Center of Advanced Studies in Child Welfare

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NATIONAL IV-E ROUNDTABLE

• Center of Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
• University of Minnesota
• TITLE IV-E TRAINING
• Requirements, Opportunities, Match Budgeting
• June 2, 2015
• Radisson Blu Mall of America
• Bloomington, MN
• Presented by
• Don Schmid

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TITLE IV-E OF THE SSA

• Federal Foster Care and Relative Guardianship for
  Children From Economically Poor Families
• Federal Adoption for Children Under the Custody
  of a State or Tribal IV-E Agency
• Began in 1980. Before That it Was a Part of the
  AFDC Program (Title IV-A)
• Requires Non-Federal Match
• Available to
• State IV-E Agency
• Tribal/State IV-E Agreement (Pass Through from
  State IV-E Agency)
• Direct Funding Between Federal and Tribe
• 3 Components
• Maintenance (Board Room)
• Administration (Case Management, Child Placement,
  Licensing, etc.)
• Training of Staff, Foster/Adopt/Guardianship
  Parents, Courts and Others Serving IV-E Children

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TITLE IV-E TRAINING(Unless Noted Non Salary
Expenditures for Agency Staff

• Training For
• Public IV-E Agency Staff and Those Preparing to
  Work for the Agency
• Initial Training (one week or more Can Include
  Salaries Requires PACAP revision )
• Workshops, Conferences, Seminars, Courses, etc.
• MSW BSW Stipends, Tuition, Educational
  Supplies
• Short Term Training (Including Travel, Per Diem,
  Registration Fees Trainers)
• Current or Prospective Foster/Adopt and Relative
  Guardians
• Initial/basic training, foster/adopt conferences,
  annual training, seminars and training specific
  to a childs needs)
• Community Partners (including judges, attorneys,
  Guardian Ad Litem, and agencies/individuals that
  serve IV-E eligible children (i.e. Mental Health
  Pros,)
• Training to increase their ability to provide
  support and assistance to foster and adopted
  children and those cared for by a relative
  guardian

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Title IV-E Training

• Training For IV-E Agency Staff Community
  Partners)
• Examples of Reimbursable Topics (CWPM 8.1H,
  questions 8 21)
• Topics related to administration listed at 45 CFR
  1356.60 (c) plus
• Social work practice, such as family centered
  practice and social work methods including
  interviewing and assessment
• Assessments to determine whether a situation
  requires a childs removal from the home if NOT
  conducting a child abuse and neglect
  investigation
• Cultural competency related to children
  families
• Activities designed to preserve, strengthen, and
  reunify the family, if the training is NOT
  related to providing treatment or services
• Child abuse neglect issues, such as the impact
  of child abuse and neglect on a child if the
  training is NOT related to how to conduct an
  investigation of child abuse and neglect
• Effects of separation, grief and loss, child
  development and visitation
• General substance abuse, domestic violence and
  mental health issues NOT treatment
• Child social and emotional development and
  well-being

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STATE/PUBLIC UNIVERSITY TRAINING
PARTNERSHIPSCHILDREN FAMILY SERVICE
CENTERS/ACADEMY

• Initial Training for New Hires Typically 4
  weeks
• Ongoing Training for Staff, Specialized Training
  for Supervisors, Senior Management Retreats, etc.
• Title IV-E Funding Formulas of Trainers PACAP
  IV-B Plan
• Historical
• Direct University Training Costs X State RMTS
  Cost Distribution X IV-E Eligibility Ratio X 75
  FFP Plus
• Direct University Training Costs X State RMTS
  Cost Distribution X University indirect Rate for
  Instruction X IV-E Eligibility Ratio X 50 FFP
  (Administration)
• Another Option
• Direct University Training Costs X Curriculum
  Analysis of IV-E Allowable Topics X IV-E
  Eligibility Ratio X 75 FFP Plus
• Direct University Training Costs X Curriculum
  Analysis of IV-E Allowable Topics X University
  Indirect Rate for Instruction X IV-E Eligibility
  Ratio X 50 FFP

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STATE/PUBLIC UNIVERSITY TRAINING PARTNERSHIPS
FOSTER/ADOPT PARENT RELATIVE GUARDIANS

• Type of IV-E Allowable Training (Any Topic to
  Enhance Parenting)
• Initial and Ongoing Formal Training
• Workshops, Conferences
• IV-E Will Reimburse For
• Travel, Per Diem, Registration, Lodging,
  Speakers, Space
• Funding/Match Formula
• Direct Cost X Program IV-E Eligibility Ratio X
  75 FFP or
• Direct Cost X Blended (FC, AA, RG) IV-E
  Eligibility Ratio X 75
• Plus
• When the Training is Administered by the Public
  University/Inst.
• Direct Cost X IV-E Eligibility Ratio X University
  Indirect Rate for Instruction X 50 FFP for
  Administration

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STATE/UNIVERSITY TRAINING PARTNERSHIPS STIPENDS
(student agrees to work for IV-E Agency day for
day/month for month)

• MODEL 1
• State IV-E Agency Pays Stipend Directly to
  College or Student
• IV-E Training Reimbursement Formula
• Cost of Stipend X Foster Care Eligibility Ratio
  X 75 FFP
• State Agency Manages the Stipend
• Student Can Go to Any Public or Private CSWE
  Accredited School Approved by State IV-E
  Agency

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STATE/UNIVERSITY TRAINING PARTNERSHIPS - STIPENDS
(student agrees to work for IV-E Agency day for
day/month for month)

• Model 2 General Funds to pay University Social
  Work Faculty Salary Operating Costs are Used to
  Leverage IV-E Reimbursement Which in Turn is Used
  to Pay Student Stipend.
• IV-E Reimbursement Formula for Faculty by Cohort
• MSW, BSW, Distance Learning
• Faculty Costs by Cohort X Students
  Employed/Committed to IV-E Agency X IV-E Foster
  Care Eligibility Ratio X 75 FFP plus
• Faculty Costs by Cohort X Students Employed
  by/Committed to IV-E Agency X University
  Indirect rate for Instruction X IV-E Foster Care
  Eligibility Ratio X 50 FFP (administration)
• Total IV-E Reimbursement less actual indirect
  retained by University is used to stipends.
  Amount of Stipend and Number of Students is
  Determined by Partnership
• IV-E Reimbursement Formula for Stipends
• Cost X IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Ratio X 75
  FFP

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STATE/UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS

• State IV-E Agencies Can and Do conduct various
  forms of research for the proper and efficient
  administration of the title IV-E State Plan
• The State IV-E Agency can purchase the research
  from a public or private entity and claim IV-E
  administration reimbursement.
• When Foster Care, Adoption or Relative
  Guardianship Research is conducted by a Public
  University Partner on behalf of the State IV-E
  Agency, the Universities Indirect Rate for
  Research can also be claimed for IV-E
  administration research
• IV-E Reimbursement Formula
• Isolated Direct Costs of University Faculty who
  conduct research on IV-E Related Topics X
  appropriate IV-E Eligibility Ratio X 50 FFP plus
• Isolated Direct Costs of University Faculty who
  conduct research on IV-E Related Topics X
  University indirect rate for research X
  appropriate IV-E eligibility ratio X 50 FFP.
• IV-E Agency Can Pass the IV-E Reimbursement Back
  to the University

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Contact

• Donald L. Schmid, President
• Schmid Associates
• 930 N. 8TH Street
• Bismarck, ND 58501
• Phone [phone]
• Cell Phone [phone]
• E-mail donschmid_at_bis.midco.net