California has just released the long anticipated Integrated Core Practice Model and Integrated Training Guide for Children and Youth. These documents serve as anchors to the state's Continuum of Care Reform. This resource is intended to provide practical guidance and direction to support county child welfare, juvenile probation, behavioral health agencies, and community partners to improve delivery of timely, effective, and integrated services to children, youth, and families.
The State of California, in collaboration with counties across the state, has made significant progress in the implementation of the Katie A. Settlement Agreement. Building on the same core values and expected practices, the Continuum of Care Reform legislation has provided the statutory and policy framework to ensure services and supports provided to every child or youth and his or her family achieve the goals of developing and maintaining a stable, permanent family. The intent of this legislation is to ensure not only access to necessary services, but also to ensure integrated service delivery, reflecting findings of current research across the disciplines that tell us how integrated, collaborative services which demonstrate engagement and partnership with children, youth, and families are most effective in meeting the complex needs of children and families involved in multiple, government-funded service organizations.
See page 9-10 for discussion of trauma-informed practice:
"Identifying and understanding the impact of trauma on individuals is foundational to the implementation of this ICPM. Trauma experiences that occur in childhood affect brain function, the attainment of developmental milestones, social perceptions, relationships, health, emotion, and behavior throughout the individual’s lifetime, as first identified the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study."
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