Independent Living Services and Outcomes Reporting

1. Independent LivingServices and Outcomes Reporting Christine Lenske Beth Rudy

2. Agenda • Review NYTD Rule and Requirements • Reporting Independent Living Services • Self Reported Outcome Measures • Outcomes Data Collection • New Federal Regulations • eWiSACWIS enhancement options for outcomes • eWiSACWIS Frequently Asked Questions/Discussion

3. NYTD Background • Chafee Foster Care Independence Act. • National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) • Independent Living Transition Case Plan

4. Service Reporting • Who does this apply to? • Youth age 15 or older that have been in out of home care for greater than six months. • Youth who age out of care up to their 21st birthday or age 23 if participating Education and Training Voucher Program on their 21st birthday.

5. Service Reportingin eWiSACWIS • The independent living template identifies the services being received. This template could also be attached to the perm plan if desired.

6. Service Reporting • Demographic Information • From Basic tab • Education • Last grade level attained • Special Education

7. Service Reporting • Services Received • IL Assessment • Secondary academic support • Post-secondary educational support • Career preparation • Employment programs or vocational training • Budget and financial management

8. Service Reporting • Services Received Continued • Housing education/Home management • Health education/Risk prevention • Mentoring • Family/Healthy Marriage Education • Mentoring • Supervised Independent Living

9. Services Reporting • Financial Assistance • Room and board • High School Education • Post Secondary Education • Other financial assistance • Driver’s education • Obtaining of documents • Etc.

10. Outcomes • Who are we reporting on? • All Youth who turn 17 while in out of home care. • A sample of youth at age 19. • A sample of youth at age 21.

11. Outcomes • Data • Current full time employment • Current part time employment • Employment related skills • Receiving social security • Public housing assistance • Public food assistance • Public financial assistance • Other support

12. Outcomes • Data Continued • Highest education certificate received • Education enrollment and attendance • Connection to an adult • Substance abuse referral • Incarceration • Homelessness • Medicaid recipient

13. Outcomes • Data Continued • Health insurance (coverage and type) • Medical • Mental health • Prescription Drugs • Children • Did youth give birth or father any children • Number of Children • Marital status at time of birth • Legally Separated, Married Couple, Single Female, Single Male, Unable to Determine, Unmarried Couple.

14. Outcomes • Reasons for non-reporting • Youth refuses to provide information • Could not locate youth

15. Reports in eWiSACWIS Report Number SM0803 • Pulls all children eligible for IL services, and lists all services entered for those children. Report Number SM10a29a • Tracks the work of Counties with children 15 years of age and older who may qualify for the Independent Living program.

16. Federal Reporting Schedule

17. Design/Implementation Schedule • October 2009–March 2010: Outcomes survey/collection design and policy development • June 2010: Outcomes survey/collection release • July 2010: Begin outcomes data collection • May 2011: Submit Data File to ACF.

18. New Federal Regulation • 90 day IL Transition Plan • Personalized at direction of the youth • Addresses the following upon leaving care: • Housing • Health care • Education • Mentoring • Employment • Support services identified • Process begins with planning at 17 ½

19. Enhancement • Adding a tab to the IL page • A tab will be added to the IL page that will capture more detailed contact information from the youth than is currently gathered on person management.

20. Enhancement • Adding a tab to the IL page, cont’d • This information will be linked to and from a webpage for the youth or the youth and the worker to update the contact information. This webpage will have a unique login id for the youth to use to access the outcomes survey, prior to and after he/she exits placement. The outcomes survey will be used to meet the federal IL reporting requirements.

21. Enhancement • Adding a tab to the IL page, cont’d. • As described, there will be a link on the new IL tab that will lead the youth or the worker/youth to a webpage, containing the required outcomes survey. Either the youth will complete this with the worker, or the worker can give the link and user id to the youth so that the youth can complete the survey on their own.

22. Enhancement • Next steps for IL services and outcomes reporting • The State will implement a website specific to IL youth. The website will be youth-friendly, will include the ability for youth to independently access their contact information and to complete the IL outcome survey at the age of 19 and 21, and contain state and local resource information.

23. Enhancement • Ticklers • There will be a new tickler reminding the primary worker to complete the 90 day transitional plan • There will be a new tickler reminding workers to complete the new IL tab with detailed contact information for the youth and the outcome survey within 45 days following the youth’s 17th birthday.

24. eWiSACWIS Frequently Asked Questions • Three Quick Reference Guides • Creating and setting up IL contractors • http://dcf.wisconsin.gov/WiSACWIS/knowledge_web/training/quick-ref-guides/ewisacwis_quick_ref_guides/Independent%20Living/setting-up-IL-contractor-5%2009.pdf

25. eWiSACWISFrequently Asked Questions • Three quick reference guides • IL service category definitions • http://dcf.wisconsin.gov/WiSACWIS/knowledge_web/training/quick-ref-guides/ewisacwis_quick_ref_guides/Planning/IL_Service_Category_Definitions.htm

26. eWiSACWIS Frequently Asked Questions • Three Quick Reference Guides • Completing an IL plan • http://dcf.wisconsin.gov/WiSACWIS/knowledge_web/training/quick-ref-guides/ewisacwis_quick_ref_guides/Independent%20Living/Independent-Living-6.09.pdf

27. eWiSACWIS Frequently Asked Questions • How do I… • Archive a goal/service? • There is not a way to archive a goal or service on the page, but by completing an end date for the service, that service will be listed as historical on the template

28. eWiSACWISFrequently Asked Questions • How do I… • Read my reports? • The Sm0803 is the newest IL report, and this report captures all children eligible for IL services at the time the report is run. The detail report lists all of the same information captured on the IL page, including all of the services entered and the date the assessment and plan were completed.

29. eWiSACWISFrequently Asked Questions • How do I… • Read my reports? • The SM0803 summary report includes a summary of the following

31. eWiSACWIS Frequently Asked Questions • How do I… • Read my reports? • The SM10A29a is an older report, but still usable. The detail report contains basic demographic information, but also contains whether the child was referred for IL, and the date they were referred, if the assessment is complete and the date it was completed, whether the child is receiving IL services, and if they have goals and needs entered.

32. eWiSACWISFrequently Asked Questions • How do I… • Read my reports? • The SM10A29 summary includes a summary of the following:

33. eWiSACWISFrequently Asked questions • What impact does the end date have on data? • An end date must be listed if the service is no longer ongoing, or that service will be considered a current service in the reports. • What case is the IL plan tied to? • If the child is in an open case, the plan will be tied to any case the child is listed as a participant in.

34. eWiSACWIS Frequently Asked Questions • Who gets the ticklers? • The primary worker automatically gets the IL ticklers for the child. However, if the tickler needs to go to the IL worker, that can be done through Tickler Management.

35. Any new questions?