5. DCF Parenting Capacity Evaluation Attach D Response Sheet 7.30.21.docx

Department of Children and Families Attachment D: Response Sheet

Bidders shall respond to each of the following sections in full.

General Service Specifications Questions and Requested Information (Maximum 154 points) Bidder Requirements (20 points)

1. Explain how your organization will ensure that evaluators have the required licensures described in Section 2.3.2 of the RFR: (5 points)

a. Licensed Independent Clinical Social Workers, pursuant to 258 CMR 12.00;

b. Psychologists, pursuant to 251 CMR 3.00;

c. Licensed Mental Health Counselors, pursuant to 262 CMR 2.00;

d. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, pursuant to 262 CMR 3.00; or

e. Professionals pursuing one of the above-listed licensures under the supervision of a professional holding one of the above-listed licensures. In these situations, the final evaluation must be signed by both the evaluator and the supervising professional.

Bidder Response

2. Describe existing or proposed evaluators: (10 points)

a. Years of experience

b. Specific experience with the populations similar to those that will be referred by DCF for parenting capacity evaluations

Bidder Response

3. Explain how your organization will provide initial training and ongoing support to evaluators in collaborative and person-centered communication, for the purpose of ensuring respectful engagement with evaluation participants. (5 points)

Bidder Response

Service to Families Referred by DCF (74 points)

4. Describe how your organization will meet all necessary competencies for each referral. For each of the following areas, indicate whether this is in-house expertise or a topic for which your organization will seek external expertise: (27 points)

a. A parent and/or a child with disabilities

b. Living in poverty

c. Trauma, which may be intergenerational

d. Mental health concerns

e. Difficulty with engaging in services or mistrust of government agencies

f. Intergenerational experience with DCF

g. Substance use concerns

h. Intimate partner violence and other forms of family violence

i. Experiences of discrimination, bias, and racial trauma

Bidder Response

5. Describe your demonstrated history of serving the diverse populations represented in the geographic catchment area of the DCF Area Offices your organization is proposing to serve. Please provide examples of your culturally competent work with at least three different cultural or linguistic populations, describing the strategies you used, which may have included external consultants, to provide culturally competent service. (27 points)

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6. DCF may refer a family with lived experiences with which your evaluators and existing partners do not have expertise. Describe your organization’s approach to conducting high-quality parenting capacity evaluations with these families. (20 points)

Bidder Response Evaluation Services (60 points)

7. Explain why your organization is interested in conducting parenting capacity evaluations for DCF. Include examples from your organization’s prior experience with similar evaluations, if any. (10 points)

Bidder Response

8. Explain your organization’s approach to parenting capacity evaluations and how your organization will meet the specifications in Section 2.9 of the RFR. (30 points)

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9. What strategies will your organization employ to meet the timeline requirement described in Section 2.7.1 of the RFR? How will your organization manage any barriers to meeting those requirements? (20 points)

Bidder Response