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YRI Announces New Center for Excellence for Evidence-Based Practice Implementation (CfE) As Part of Child Abuse Prevention Month Launch
On Friday, April 5, 2024, Youth Research Inc. (YRI) joined the New York Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) to celebrate our shared commitment to supporting child and family wellbeing.
As the nonprofit affiliate to OCFS, YRI provides workforce development and project implementation support to improve equitable services that promote stability and wellbeing for children and families in New York. Relatedly, YRI and OCFS have worked in tandem to launch the Center for Excellence for Evidence-Based Practice Implementation (CfE).
The CfE represents another step in our collective commitment to reimagining child and family services across New York State and will be the hub for providing technical assistance, training, continuous quality improvement, and evaluation beginning with two evidence-based programs in 2024 – Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT).
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YRI’s Center for Excellence Team joins OCFS in wearing blue for Child Abuse Prevention Month
The CfE creates opportunities to do even more, providing additional support for the implementation of evidenced-based practices that will better support an often overburdened child welfare workforce, and engaging local partners with a goal to upstream prevention, lower caseloads, and prioritize keeping families together.
YRI and our Center for Excellence remain committed to driving positive change in child-welfare practices. We look forward to celebrating the transformative impact of this work in the coming months. Transforming the child welfare system will require more innovative partnerships like this one for success. YRI is thankful to our colleagues at OCFS for this opportunity to be part of this important change. Together we can make a lasting difference in the lives of children and families across New York State.
You can read more about the CfE by visiting our CfE webpage. You can learn more about OCSF’s child abuse prevention initiatives here.
Selected Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) Agencies Are Hiring
Click the links below to learn more.
Liberty Resources - Brief Strategic Family Therapist | Dayforce Jobs (dayforcehcm.com)
NAFI NY - Therapist | (ultipro.com)
New Directions Youth and Family Services Inc. - New Directions Youth & Family Services, Inc. (recruitingbypaycor.com)
The CfE is accepting applications for participation in Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) Services in New York State
In Partnership with the NYS Office of Children and Family Services, Youth Research Inc.’s Center for Excellence for Evidence-Based Practices (CfE) is seeking applications from preventive agencies who are interested in providing Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) services. Eligible agencies include preventive service providers with experience delivering family-focused services in partnership with Local Department of Social Services (LDSS). This funding will support BSFT for families with open child welfare preventive services cases. It is anticipated that an agency with four (4) therapists serves approximately 105 families per year. Each awarded agency will receive up to $793,000 over an 18-20 month funding period. Funding will cover BSFT training, fidelity adherence, salaries, and other start-up costs and the delivery of the service to LDSS referred families. The application includes a written statement outlining organizational background, proposal for implementing BSFT, staffing plans, budget, and letter(s) of support from referring LDSS(s).
The BSFT application deadline has passed.
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