The Childrens Aid Society of Brant

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The Childrens Aid Society of Brant

• Community Based Service Model

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• Presentation

• Marg Barr, Director, Residential and
  Community-Based Child Welfare
• Jennifer Penton, Manager, Quality Assurance

• Panel

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The CAS of Brant works with families and the
community to safeguard a permanent, nurturing
family for all children at risk of abuse,
neglect, or abandonment.
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Community Based Service Model

• Prevention and protection services
• Multi disciplinary services
• Multi strategy services
• Customized to meet needs of families in
  identified areas

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Target Populations

• Four geared to income housing complexes
• One special needs school program
• One school population in high needs geographical
  area
• One rural community (Paris)
• One womens shelter
• Small rural communities

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Services

• Developed jointly with community members and
  service providers
• Customized services to meet needs of each
  individual community

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Services
Parenting Capacity
Communication
Recreation
Domestic Violence Prevention Intervention
Positive Parent/Child
Interaction
Housing
Literacy
Child Abuse Prevention Intervention
Nutrition
Early Childhood Development
Wellness Care Immunization
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Our community shares the responsibility to
protect children and strengthen families through
partnerships
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Community Partners
City of Brantford Parks Recreation Ontario
Works Brant Brant Brantford Local Housing
Authority
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Grand Erie District School Board
Ontario Early Years Centre
Community Consumers
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Traditional Child Protection Services

• Based in a central location
• Separation of intake and ongoing services
• Case assignment without considering where client
  resides

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Community-Based Child Protection Services

• Based in a community location
• Continuity of intake and ongoing services
• Case assignment based on geographical location of
  clients residence

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• Benefits Of Community Based Services

• Increased child safety and well-being

• Increased client satisfaction with child
  protection services

• Increased intervention effectiveness

• Positive impact on the community

• Increased worker satisfaction

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Challenges

• Workers isolation
• Workers personal safety
• Workers professional boundaries
• Maintaining communication
• Internal Agency systems developed for on-site
  workers
• Technological challenges

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Community Based Protection Services
Encouraging and assisting families to have
successful outcomes today and in the future