Washington State Foster Care Placements – How a child or youth may arrive in the care and custody of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF)

This Washington State Foster Care Placement presentation will provide basic details of how a child or youth may arrive in the care and custody of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).

DCYF is the Washington state’s lead agency for state-funded services that support children and families to build resilience and health, and to improve educational outcomes. Our presenter will also share what the DCYF policies are with regards to engaging youth in positive educational outcomes and post-secondary programs.

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About the presenter, Monica Jenkins, MSW of DCYF:
Monica holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington and a Master of Social Worker from Eastern Washington University. Her entire career has been working with children and families with trauma. After receiving her bachelor’s degree, she began working with Service Alternatives in a group home for boys. She previously served as the family preservation services provider and the program manager of the group home for three years. In 2000 Monica was hired by DCYF in the adolescent unit where she worked in Children and Family Welfare Services (on-going social work) and FRS (Family Reconciliation Services). In 2004 she moved to the Family to Family unit, where she was one of the first Family Team Decision Making (FTDM) facilitators in the State. Monica moved to regional programs in 2012 where she oversaw Family to Family for two years, then Child Protective Services for two years, and most recently serving as the regional program consultant over Independent Living Skills, Homelessness, Education, and supervises three regional staff. Monica’s passion is public child welfare, particularly adolescents; and hope to be a change agent in how we work with families and communities in embracing and supporting young people unconditionally.