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Introduction
- Understand the historical context and unique challenges that Kinship and Adoptive families face that inspired the development of OhioKAN.
- OhioKAN Program Manual Overview
- Background
- Kinship and Adoptive Families
- Kinship and Adoptive Families in Ohio
- The Problem: Needs at the Family-Level
- The Problem: Needs at the Community Level
Core Components
- Read about the OhioKAN core components to understand the essential program elements, functions, and associated activities.
- Core Components Overview
  - Go to Core Components Overview
  - Core Implementation Supports
Theory of Change
- Review the OhioKAN theory of change to understand the challenges that Kinship and Adoptive families face, how OhioKAN serves families and communities so that identified outcomes are achieved.
- Theory of Change Overview
  - Go to Theory of Change Overview
  - Two Pathways of Change
Partnerships with the Community
- Learn about how OhioKAN was first implemented in the state of Ohio and the fundamental frameworks for engaging families and honoring their needs through a lens of inclusion, diversity, equity and access.
- Partnerships with the Community Overview
- Governance Structure
- Family Engagement Framework
- Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Framework
OhioKAN Service Delivery
- Understand how the core components of the OhioKAN program model are operationalized such as the steps for opening a service episode, completing the BASICS, providing a referral binder, co-developing a support plan, following up with families, and closing the service episode.
- OhioKAN Service Delivery Overview
- Outreach to Interested Individuals
- Screening
  - Go to Screening
  - Screening Questions
- Opening an OhioKAN Service Episode
- Brief Assessment & Screening to Inform, Connect, and Support (BASICS)
- Referring for Support Services
- Completing the Initial Support Plan
- Support Plan Check-Ins and Revisions
- Quarterly Support Plan Review
- Referral Follow Up
- Closing a Service Episode
  - Go to Closing a Service Episode
  - Service Episode Closure Checklist
Staffing Resources
- Review the staffing resources leveraged in OhioKAN to train and support staff in serving Kinship and Adoptive families.
- Staffing Resources Overview
- Workforce Development Framework
- Coaching Framework
- Coach Practice Profile
- Navigator Practice Profile
- Regional Director Practice Profile
- Regional Coordinator Practice Profile
Core Implementation Supports
- Read about the mechanisms utilized by OhioKAN to support successful implementation of the program model, such as a rigorous fidelity monitoring process.
- Core Implementation Supports Overview
- Continuous Quality Improvement
  - Go to Continuous Quality Improvement
  - Fidelity Monitoring
- Community Service and Support Mapping
- Community Outreach and Capacity Building
Appendix