Understanding Roles Across Contracts

The Understanding Roles Across Contracts Workgroup (URCW) shall function as an authorized subcommittee of Iowa’s Child Welfare Partners Contracted Services Workgroup. The URCW is created to make recommendations to the Steering committee in the area of contract amendments, communication challenges, and role definitions among contractors in order to enhance service provision for Iowa’s children and families.

• The committee shall facilitate conversations with committee members to identify strengths and weaknesses of the current contracts specifically from the standpoint of a family involved in the system.
• These conversations will focus on issues across contracts in order to better understand the role of the worker in each.
• Attention will be given to the case specific as well as the systemic strengths and weaknesses that impact effective case planning for families from the families’ point of view.

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Workgroup Description and Membership

Roles of DHS