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Home My WebLink About20061593.tiff RESOLUTION RE: APPROVE TWO NOTIFICATION OF FINANCIALASSISTANCE AWARDS FOR FOSTER PARENT TRAINING PROGRAMS WITH VARIOUS PROVIDERS AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS,the Board has been presented with two Notification of Financial Assistance Awards for Foster Parent Training Programs, between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County,on behalf of the Department of Social Services, and various providers, listed below, commencing June 1, 2006, and ending May 31, 2007, with further terms and conditions being as stated in said awards: 1. Jubilee Retreat Center- Lori Kochevar, LLC 2. Julie Box, LCSW WHEREAS,after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said awards, copies of which are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, ex-officio Board of Social Services, that the two Notification of Financial Assistance Awards for Foster Parent Training Programs between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Social Services,and various providers listed above,be, and hereby are,approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said awards. 2006-1593 SS0033 00 f. SS TWO NOTIFICATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS FOR FOSTER PARENT TRAINING PROGRAMS PAGE 2 The above and foregoing Resolution was,on motion duly made and seconded,adopted by the following vote on the 14th day of June, A.D., 2006, nunc pro tunc June 1, 2006. Eta BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ELD COUNTY, j 'LORADO ATTEST: Lski � ` JLte- �� . ' �s�x "� ile, Chair Weld County Clerk to the .;;�III RIX/� 1 �0. David E. Long, Pro-Tern De Clerk the Board Willi H. Jerke 1� A AS TO F Robe r D. Mas n o ty ney O Glenn Vaa Date of signature: 2006-1593 SS0033 (ice a 4; DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES P.O. BOX A GREELEY, CO. 80632 Website:www.co.weld.co.us WI I D Administration and Public Assistance(970) 352-1551 O Fax Number(970)346-7691 • COLORADO MEMORANDUM TO: M.J. Geile, Chair Date: May 31, 2006 Board of County Commissioners qqq FR: Judy A. Griego,Director, Social Services it: � U (,( -J RE: Notification of Financial Assistance Awards with Various Contractors— Foster Parent Training Enclosed for your approval are Notification of Financial Assistance Awards with Various Contractors for Foster Parent Training. The Depaitinent and the Families, Youth, and Children (FYC) Commission are recommending approval of these awards. These awards were reviewed at the Board's work session of May 24, 2006. The major provisions of these awards are as follows: 1. The award period is June I, 2006 through May 31, 2007. 2. The source of funding is Core Services or Child Welfare Administration. 3. The Contractors will provide Foster Parent Certification Tanning. 4. The Contractors include: A. Jubilee Retreat Center $3,772 for training package B. Julie Box, LCSW $3,600 for training package If you have any questions, please telephone me at extension 6510. 2006-1593 Weld County Department of Social Services Notification of Financial Assistance Award for Child Welfare General Administration Funds Type of Action Contract Award No. X Initial Award FY06-CORE-0067 Revision (PY 06-07 RFP-FYC-006-00C; 06FPT03) Contract Award Period Name and Address of Contractor Beginning 06/01/2006 and Jubilee Retreat Center-Lori Kochevar, LLC Ending 05/31/2007 Foster Parent Training 1024 8th Street Greeley, CO 80631 Computation of Awards Description Unit of Service The issuance of the Notification of Financial Assistance Award is based upon your Request for This program provides Foster Parent Certification Proposal (RFP). The RFP specifies the scope of Training and uses a comprehensive experiential services and conditions of award. Except where it training curriculum that directly improves the foster is in conflict with this NOFAA in which case the parents' ability to provide quality care for children in NOFAA governs,the RFP upon which this award is foster care.Training consists of 27 hours of based is an integral part of the action. experiential interactive learning. Ability to expand trainings from 8 to 12 trainings per year. The average Special conditions stay in the program is four weeks. Capacity to serve 144 foster parents. Bilingual services and South 1) Reimbursement for the Unit of Services will be County access. based on a per group rate. 2) Rates will only be remitted on cases open with, and Cost Per Unit of Service referrals made by the Weld County Department of Social Services. 3) Requests for payment must be an original and Treatment Package $3,772.00 submitted to the Weld County Department of Social Services by the end of the 25th calendar day following the end of the month of service. The provider must submit requests for payment on Enclosures: forms approved by Weld County Department of X Signed RFP: Exhibit A Social Services. Supplemental Narrative to RFP: Exhibit B 4) Requests for payment must include original client Recommendation(s) verification signatures(blue or red ink preferred) Conditions of Approval and dates and hours of service. 5) The Contractor will notify the Department of any change in staff at the time of the change. Approvals: Program Official: By ' By . / M. J. e' e, hair Judy . Gri ,Direct Board of Weld County Commissioners Weld ounty Department of Social Services Date: JUN 14 2006 Date: O G9 ,Gewo-/59S Bid Number 002-05(RFP-FYC 006-OOC) Attached A ` FOSTER PARENT CORE TRAINING PROGRAM BID PROPOSAL AND 'REQUEST FOR CONTINUATION OF AWARD UNDER FPP CORE SERVICES FUNDING COLORADO FAMILY PRESERVATION ACT 2006-2007 BID PROPOSAL APPLICATION PROGRAM FUNDS YEAR 2006-2007 A /� BID 001-06 (0Q4 90C NAME OF AGENCY: 91.!k22.e �it-yy, /// iirata/ ADDRESS: /Car( 0 b J.4-,_ 2,7_,/- PHONE: i (C7)b) 3, — ?3 7 CONTACT PERSON: e ' .1. .147) TITLE:_e2ta DESCRIPTION OF FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAM CATEGORY: The Foster Parent Core Training Program Category must provide Core Certification Training to Foster Care Certification applicants in Weld County. (This program is limited to Weld County Foster Care Certification Applicants.)The trainings must satisfy all training requirements of State of Colorado Volume VII(See Appendices A,B,and C) and those required by Weld County Social Services of Social Services. 12-Month approximate Project Dates: _ 12-month contract with actual time lines of: Start June 1, 2006 Start End Mav 31, 2007 End TITLE OF PROJECT: FOIL Pa/Ldv (;p,,.Q �J �,a ai M�S ' ti e,epo ,7 , i a al o , 1)2; and Si ature of Person Preparing Docum Date Name and Signature Chief Administrative Officer Applicant Agency Date MANDATORY PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS For both new bids and renewal bids,please initial to indicate that the following required sections are included in this Proposal for Bid. Project Description PAL Complete Topical Curriculum Outline 4,14? Target/Eligibility Populations AL/Types of services Provided 1.-4/Measurable Outcomes Service Objectives Workload Standards Staff Qualifications Unit of Service Rate Computation Billing Process Lowest Qualified Bid Program Capacity per Month 1,4/Certificate of Insurance Date of Meeting(s)with Social Services Division Supervisor: Page 25 of 38 INVITATION TO BID OFF SYSTEM BID 001-06(06005-06011 and 006-00,A,B,&C) DATE: March 1, 2006 BID NO: 006-00A RETURN BID TO: Pat Persichino,Director of General Services 915 10th Street,P.O. Box 758, Greeley, CO 80632 SUMMARY Request for Proposal(006-00A) for: Colorado Family Preservation Act—Foster Parent Consultation, Emergency Assistance Program Deadline: March 31, 2006, Friday, 10:00 a.m. The Families,Youth and Children Commission, an advisory commission to Weld County Social Services, announces that applications will be accepted for approved providers pursuant to the Board of Weld County Commissioners' authority under the Colorado Family Preservation Act(C.R.S. 26-5.5-101) and Emergency Assistance for Families with Children at Imminent Risk of Out-of-Home Placement Act(C.R.S. 26-5.3-101). The Families,Youth and Children Commission wishes to approve services targeted to run from June 1, 2006, through May 31, 2007, at specific rates for different types of service,the county will authorize approved providers and rates for services only. The Foster Parent Consultation Program must provide services that focus on providing psychological consultations and parenting support to foster parents which are designed to improve foster parent competency, family conflict management, and effectively access community resources. This program announcement consists of five parts, as follows: PART A...Administrative Information PART D...Bidder Response Format PART B...Background, Overview and Goals PART E...Bid Evaluation Process PART C...Statement of Work Delivery Date (After receipt of order) BID MUST BE SIGNED IN INK tore KCCI1CUCLG7Th j/ TYPED OR PRINTED SIGNATURE PROVIDER PROVIDER (� 4 iattii nt wi s t'MM 1 &. (1-C_ ame ' \ Han 'tten ignature By Authorized O cer or Agent of Provider ADDRESS (0 q 27 k & { TITLE o,Gxoo L CO_ �CY03) DATE to/ g� O(c� PHONE# p7UU) Ss- a' 7 3 The above bid is subject to Terms and Conditions as attached hereto and incorporated. Page 1 of 39 03/17/2006 FRI 15:17 FAX ®003/003 Bid Number 002-05(RFP-FYC 006-0OC) Attached A Comments by SST) Supervisor: • • • aa-,sve-e--0- g 3/t7 104 Name an Signature of SSD Su Date • Page 26 of 38 Foster Parent Core Certification Training Purpose: The purpose of the Foster Parent Core Training Program is to provide exceptionally well trained foster homes that can deal with a myriad of difficult behavioral issues. This directly decreases liability issues as well as decreases the cost of the out of home placement budget by minimizing the use of Residential Treatment Centers. Why Quality Training is Important- foster parents have the difficult role of providing a loving relationship and a structured home environment to children whom have most often been severely abused and or neglected. These children often have a distorted sense of self. Children in the foster care system often act out their feelings of unworthiness by displaying behavior that is destructive to self and others. Foster parents need to be well trained in ways to work with this difficult behavior in better understanding what the child/children are going through and how to respond effectively to their behavior. The better trained our foster parents are the more likely we are able to avoid disruptions in placement and/or the use of an RTC. A decrease in RCT use is beneficial because of the significant cost savings. In addition, a well trained foster home is often the most clinically appropriate and effective form of treatment for children in the foster care system. Design: We offer a variety in the presenters and viewpoints available to the foster parents during the Foster Parent Core Training Certification. Our trainers are uniquely qualified to provide this training because of the wealth of professional and personal experience they hold. In addition, this program provides a comprehensive experiential training curriculum that directly improves the foster parents' ability to provide quality care for the children they are entrusted with. Meals are provided to increase group cohesiveness. Trainers- • Lori Kochevar our lead trainer has over 15 years of experience in child welfare. She is also a master therapist and a powerful trainer. She has fostered and adopted two children from the social service system and knows the system from the inside out. In addition, Lori has been providing this training for the last five years and is highly rated as a trainer by the participants who have taken her course, see appendix A. She also has extensive training in trauma, attachment and child welfare. 1 • Sharon Benson has worked with support service organizations for over twenty years in the areas of Domestic Violence, adolescent offenders, disabilities and family preservation. For the past 10 years Sharon has taught classes in the Psychology, Business and Emergency Service departments at Aims Community College. Currently she is in the Early Childhood field where she has received specialized training in assessment, behavior management, positive parenting and services to children with disability or mental health issues. • Lorenza Perezverdia is an experienced bi-lingual bi-cultural counselor who has has extensive knowledge of substance abuse, domestic violence issues and attachment and bonding issues with families. In addition, the following people from the community come to share their time: • Julie Hoskins, who has experience as a GAL, Respondent parents Attorney, foster parent and Magistrate in our community comes to share her expertise with the foster parent's regarding the legal system. • Mary Camp, who is an experienced GAL as well as a previous social worker, comes to share her expertise regarding the legal system when Magistrate Hoskins is not available. • Marsha Stohl is currently a supervisor for the CASA program and previously was a CASA volunteer. She also is available to share her experience and expertise with the foster parents. Topical Curriculum Outline Training Curriculum Design- Training will consist of 27 hours of experiential interactive learning. It is common for caregivers to feel anxious, overwhelmed, and depressed and or resentment when working with children that are experiencing all of these same feelings. Receiving in depth comprehensive training from trainers that have been there can help the foster parents to gain confidence in their ability to act instead of react to the challenging behavior exhibited by many foster children. In addition, this curriculum provides: • Well supported efficacious treatment- research support that the use of an Experiential Training Model is superior to a lecture based or highly structured pre-packaged program approach as documented in Appendix D. 2 • Experiential strategies to access multi-dimensional learning of information to increase participant's ability to recall and implement strategies across time and in non-ideal circumstances. • Comprehensive - coverage of all mandated and necessary information. This curriculum uses progressive skill sets with multiple review of core material in different areas to increase retention and ability. • Transformative— motivates and brings couples together in their commitment to provide quality care and access their circles of support to provide this service. They leave with a better understanding of themselves and how their parenting will directly effect the children's long term well being. • Empowering—helps potential foster parents see how they can transfer applicable existing skills into this role while building new role specific skills. The curriculum helps the foster parents focus on what skill set will help them be successful depending on which age of children, or specific special needs they choose to serve. • Realistically prepares the potential foster parent for what being a foster parent is versus their preconceived, often unrealistic expectations. • Accountability- holds the foster parent response-able to continue learning and growing to meet the needs of this rewarding and demanding role. • Community building process that occurs between each core training group gives the foster parents a built in form of support, of other foster parents. • Cohesive - all pieces of the training work smoothly and build upon each other to motivate and prepare potential foster parents and decrease liability. • Evaluation /Screening component to decrease risk of inadequate homes and liability risks. We will assess perceived strengths and weaknesses of general functioning of applicants relative to caring for children with Special Needs. The design of this curriculum allows us to see how the foster parent deals with stress, pressure and group dynamics. In addition, we have an opportunity to explore in depth family of origin issues and note the degree to which these have been resolved. 3 • Corrective interventions- to the interactive nature of the curriculum we are able to evaluate address and often resolve specific concern noted by the foster care coordinators regarding specific behavior of potential foster parents. Foster Parent Core -Topical Outline Content Area for Core Training: A. General overview of foster care • Review Weld County Foster Parent Handbook • Review family foster home emergency and safety procedures. • Facilitate current/future use of community resources. Local, national, and website resource list provided. • Instructions of how to access available benefits and/or resources. • DSS administrative procedures and overall program goals. B. Administrative and Legal Issues • Dealing with history regarding the child, birthparents and adoptive family. • Confidentiality • Mandated reporter status • Understanding adoption laws and procedures, including termination of parental rights and the expedited relinquishment process. • Significant events child welfare history • Judicial and social service processes in a dependency & neglect case in Colorado. • Investigations- information on the process and resources, including encouragement to attend semi-annual panel training at the department. • Procedure to resolve conflict between team members. C. Why children are placed in out of home care • Parenting the emotionally, physically, and/or sexually abused child. • The psychological, physical, and spiritual effect of being abused. • Definitions of abuse and how to assess impact. • What to do if a child reports abuse to the foster parent. • Guidelines to follow if your child has been sexually abused. • Behaviors related to sex and sexuality, what is normal, of concern, need seek help immediately in different age brackets. o How to provide appropriate supervision o Types of behavior to discuss/report to the therapist/caseworker o Recognize potentially liable situations o How to teach corrective boundaries with victims of sexual abuse— if 4 the victim attempts to reenact the victimization. • Suicide, warning signs and how to respond. • Domestic Violence- what is it and negative messages children are taught. • • Risk Factor Intake Assessment used by DSS. D. Parenting and family dynamics • Developmentally appropriate principals and practices of child care. • Parenting the physically, mentally, emotional challenged child. • Parenting a child exposed to alcohol/substance in uetero and beyond. • Effectively parenting a child that has adopted a survival role to cope with the use of substance abuse by a parent. • Infant care, feeding, bonding, sleep issues. • Special medical and or emotional issues. • Attachment/bonding issues. • Long range effects of attachment issues and how to effectively parent to promote a secure attachment. • Possibility of misleading or incorrect information about the child and or biological family. • Loss and grief issues, in foster care and adoption- process, factor's that influence, and experiential exercise. • Adoption as life long process, for all parties. • Possibility of on-going contact of child and adoptive family with biological family when in the child's best interest. • Why foster parents need awareness and skills to manage their own issues. • De-escalation and grounding exercise. • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, common responses to trauma and coping strategies. • Brain development- how the brain develops, organizes, and develops across time. Recognizing critical periods of optimum growth opportunities and the effect of trauma. E. Key concepts of child growth and development • Developmental assets- building blocks of healthy development. • Pediatric Inventory of Neurobehavioral Symptoms. • Typical childhood developmental needs. • Integration of Eriksson's developmental stages with Maslow's hierarchy. • How an unskilled childhood role model affects a child. • Normal childhood development, physical, emotional, and intellectual. How 5 development is affected by trauma. • Characteristics of children who have experienced inconsistent parenting. • F. Importance of team approach • Roles and responsibilities of each team member and how they work together to meet the needs of each child in care. • Roles and responsibilities of foster parents • Placement, what to ask before you decide if this is a good fit. • Placement, how to help a child feel comfortable. • Physical touch • Documentation • Understanding the roles of the caseworker. • Helping teachers to understand your child's needs. • House procedures, structure for success. • Why a team approach is needed for a successful outcome. G. Individual differences such as ethnicity and culture • Parenting a child of a different cultural/ racial background. • Spiritual healing for survivors of childhood trauma. • Effective cross cultural relationships. • Stages of cultural competency. • Possible barriers to accepting differences in others. H. Discipline • Boundary setting and discipline • Acceptable and effective behavior management techniques. • Positive and constructive parenting strategies, structuring the environment and de-escalation of crisis. • Siblings without rivalry, integrating children into the family. • Positive effects of foster parenting on birth children and concerns to address to avoid pitfalls. • Therapeutic parenting with love and logic. • Attitudes that make parenting easier. • The development of a conscience, how foster parents can support this process. • Communication skills to handle resistance, emotional outbursts, and roadblocks to being heard. • Teaching values. 6 I. Effects of fostering on the foster family • Appropriate boundaries (physical and emotional) between foster parents and foster children while in placement and after discharge. • Secondary trauma- compassion fatigue • Stress reactions to children with difficult behavior • Stress test- what currently in the foster parents' life is statistically stressful. • Negative and positive coping strategies • Guidelines of when foster parents need to ask for help • Normal development- family stages of development • Developmental indicators of emotional health • Individualized Stress Management Plan—Mission statement, goals, resources, expectations, complaints, and potential problems for each potential foster home. • Solution orientated planning to facilitate empowerment of the foster parents. J. Working with the biological family • Helping children explain their placement • The Life Book • The Sibling Bond: Its importance in foster care and adoptive placements • How the foster parents attitude (even what they do not say) affects visitations with birth families. • Foster family involvement with birth families- definitions of foster parents role and caseworkers' role. • The importance of natural parents to the child in placement. • Parents in the shadow, how foster parents behavior could effect the birth parents. K. Library- additional articles, reading materials. • Parenting 101- effective ways to deal with control issues. • Suicide in children and adolescents- what can I do. • Physical abuse- • Sexual abuse of children and adolescents- • Anxiety in children- • Self Esteem- suggestions for helping a child develop. • Trauma and children- • Stress in children- symptoms and how to alleviate. • Depression in children- how to help them overcome. • Methamphetamines- effects and dangers on anyone who is in contact with. 7 Target / Eligibility Population A. Total number of clients to be served in the twelve month program has been calculated as follows. We would provide eight trainings a year. We estimate that there would be an average of 12 participants at each training. Henceforth, at eight trainings a year x 27 hours per training this program would provide 216 hours of service a year. At a cost of$12.33 per foster parent per hour of training. B. Families Served. We anticipate serving 48 foster families, 96 foster parents. Distribution of clients. On average most foster parents provide services for approximately four foster children a year. Each foster child is in placement an average of 6 months. By providing training for approximately 48 foster families these services improve that quality of care for approximately 384 children this year in the placement system. C. Sub total who will receive bicultural /bilingual services. All services provided will be in a manner which is sensitive to the culture of origin of the family. All of the therapist have training in cultural competency issues and one of our therapists is bi-lingual. In addition, Lori Kochevar was the chair of the multicultural task force that successfully implemented multicultural training throughout the San Luis Valley. Due to our experience in bicultural settings, all individuals in our program will receive bicultural services. In that the training is presented in English to meet the needs of most participants in the group, we need to have an interpreter for any mono-lingual applicants. Previously if we have had a mono lingual applicant an interpreter has been hired by the department. We have needed to hire an interpreter two times in the last five years. D. Training services will be available to South Weld County foster parents. Typically the trainings are held in Greeley because it is the central location for most applicants. However, if a majority of the class is from South County, we would be willing to teach there. E. The monthly program capacity per group - If needed, we could expand the number of trainings done a year up to 12. F. Average stay in the program - The average stay in this program would be 4 weeks. 8 G. Average hours per week in the program would be 6.75 hours a week. Typically the program is set up on a Friday evening, all day Saturday, and then 4 consecutive Wednesday evenings after work. Services Provided A. Foster Parent Core Certification Training - Training will satisfy all training requirements of the State of Colorado Volume VII and the Weld County Department of Social Services. In addition, there will be a complete review of the Weld County Foster Parent Handbook which comprehensively describes the county's policies and procedures on Volume VII requirements for foster homes. Volume VII regulations pertinent to a licensed foster home in the State of Colorado will also be address with potential new foster homes during the training. This 27 hour training will be completed in a block covering no more than four weeks in length. Trainings will generally take place every six weeks throughout the year, in approximately eight cycles. • Evaluation/Screening component to decrease risk of inadequate homes and liability risks. We will assess perceived strengths and weaknesses of applicants relative to caring for children with Special Needs. The design of this curriculum allows us to see how the foster parent deals with stress, pressure and group dynamics. In addition, we have an opportunity to explore in depth family of origin issues and note the degree to which these have been resolved. • Corrective interventions- Due to the interactive nature of the curriculum we are often able to evaluate address and often resolve specific concern noted by the foster care coordinators regarding specific behavior of potential foster parents. B. Resource and Referrals - This program will facilitate the development of internal and external resources to enhance the foster parents' ability to meet the demanding requirements of their role. Foster parents will be able to access written information on specific diagnostic, behavioral, and developmental issues specific to the foster children's special needs. In addition, it is important to link foster parents to appropriate community resources and with each other. We will facilitate knowledge of and encourage use of available community resources, and make appropriate referrals. See Appendix A for listing of current community resources available to foster parents. 9 C. Agree to comply with 19-1-120 CRS., which requires that reports of child abuse and any identifying information in those reports are strictly confidential. All federal laws will be followed including the confidential reporting of suspected child abuse. • In this program consultation funds will not be used to fund therapy or drug and alcohol services for foster parents. If deemed appropriate a referral to a mental health provider or ADAD professional will be made. Measurable Outcomes Clients will choose training goals, and objectives according to their perceived needs. It is important to understand that as in any training process that this training serves as a beginning point and that these skills, concepts, and techniques need to be understood and practiced before foster parents will be able to consistently apply them with the children they serve. In addition, 90% of the foster parents will complete this certification training. A. After involvement in this program foster parents will be able to identify an improvement in their ability to deal competently with household management issues, as measured by a pre and post assessment inventory - Volume VII Compliance Checklist. • Increase knowledge of and understanding of Volume VII requirements for foster parents. • Increase understanding of importance of documentation and timelines concerning medical, dental and, medication monitoring. • Increase awareness of state and federal requirements in Volume WI regarding higher standards of care required by foster homes. • Increase awareness of and adherence to household cleaning, safety, and maintenance requirements outlined in Volume WI. • Increase awareness of resources available to assist with budgeting and purchasing resources for foster children. B. After involvement in this program component foster parents will be able to identify an improvement in their parental competency as measured by a pre and post assessment inventory of skills needed to implement non-power based parenting effectively. • Increase adherence to and understanding of state and federal requirements regarding discipline policies. 10 • Increase understanding of characteristics of children raised with inconsistent parenting. • Increase ability to use and identify alternative discipline strategies. • • Increase ability to acknowledge and listen to the child's concerns with empathy. • Increase recognition of communication barriers. • Increase ability to set effective limits using choices and enforceable statements. • Increase ability to use empathy and consequences effectively. • Increase ability to facilitate problem solving skills in foster children. • Increase understanding of the importance of positive relationship message when delivering negative content message. • Increase ability to redirect miss-behavior. • Increase understanding of foster children's need to learn about cause and effect thinking in an emotionally neutral non blaming environment. C. Foster parents will increase their ability to access resources independently so that they are able to improve their ability to meet the specialized needs of each individual foster child they serve. This will be measured by self report on evaluations and tracking the number of referrals made by this program. • This program will facilitate empowerment for foster parents by providing clear user friendly information about the resources available in the community and within the local, state, and federal government. D. Foster parents will obtain higher skills and competency levels in fulfilling their role in providing a healing relationship for children in out of home placement. This will be measured and monitored through the development of individualized training service objectives which will be evaluated at the end of training. • Increase ability to accept the child as s/he is • Increase ability to deal with child's behavior in the context of a healing relationship. • Increase ability to support what the foster child is going through. • Increase understanding of dynamics of child abuse and neglect. • Increase understanding of developmentally appropriate expectations and the effects of trauma on development. • Increase understanding of the factors influencing the child's reaction to parent separation and loss. • Increase understanding of cultural competency issues that effect foster parenting. 11 • Increase understanding of roles and dynamics of children that grow up in homes where parents have substance abuse issues. • Increase ability to anticipate special emotional needs. • Increase attunement to attachment and bonding issues. • Increase understanding of the need for foster children to have empowering corrective experiences. • Increase understanding of regressive behavior and the need for reparative bonding within the relationship. • Increase understanding of the need for consistency and structure to establish trust. • Increase understanding of the effects severe boundary violations have on children and how to facilitate the development of healthy boundaries in children. E. Foster parents will positively meet their own and the needs of their biological children's in adjusting to and dealing with the presence of foster children in the home. This will be measured and monitored through perceived capacity on the self report on the post evaluation tool. • Increase ability to set and maintain outside interests and relationships. • Increase ability to communicate effectively with the multiple systems involved in foster children lives. • Increase ability to set and teach children how to set effective physical and emotional boundaries. • Increase awareness of symptoms of burnout. • Increase understanding of the importance of knowing when to access support. • Increase awareness of grief and loss issues for foster families when foster child reunifies with family of origin or is moved to an adoptive home. • Increase awareness of inappropriate coping strategies (i.e , substance use, denial, eating, fault-finding, passivity, revenge, withdrawal or excessive worry, etc...). • Increase ability to use appropriate coping strategies (i.e , diversions, balance, conflict resolution, flexibility, networking, affirmations, assertiveness, contact, enforceable limits, linking, organization, problem solving, re-labeling, providing choices, time management, relaxation, self- care, exercise, commitment, prayer, worship, surrender, etc...). Service Objectives We have the following service objectives: 12 A. Improvement of household management competencies. It is imperative that foster parents are aware of and uphold regulations outlined in Volume • VII regarding the need to maintain a safe household environment, which is adequately cleaned and maintained. In addition, foster parents need to be able to budget their resources so that they are able to provide for the children they serve. Specific aspects on this service objective may include the following training. This component will be measured through the foster parents' perceived ability to reach specific individualized goals, on a post assessment tool. B. Improved parental competencies. Foster parents need to have the capacity to maintain a solid relationship with each other; with their own biological children and with the foster children they serve. In addition, foster parents need to provide developmentally appropriate care, nutrition, hygiene, discipline, protection, guidance, and supervision. This service objective will be met initially through training. This component will be measured through the foster parents self perceived ability in the post evaluations. C. Improve ability to access resources. Foster parents shall be empowered to access resources in the community, as well as resources available through the local, state and federal government. This program will encourage networking with other foster parents. This service objective will be provided through support groups, linking, consultation, and referrals. This component will be measured through foster parent perceived ability to reach specific individualized training goals, and record of number of referrals made. D. Address specific issues outlined in referral- all services shall be solution focused and address the specific issues specifed by the Department of Social Services on the referral form. This component will be measured through foster parent coordinator feedback and foster parent evaluations. E. We will be involved in improving outcomes in the Performance Improvement Plan in the following sections; • Children who experience abuse in out of home care will decrease to 0.57% (Baseline 0.73%) o Will attend statewide training on Confirming Safe Environments (assessing safety of the foster home prior to and during placement). o Foster parent training curriculum (Core and Advanced) will provide information and suggestions to ensure that needs and behaviors of 13 special needs children are addressed to prevent inappropriate or abusive treatment. • • Adoptive families will be informed on the process for negotiation of subsidies (Child Welfare/Colorado Coalition for Adoptive Families). o Handouts and website links regarding the negotiation of subsidies will be provided to adoptive families. • Inform foster parents of process for requesting a mentor. o Review information with foster parents regarding how to request a mentor through the foster parent coordinators. • 94% of children in foster care will have health needs identified and services provided (Baseline 90%). o Statewide Core Training for foster parents will emphasize the importance of scheduling the child's health assessment and dental examination in a timely manner and documenting the dates which these occurred. (Staff Development/Child Welfare) • 84% of children with identified mental health needs will have services provided. (Baseline 80%) o During foster parent Core Training we will emphasize the need for requesting mental health services for children in their care. o During foster parent Core Training we will suggest ways to increase the effectiveness of therapy services that the foster parents can implement. All of the above components for the PIP will be measured by reviewing agenda for topics outlined in the core training before each training is completed. Workload Standards A. The program has the capacity to serve 144 foster parents. At maximum capacity, trainers would spend up to 27 hours a month providing services. With an average of twelve foster parents per group, total number of client hours provides over one year would be 3888 hours. B. Anticipated requests for training would be one training every six weeks. C. Trainers - There are three trainers available for this program. Lori Kochevar M.S., L.C.., LLC will serve as a provider and the program supervisor for 14 Sharon Benson, M.A., and Lorenza Perezverdia, B.S. All providers have extensive experience in Family Services as documented in the attached resumes. D. The caseload will be between 2-13 hours of training per therapist per training requested. The caseload of each trainer will depend on trainers' availability, expertise, and matching the specific needs of the referred group with the therapist area of specialty. E. Hours - Total number of clinical time devoted to this program equals one hour a day, five hours a week, and eighteen hours a month. F. Supervisor- This contract would be supervised part time by Lori Kochevar M.S. L.P.C. who would monitor the other 2 trainers for program compliance and clinical excellence. G. Insurance - - Lori Kochevar M.S., L.P.C., LLC carries one million/six million liability on the company and each one of the independent contractors connected to this bid. In addition, Lori Kochevar M.S., L.P.C., LLC carries a general liability policy related to accident or injury on the premises. The State of Colorado is named as an additional insured on this policy. Each individual provider also carries at least a one million/ three million liability insurance policy. The general liability coverage is attached in Appendix C. All therapist providing services are self employed and choose to be exempt from workman's compensation and employer's liability insurance. Billing Process A. Description of process is as follows; • All records for the month (i.e. contact notes, client verification form with signature, and billing to DSS) are kept in the same file. These are organized as follows: Left pocket has contact notes, client verification form with signature in the order that they are billed. All group and training session signatures are at the back. Right pocket has monthly billing submitted and receipt of payment. • Time with the client is only billed for face-to-face contact. On face-to-face contact the client signs the verification sheet provided by DSS which indicates the date and amount of time seen. 15 • • This program is billed at the negotiated rate per training completed for up to twelve foster parents in each training. This price includes most meals and materials. • Subcontractors are responsible for sending an original copy of contact notes and client verification form with signature by the 5th of the month. This information is kept in an individual consultant file for the year. Subcontractors are paid by LLC when the payment for services is received from DSS. This is tracked in with the consultant's file. • The bill for the county is prepared monthly using the following guidelines from the RFP (page 20 of 30 a, b-1, 2 & 3): o Report expenditures and case disbursement at agreed upon times. o Submit monthly FYC completed billing forms to Ms. Andrea Shay, Core/PRT Caseworker, on or about the 10th day of the month after the month following the month the services were provided. o The provider shall furnish the following deliverables required to verify services provided during the service month. The completed deliverables must be received by Social Services no later than the 25th day of the month following the dates of service. Required Deliverables: Authorization for Contractual Services will include: • Provider name, address, phone number, • Provider billing contact, phone number, • Program area, • Dollars ($) billed, • Original signature, • Month of service. Request for Reimbursement will include: • Client information (TRAILS or Case ID number when available) • Rate, • Units billed, • Date(s) of service. 16 • Client Verification Form will include: • Client name, • Date, • • Time of Service, • Hours per service, • Original client signatures signed at the time of service. B. Fictional billing process- see Appendix C. Staff Qualifications A. All the providers exceed the minimum qualifications needed for both education and experience. All providers have their Bachelors or Master's Degree in Counseling. In addition, the therapists have between 8-20 years a piece providing services for families. See Resumes in Appendix B. B. Staff available for this project consists of three experienced specialists that have a similar core value of clinical excellence. We believe in providing strength-based, services that empower the families we serve. Another strength of our staff is our diverse areas of specialties. • Lori Kochevar a licensed professional counselor has extensive experience and training in providing services and supervision using the family preservation model. She has been working in the field for over twenty years and has been in child welfare for the last ten of those. She has specialized training in substance abuse, attachment and bonding, trauma, grief, and domestic violence. In the last fifteen years Lori has developed and facilitated multiple training's that emphasize experiential learning opportunities. Many of these training's were developed specifically for foster parents, while others were created for families, school personnel, and service providers across the state. • Sharon K. Benson graduated in 1985 with her masters in Professional Psychology with an emphasis in trauma. She has worked with support service organizations for over twenty years in the areas of Domestic Violence, adolescent offenders, disabilities and family preservation. For the past 10 years Sharon has taught classes in the Psychology, Business and Emergency Service departments at Aims Community College. Currently she is in the Early Childhood field where she has received specialized training in assessment, behavior management, positive parenting and services to children with disability or mental health issues. 17 • • Lorenza Perezverdia, is a Certified Addictions bi-lingual and bi-cultural Counselor. She has extensive knowledge of how to provide state of the art services for clients addicted to substances. She is trained in Motivational Interviewing that helps clients address the core issues that keep them from progressing. Lorenza got her bachelor's degree in Psychology in Mexico in 2000. She has done relapse prevention, individual and group therapy, substance abuse evaluations, anger management groups, groups for victims of sexual abuse and also worked with children with special needs. She has recently developed a program to help DUI offenders understand and abide by the United State Laws and Culture as they progress into their adaptation process. C. New Caseworker Training- Lori Kochevar, M.S. L.P.C. the supervisor for this bid has attended the Core training for Supervisors through the State of Colorado, she will oversee the work of all other staff to make sure it is in compliance with requirements. In addition, Jenna Reed who is working on bids submitted from this agency has successfully completed new caseworker training. D. Risk assessment knowledge is taught during the foster parent core training; in addition all staff are versed in multiple levels of risk assessment and are able to address risk issues as they occur during interventions. Along with being skilled trainers, due to our extensive background as caseworkers and therapists we are knowledgeable of the systems (i.e... biological families, social services, mental health services, legal services, etc...) that foster parents need to interface with as advocates for the children that are placed with them. 18 • Foster Parent Core Training Appendix Outline Appendix A • Participants Feedback • Training Plan Appendix B • Resumes Appendix C • Sample Billing • Insurance Appendix D • Research Appendix A Core Training Program Evaluation- comments from participants Thanks for emphasizing kind and caring attitudes to all in process I enjoyed this training group size because it enabled us to be less nervous and allowed us to discuss things more and ask and answer questions we had I would strongly recommend this training to new foster parents. The core training class is small and personal. You feel comfortable and are able to experience this core training on a personal and more meaningful level. It is evident that Lori is very passionate about her work! I fell the most helpful part of the core training is that Lori puts a unique spin on the information you receive. Lori helps you learn and view so much of the training through the eyes of the children that will be coming into our lives. Lori gives a lasting and powerful presentation! I cannot begin to count all the ways becoming a foster parent has positively impacted my life and the lives of my husband and son. The most awesome impact happened in January of 2005, with the adoption of our daughter! The training was so motivating. My husband and I left knowing that what we were about to embark on was going to be one of the greatest, and most important things we will ever be involved in! This provided much needed information available for foster families and helps better prepare you for the difficult job at hand. It was very eye opening to say the least The group was very effective; we formed a friendship that will help The sharing and expression of each participant's passion to help and love children. I am getting a better sense of being equipped to be an effective foster parent "How did the foster parent training motivate you?" It motivates me to see such a need for these children,although we are just fostering to adopt and not get the children through our home as other families do. It opened my eyes to the need and I try to tell everyone and anyone who will listen about fostering and the need for foster parents and how important it is. The thought of helping a child is so rewarding you can only home to make these children's lives happier! The setting was wonderful, small group-great interacting it lead to more discussion,more thought. We were able to ask and get answers to several questions. Lori is very knowledgeable—great instructor Core training gives an insight to foster parents in many areas. It's a necessity to learn the boundaries of foster care and how to deal with the psychological needs of the child(ren). This particular training gave us a lot of resource information. Without it, we're not sure if we would have been able to find certain answers. This class was very valuable in so many ways,wish I had this before I had my own kids As one who had training in Boulder County before taking this training, I appreciated the fact that this training has more emphasis on helping the children and dealing with foster parent issues—rather than focusing on the bio-parent issues (which don't seem to impact us much) Lori—she was really compassionate and informational, a good person to look up to. Information on all the different types of situations that kids have been in and the group activities to expand the reality I found the training to be very enlightening and thought it brought out many topics that I was unaware of previously. I liked learning the coping techniques like "TREE" and also found it helpful to listen to others speak about their experiences. We have been blessed with 2 foster daughters since becoming foster parents and it truly is a wonderful experience. I have grown as a person and a parent. My son has made great strides since becoming a big brother! He loves to introduce his sister and his "baby" to people. It has also made us appreciate our family more than ever! This training made me believe that I could do it. I have the tools to get the information I need to be This training experience gave us a good picture of what to expect from the children and how ask the right questions before accepting a child. It also gave us the confidence to make decision regarding what type of child we could handle. Understanding what the child goes through before during and after placement. Also, is gave me an understanding of who the birth parents are and how they might have gotten to the point of losing their children. I think my eyes are more open to a part of society I didn't know much about. I am much more grateful for my blessings and believe I am a better parent to my children. The training helped re-enforce the need for a routine and stability that children have. I realized that just as much as we whole heartedly wanted to add more children to our family for our personal needs,there are children who need us just as much, if not more. It is humbling to realize what kind of impact you can make on the lives of these children. The core training really centered and focused me as a parent. Individualized Training Plan for 1. Foster parents will be able to identify an improvement in their parental competency as measured by a pre and post assessment of skills needed to implement non-power based parenting effectively. • Increase adherence to and understanding of state and federal requirements regarding discipline policies. • Increase understanding of characteristics of children raised with inconsistent parenting. • Increase ability to use and identify alternative discipline strategies. • Increase ability to acknowledge and listen to the child's concerns with empathy. • Increase recognition of communication barriers. • Increase ability to set effective limits using choices and enforceable statements • Increase ability to use empathy and consequences effectively. • Increase ability to facilitate problem solving skills in foster children. • Increase understanding of the importance of positive relationship message when delivering negative content message. • Increase ability to redirect miss-behavior. • Increased understanding of foster children's need to learn about cause and effect thinking in an emotionally neutral non blaming environment. 2. Foster parents will increase their ability to access resources independently so that they are able to improve their ability to meet the specialized needs of each individual foster child they serve. • Increase understanding of the importance of knowing when to access support. • Increase awareness of resources available. • Increase ability to access resources available in the community and within the local, state, and federal government. 3. Foster parents will obtain higher skills and competency levels in fulfilling their role in providing a healing relationship for children in out of home placement. • Increase ability to accept the child as s/he is. • Increase ability to deal with child's behavior in the context of a healing relationship. • Increase ability to support what the foster child is going through. • Increase understanding of dynamics of child abuse and neglect. • Increase understanding of developmentally appropriate expectations and the effects of trauma on development. • Increase understanding of the factors influencing the child's reaction to parent separation and loss. 16 • Increase understanding of cultural competency issues that effect foster parenting. • Increase understanding of roles and dynamics of children that grow up in homes were parents have substance abuse issues. • Increase ability to anticipate special emotional needs • Increase attunement to attachment and bonding issues • Increase understanding of the need for foster children to have empowering corrective experiences. • Increase understanding of regressive behavior and the need for reparative bonding within the relationship. • Increase understanding of the need for consistency and structure to establish trust. • Increase understanding of the effects severe boundary violations have on children and how to facilitate the development of health boundaries in children. 4. Foster parents will positively meet their own and the needs of their biological children's in adjusting to and dealing with the presence of foster children in the home. • Increase ability to set and maintain outside interests and relationships. • Increase ability to communicate effectively with the multiple systems involved in foster children lives. • Increase ability to set and teach children how to set effective physical and emotional boundaries. • Increase awareness of symptoms of burnout. • Increase understanding of the importance of knowing when to access support • Increase awareness of inappropriate coping strategies (i.e , substance use, denial, eating, fault-finding, passivity, revenge, withdrawal, or excessive worry.) • Increase ability to use appropriate coping strategies (i.e , diversions, balance, conflict resolution, flexibility, networking, affirmations, assertiveness, contact, enforceable limits, linking, organization, problem solving, re-labeling, providing choices, time management, relaxation, self-care, exercise, commitment, prayer, worship, surrender, etc...) 5. The areas checked above would assist me in serving the needs of foster children and the areas circled are where improvement has occurred. 17 Household Management Issues 1. Foster parents will identify an improvement in their ability to deal competently with household management issues. • Increase knowledge of and understanding of Volume VII requirements for foster parents. • Increase understanding of importance of documentation and timelines concerning medical, dental and, medication monitoring. • Increase awareness of state and federal requirements in Volume VII regarding higher standards of care required by foster homes. • Increase awareness of and adherence to household cleaning, safety, and maintenance requirements outlined in Volume VII. • Increase awareness of resources available to assist with budgeting and purchasing resources for foster children. 18 Appendix B Lori J. Kochevar M.S. L.P.C. 1024 8th Street Greeley, CO 80631 (970) 352-8873 lorik®aspacetogrow.com Clinical Facilitation Skills: • Ability to provide an energetically clear environment for conflict resolution. • Facilitate a creative process that allows knowledge to be integrated on multiple levels of awareness. • Clear understanding of when family members are physiologically able to negotiate differences. • Ability to assist family in synthesizing large amounts of sensitive information to reach a consensus. • Skill in facilitating resolution of issues in a manner that is respectful and sensitive to individual differences in culture, agendas, and desired outcomes. • Unique ability to teach physiological self-regulation through use of mirror-neurons. • Extensive training and experience in group/family dynamics, spirituality,trauma, child welfare, and body-centered psychotherapy. • Ability to assess and mitigate physiological effects of trauma on current functioning. • Proven skills in identifying multi-faceted family dynamics, psychological, and social issues for families involved in the child welfare system. Training&Curriculum Development Skills: • Trained colleagues in multiple agencies on strength-based,family-focused models: Family Preservation Services and Family Group Decision Making. • Have provided training across the state for schools,agencies,and the general public. • Use of experiential strategies to access multi-dimensional learning of information which increases participant's ability to recall and implement strategies across time and in non-ideal circumstances. Training Approach: o Present comprehensive coverage of all essential information, in the moment as dictated by the group dynamics and specific training needs. o Build cohesive curricula which employ progressive skill sets with multiple review of core material in different areas to increase retention and ability. o Facilitate a transfonnative process that motivates participants to take action in order to improve their life situation. o Encourage self-exploration and understanding of how a participant's thoughts,words,feelings and actions affect their own and other's well being. o Empower participants by seeing how they can transfer applicable existing skills into their new role,while building additional role-specific skills. o Use transfer-of-learning strategies to increase participant's ability to utilize the skills taught. Program Development&Community Organizational Strengths: • Developed and direct the following bid programs with Social Services: Family Preservation Services, Family Group Decision Making, Foster Parent Core Training, Foster Parent Consultation, and Home-Studies. • Currently serve as program administrator and grant writer for the Bonding Program. • In a director level position,guided 18 agencies in collaborative efforts in fundraising, program expansion, and community development. • Spearheaded community efforts to fundraise for and build a Boys and Girls Club in the San Luis Valley,which currently has three sites and are serving over 1,500 youth. • Organized Philanthropy Days: brought in philanthropists,foundation directors, and trustees to visit and enjoy the Valley's multiple cultures, learn of its services and strategize in partnership with the Valley for short and long term financial successes. • Successfully completed the Colorado Leadership Program to learn all phases of fund raising, management,and board development. • Develop and maintain solid working relationships within the community. • Participated in the El Pomar Community Leadership Program to increased awareness of personal leadership style, strengths, and developmental edge. Supervision&Consultation Skills: • Program Supervisor of Independent Contractors for grant compliance, agency/client satisfaction, and clinical excellence. • Provide program and clinical consultation to Program Directors at the Child Advocacy Resource Education (CARE)agency,and independent therapists. • Participated in Mastering the Art of Child Welfare Supervision training to achieve high standards of supervisory practices in order to assure the effective and efficient delivery of child welfare services. Work History: 1995—Present Private Therapist Contracted with Departments of Social Services in the San Luis Valley and Weld County, Hospice,Ackerman and Associates, Child Advocacy Resource Center, Prevention Project, and Mountain Trails Youth Ranch. 1995—1996 Director-Grant writer San Luis Valley Community Fund 1992—1995 Family Preservation San Luis Valley Mental Health Center Specialist 1992—1995 Wilderness Therapist San Luis Valley Mental Health Center 1989—1991 Disabilities Consultant University Affiliated Program, USM 1989 Teaching Assistant University of Northern Colorado 1986—1989 Supervisor Boys and Girls Club, Greeley, CO Education: University of Southern Mississippi, M.S. Counseling Psychology GPA: 3.8 University of Northern Colorado, B.A. Professional Psychology GPA: 3.5 Involvement: Member, Weld County Child Welfare Committee Founding Board Member, Boys and Girls Club of Alamosa Member, San Luis Valley Coalition for Youth Services Chairperson, San Luis Valley Multicultural Task Force. TRAININGS FACILITATED: CHILD WELFARE 02/07/03 How Trauma and Neglect Effect Children's Development 2000-2005 Investigations:Rules,Roles and Resources 1998 Family Group Decision Making 1998 Creating Health/Balance in Relationships 1997—2005 Foster Parent Support Groups 1997 Family Preservation Services 05/30/97 Team Building for Families—Healthy Families 05/30/97 Finding Balance:Multicultural Dynamics with Clients and Foster Families FOSTER PARENTING 2000-Present Core Training—Foster Parents 2001 State Foster Parent Annual Conference—Trauma in the Body 03/10/00 Healthy Transitions for Foster Children 02/26/00 What Does a Foster Child Hear? Messages Underlying Discipline 03/02 Working with Trauma in the body; Empowering Children 1999 Enhancing Communication Skills 07/10/99 ADHD—How to Create Peaceful Moments 1999 Effective Parenting for Foster Parents 03/27/99 Helping Foster Parents Deal with Attachment Issues 01/12/99 Multicultural Diversity—A Celebration of Differences 1998 Love and Logic Parenting for Foster Parents 08/08/98 Understanding Differences 04/04/98 Stress Management 101 04/04/97 Interpersonal Effectiveness for Foster Parents INTERPERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS 05/15/97 Goal Setting 101 02/07/97 Effective Communication for Mental Health Workers 1997 Young Women's Group:A therapeutic self discovery group 06/21/96 Stress Management for Health Care Professionals 04/13/96 Interpersonal Effectiveness and Team Building 01/23-25/96 Interpersonal Effectiveness for School Personnel 07/13/94 Multicultural Diversity Training of Facilitators(TOF) 03/1-7/92 Career Exploration DRUG AND ALCOHOL PREVENTION 03/11/00 There's an Elephant in the Living Room 03/27-28/95 Family Preservation Services: Motivational Interviewing 1994 Teen Baseline: Drug Prevention 05/13-14/94 Impact of Sexual Addiction on Families: Family Sculpting 1993 Baseline: Drug Prevention COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 09/23/05 Conscious Parenting—Resolving Conflict from Within 10/19/04 State Farm Lunch and Learn;Consciousness from Within 09/15/03 Spiritual Parenting 11/10/04 Diet and Emotions 12/11/04 Relationship and Hormones 1/15/04 Holistic Health Planning 09/06/97 Day of Caring—United Way Service Day 04/22/97 Golden Rule—United Way Awards for Excellence 04/19-20/96 Non-Profit Board Development 04/19/95 Building a Strong Non-Profit Board 07/13-15/95 Philanthropy Days—Organizer 03/01/92 International Women's Week Organizer CONFERENCES ATTENDED: TRAINING/GROUP FACILITATION 4/23-30/02 Survival Skills for Healthy Families,Facilitators Training 10/30/99 Matrix Leadership 10/21-22/96 Working as Partners with Managed Care 04/02-05/96 El Pomer Community Leadership Program 1995 Community Resource Center,Leadership Program 02/09-13/95 Challenge by Choice:Ropes Course 05/20-22/94 Organizational Conflict Management: CSAP 02/01-04/94 Multicultural Conference 04/14/94 Empowering Resistive Client II 05/03-14/94 Teen Baseline,Training Of Facilitator 06/09/93 Empowering Resistive Clients 10/05-09/93 Baseline,Training Of Facilitator 11/30/93 Exploring Multiculturalism,Facilitator Training 10/13/93 Conflict Mediation Training 08/11-14/92 Multicultural Training:CSAP 05/12-26/89 Women as Leaders FAMILY/ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS 08/07-08/05 Preserving Connection,Effective Visitation 2004-2005 Mastering the Art of Child Welfare Supervision 11/03-05/02 Marriage and Family—2000 National Conference 06/04-06/99 Passionate Marriage 10/15-19/98 Marriage and Family Conference 05/16-17/98 Relationship Enhancement 12/08-09/97 Family Group Decision Making 10/06/97 Family Group Decision Making 05/02-03/97 Marriage and Family Conference Fall 1995 Leading Edge/Strategic Planning 03/29/95 Fund-saving Workshop 09/15-16/94 Family Preservation—Supervision 07/20/94 Jim Fay Parenting 07/13/94 Family Sculpting 04/26-27/93 Family Sculpting Spring 1993 Redirecting Children's Behavior 02/06/93 Meaningful Family Communication 07/07-08/92 Active Parenting 03/16-19/92 Family Preservation Training 09/20-21/90 Parents and Professionals United BODY-PSYCHOTHERAPY;TRAUMA AND GRIEF 08/04/05 Ron Kurtz-Hakomi 08/5-7/05 Hakomi-Body-Psychotherapy Conference 03/03-06/04 Developmental Need Meeting Strategy 06/20-23/03 EMDR International Conference 3/7-9/03 EMDR 10/26-27/01 Nero-science and Somatic Treatment of PTSD 1/14/01 Allan Schore—Neurobiology of Trauma 2/16/01 Bessel Van der Kolf—The Limits of Talk Therapy in Trauma 03/28/01 Bruce Perry—Brain Development 1999-2000 Hakomi, Sensorimotor Integrative Somatics-Certificate 12/03/99 Jurisprudence Workshop 06/25/99 Molecule of Emotions 04/09/99 Depression and Anxiety 05/19/97 Cultural Grief 09/14-16/95 Annual Hospice Conference CHILD WELFARE 12/13/04 Therapeutic Foster Parenting 06/04/05 Primal Wound,Parenting the Acting out Children 01/07-08/00 Foster Parent Core Training 01/23/02 Attachment Disorders& Adoptive Parents,Terry Levy 2001 Bonding and Attachment-Infant Massage 2001 Pulled From Rushes—Power of Narrative in Adoption 2001 A Day of Play Fred Donaldson 2000—2005 Child Welfare Conference 2000 State Foster Parent Conference-Trauma in the Body 1999 Reaching Children—Play Therapy Byron Norton 09/10/99 Testifying in Child Abuse Cases 07/12/99 Fire starting—Prevention and Intervention 01/29/99 Play Therapy 12/11/98 Attachment Disorders 10/18/97 Art Therapy for Children 04/04/97 Attachment Disorders 10/11-13/96 International Play Therapy Conference 07/08-09/94 Play Therapy 09/26/93 Traumatic Stress Reactions in Children 03/11-14/93 Child Adolescent Conference Spring 1993 Play Therapy for Adolescence 02/16-17/91 Strategic Therapy for Adolescence 10/11-13/90 C.H.A.D.D.Conference on ADHD 05/30-6/1/90 Early Intervention 12/05/89 Play Assessment SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 07/19/05 Challenges of Methamphetamine—Community 10/14/98 Working with Aggression in Group Therapy 09/23/97 Domestic Violence 09/17/97 Substance Abuse 05/16-17/94 FPS—Motivational Interviewing—Jill Kenney 09/17-19/92 Annual Mental Health Conference 04/23-24/92 Domestic Violence Conference SHARON K. BENSON. M.A. • 2201 2nd Street**Greeley, CO 80631 970-351-R246 FORMAL EDUCATION Graduated University of Northern Colorado,Greeley,Colorado 1985 Master of Arts degree in Professional Psychology Graduated California State University at Northridge,California 1978 Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology Graduated Moorpark Community College, Moorpark,California 1975 Associate of Arts degree Studied University of Northern Colorado,Greeley,Colorado 1982-1984 Special Education,Secondary Graduate program WORK EXPERIENCE 11/04 to Present—Disability and Mental Health Specialist,FENWC Head Start,Greeley,CO 1/97 to Present—Adjunct Instructor,Aims Community College,Greeley,CO Courses taught in the Psychology,Business and Emergency Medical Academy departments. 3/98 to Present—Financial Advisor,Waddell&Reed,Greeley,CO Professional financial advisor,planner,and educator. Series 6 and Life insurance licensed. 1/93 to 6/98 -Consultant,self-employed,Greeley,CO Contractual work with court ordered families,private and public companies. Specialization: Critical Incident Stress and Trauma 1/85 to 12/96 - Licensed Psychotherapist,self-employed,Greeley,CO Psychotherapy counseling in a private practice with families and individuals. Specialization: Trauma. 1/86 to 12/89 -Executive Director,Greeley Resources for Independent People,Greeley,CO Not for profit center for people with disabilities providing independent daily living skill training and equipment. LICENSE,CERTIFICATIONS,MEMBERSHIPS&AWARDS 1998 Licensed *National Association of Security Dealers Series 6—Securities License 1998 Licensed *Insurance—Life 1992-1997 Licensed *Licensed Professional Counselor 1995-present Certified *Hypnotherapist 1993-present Certified *Critical Incident Stress Management—Advanced Training 1997-2002 Credential *Colorado State Board for Community Colleges&Occupational Education-Vocational Credential in Business&Health Occupations 1985-present Certified *Mediation/Conflict Resolution 1992-present Member/ *Centennial Critical Incident Stress Management(CISM)Team Director *Clinical Director CISM Team from 1997 through 2000 2000 Award *Aims Community College Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching • Lorenza P. Perezverdia B.S. CAC II Bilingual counselor (English-Spanish) Eaton, Co. 8061 5 (970) 405 4491 lorenzach@hotmail.com Bi-cultural counseling skills • Ability to identify individual's struggle to adapt into the American Culture due to cultural differences • Ability to assist and ease individuals and family's adaptation process. • Extensive knowledge of local public resources • Ability to recognize the kind of public resources and provide information about them to the individual according to their unique needs. • Ability to visualize potential problems/obstacles that the clients might encounter to succeed in their environment. • Ability to recognize common behaviors in the Hispanic culture that represent a major risk for the client or people in the community. • Ability to assist client to recognize such behaviors as potential problems and assist them to find better choices to achieve desired results. Drug and alcohol counseling skills • Knowledge in the use of tools to assess individual's Probability of having Substance Abuse or Substance Dependence Disorder. • Ability to provide knowledge regarding drug and alcohol short and long time effects and consequences in different areas in a person's life. • Great ability to empathize with client's current situation • Ability to provide knowledge in a manner that could be integrated in the individual's daily, practical life. • Habituated in using a extensive variety of tools to provide knowledge (visual, hearing, hands-on, experiential) • Knowledge in Motivational Interviewing and ability to encourage client's major changes in a life style. • Ability to work in team with different State Departments to better assess client's needs and to assist clients to succeed. Training All classes required to be a Certified Addiction Counselor II Sub-cultures Trained in Cognitive-Behavioral based Programs. I sub-developed a Therapy program for DUI Hispanic offenders in Larimer Co Work history 2000 Internship Educational Psychology in a Special School that worked with children with special needs such as learning, development, motor disabilities. Industrial Psychology in a Human Resources/Job placement place. Clinical Psychology in a Victim's Advocacy place. I worked with Sexual Assault Victims. 2000- Present CATS I started as a volunteer and was hired as Contract counselor former Teen Counseling in 2002. I've Worked with adult Hispanics,teenagers and Center I've held Anger Mgmt.Groups. Most of the clients are DUI offenders.The main goal of the program is to prevent Relapse and Recidivism. 2000- 2002 Part-time job as Interpreter,working especially in the medical/ Rehabilitation field. 2002 -Present Creative Counseling Hired a full-time Counselor in 2003. My job includes but is not Services/Institute for limited to working with DUI offenders,doing intakes,discharges Alcohol Awareness Case Management,Substance Abuse Evaluations, Individual and Group Therapy sessions, Relapse Prevention, Monitoring sobriety,etc. Education Universidad de Guadalajara UNIVER AIMS Community College Odyssey Training Center Print Date: 01/18/05 HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ® SERVICE ORGANIZATION PURCHASING GROUP CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE --71n..-.-f.---.: . . -v r, -mac�, : -. * • rc.. ....r .. .. r_x.a�=, �?.'..FS a •«u.r,._..... 018098 970 HPG 0273177648 from:12:01 AM Standard Time on:02/26/05 to: 12:01 AM Standard Time on: • 2. 06 .._:..,_._. 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It and proof of payment are evidence of your insurance coverage. / tit sS ,,,,,Aft/A zk Chairman of the Board Secretary ® HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS GENERAL LIABILITY COVERAGE PART ENDORSEMENT Additional Insured General Liability In consideration of the premium paid, and subject to the General Liability limit of liability shown on the certificate of insurance,it is agreed that the GENERAL LIABILITY COVERAGE PART is amended as follows: The person or entity named below(the"additional insured,is an insured under this Coverage Part but only as respects its liability arising out of named insured's operations, or premises owned by or rented • by the named insured and solely to the extent that: 1. a general liability claim is made against the named insured and the additional insured;and 2. in any ensuing litigation arising out of such claim,the named insured and the additional insured remain as co-defendants. In no event is there any coverage provided under this policy for an occurrence that is the direct liability of the additional insured. Additional Insured: State of Colorado do Weld County Social Svs. PO Box A Creelsy,CO 80634 This endorsement is a part of your policy and takes effect on the effective date of your policy, unless another effective date is shown below. All other provisions of the policy remain unchanged. Must Be Completed Complete Only When This Endorsement Is Not Prepared with the Policy Or Is Not to be Effective with the Poky ENDT.NO. POLICY NO. ISSUED TO ENDORSEMENT EFFECTIVE DATE 01 j 0273177648 Lori Kochevar MS LPC LLC 2/26/2005 G-123827-B(07/2001) Page 1 of 1 TOTAL P.03 Appendix C Bid Number 002-05(RFP-FYC 006-OOC) Attached A WELD COUNTY AUTHORIZATION FOR CONTRACTUAL SERVICES Date: k UVl e- S 70.05 Provider: Lori Kochevar MS, LPC, LLC Billing Contact: Lori ICochwur- 1cn 4 8th, CO tee 3� Phone#: gr10-352 -8S'? 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In no event is them any coverage provided under this policy for an occurrence that is the ctrect liability of the additional insured. Additional Insured: State of Colorado Weld County/Social Services PO Box A Greeley, CO 80634 This endorsement is a part of your policy and takes effect on the effective date of your policy, unless another effective date is shown below. All other provisions of the policy remain unchanged. Must Be Completed Complete Only Mien This Endorsement is Not Prepared with the Policy Qf Is Not to be Effective with the Policy. ENDT. NO. POLICY NO. ' ISSUED TO ENDORSEMENT EFFECTIVE DATE 01 i 0273177648 Lori Kochevar MS(PC LLC 3/24/2006 TDTRL P.03 Appendix D The following research supports that the use of an Experiential Training Model that is responsive to what participants need and flexible enough to teach key concepts as it relates to the direct experience of the participants is superior to a lecture based or highly directed(pre-packaged programs) approach of teaching the Foster Parents CORE training. In the field of Child welfare it is imperative that the potential foster parents that complete Core: are motivated and committed to providing this service, master new skills and abilities that make them a more effective resource family and can transfer the skills they learn to multiple settings and situations. In addition, because the information they need to know can be overwhelming and or traumatizing it is also very important that the teaching strategies utilized help the foster parents learn about and prepare participants to work with trauma. Knowles indicates that the following concepts are vital to adult learners; • Adults have a self concept as self directed learners. • Adults have numerous and varied experiences. • Adults are prepared to learn as a result of being at a developmental transition. • Adults see a clear purpose for learning and • Adults prefer experiential and task centered learning (Knowles 1980) Research on the use of experiential learning in the university classroom has shown that student motivation and satisfaction is increased through active participation in learning (Acosta 1991; Cranton 1989; Baslow and Byrne 1993). Cantor (1995) claims that experiential learning activities are natural motivators. This can be seen in terms of a feedback loop. Students participate in an activity that helps link theory and practice. As students begin to understand concepts and apply them, they become excited and motivated to learn, thus spurring on new experiential activities. Walter and Marks (1981) further this argument, stating that the natural tendency of human curiosity is often excited through experiences and that the social nature of experiential learning in the classroom is both satisfying and motivating. Jernstedt (1995) discusses a qualitative and quantitative research study in which participants from a post-secondary institute were introduced to experiential learning. These subjects participated in a four-day laboratory that provided a planned experience in a prescribed environment with a focus on learning about nature. In his statistical evaluation of the laboratory, Jernstedt found that individuals who participated in experiential learning activities were significantly more efficient workers and achieved higher grades than those who were taught passively ( lecture) or through highly directed learning (most pre-packaged programs). Mother benefit of using experience in the classroom is the increased ability of students to transfer salient learning to other settings and situations. One of the fundamental problems of traditional lecture teaching is that students are required to memorize isolated pieces of information without understanding its practical application (Cantor 1995). Students who are involved in their learning through experiential techniques are better able to make connections between their education and their daily lives (Cantor 1995; Cranton 1989; Knowles 1977). Experiential education, the physical memory of mastering a skill promotes the transference of knowledge. This increases the probability that under stressful circumstances that foster parents will be able to access and utilize concepts taught in the Foster Parent Core training. Recent research in state-dependent memory and learning (Janov, 1996; Pert, 1997; Rossi, 1986) shows that a person who learns a task while under the influence of a particular emotional state will repeat the task most efficiently when again under the influence of the same emotional state. Therefore, within the safety of the training session we use experiential learning to simulate the types of stressful reaction that may occur for a child in the foster care system so that in the heat of the moment on their own foster parents they are more likely to recall how to implement co- modulation and co-regulation strategies to deal with behavioral issues the foster children exhibit. Assisting the person to reconnect with the state in which the state-dependent learning will be needed, increases their ability to access that skill later. In addition, research on secondary trauma indicates that workers who have not heard information about clients that is traumatic reported more negative effects upon being exposed to this information then worker that have been in the field for a long time (Chrestman, 1995; Cunningham, 2003; Pearlman & MacIan, 1995). Typically, potential foster parents often have little or no professional exposure to traumatic material before core training. Therefore, many of the potential foster parents may feel overwhelmed by the material regarding why children are placed in the custody of social services and the types of behavior these children may exhibit. Furthermore, feelings and reactions that are evoked by the information may be unfamiliar and disturbing to the new foster parent and may cause them to question their newly emerging identity as a "professional foster parent "(Neumann & Gamble, 1995). Similar to Stress Inoculation Theory (SIT; Meichenbaum & Fitzpatrick, 1993), this model of training introduces new foster parents to sensitive material in a manner where they immediately learn how to modulate and regulate their response. The purpose of this is multifaceted, by giving them a method to integrate the traumatic material we increase their ability to; learn the information, develop coping skills, and increase confidence in their ability to be effective foster parents. Ultimately, learning an experiential model of modulation will significantly increase the likely hood that the foster parents will respond with an effective strategy versus react to the symptoms of the child behavior (Post & Forbes, Shore 1994). Conclusion Experiential learning is a student-centered approach that focuses on process and the development of independent thought. It stresses the relevance of learning activities to the lives of adult students and encourages critical thinking. It reinforces the objectives of a healthy system, allowing for the development of skills, the acquisition of knowledge, and the growth and maturation of an understanding for the needs of foster children and their families. In addition, exposing students to trauma material within the safe environment of the core training in a modulated manner reduces the risk that they will be negatively affected by the traumatic material, as well as increases their ability to respond effectively. By helping foster parents understand the interaction of trauma work, the work environment, the societal context, and their own personal issues (Pearlman & Saakvitne, 1995), instructors can normalize their reactions and encourage them to learn appropriate professional strategies to deal with the effects of working with trauma. References Acosta, V. (1991). Integrating Experiential Learning and Critical Inquiry in Health Education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago. Baslow, R., & Byrne, M. (1993). Internship Expectations and Learning Goals. Journalism Educator, 47(4), 48-54. Cantor, J. (1995). Experiential Learning in Higher Education: Linking Classroom and Community. (Report No. 7). Washington, DC: The George Washington University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development. Chrestman, K. (1995). Secondary exposure to trauma and self-reported distress among therapists. In B. H. Stamm (Ed.), Secondary traumatic stress: Self-care issues for clinicians, researchers, and educators (pp. 29-36). Lutherville, MD: Sidran Press. Cranton, P. (1989). Planning Instruction For Adult Learners. Toronto, Canada: Wall & Thompson. Cunningham, M. (2003). Impact of trauma work on social work clinicians: Empirical findings. Social Work, 48, 451-459. Janov, A. (1996). Why You Get Sick, How You Get Well. West Hollywood, CA: Dove Books. Jemstedt, G.C. (1995). Experiential Components in Academic Courses. In R. Kraft, & J. Kielsmeier (Eds.), Experiential Learning In Schools Of Higher Education (pp. 357-371). Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company. Knowles, M. (1977). The Modem Practice of Adult Education: Andragogy Versus Pedagogy. New York: Association Press. Knowles, M. (1980). The Modem Practice of Adult Education: Andragogy Versus Pedagogy. (2nd ed.). Chicago: Follett. Meichenbaum, D., & Fitzpatrick, D. (1993). A constructivist narrative perspective on stress and coping: Stress inoculation applications. In L. Goldberger & S. Breznitz (Eds.), Handbook of stress: Theoretical and clinical aspects (2nd ed., pp. 706-723). New York: The Free Press. Neumann, D. A., & Gamble, S. J. (1995). Issues in the professional development of psychotherapists: Countertransference and vicarious traumatization in the new trauma therapist. Psychotherapy, 32, 341-347. Pearlman, L. A., & Saakvitne, K. (1995). Trauma and the therapist: Countertransference and vicarious traumatization in psychotherapy with incest survivors. New York: W. W. Norton. Pearlman, L. A., & Madan, P. S. (1995). Vicarious traumatization: An empirical study of the effects of trauma work on trauma therapists. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 26, 588-565. Pert, C. (1997). Molecules of Emotion. New York: Scribner. Post, Bryan & Forbes, H., (2006) Beyond Consequences. Logic and Control. A Love Based Approach to Helping Attachment- Challenged Children with Severe Behaviors. Florida; Beyond Consequences Institute. Rossi, E. L. (1986). The Psychobiology of Mind-Body Healing: New Concepts of Therapeutic Hypnosis. New York: W. W. Norton. Rossi, E. L., & Cheek, D. (1988). Mind-Body Therapy: Ideodynamic Healing in Hypnosis. New York: W. W. Norton. Ryan, R. M., & Lynch, J. H. (1989). Emotional autonomy versus Schore, A. N. (1994). Affect Regulation and the Origin of the Self: The Neurobiology of Emotional Development. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. Walter, G., & Marks, S. (1981). Experiential Learning and Change. New York: John Wiley & Sons Budget Narrative A. Price on Foster Parent Certification Training without the profit is contingent on providing all nine trainings during the year. 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COLORADO May 15, 2006 Lori Kochevar MS LPC The Jubilee Center for Families 810 12th Street Greeley, CO 80631 Re: Bid 06LS09(RFP 06005), Lifeskills Bid 06FPC04(RFP 006-00A), Foster Parent Consultation Bid 06FPT03 (RFP 006-00C), Foster Parent Training Dear Ms. Kochevar: The purpose of this letter is to outline the results of the Core Bid process for PY 2006-2007 and to request written confirmation from you by Monday, May 22,2006. A. Results of the Bid Process for PY 2006-2007 • The Families, Youth and Children(FYC) Commission recommended approval of your Bid 06LS09 (RFP 06005), Lifeskills, for inclusion on our vendor list, attaching the following recommendation.This bid scored a total of 94 points. Recommendation: You must identify your staff and their qualifications. • The Families,Youth and Children(FYC) Commission recommended approval of your Bid 06FPC04 (RFP 006-00A), Foster Parent Consultation for inclusion on our vendor list.This bid scored a total of 96 points. • The Families, Youth and Children(FYC) Commission recommended approval of your Bid 06FPT03 (RFP 006-00C), Foster Parent Training for inclusion on our vendor list.This bid scored a total of 93 points. Compliance Item: For bids numbered 06FPC04 and 06FPT03, you must provide the required letters under the Collaboration Section from Weld County/Greeley Housing Authority, employment/training partners, and other partners as identified in the bidder's assessment of needs. You must identify the process you will utilize to facilitate Medicaid eligible clients receiving mental health services at North Range Behavioral Health. Page 2 Lori Kochevar, LLC,Results of Bid Process 2006/2007 B. Required Response by FYC Bidders Concerning FYC Commission Recommendations: Recommendations: You are requested to review the FYC Commission recommendations and to: 1. accept the recommendation(s) as written by the FYC Commission; or 2. request alternatives to the FYC Commission's recommendation(s); or 3. not accept the recommendation(s)of the FYC Commission. Please provide in writing how you will incorporate the recommendation(s)into your bid. If you do not accept the recommendation, please provide written reasons why. All approved recommendations under the NOFAA will be monitored and evaluated by the FYC Commission. The Weld County Department of Social Services is requesting your written response to the FYC Commission's recommendations and compliance item. Please respond in writing to Gloria Romansik, Weld County Department of Social Services,P.O. Box A, Greeley, CO, 80632,by May 22,2006, close of business. You may fax your response to us at 970.346.7698. If you have questions concerning the above,please call Gloria Romansik at 352.1551, extension 6230. Sincerely, u A. Grie o, Direct cc: Juan Lopez, Chair, FYC Commission Gloria Romansik, Social Services Administrator Weld County Department of Social Services Notification of Financial Assistance Award for Child Welfare General Administration Funds Type of Action 06-CORE-69 X Initial Award (PY 06-07 RFP-FYC-006-00C) Revision Contract Award Period Name and Address of Contractor Beginning 06/01/2006 and Julie Box, LCSW, Private Practice Ending 05/31/2007 Foster Parent Training 1702 68th Avenue Greeley, CO 80634 Computation of Awards Description Unit of Service The issuance of the Notification of Financial Assistance Award is based upon your Request for Comprehensive Core Certification Training to foster Proposal (RFP). The RFP specifies the scope of care certification applicants in Weld County. services and conditions of award. Except where it Trainings are designed to satisfy all training is in conflict with this NOFAA in which case the requirements of State of Colorado Volume VII and NOFAA governs,the RFP upon which this award is those required by Weld County Department of Social based is an integral part of the action. Services, including Weld County Foster Care Handbook.Trainings completed in 27-hour blocs,no Special conditions more than four weeks in length. Bicultural and South County services. Estimated capacity is 14 individuals 1) Reimbursement for the Unit of Services will be or seven couples per training session; yearly capacity based on a per group rate. is 12 core training sessions. 2) Rates will only be remitted on cases open with, and referrals made by the Weld County Department of Social Services. Cost Per Unit of Service 3) Requests for payment must be an original and submitted to the Weld County Department of Social Treatment Package $3,600.00 Services by the end of the 25th calendar day following the end of the month of service. The provider must submit requests for payment on forms approved by Weld County Department of Enclosures: Social Services. X Signed RFP: Exhibit A 4) Requests for payment must include original client Supplemental Narrative to RFP: Exhibit B verification signatures (blue or red ink preferred) X Recommendation(s) and dates and hours of service. Conditions of Approval 5) The Contractor will notify the Department of any change in staff at the time of the change. Approvals: Program Official: By By M.J. Geile, Chair Ju A. G ego,Dir or Board of Weld County Commissioners d County Department of Social Services Date: JUN 1 4 2006 Date: 5/31 fu D(� pPT6- SIGNED RFP-EXHIBIT A INVITATION TO BID 0h1)00106(06005-0601! and 006-00 A.B.&0 BID NO: 006-OOC DATE:March 1, 2006 RETURN BID TO: Pat Persichino, Director of General Services 915 loth Street, P.O. Box 758, Greeley, CO 80632 SUMMARY Request for Proposal (006-OOC)for: Colorado Family Preservation Act—Foster Parent Core Training, Emergency Assistance Program Deadline: March 31, 2006, Friday, 10:00 a.m. The Families, Youth and Children Commission, an advisory commission to the Weld County Social Services, announces that applications will be accepted for approved providers pursuant to the Board of Weld County Commissioners' authority under the Colorado Family Preservation Act (C.R.S. 26-5.5-101) and Emergency Assistance for Families with Children at Imminent Risk of Out-of-Home Placement Act (C.RS. 26-5.3-101). The Families, Youth and Children Commission wishes to approve services targeted to run from June 1, 2006, through May 31, 2007, at specific rates for different types of service, the county will authorize approved providers and rates for services only. The Foster Parent Core Training Program must provide services that focus on providing Core Certification Training, satisfying all training requirements of State of Colorado Volume VII, and those required by Weld County Social Services_ (See Appendices A, B, and C.)This program announcement consists of five parts, as follows: PART A...Administrative Information PART D...Bidder Response Format PART B...Background, Overview and Goals PART E...Bid Evaluation Process PART C...Statement of Work Delivery Date (After receipt of order) BID MUST BE SIGNED IN INK TYPE , 0 PRINTE IGNATURE PROVIDER ail°. BoX (Name) Handwritten Signature By Authorized Officer or Agent of Provider ADDRESS IIo2 - cpg Ave, . TITLE S hJie BaX. V511J PirlY?cie PJuc4c� C�rc�1P-yy C 0 8O(e 3 j DATE 0 3 2.R .f1 L, PHONE # X90. 302.ti rlt The above bid is subject to Terms and Conditions as attached hereto and incorporated. Page 1 of 38 Bid Number 002-05(RFP-FYC 006-0OC) Attached A FOSTER PARENT CORE TRAINING PROGRAM BID PROPOSAL AND REQUEST FOR CONTINUATION OF AWARD UNDER FPP CORE SERVICES FUNDING COLORADO FAMILY PRESERVATION ACT 2006-2007 BID PROPOSAL APPLICATION PROGRAM FUNDS YEAR 2006-2007 BID 001-06 (006-OOC) NAME OF AGENCY: �j,j . -any L CSN Pr(;rock Pir ADDRESS: l'To 2- (AI-Is Jne . C4 r -4 t. CO (. \4 PHONE: (47e ) 3o Z . 1 A-11 1 CONTACT PERSON: 3 to as P)0>c TITLE: DESCRIPTION OF FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAM CATEGORY: The Foster Parent Core Training Program Category must provide Core Certification Training to Foster Care Certification applicants in Weld County. (This program is limited to Weld County Foster Care Certification Applicants.) The trainings must satisfy all training requirements of State of Colorado Volume VII (See Appendices A. B, and C) and those required by Weld County Social Services of Social Services. 12-Month approximate Project Dates: 12-month contract with actual time lines of Start June 1, 2006 Start End May 31, 2007 End TITLE OF PROJECT: }-oskr - ?&re,,tl (rare- Trc_th.vvo' O-O hex O3 zg. o� Name and Signature of Pe g Document Date Name and Signature Chief minist tive Officer Applicant Agency Date MANDATORY PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS For both new bids and renewal bids, please initial to indicate that the following required sections are included in this Proposal for Bid. Project Description Complete Topical Curriculum Outline Target/Eligibility Populations Types of services Provided Measurable Outcomes Service Objectives Workload Standards Staff Qualifications Unit of Service Rate Computation Billing Process _ Lowest Qualified Bid Program Capacity per Month Certificate of Insurance Date of Meeting(s) with Social Services Division Supervisor:b 3.Da.Ob �+ POOP')a„r Zf( ciOCoo�, Bid 001.06(RFP-FYO06007Y Attached A Date of Ming(*)with Social Services Division Supervistir /,//� / yJ j by SSD Supariseri V "� ✓'� S sreed, 5,ettit - Gans-er jig 7 (0 p • Name and Sigaatorc ° • Page 30 of 41 June 2006 Off-System Bid 001-06 (06005-06011 and 006-00 A, B, &C) Bid No. RFP-FYC 006-OOC COLORADO FAMILY PRESERVATION ACT---FOSTER PARENT CORE TRAINING, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Julie Box, LCSW Private Practice I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Julie Box(Bidder) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker offering a wide range of services to children, families and adults. Bidder has been providing clinical services to the Northern Colorado area since 1986. During the past 20 years, Bidder has provided services as a counselor, a caseworker, a case manager and a therapist in the field of child welfare. Bidder has provided services to all individuals without consideration of religious beliefs, race,ethnicity,sex or economic status. The overall mission, purpose and design of this project is for Bidder to provide a comprehensive Core Certification Training to foster care certification applicants in Weld County. These trainings will satisfy all training requirements of the State of Colorado Volume VII and those required by the Weld County Department of Social Services, which will include a complete review of the Weld County Foster Parent Handbook. The trainings will be completed in 27-hour blocs. Covering no more than 4 weeks in length. Training cycles may vary, but trainings will generally take place every four weeks throughout the year. Trainings will follow a specific curriculum, meeting all state and local requirements. II. TOPICAL CURRICULUM OUTLINE Curriculum outline for Core Certification Training will include, at a minimum,the following: • A general overview of foster care. • Administrative and legal issues. • Why children get placed in out-of-home care. • Parenting and family dynamics. • Key concepts of child growth and development. • The importance of the team approach. • Individual differences, such as ethnicity and culture. • Discipline. • Effects of fostering on the foster family. • Sexual abuse and sexualized behaviors. Bidder will provide training for Foster Care applicants through interactive training, breakout groups, and metaphoric stories/reactions to given scenarios, handouts, videos and discussion. The above curriculum outline directly follows the State of Colorado Volume VII, adding the sexual abuse and sexualized behaviors topics. III. TARGET/ELIGIBILITY POPULATIONS: The population to be served under this contract includes applicants for foster care/adoption certification in Weld County. These training groups are limited to Weld County foster care/adoption certification applicants only. A. Total Number of individuals and couples seeking foster care certification: Each training is'worth'27 hours and will be spread over a four-week period of time. Bidder estimates she could complete a minimum of 6 trainings per year and a maximum of 12 trainings per year. B. Total foster care provider family units: The number of individuals per training is completely dependent on the demographics of the families referred for services. C. Subtotal of individuals who will receive bicultural/bilingual services Unfortunately, Bidder is not bilingual; however, Bidder would be able to contract with a qualified Spanish speaking clinician to translate as necessary. Bidder would not refuse any bicultural services. D. Subtotal of individuals who will receive services in South Weld County. Bidder does not limit her services to specific geographical areas so Bidder will provide services in the Southem part of Weld County as they are referred. E. The monthly program capacity per group: Bidder estimates that she can provide services for 14 individuals or 7 couples per training session. F. The monthly average capacity per group: Bidder estimates that she can provide services for 14 individuals or 7 couples per training session. G. Average stay in the program (weeks): Bidder will provide the required 27-hour training per individual/couple. Bidder would complete kinship trainings before the 60-day certification date is up. H. Average groups per week in the program: Bidder estimates providing trainings for no more than 14 individuals or 7 couples per group,with groups meeting for 4 hours every other Friday evening and 9.5 hours every other Saturday. Training sessions will meet every other week/weekend. IV. TYPE OF SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED Foster Parent Core Training Bidder will provide Core Certification Training to foster care certification applicants in Weld County (training groups will be limited to Weld County foster care certification applicants only). These trainings will satisfy all training requirements of the State of Colorado Volume VII and those required by Weld County Department of Social Services, which will include a complete review of the Weld County Foster Parent Handbook. Bidder will provide the required 27 hours for completion of the training and will complete trainings in a bloc covering no more than 4 weeks in length. Training cycles may vary, but trainings will generally take place every 4 weeks throughout the year, in approximately 12 cycles. Bidder agrees to comply with 19-1-120 C.R.S., which requires that reports of child abuse and any identifying information in those reports are strictly confidential. In addition to providing mandated curriculum, Bidder will assess perceived strengths and weaknesses of general functioning of applicants relative to caring for children with special needs. Areas of concern will be shared with the Department Foster Care Certification staff. Bidder will be available for court testimony, given proper notification. Please refer to section II; Topical Curriculum Outline for details on Bidders curriculum. V. MEASURABLE OUTCOMES Outcomes will be measured by confirmation that 90 percent of all applicants enrolled in the trainings have successfully completed the course. Bidder will document any participants not completing the course, reasons why the course was not completed and the Foster Care Certification staff provided with this information. VI. SERVICE OBJECTIVES The service objectives are the same as the measurable outcomes,that is: the completion of quality, foster parent Core training in a timely manner. In addition, Bidder will work to improve the capacity of parents to provide a safe household environment for their children through competent household cleaning and maintenance, budgeting and purchasing. Bidder will work to improve the capacity of parents to maintain sound relationships with their children and foster children and provide care, nutrition, hygiene, discipline, protection, instructions and supervision. Bidder will also work to improve the parent's ability to access resources within the local, state and federal govemments. Bidder will work with parents to learn to assess their strengths and weaknesses as parents so the Department is better able to make appropriate matches between foster children and families, thereby reducing foster care drift. Bidder will work with parents on the importance of the team approach, working with Department as part of a team with the goal of meeting the best interests of the foster children. Bidder will address any specific referral issues, provide solution- focused services and address any issues identified by the Department. VII. WORKLOAD STANDARDS Bidder estimates that she will be able to run a 27-hour training every 4 weeks, approximately one training per month, with no more than 14 individuals or 7 couples per group. Bidder is currently the only staff providing training services. However, Bidder may choose to invite a trained clinician to address specific topics. Bidder estimates that she can provide, at a minimum, 6 trainings per year and a maximum of 12 trainings per year. Bidder estimates a total of 27 hours of direct service, with 10 hours of indirect service every 4 weeks. Bidder is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a private practice and does not have a supervisor. Please see attached insurance coverage form. VIII. STAFF QUALIFICATIONS Bidder has a bachelor's degree in Psychology (BA), a Masters degree in Social Work(MSW) and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker(LCSW) since January 21, 2003 (license number: 992996). Please see the attached copy of Bidder's license. Bidder has her own private practice and is the only staff available. However, Bidder can provide a qualified professional that can translate during mediations as needed. As an LCSW, Bidder does not have a clinical supervisor. Bidder secures a minimum of 8 hours per year of continuing education training. Bidder has not received the mandated new caseworker training. Bidder has extensive knowledge of risk assessment. IX. UNIT OF SERVICE RATE COMPUTATION Please refer to the attached budget for computation of direct service rate. This hourly rate is what Bidder will charge for each Core training session of 27 hours: Cost per training: $3,600.00 X. BILLING PROCESS Bidder will use the Department's Monthly Request for Reimbursement-PY 2006-2007, as well as the Department's Provider Attendance Sheet for all billing purposes. Bills will be submitted on or about the 10th day of the month following the month the services were provided. XI. LOWEST QUALIFIED BID Bidder will provide quality foster parent Core trainings in a timely manner accepting the lowest possible payment. Knowing that state and federal resources for these services are limited, Bidder has not increased rates for other services to the Department over the past five years. XII. PROGRAM CAPACITY BY MONTH As outlined in this proposal, Bidder's capacity is based on a direct/indirect service ratio. Bidder estimates that her yearly capacity is a maximum of 12 Core training sessions. This estimate is for one training every 4 weeks. THIS I?R.CLAIMS MADE POLICY PLEASE READ CAREFULLY • 12/05/05 SOCIAL WORKER PROFESSIQQO��NAE£L LIABILITY POLICY NOTICE A LOWER LIMIT OF LUBIUTY APPLIES TO JUDGMEN $ O L MISCONDUCT(SEE THE SPECIAL PROVISION"SEXUAL MISCONDUCT'IN THE POUCY). THERE ARE ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL DECLARATIONS POLICY NO: SWL-1919252 ACCOUNT NO: CO—BOXJ170-0 04269745 ITEM 1.(a)NAME AND ADDRESS OF INSURED: . ITEM 1.(b)ADDITIONAL NAMED INSUREDS: JULIENNE E. BOX 1702 68TH AVENUE GREELEY. CO 80634 TYPE OF ORG: INDIVIDUAL ITEM 2. ADDITIONAL INSUREDS: STATE OF COLORADO/THE WELD CNTY. DEPT. OF S.S. P.O. BOX A GREELEY. CO 80631 ITEM 3. POUCY PERIOD: FROM: 02/20/06 TO: 02/20/07 12:01 A.M.STANDARD TIME AT THE ADDRESS OF THE INSURED AS STATED HEREIN: ITEM 4. LIMITS OF LIABILITY: (a)$ 1 .0009000 EACH WRONGFUL ACT OR SERIES OF CONTINUOUS REPEATE[ OR INTERRELATED WRONGFUL ACTS OR OCCURRENCE (b)$ 1.000.000 AGGREGATE (c)$ 5.000 ------___—. DEFENSE REIMBURSEMENT TEM 5. PREMIUM SCHEDULE CLASSIFICATION NUMBER _ RATE glina PROFESSIONAL . 133.0. DEFENSE LINT 133.00 ADDITIONAL INSURED 2 .00 7.00 27.00 7146. RETROACTIVE DATE 02/20/04 TOTAL PREMIUM:EM 7. EXTENDED REPORTING PERIOD 160.00 ADDITIONAL PREMIUM(If exercised):$ + 60 nn EM 8. 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I will mail the original to you tomorrow. Re: Response to FYC Commission's recommendation re: RFP 06008 and RFP 006- 00C. If you have any questions, please feel free to call at 970.302.1471. Thank u, `Jul' ox,LCSW NOTE: This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. and may contain information that is PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient,you arc hereby notified that any dissemination.distribution,or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error,please notify the above sender immediately by telephone and return the original message to us at the above address via the U.S. Postal Service. Thank you. -lay 18 06 12: 14p Julie A 970. 339. 9036 p. 2 05.18.06 Julie Box, LCSW Private Practice 1702 68th Avenue Greeley, CO 80634 970.302.1471 Re: Response to recommendations from the FYC Commission on Bid #06IFT02 (RFP 06008) Mediation and Facilitation under IFT and Bid # 06FPT02 (RFP 006-00C)Foster Parent Training. Dear Ms. Romansik, I am writing in response to the recommendations made by the FYC Commission for the bids on mediation and foster parent training. I agree to all recommendations and will incorporate the recommendations into my bids as described below. Mediation: Recommendation#1: Bidder agrees to becoming certified in mediation within the next six months. Bidder will provide the Department a copy of certification once achieved. Recommendation #2: Bidder agrees to get written permission from the necessary parties in order to do telephone mediation. Bidder will keep records of individuals spoken to, dates of verbal approval for telephone mediation and provide such to the Department. Hourly rate for court testimony: Bidder agrees to use the approved rate of$100.00 per hour to bill for court testimony. Foster Parent Training: Recommendation: Bidder agrees to coordinate her schedule according to foster parent work times for their convenience. Bidder will submit a formal training outline, including dates and times of trainings and place of trainings, to the Department by June 30, 2006. Thank you for the continued opportunity to work with Weld County. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please feel free to contact me at any time at the above number. m. rely, t_caw- ulie : ox, LCS DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES P.O.BOX A GREELEY, CO. 80632 Website:www.co-weld.co.us WI 'frai Administration and Public Assistance(970)352-1551 C. Child Support(970)352-6933 COLORADO May 15,2006 Julie Box,Private Practice 1702 68 Avenue Greeley, CO 80634 Re: Bid#061FT02 (RFP 06008)Mediation&Facilitation under IFT Bid#06FPT02 (RFP 006-00C)Foster Parent Training Bid#06FPC03 (RFP 006-00A)Foster Parent Consultation Bid#06HS07 (006-00B)Home Studies and Relinquishment Counseling Dear Ms.Box: The purpose of this letter is to outline the results of the Bid process for PY 2006-2007 and to request written information or confirmation from you by Monday, May 22, 2006. A. Results of the Bid Process for PY 2006-2007 • The Families, Youth and Children(FYC) Commission recommended approval of your Bid# 06IFT02, Mediation and Facilitation under the Intensive Family Therapy program area, for inclusion on our vendor list. This bid scored 93 points. The FYC Commission attached the following recommendations to your bid. Recommendation#1: The FYC Commission recommended that you pursue becoming certified in mediation. Recommendation#2: The bidder must get written permission in order to do telephone mediation. Hourly Rate for Court Testimony: You did not provide a rate for court testimony. For new bidders the Department will use your approved rate for services, $100.00 per hour, to bill for court testimony. • The Families, Youth and Children(FYC) Commission recommended approval of your Bid# 06FPT02, (RFP 006-00C) Foster Parent Training for inclusion on our vendor list. This bid scored 90 points. The FYC Commission attached the following recommendations to your bid. Recommendation: The FYC Commission recommended that you coordinate your schedule according to foster parent work times for their convenience. The FYC Commission recommended a detailed formal training outline be submitted. • The Families, Youth and Children(FYC) Commission recommended approval of your Bid# 06FPC03, (RFP 006-00A) Foster Parent Consultation for inclusion on our vendor list. This bid scored 93 points. Page 2 Julie Box,Private Practice/Results of Bid Process for PY 2006-2007 • The Families, Youth and Children(FYC)Commission recommended approval of your Bid# 06HS07, (RFP 006-00B)Home Studies,Updates, and Relinquishment Counseling, for inclusion on our vendor list. This bid scored 92 points. B. Required Response by FYC Bidders Concerning FYC Commission Recommendations: Recommendations: You are requested to review the FYC Commission recommendations and to: 1. accept the recommendation(s)as written by the FYC Commission; or 2. request alternatives to the FYC Commission's recommendation(s); or 3. not accept the recommendation(s)of the FYC Commission. Please provide in writing how you will incorporate the recommendation(s)into your bid. If you do not accept the recommendation,please provide written reasons why. All approved recommendations under the NOFAA will be monitored and evaluated by the FYC Commission. The Weld County Department of Social Services is requesting your written response to the FYC Commission's recommendations. Please respond in writing to Gloria Romansik, Weld County Department of Social Services,P.O. Box A, Greeley, CO, 80632,by Monday, May 22, 2006, close of business.You may fax your response to us at 970.346.7698. If you have questions concerning the above,please call Gloria Romansik, 970.352.1551, extension 6230. Sincerely, J y A. 'ego, ector cc: Juan Lopez, Chair,FYC Commission Gloria Romansik, Social Services Administrator Hello