Utah Family Employment Program Agreement of Mutual Responsibility

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The Utah Family Employment Program Agreement of Mutual Responsibility establishes terms of partnership between the TANF customer and Department of Workforce Services (DWS) employment counselor to ensure that the customer understands what is required to participate in the Family Employment Program. It is presented here in both English and Spanish.
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2016-08-31T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
SFS Category
SFS Sites
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City/County
Publication Date
2016-09-01
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Family Employment Program Agreement of Mutual Responsibility 87.6 KB

Case Management I Training Resources

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In 2016, Utah Department of Workforce Services launched the “Family Employment Program (FEP) Refocus Academy” to train FEP case workers on Utah’s new family-focused case management model. The Academy consists of seven training modules plus follow-up activities. The Case Management I Training module addressed Motivational Interviewing, assessment, and engaging with TANF participants. The resources include: Motivational Interviewing I Skills, Sample Questions to Elicit Responses from Customers, Assessment in Action, Family Employment Program: Agreement of Mutual Responsibility (in English and Spanish), Talking Points on the Utah DWS Substance Abuse Determination Process, and a Coaching Guide on Identifying Case Management Skills and Strategies to Use When Working with Customers who Demonstrate Difficult Behavior.
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2016-08-31T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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SFS Sites
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City/County
Publication Date
2016-09-01
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Assessment in Action 117.59 KB
Coaching Guide Identifying Case Management Skills and Strategies 145.88 KB
Family Employment Program Agreement of Mutual Responsibility 87.6 KB
Motivational Interviewing Skills 397.18 KB
Sample Questions to Elicit Responses from Customers 157.3 KB
Substance Abuse Determination Process 223.39 KB

Family Employment Program Refocus Academy Training Strategy Resources

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In 2016, Utah Department of Workforce Services launched the “Family Employment Program (FEP) Refocus Academy” to train FEP case workers on Utah’s new family-focused case management model. The Academy consists of seven training modules plus follow up activities. These Academy Training Strategy materials illustrate how the Academy is delivered and include: a cohort training schedule; a timeline for training module rollout throughout the year; and a description of “Throughput Rounds,” which is a tool for supervisors to assess skill transfer and reinforce learning.
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2016-08-31T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
SFS Category
SFS Sites
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City/County
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2016-09-01
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Cohort Training Schedule 119.22 KB
Re-Focus Throughput Rounds 69.47 KB
Strategy Timeline 134.78 KB

Webinar Materials: Bridging the Gap Between Adult Education and Careers

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This webinar, sponsored by the Pathways to Careers Network and presented by Women Employed and the Chicago Jobs Council, reviewed Career Foundations: Making Your Education Work for You. This new tool is designed to connect adult education with careers and increase the number of transitions to postsecondary education. This tool provides low-skilled adults connections to local occupational and academic programs to increase economic opportunity.
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2015-02-23T07:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
SFS Category
Region
City/County
URL
View Webinar Recording
Publication Date
2015-02-23

Strategies for Helping Americans Move Out of Poverty

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In this report from the Urban Institute, the authors identify and discuss 13 building blocks that they deem fundamental to advancing the economic mobility of low-income Americans. The building blocks include: family formation and stability; parenting skills; high-quality child care and early learning; elementary and secondary education; postsecondary education; employment and training; wages, wage supplements, and work supports; cash or near-cash safety net; asset formation and access to capital; health and mental health; criminal justice and safety; housing; and community building and social capital.
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2016-08-24T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
URL
http://www.urban.org/research/publication/building-blocks-and-strategies-helpin…
Publication Date
2016-08-25

Strengthening Outcomes through Two-Generation Approaches

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This Information Memorandum from the Office of Community Services discusses and encourages states, tribes, territories, and Community Action Agencies to use Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds to support and implement two-generation approaches that aim to increase family economic security and well-being.
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2016-08-14T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
URL
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/resource/csbg-im-149-strengthening-outcomes-through-…
Publication Date
2016-08-15

2016 Systems to Family Stability National Policy Academy Meeting

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The 2016 Systems to Family Stability National Policy Academy meeting was held on July 26-28, 2016 in Annapolis, Maryland at the Historic Inns of Annapolis. The Academy is an initiative that provides training and technical assistance to eight state and county Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs as they work on building internal and/or collaborative systems within and across agencies that improve family stability and economic self-sufficiency. Academy sites are focusing on a range of systems change activities, including two-generation approaches, TANF and Workforce system alignment, and enhanced assessment and case management approaches. The Academy meeting included plenary and breakout sessions across the listed content areas as well as time for participants to work with their own teams and with other teams for additional learning and peer feedback.
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Systems to Family Stability National Policy Academy 2015-2017
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Posting Date
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2016-09-12T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
Publication Date
2016-09-13
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SFS Academy Final Report 1.56 MB
Opening Plenary Handout 1-Bartley.pdf 1.59 MB
Opening Plenary Presentation-Bartley.pdf 2.26 MB
i3 Lab-Two Generation Approaches-Barczak Handout.pdf 143.2 KB
i3 Lab-Two Generation Approaches-Hall Handout1.pdf 294.57 KB
i3 Lab-Two Generation Approaches-Hall Handout2.pdf 339.26 KB
i3 Lab-Two Generation Approaches-Hall Handout3.pdf 335.05 KB
i3 Lab-Executive Skills Presentation-Probert.pdf 617.84 KB
i3 Lab-Implementation Science-Bartley Handout.pdf 262.94 KB
i3 Lab-Enhanced Case Management-Kelly Presentation.pdf 2.4 MB
i3 Lab-Enhanced Case Management-Kelly Handout 1.pdf 243.33 KB
i3 Lab-Enhanced Case Management-Roberts Handout1.pdf 262.23 KB
i3 Lab-Enhanced Case Management-Roberts Handout2.pdf 526.72 KB
i3 Lab-Enhanced Case Management-Roberts Handout3.pdf 247.43 KB
i3 Lab-Enhanced Case Management-Roberts Presentation.pdf 613.05 KB
i3 Lab-Staff Training Presentation-Brittain.pdf 244.09 KB
i3 Lab-Staff Training-Brittain Handout 1.pdf 335.32 KB
i3 Lab-Staff Training-Brittain Handout 2.pdf 84.76 KB
i3 Lab-TANF Workforce-Harris Presentation.pdf 694.18 KB
i3 Lab-TANF-Workforce-Barela Presentation.pdf 1013.68 KB
SFS Academy Participant Packet (includes Agenda, Bios, and Participant List) 2.06 MB

Webinar Materials: 2Gen in Tribal Communities

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This webinar from the Ascend Network at the Aspen Institute highlighted the context and demographics of tribal communities, provided information about 2Gen practice efforts underway in Alaska Native and Native American communities, and offered insights about ways to incorporate family voices and traditions into programs. It highlighted the work of Cook Inlet Tribal Council, which serves Anchorage, Alaska and a large swath of the Alaskan interior, including some remote villages.
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2016-02-11T07:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
SFS Category
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City/County
URL
https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/webinar-2gen-in-tribal-communities-february-2…
Publication Date
2016-02-11

OFA Webinar: Emerging Practices in Staff Training for TANF Programs

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As a part of the Systems to Family Stability (SFS) National Policy Academy technical assistance efforts, the Office of Family Assistance hosted a webinar on Emerging Practices in Staff Training for TANF Programs on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 3:00 PM ET, for the SFS sites, as well as the entire TANF field. Many Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs, and other programs serving low-income individuals and families, are seeking ways to better train their staff in the basics of providing public assistance benefits to needy families, which includes delivering curriculum on eligibility determination, data systems, developing comprehensive assessments and self-sufficiency plans, understanding executive functioning, and conducting motivational interviews. This webinar was designed to help the Systems to Family Stability National Policy Academy sites, the TANF field, and other human service system stakeholders understand how to assess their own training systems, become more familiar with components of effective training, and ultimately work to improve training systems in their state and local agencies. Presenters included: Lisa Washington-Thomas from the Office of Family Assistance; Carol Mizoguchi from the Office of Family Assistance, Bill Callahan from Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, and Charmaine Brittain with the Butler Institute for Families at the University of Denver.

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2016-09-21T11:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
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View Webinar
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2016-08-31
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Webinar Presentation 405.94 KB
Training System Assessment Tool 382.77 KB
Training System Assessment Tool 2 154.01 KB
Curriculum Screening Tools 133.38 KB

Seizing New Policy Opportunities to Help Low-Income Mothers with Depression: Current Landscape, Innovations, and Next Steps

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Untreated maternal depression can interfere with a parent’s capacity to help their child develop, place a child’s safety and cognitive development at risk, and impede a family’s effort to become self-sufficient. This report from the Center on Law and Social Policy offers ideas for federal and state stakeholders to help low-income mothers with depression.
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2016-05-31T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
URL
http://www.clasp.org/resources-and-publications/publication-1/Opportunities-to-…
Publication Date
2016-06-01