City of Winchester • VA • opengov
Family Partnership Meeting Facilitation
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Summary
Purpose:The City of Winchester is soliciting proposals from qualified firms to provide labor, materials, equipment, transportation and quality control and management for: Family Partnership Meeting (FPM) Facilitation for children, youth and families involved in the child welfare system with the Winchester Department of Social Services.This Request for Proposal (RFP), plus the resulting agreement, shall be consistent with, and governed by the Act, the Virginia Public Procurement Act (VPPA). This award may be awarded to one or more firms.Term of Contract:The original contract term shall be 12 months from date of award. The City reserves the right to cancel and terminate this Contract, without penalty, upon ten (10) days written notice to contractor. This contract may be renewed for: four (4) twelve (12) month periods..
Full description
The Family Partnership Meeting (FPM) model is based on the team decision-making (TDM) model developed by Annie E. Casey Family to Family Initiative. The FPM model, when faithfully implemented, provides a powerful, trauma-informed, engagement tool for partnering with families and other support networks. The FPM is a team approach for partnering with family members and other support networks in decision-making throughout the family’s involvement with the child welfare system. The FPM allows for a transparent, genuine, facilitated discussion around agency and family concerns. It focuses the group on co-discovering and developing functional strengths and protective capacity that are utilized in the creation of the FPM Action Plan. The FPM model and process assists the family, service worker, and support network by utilizing a trauma-lens to identify and assess needs. These must be met to achieve safety, well-being, permanency, and life-long connections for the child and family. The goal in each FPM is to reach consensus on a live-decision regarding placement, and to create a plan of change which protects the child in the least intrusive, or restrictive environment.The FPM improves the decision-making process by including families, service workers, foster families, private agencies, and support networks. When families are genuinely engaged and treated with respect, they contribute more effectively to the identification of their child and family’s needs. Being a part of the decision-making process, families are more likely to participate in services to keep their family together, and to complete tasks in order to have their child safely returned home. By ensuring the family, service worker, and team all have the same information in the FPM regarding safety concerns and family strengths, the team is best able to plan for the safety and well-being of the child.
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- Email:
- amber.dopkowski@dss.virginia.gov
- Phone:
- (540)686-4821
- Title:
- Director of Social Services
- Address:
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