & RESEARCH)
ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST
GRAPHIC ARTIST
POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
TRAINING COORDINATOR
MEDIA TECHNICIAN
POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR
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ABOUT THE INSTITUTE Mission The Florida Institute for Child Welfare seeks to promote permanency, and well-being 29 | P safety, age FLORIDA INSTITUTE FOR among the children and families of Florida that are involved with the child welfare system. To accomplish this mission, the Institute sponsors and supports interdisciplinary research projects and program evaluation initiatives that contribute to a dynamic knowledge base relevant for enhancing Florida’s child welfare outcomes. The Institute collaborates with community agencies across all sectors and other important organizations in order to translate relevant knowledge generated through ecologically-valid research, policy analysis, and program evaluation.
Vision
To provide nationally acclaimed child welfare research, training services, and policy and guidance with our C H I practice L D W E L F A implementation RE partner organizations in support of the children and families in Florida’s child welfare system.
Leadership
Dr. Jessica Pryce, Director
Dr. Lisa Magruder, Program Director of Research
Marianna Tutwiler, Program Director of Administration