State Senator Chuck Weaver with Director of DCFS Marc Smith and his staff. | State Senator Chuck Weaver | Facebook
State Senator Chuck Weaver with Director of DCFS Marc Smith and his staff. | State Senator Chuck Weaver | Facebook
Illinois Adoption Advisory Council and Statewide Foster Care Advisory Council met Nov. 17.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
Central Region
Welcome from the Chairs/Co-chairs
Rebecca Thomas & Tiffany Johnson, SWFCAC
Karen Taylor & Anelyia Kostava, IAAC
Welcome from the Central Region
Jamie Blakeman, MA, ICPC Regional Administrator, Permanency, Central Region
Approval of minutes
October 6, 2023 minutes IAAC
October 20, 2023 minutes SWFCAC
DCFS State Guardian Update
David Fox
Office of Caregiver and Parent Support
Kim Willis, MA, Administrator Office of Caregiver and Parent Support
9:30 a.m. Blueprint for Transformation
Regina Crider, Senior Policy Analyst
Chapin Hall and Parent & Community Liaison
11:00 a.m. Meta Model
Stacy Short, MSW
TA’d Executive Administrator for BH Decree Mgt
Statewide Adoption/Guardianship Update
Thenesia Williams, PhD
Adoption Support and Preservation Update
Kelly King
Respite Program
Ron Tyler, IAAC Member
Legislative Update Lucretia Rutherford
Foster Parent Law Implementation Plans
Brian Arterbridge, and Latrissa Weddle
Adoption Month Celebrations
Karen Taylor & Anelyia Kostava, IAAC
Rebecca Thomas & Tiffany Johnson, SWFCAC
NOON - LUNCH
Training Requirements
Kim Willis, MA
Office of Caregiver and Parent Support
(SWFCAC)
Council Reports:
*CWAC
Harriet Kersh, Mary Savage, Phyllis Summers
*IFAPA Arrelda Hall
Committee Reports:
*Respite Committee Tiffany Johnson
*Training Committee Harriet Kersh
*Foster Parent Support Specialist Arrelda Hall
*Policy & Legislative Susan McConnell
*Permanency Susan McConnell
*Foster Parent Law Workgroup
(IAAC)
Committee Reports / Workgroup Reports
Adoption Month Committee Mary Kay Collins
Legislative/ Public Policy Committee Karen Taylor
Membership Committee Karen Taylor
Communications Workgroup
Data Workgroup Julie Yelverton
Post-Adoption Services Workgroup Cara Siebert
Training and Support Groups Workgroup Keely Giles
Permanency
Strategy Work Group
Public Comment
Stakeholder Comments
Closing Council Discussion / Agenda Items
Adjourn
https://dcfs.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/dcfs/documents/loving-homes/adoption/documents/iaac-swfcac-agenda-111723.pdf
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