January Home Visiting Newsletter

Save the Date for NFP & PAT Supervisor & All Cohort Meetings April 12 & 13thThe meetings will be held at Save the Date for NFP & PAT Supervisor & All Cohort Meetings April 12 & 13th the Crowne Plaza Seattle Airport Hotel, right next to the light rail station & the Sea-Tac Airport. The address is 17338 International Boulevard, Seattle, WA 98188. The All Cohort Meeting will be held the 13th. Please reserve your hotel room by going here  or by calling 1.844.733.1389 and asking for the Thrive Washington group rate. Hotel rooms must be reserved by Sunday, March 12. A draft agenda will be out shortly if it is needed for travel permission.

Pinwheels

What’s happening with the HVSA transition?DEL has scheduled 2 technical webinars to share information about how the contracts and requirements are changing as we transition from Thrive to DEL. After each webinar, DEL will release the draft documents presented for your review and input.

The first webinar was Tuesday, January 24 from 1-2:30. The webinar focused on the following:

· State contract General Terms and Conditions

· Soon to be released “Pre-Contract Questionnaire” (formerly the annual Capacity Assessment)

· Budget

· Data Sharing Agreements

· New DEL Home Visiting Web pages

For more information about was discussed in the webinar please contact a Hub Team member or Rene Toolson.

A second technical webinar will be held on February 23 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm. This webinar will address modifications in:

· Statements of Work

· Reporting (Monthly and Quarterly)

· Invoicing, Financial Documentation and Reporting

To register, please go here.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

In the meantime, we are working on continued clarification of

Available for National Child Abuse Prevention MonthThe Department of Early Learning (DEL) is observing National Child Abuse Prevention month in April 2017 by raising awareness in communities about child abuse and neglect prevention.  As the Prevent Child Abuse Washington State Chapter we encourage you to join the Pinwheels for Prevention initiative.  This initiative uses pinwheels – a timeless symbol for childhood – to represent its campaign.

Of all the 185 MIECHV families that provided consent over the last reporting year, only 1 had a substantiated case of maltreatment. Your work with families is critical in building the 5 protective factors, ameliorate the effects of trauma and mitigate risk for child abuse. Please help spread the word by planting, displaying or sharing pinwheels during the month of April.

Pinwheels for Prevention is

roles between DEL, Thrive, and DOH and the details for on-line reporting, sub-recipient monitoring, data collection and reporting.  Our plan is to release individual agency contracts on May 1st for negotiating and signing, with anticipated execution on July 1st.

DEL has also created a “home visiting inbox” so any HVSA questions or communications can be directed via email to home.visiting@del.wa.gov.

HVSA Transition Questions? Call during Office HoursRene Toolson from DEL has scheduled open “office hours” during February and March for 30-60 minute conversations. These are opportunities for you to ask specific questions, get clarification, and offer up input on the documents released. Office hours will be Tuesdays 1-4:30 pm, Thursdays 12:30 – 5pm, and Fridays 1-4pm during the months of February and March. Please call Rene (360-789-2524) or email to set up your appointment (if these times don’t work for you, not to worry—just email Rene and we’ll get something set up that does work).

WSCADV Webinar & Upcoming TrainingsThe Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV) staff, Leigh Hofheimer and the Department of Early Learning (DEL) staff, Jenni Olmstead, presented a webinar Domestic Violence Screening: Let’s talk about it! on 1.11.2017 that covered best practices when screening for domestic violence, two preferred screening tools, and strategies that open the door to further conversations about healthy relationships.

Talking about domestic violence and healthy relationships is

a reminder that it is not enough to respond to child abuse and neglect – we must build and support strong families through community engagement, programs, and policies.  This movement works towards developing communities that are healthy, safe, and nurturing for all children and all families.

Please place your order for pinwheels using the form attached.  Pinwheels are available on a first come, first serve basis.  Pinwheels will be available for delivery in March.

Save the Date: Introduction to the PHQ-9 Maternal Depression Screening ToolA webinar will be held on Tuesday February 28th at 10:00-11:00 am, introducing the PHQ-9, a Maternal Depression Screening tool for first time users. For additional questions, please

critical to supporting safe, happy and healthy families.  The webinar training was interactive with several question and answer opportunities.

To access domestic violence and advocacy resources statewide, go to WSCADV's website. Feel free to contact Leigh Hofheimer at WSCADV or Jenni Olmstead at DEL for more information.

DEL, Thrive and WSCADV are offering the Domestic Violence: Assessment and Response and Safety Planning again this year. To take the Safety Planning training, you need to have completed the Assessment and Response training. These trainings were offered last year as well, so you and your home visitors may have already completed one or the other. If you have team members who will attend the trainings, please watch out for registration links.  As a note, you will need to register for each day of the training separately.

Please mark your calendars for 2017 trainings in your area: February 7th & 8th in Tacoma; April 18th &19th in Yakima; and October 17th &18th in Vancouver.

Though these trainings are prioritized for HVSA programs and home visitors, we do encourage anyone to register who would find these trainings valuable. For further information, please contact Jennie Olmstead at DEL or Leigh Hofheimer at WSCADV.

contact Melanie Krevitz. In order to create a webinar that is responsive your needs, please fill out this short survey about potential barriers you and your team would face administering the screening tool. Registration information will follow shortly.

Immigrant Protections and Rights Awareness Training on Friday, February 3rdMany of the families we serve came to the USA to escape difficult circumstances in their country of origin and continue to face difficulties in the USA regarding their immigration status. One America and PCHP will be hosting and facilitating a training on immigrant protections and rights training on Friday February 3rd from 9:00-11:30 am. To register and get more information go here.

If you have any resources you use regarding immigrant

Information from HOME Webinar AvailableIf you missed the webinar on the HOME form changes a couple weeks ago, the slides are attached in this email and contact Melanie Krevitz with any additional questions. A link to the webinar recording will be coming soon!

Visit Tracker UpdateHello PAT programs! A quick update on Visit Tracker happenings. We are expecting the PHQ-9 form to be completed in Visit Tracker and ready for you in late January to early February.

Be on the lookout for an email in the coming weeks with more specifics including the exact date you can expect to see this change in the system. At that time, program can enter all previously completed PHQ-9s into Visit Tracker. After taking your wonderful ideas and feedback, we are working on prioritize the top items we need to address in Visit Tracker once the PHQ-9 is complete.

We will first look at fixes that will support data validation and hopefully make your work entering and verifying the information a bit easier. More updates to come! As always, please feel free to reach out Kasondra Kugler at DEL with

rights and protections, please share with us so we can share with the whole group

What is Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation?Join HV-ImpACT on Tuesday February 21 at 12:00 pm PST for a webinar on Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation. IECMHC is an evidence-based, capacity building practice that the Federal Home Visiting Program can use to link mental health consultants to home visiting services. Featured speakers Mary Mackrain, Amy Hunter, and Linda Delimata will introduce resources from the new Center of Excellence for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (CoE) funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in partnership with the Health Services and Resources Administration and the Administration for Children and Families.

additional suggestions and feedback about Visit Tracker enhancements.

King County Parent Child Home Programs (PCHP) are featured in the Seattle TimesThe Seattle Times interviewed parents, home visitors, coordinators and administrators for the story. Do you have any questions about PCHP, contact the PCHP Washington State Director, our very own Pamela Williams.

Curious about Infant Mental Health in Washington? Attend WA-AIMH’s first meeting in 2017WA-AMIH is the Washington chapter of the World Infant Mental Health Association & leading the Infant Mental Health Endorsement efforts in our state.

However, they are also a great networking and professional development organization for anyone who works with infants ,young children and their families or caregivers.  They hold regular meetings open to anyone, as well as sponsor several trainings and webinars throughout the year.

Their first meeting will be held on Thursday February 2, 2017 from 6:30-8:30 pm at Verdant Health in Lynnwood. Gina Veloni from ChildStrive, an HVSA funded program, will be presenting at this meeting.  Reflective Practice exercises will also be shared, as well information about upcoming trainings & professional development opportunities such as the 2nd Annual Reflective Supervision Consultation Symposium, hosted by WA-AIMH this August in Seattle.

For more information about the meeting location and agenda, go here.

Our Contact InformationThrive Washington1111 Third Ave., Suite 210Seattle, WA 98101(206) 621-5555http://thrivewa.org

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