Topic:

Team Decision Making (TDM) Progress

Description:

Team Decision Making (TDM) is a process whereby child welfare staff, family members, providers of services and neighborhood representatives meet and collaboratively address the safety needs for children.  It is a model that focuses on building upon family strengths as opposed to fixing deficits. The goal of TDM is to ensure the safety of children and improve the agency’s decision-making process whenever the following events in a case occur:

• An initial placement is considered
• A placement move is being considered

Progress:

Since CFS began TDM on March 8, 2004 and as of May 31, 2004, the following meetings and results have occurred:

• 88 Total Meetings
• 23 To consider initial placement
• 65 To consider a placement move