National AIA Resource Center
Helping professionals help families affected by drugs and HIV


Strengthening Connections Conference Archive
This conference highlighted the unique parenting challenges among families affected by substance abuse, HIV and/or incarceration, and the importance of the parent-child relationship in a child’s development. More...

Call for Articles
The Resource Center is soliciting articles for the fall 2008 issue of The Source, which will focus on interventions that improve the physical, educational, and psychosocial well-being of infants and young children from families affected by HIV and/or substance abuse. [PDF]

2008 Teleconference Training Series
The Resource Center will host six trainings beginning in April 2008. The topics include the effects of methamphetamine, mental health services for women living with HIV and their children, and working with Latino families. More...

Parenting Guide
Assessing and Supporting Parenting in Families Affected by Substance Abuse or HIV (2007)

This guidebook provides practitioners and administrators with guidance in assessing, supporting, and strengthening parenting skills and parent-child relationships. [PDF]

 

National Abandoned Infants
Assistance Resource Center

University of California, Berkeley
1950 Addison Street, Suite 104 # 7402
Berkeley, CA 94720-7402
Phone: (510) 643-8390
Fax: (510) 643-7019
E-mail: aia@berkeley.edu

Information & Resources : Shared Family Care

Shared Family Care
An Alternative to Conventional Services
for Children and Families At Risk

Program, Policy, and Evaluation Materials

Documents marked with an asterisk (*) are available through Saundra Marshall at FamiliesFirst 925-602-1750 or smarshall@familiesfirstinc.org. If any of the documents listed here are not marked with an asterisk or do not have a hyperlink, you can request a paper copy from Amy Price at 510-643-8383 or amyprice@berkeley.edu.

Background Materials

  • Shared Family Care: A Brief Overview, National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, 2003. [PDF]
  • Shared Family Care Fact Sheet, National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, 2002. [PDF]
  • A Comparative Look at Seven Shared Family Care Programs, National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, 2001. [HTML]
  • Shared Family Care Program Fact Sheet, Innovative Family Partnerships, Inc., Milwaukee Shared Family Care Program. [PDF]

Program Guidelines and Manuals

  • Shared Family Care Program Guidelines, Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley. [HTML]
  • The Shared Family Care Ukama Program Client Handbook, Family Support Services of the Bay Area, Oakland, CA.
  • The Shared Family Care Ukama Program Mentor Handbook, Family Support Services of the Bay Area, Oakland, CA.
  • Shared Family Care Handbook, Innovative Family Partnerships, Inc., Milwaukee Shared Family Care Program. [PDF]

Policy Materials (e.g., program description, flow charts)

  • State Regulations regarding Whole Family Placement Services and Reimbursement (Code of Colorado Regulations, section 7.304.23).
  • Wisconsin SFC Program Description, Innovative Family Partnerships, Inc., Milwaukee Shared Family Care Program. [PDF]
  • SFC Program IV-E Waiver Request, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Madison, WI. [PDF]
  • Cost Neutrality Plan, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Madison, WI. [PDF]

Mentor Recruitment/Training Material

  • Explanation of Payments to Shared Family Care Mentors, Innovative Family Partnerships, Inc., Milwaukee, WI. [PDF]
  • Mentor Employment Contract, Agreement for Care and Supervision of A New Life Clients, Crime Prevention Association, Philadelphia, PA
  • Shared Family Care Project Mentor Application, Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley
  • A New Life Program Mentor Job Description, Crime Prevention Association, Philadelphia, PA
  • Crime Prevention Association Home and Safety Requirements, Philadelphia, PA
  • Mentor Interview, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*
  • Mentor Family Reference, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*
  • Orientation Packet, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*
  • Medical Checklist for Mentors, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*
  • Training Outlines for SFC Mentor Training, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*
  • Vehicle and Transportation Safety Policy, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*
  • Emergency Disaster Plan, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*
  • Personnel Record, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*
  • Weapons Safety Agreement, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*
  • Facility Sketch, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*
  • Fingerprint/CAI Clearance Paperwork, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*
  • Mentor Packet, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*

Mentee Assessment

  • Individualized Family Plan, Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley [PDF]
  • Placement Plan, Whole Family Placement Program, MN Human Service Associates, St. Paul, MN
  • Participant Intake Form, Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley [PDF]
  • Referral Meeting Checklist, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*
  • Referral Packet, including Mentee Guidelines, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*

General Program Material

Pre-Placement Materials

  • A New Life Program Agreement of Services for Care and Supervision of Clients Placed in the Mentor/Family to Family Program, Crime Prevention Association, Philadelphia, PA
  • Sample House Rules, Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley [PDF]
  • Shared Family Care Project Rights and Responsibilities Agreement, Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley
  • A New Life Program Rules and Regulations for Clients Living in Mentors’ Homes, Crime Prevention Association, Philadelphia, PA
  • Authorization for Release of Information, Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley [PDF]

Placement Materials

  • Daily Report for Resource Parent/Student Parent, K. Kavanagh, OSLC, 1995
  • Parent Daily Report on Five-year-olds, K. Kavanagh, OSLC, 1990
  • Savings Program, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*
  • Mentee Responsibilities Agreement, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*
  • Mentor Reimbursement Understanding, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*
  • Mentor Placement Agreement, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*
  • Budget for Mentees – a basic budgeting tool for mentees, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*
  • Housing Forms – tools for acquiring housing after the program, including a housing questionnaire and an information sheet, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*
  • Mentee Packet, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*
  • Mentor Weekly Log, Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley [PDF]
  • Monthly Progress Report, Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley [PDF]
  • Monthly Team Meeting Report, Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley [PDF]
  • Monthly Report of Services Received, Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley [PDF]

Evaluation Plans

  • Shared Family Care Evaluation Plan, Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley. [PDF]
  • Milwaukee Shared Family Care Evaluation Proposal, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Division of Children and Family Services, Madison, WI. [PDF]
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