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Home Administration Court Services Family Law Programs Excellence in Practice ( EIP) Awards
Home Administration Court Services Family Law Programs Excellence in Practice ( EIP) Awards
Excellence in Practice ( EIP) Awards
About the Excellence in Practice ( EIP) Awards
Submission Deadline is March 19th at 5pm.

 

The Excellence in Practice Awards were originally established to recognize county caseworkers, supervisors, administrators, county units or other county staff members who demonstrated excellence in the field of Child Welfare during the past year.

In 2008, as CDHS and the Courts began co-presenting the Summits on Children, Youth and Families, nomination categories expanded to honor judicial officers, judicial staff members, child welfare attorneys, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) volunteers and staff, and Best Practice Court Teams.   

2014 has brought changes for the statewide convening in Keystone.  It is now called the Colorado Convening on Children, Youth and Families with the Courts and CDHS being joined by Colorado Problem Solving Courts (Family Treatment Drug Courts) to fund, plan, and deliver the event.   With this change has come a focus on multi-disciplinary teamwork and the use of CQI principles to achieve team goals.   The Team focus has caused the nomination categories to reflect teamwork and community involvement.

The EIP awards salute those who demonstrate in their daily work a commitment to Safety, Permanency and Well-Being as defined by the three core outcomes identified in the Child and Family Service Plan.

If you know an individual or team who has been instrumental in building consensus among stakeholders, developing programs or implementing innovative ways to help Colorado’s children and families, you can now nominate them online.

The Excellence in Practice Committee, a sub-committee of the Colorado Convening on Children, Youth and Families Planning Committee, will review all nominations and make the final decisions regarding award recipients.

 

Sponsored by the Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Child Welfare; the Colorado Court Improvement Program; and,  the Colorado Problem Solving Courts.    

 

EIP Award Categories

Team Awards

BPC Team: Recognizes a Best Practice Court Team that demonstrates innovative collaboration among the court, the child welfare agency, attorneys, providers, and/or community in the development of programs that provide for the safety, permanency, and well-being of children, youth, and families in Colorado.

Family Treatment Drug Court Team:  Recognizes a Family Treatment Drug Court Team that demonstrates exceptional multi-disciplinary collaboration and a commitment to the problem solving court model to improve outcomes for children and families impacted by substance abuse. 

County Unit Team Recognizes a County Unit Team who has made outstanding contributions in one or more of the outcome areas of Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being and who demonstrates effective collaboration among child welfare stakeholders.

Individual Awards

Spirit of the Convening:  Recognizes an individual whose passion, vision, and leadership has led to collaboration among the court, the child welfare agency, attorneys, providers, law enforcement, and child welfare community while providing for the safety, permanency and well-being of children, youth and families in Colorado.

Key to Success:  Recognizes an individual whose preparation, perseverance, and integrity have created an environment which has led to effective collaboration among the court, the child welfare agency, attorneys, providers, law enforcement, and child welfare community while providing for the safety, permanency and well-being of children, youth and families in Colorado.

Outstanding Practice:  Recognizes a court or child welfare practice that has created measurable success in improving outcomes for children, youth, and families in the Colorado Child Welfare System.

Youth Mentor:  Recognizes a youth in the Colorado Child Welfare System who works with and for other youth to help prepare them for tomorrow.

Adult Mentor:  Recognizes a parent who has successfully navigated the Colorado Child Welfare System and who uses their real life experience to help others win their way to safety, permanency, and well-being.

FTDC GraduateRecognizes a participant who successfully completed a Family Treatment Drug Court program.  This individual displayed exceptional personal growth  as well as overcoming significant barriers while in the FTDC. This person also demonstrates a commitment to sobriety and providing a healthy and safe environment for his/her children after graduation from the program.

EIP Award Selection Criteria

BEST PRACTICE COURT TEAM 
A BPC Team nomination may be  a Colorado  Dependency and Neglect Best Practice Court Team.

FAMILY TREATMENT DRUG COURT TEAM
An FTDC Team nomination may be a Colorado Family Treatment Drug Court Team.

COUNTY UNIT TEAM
A County Unit Team nomination may be a functional unit, such as an intake or program unit, or some other form of unit defined by a Colorado County.

SPIRIT OF THE CONVENING
A Spirit of the Convening nomination may be a judge or court staff, a county attorney, a guardian ad litem attorney, a respondent parent counsel attorney, a Court Appointed Special Advocate, a caseworker, a county human services supervisor, a county human services administrator, or any county human services staff.

KEY TO SUCCESS
A Key to Success nomination may be a judge or court staff, a county attorney, a guardian ad litem attorney, a respondent parent counsel attorney, a Court Appointed Special Advocate, a caseworker, a county human services supervisor, a county human services administrator, or any county human services staff.

OUTSTANDING PRACTICE
An Outstanding Practice nomination may be a court or child welfare practice that has demonstrated success in the areas of safety, permanency, or well-being.

YOUTH MENTOR
A Youth Mentor nomination may be a youth 12 to 21 years of age who is or has been part of a Colorado Child Welfare case.

ADULT MENTOR
An Adult Mentor nomination may be a respondent parent who is or has been part of a Colorado Child Welfare case.

FAMILY TREATMENT DRUG COURT GRADUATE
An FTDC Graduate may be a person that successfully completed a Family Treatment Drug Court program.

 NOMINATION PROCESS

The nomination requires basic contact information for your nominee, his or her supervisor if the nominee works for a county human services department, and yourself. 

You will also be asked to respond to the following questions/statements. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU WRITE YOUR RESPONSES OUT BEFORE YOU BEGIN THE ONLINE NOMINATION. 

Each question/statement will be limited to approximately 250 words per question. 
YOU MAY SUBMIT AS MANY NOMINATIONS AS YOU WISH, BUT EACH NOMINATION MUST BE SEPARATE FROM ANY OTHERS.

  1. For which award are you making a nomination?
  2. Describe your nominee’s achievements, accomplishments, and/or contributions on behalf of children, youth, families and the community.
  3. List specific examples of how your nominee goes above and beyond their job/role expectations; include  innovative practice, vision, leadership, independence, commitment or other qualities that demonstrate excellence.
  4. List specific examples of how your nominee impacted COLLABORATION within the Colorado Child Welfare Community.

    Submission Deadline is March 19th at 5pm.  Submission link

 

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