Congratulations to McMan Youth, Family, and Community Services on achieving their CARE Agency certification!!

Congratulations to the latest CARE Certified agency, McMan Youth, Family and Community Services.  The McMan leadership team has diligently worked to fully implement CARE and serve the best interests of children and families.  Throughout numerous challenges including significant staff turnover, changes in leadership and a global pandemic, staff throughout the organization not only worked to maintain CARE implementation progress but even increased their efforts. In addition, McMan has regularly participated in and contributed to the International CARE CoP since its inception.  Like their founders, “Not only do they (leadership and staff) believe that things should be different, they believe that things can be different.  And so, they make them different. “ 

- Posted on September 20, 2023

 

Congratulations to the following organizations on achieving, or maintaining, their CARE Agency certifications!! 

CARE Agency certification renewals

American Children’s Home invested very early in the CARE model as part of our research project supported by The Duke Foundation grant. Their early adoption of the CARE model made a significant contribution to building the evidence for CARE. Through their leadership and strong support for CARE, American Children’s Home held the CARE model through the last few difficult years.  American Children’s Home has maintained a long-term commitment to improving the lives of children and families that it serves.

The Community Health Resources group home team continues to work in the best interests of the young people, advocating for what will help them succeed in adulthood, and maintain important connections with their family and community.  Their dedicated, long-serving professional team has worked tirelessly over these last very stressful years to maintain a high quality of care and treatment.  They have held the CARE model through this period by quickly addressing practices that do not align with the CARE evidence-based principles, providing support and supervision, and openly seeking feedback and assistance from the Cornell team. They consistently strive to put in place improvements in the best interests of children and young people.

Oak Hill Ranch is an integral partner in the on-going development of the CARE model as well as how agencies maintain fidelity and sustain CARE. The organization hosts professionals from all over the world assisting them as they consider implementing an evidence-based program model.  As part of the CARE Academy, they provide support and encouragement to new agencies as they start their CARE journey and actively support a Canadian Community of Practice. OHR has become a model of excellence within the province of Alberta as well as the country of Canada.  Other organizations have followed their lead and committed to implementing the CARE model to better serve the needs of their children and families. Not only have the children and families at OHR benefitted from their efforts, but the lives of children and families all over the province and the world have improved because of the generosity and commitment of OHR.

 

NEW CARE Agency certification

Ranch Ehrlo has fully invested in CARE, has implemented the CARE model throughout the agency, and is committed to improving the lives of children and families that it serves.  Ranch Ehrlo, led by a strong leadership team, has made important practice decisions throughout its CARE journey resulting in congruency throughout the agency in CARE practices and a commitment to serving the best interests of children. Through active participation in regional and international communities of practice, their team has shared their valuable experiences and learning with CARE agencies around the world.  By modeling the CARE principles and reflective practice, their leadership team helped to hold the staff and children through a pandemic and unprecedented rates of staff shortages.

St. Vincent’s Villa and Villa Maria School with Catholic Charities of Baltimore have fully invested in CARE, have implemented the CARE model, and are committed to improving the lives of children and families.  Led by a strong leadership team, the organization has made important structural decisions throughout its CARE journey resulting in congruency in CARE practices throughout their programs and a commitment to serving the best interests of children. Through active participation in the international community of practice, the team has shared their valuable experiences and learning with CARE agencies around the world.  By modeling the CARE principles and reflective practice, the leadership team helped to hold the staff and children through a pandemic and unprecedented rates of staff shortages.

Please click here to view the complete list of certified CARE agencies.

- Posted on August 29, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

RCCP recently hosted an international retreat!! 

"Based on the conversations I have had since our time together, people left the retreat excited about their conversations and eager to continue our work together.  I left the retreat feeling confident about the future of the RCCP and excited about all of the possibilities for our continued contribution to improving the quality of care for children and families." - Martha Holden, RCCP Director

RCCP hosted a three-day international retreat with our staff, consultants, and international partners from around the world. 60+ people were in attendance from the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, and Australia. We came together to talk about:

• The history and mission of the RCCP - the common goals and passion of this group, and the many decades of experience and dedication to our work, left a deep, lasting impression on everyone in attendance.
• The RCCP as an organization - what makes RCCP a strong organization, and how do we sustain those values and qualities?
• The status of RCCP's many projects: CARE and TCI, as well as research grants that we are currently engaged in.
• Presentations
  • Developmental relationships
  • Panel: Implementing Developmental Relationships
  • Small group discussions - how do we apply concepts presented to our work?
• Workshops/Discussion Groups
  • Developmental Interactions
  • TCI/CARE Foster/Kinship Care and Staff Support Training
  • Applying Developmental Relationships
  • Addressing Complex Needs
  • Catching up with Neuroscience
  • Mindfulness Practice / Training to Support Adult Staff
  • How to Include Those with Lived Experience in Our Work
• Presentation: CARE and TCI: A Journey to Sustainment
• Panel Presentation: Implementing and Sustaining Programs –from an agency, school, & system perspective
• Workshops/Discussion Groups
  • Data-informed Decision Making in Implementation: Benefits, Cautions, and Experiences
  • Sustaining Programs: What do we know about sustaining programs and how we can assist organizations?
  • CARE Certified Agencies and the CARE Academy: What role do these agencies play in on-going development and sustainment of the CARE Model?
  • Implementing TCI: What have we learned and where do we go?
  • Selecting and Developing CARE Implementers:  What are the needs and what process shall we put in place to increase our capacity for implementation work?
  • TCIS and Trauma-Sensitive Schools: Key aspects of trauma-informed schools and implementing TCIS in schools
  • Behavior Reinforcement and Our Work: An exploration of how CARE and TCI concepts, such as power struggles, setting events, and trauma histories relate to behavioral interventions and theories.
• Reflections on our time together

In between all of the intense discussion about out work, there was fun to be had as well. Good food. Fun games. Time with families. Much time spent talking about how excited people are about our work, and what the future holds for RCCP. It was a great event!

- Posted on August 2, 2023

 

CARE Edition 3 is now available: 

The third edition of the CARE book is now available at Child Welfare League of America (CWLA).

Click here to order your copy today!

The CARE: Creating Conditions for Change program model is built on six principles that form the foundation for creating conditions for change. This model offers a framework for practice that enables caring adults and staff at all levels of the organization to provide such an experience. The core principles of being developmentally focused, family-involved, relationship-based, competence centered, trauma-informed, and ecologically oriented lay the groundwork for everyone to work cohesively in the best interests of the children in their care. AUTHOR: Martha Holden

- Posted on April 19, 2023

 

September, 2021: In memoriam
RCCP bids farewell to our dear colleague and friend, Tom Endres

It is with a deep, profound sadness that we mourn the loss of our dear friend and colleague, Tom Endres.  Tom passed away on September 14, 2021 while vacationing at Pike’s Peak in CO.

Tom dedicated his life to the field of residential child care for more than 40 years.  His unwavering commitment to enriching the lives of children in care was extraordinary.  Tom always knew that this was his true purpose in life.  His Master’s degree from an Educateur program at Ohio State University was specifically designed for work in residential care.  Tom was a foster and adoptive parent, and he worked for organizations in Ohio, Kentucky, and Florida before joining us at the Residential Child Care Project in 2001, where his impact on the field of residential care evolved to a more global scale. 

Through his work with the RCCP, Tom helped improve the lives of many children and residential and school staff across the United States, Canada, Bermuda, Australia, and Europe.  He embodied the principles that govern our work every day.  His commitment to helping young people and his love of life was inspirational.

“Our hearts are breaking over the loss of our dear friend and colleague.   We will miss his gentle kindness, unwavering commitment, and enduring drive to stay the course.  We are all better for having worked (and played) with him.  We love you Tom.  You will always live in our hearts and minds.

                        - The RCCP Team”

Obituary and services information can be found at: https://www.egan-ryan.com/obituary/Thomas-Endres