Presentation for a college class regarding collaboration between public schools and social services.

2. Collaboration Presentation Public Schools And Social Services EDSP 613: Collaboration Summer B 2006 By Robin Burke

4. Mission Statement: The Mission of the Department of Social Services is to promote opportunities for individuals, families, and children to become self-sufficient, empowered, and personally responsible. We will partner with the community and other agencies to provide comprehensive quality services in an environment of mutual respect and dignity for those we serve and each other. (Department of Social Services)

9. It is estimated that between 28% and 48% of juvenile offenders meet the criteria for special education services and that 34% are functionally illiterate. (GAINS )

10. Juvenile Justice workers work more closely with educators than most any other type of social worker. (quote) (Springate)

11. The Americans with Disability Act require schools in the community and juvenile justice institutions to accommodate the specialized needs of juvenile offenders. (GAINS)

12. Social Services and public education have different agendas and have had difficulty working collaboratively with each other (Altshuler)

13. Consequently , the children being served by either system often receive inadequate services from both systems. Can the two systems work collaboratively to support the needs of the children they serve? What is needed for this to occur? What barriers exist to prevent successful collaboration? What changes are needed to support it? (Altshuler)

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20. True collaboration involves more than just meeting and talking; it must include adequate training, support, and authority and produce effective programs and services. Members grow more committed when they know their voices will be heard and their opinions valued. Without member buy-in, collaborative work will come to a standstill ( Moore)

21. Bluegrass IMPACT ( Interagency Mobilization for Progress in Adolescent and Child Treatment)

22. Bluegrass IMPACT is a collaborative effort among parents and the agencies of social services , mental health, education , health services, juvenile justice , social insurance and courts at state, regional and local levels to coordinate and mobilize services to children. (GAINS)

24. Summary Collaborating is not the goal but the means to accomplish the goal. While collaborating is becoming more popular, it still requires hard work. But that work often pays off in an initial victory toward short-term goals which then acts as a catalyst toward pursuing more difficult and long-term tasks.

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