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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES PROBATION DEPARTMENT F E L I C I A D A V I S , P L A C E M E N T D I R E C T O R J U L I A E S Q U E D A , P L A C E M E N T S U P E R V I S O R

VISION, MISSION, CORE VALUES VISION: Rebuild Lives and Provide for Healthier and Safer Communities MISSION: Enhance Public Safety, Ensure Victims’ Rights & Effect Positive Probationer Behavioral Change CORE VALUES: • Dignity & Respect Contribution • Integrity Commitment • Leadership Collaboration • Rehabilitation Evidence-Based Practices Dir F. Davis (2/2015)

DID YOU KNOW • We are the largest Probation Department in the nation • Probation has more than 6,600 Employees • We have Adult Services / Juvenile Services • 3 Juvenile Halls • 19 Residential Treatment Camps • 24 Area Offices • Specialized Field Offices • Pre – Trial Service Locations • We have Armed Deputies- Special Enforcement Operation Dir F. Davis (2/2015)

DEPUTY PROBATION OFFICER (DPO) In order to be a DPO you must:  Have graduated from an accredited four-year college or university  Satisfy the State of California for peace officer status  Be required to meet State-mandated core training  Every peace officer candidate will be subject to a through background investigation Dir F. Davis (2/2015)

COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS Adult Juvenile  DPH  DCFS  Project 180 (AB109)  DMH  Superior Courts  LACOE  Public Defenders Office  LAUSD  DMH  Drug Courts  DPSS  UCLA Guardian Scholars Program  Other Law Enforcement Agencies  DPSS Dir F. Davis (2/2015)

RESIDENTIAL BASED SERVICES (RBS) PLACEMENT What is Residentially Based Services ? RBS is an innovative approach to providing services to high-need youth and their families that includes placement in group care & relative /non-relative care Core Competencies:  Safety  Well-Being  Self-Sufficiency  Permanency Dir F. Davis (2/2015)

PROBATION-SUPERVISED CHILD WELFARE SERVICES • Every County Probation Department provide array of services to youth and their families • Pre-Placement Preventive Services • Family Reunification Services • Permanent Placement Services • Specialized Programs for: • Youth Sex Offenders • Substance Abusers • Youth Involved in Gang Activity Dir F. Davis (2/2015)

FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS California Department of Social Services (CDSS)- Community Care Licensing (CCL) licenses six types of foster care facilities:  Foster Family Homes  Small Family Homes  Foster Family Agencies  Group Homes  Community Treatment Facilities  Transitional Housing Placement Program Facilities Dir F. Davis (2/2015)

DUAL STATUS YOUTH ASSEMBLY BILL (AB) 129 Under AB129 (chapter 468, statutes of 2004), counties are able to establish “Dual S tatus” for children and youth by placing them under the jurisdiction of both the dependency and juvenile court systems Benefits:  Provides for better service coordination  Communication- which benefits both children ; youth and families  Collaboration with case planning with both systems Dir F. Davis (2/2015)

CHILD WELFARE PRACTICE MODEL (PM) Practice Model is a description of how probation staff partner with families, service providers, and other stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes for youth and their families.  Goals of the PM: • Reduce the number of youth in congregate care • Increase exits to permanency and self sufficiency • Reduce re-entries (new episodes) within 12 months. • Decrease the average length of stay in congregate care. Dir F. Davis (2/2015)

THANK YOU Felicia Davis, Director County of Los Angeles Probation Department Residential Based Services- Placement Felicia.Davis@probation.lacounty.gov Julia Esqueda, SDPO County of Los Angeles Probation Department Residential Based Services- Placement Julia.Esqueda@probation.lacounty.gov Dir F. Davis (2/2015)