Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care

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Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care

• Rose Jenkins Conference
• October 3-4, 2006
• Sacramento, CA

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California MTFC Programs

• Fresno County
• Families First Polo Ortiz, Supervisor, Marilyn
  Bamford, Program Administrator and Ron Severns,
  Fresno County SB163 liaison
• Kern County
• County mental health Vija Turjanis, Program
  Supervisor and Deanna Cloud, Childrens
  Coordinator
• San Luis Obispo County
• Family Care Network Jim Roberts, Executive
  Director

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California MTFC Programs

• Orange County
• County behavioral health and county social
  services Laurel Coman, Program Supervisor,
  Denise Odom, Foster Parent Recruiter and Trainer,
  Denise Churchill, Program Administrator

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Service Delivery Model

• Fresno
• Public Sector-Private Agency partnership
• Wraparound
• Kern
• Public sector
• San Luis Obispo
• Public Sector-Private Agency Partnership
• Wrapround
• Orange
• Public Sector
• Wrapround

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Challenges and Successful Strategies for Model
Adherent Implementation

• Funding
• Foster Parent Recruiting
• Referrals
• Staffing
• Role Stratification

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For More Information

• California Institute for Mental Health
• www.cimh.org
• Lynne Marsenich,LCSW
• lmarsenich_at_cimh.org
• Todd Sosna, Ph.D
• tmq_at_verizon.net
• Bill Carter, LCSW
• bcarter_at_cimh.org