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IFS Enhanced Family Services (EFS)

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EFS is the creation of a flexible intensive to moderate service and support package that increases family capacity, wellness and functioning. This re-design will take current programming and funding identified with the more intensive services and supports and combines them into one program in order to provide early intervention to build skills and maximize families’ strengths, keep families together and reduce use of out of home placements regardless of disability type. Knowledge and skilled response to parent and child mental health and substance abuse issues, trauma, post adoption, impact of significant disabilities on families, positive behavior support strategies, and promotion of wellness in the family system is key in this re-design. The shift to the use of flexible family support and treatment services based on family functioning and needs from a system that has to wait until a child and family reaches a critical point is necessary in order to achieve better outcomes for children and their families. This re-design will be connected to all the general concepts and structure changes outlines in the overarching Integrated Family Services.
FINAL IFS Concept Paper
 
IFS Visual
 
IFS Enhanced Family Services Invitation to Participate
This is an invitation to AHS/LIT regions to participate in the design of a new model that combines several current programs and existing child and family funding streams. The goal is to integrate AHS children’s services efforts across disciplines to create flexible packages of support and treatment for families based on the diagnostic and functional needs of the family, child and/or youth. Information about the structure of the response and timelines are included in the document in addition to contact people for questions.
Announcment/Invitation to EFT Kickoff
 
Integrated Family Services Powerpoint Presentation
 
Planning Handout for Kickoff
 
Summary of Kickoff Notes
 
Kickoff Notes (verbatim)
 
Early Implementers Statewide Meeting and Next Steps Memo 1-20-11
 
Vermont: Compression Planning Session Enhanced Family Services Redesign
Hosted by Casey Family Programs
Compression Planning Questions, Parking Lot and Recommendations for the State
 
EFS Process Flow 2-3-11
 
IFS Outcomes
 
EFS Workgroups