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Circles of Support is an intervention program designed to prevent child removal by providing intensive, multi-disciplinary resources to families during a child protection investigation.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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On August 8, 2008, tragedy struck the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Two young siblings were playing in the trunk of a car in the middle of a hot Arizona day and accidentally locked themselves inside. Their mother, who was under the influence of alcohol, did not look for them until it was too late. The deaths galvanized Community conversations regarding child protection, resulting in an independent assessment that ushered in significant changes to the Community\u2019s child protection approach, including implementation of a multidisciplinary team, a family advocacy center, guardians ad litem, and parent representatives, in addition to improvements in staffing, policies, and practice.1<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

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The deaths also caused fear and anxiety among the workforce, leading to a sharp increase in the number of removals of children from their homes. Faced with long waiting lists for services, placement often seemed like the only option available to social workers who wanted to keep children safe. Between 2010 and 2014, the number of children in out-of-home care within the Community increased by 75 percent.2<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

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Community members knew they needed another solution, as separating children from their families was only perpetuating the historical cycle of trauma. So in 2014, the Community\u2019s Department of Social Services (DSS) tried a new approach: Circles of Support<\/b><\/span>, an intensive in-home service that incorporates evidence-informed interventions within a culturally relevant context, and which the Community developed itself. By 2018, the number of children in out-of-home care had decreased by 45 percent, a significant reduction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Circles of Support utilizes a wraparound model that serves each family with a triad of support: a therapist, a case manager, and a behavioral coach. Services are available to any family that, during the course of a child protection investigation, indicates a willingness to participate in services to prevent child removal. After Circles of Support is put in place, the Division of Child Protective Services (CPS) continues to monitor the family\u2019s progress but otherwise is uninvolved so that the family and Circles of Support staff can focus on strengthening and supporting the family unit.<\/p>\n

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Circles of Support begins with an assessment of the family\u2019s strengths and needs that includes a clinical assessment, the Adult Adolescent Parenting Inventory<\/span><\/a>, and Structured Decision-Making<\/span><\/a>. Together with the family, the team identifies the treatment and service needs, which go beyond the presenting CPS concerns to include: safety planning, physical abuse, substance use, mental health issues, domestic violence, trauma and trauma reactive behaviors, parenting, housing, life skills, employment, education, and financial stability.<\/p>\n

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The Circles of Support triad then draws upon evidence-informed interventions such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy<\/span><\/a>, the Nurturing Parenting Program<\/span><\/a>, Motivational Interviewing<\/span><\/a>, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy to work with the caregiver and family toward their goals. While services are intensive and frequent, based upon the family\u2019s unique needs, each family typically meets with its therapist one or two times per week, its behavioral coach between one to three times per week, its case manager at least once per week or even daily, depending on the family\u2019s situation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Data snapshot<\/h2>\n \n \n \n

2008<\/strong>: Tragic deaths of two young siblings.<\/p>\n

2014<\/strong>: 434 children are in out-of-home care, a 75% increase from 2010. Circles of Support is implemented.<\/p>\n

2018<\/strong>: 240 children are in out-of-home care, a 45% decrease from 2014.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Guiding values and principles<\/h2>\n \n \n \n

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While safety is the utmost priority, Circles of Support is also guided by the following values and principles:<\/p>\n