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    The All Children Excel Program (ACE) is designed to promote child and family well-being when children live their lives in difficult circumstances. ACE has an amazing record of success that hinges on relationshps. The relationships of parents and children are key to children doing well under adverse circumstances. The ACE case managers seek to promote this relationship through building their own relationships with parents and children. When the parents realize that they have to do all they can for the sake of their children, the children do well at home, school, and community and devleop their own talents and skills and form warm relationships with peers. The children's paths are more perilous when parents are unable to repond to the program and also to build sensitive, responsive relationships with their children. Many children in these circumstances manage to do fairly well, but they have established secure, trusting relationships with adults besides their parents, often with other family members, teachers, clergy, youth leaders, coaches, and ACE case managers. Working with these children is tough. The social policies that contribute to the children's adversities are policies that politicians can change, if the public insists.

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    The All Children Excel Program (ACE) is designed to promote child and family well-being when children live their lives in difficult circumstances. ACE has an amazing record of success that hinges on relationshps. The relationships of parents and children are key to children doing well under adverse circumstances. The ACE case managers seek to promote this relationship through building their own relationships with parents and children. When the parents realize that they have to do all they can for the sake of their children, the children do well at home, school, and community and devleop their own talents and skills and form warm relationships with peers. The children's paths are more perilous when parents are unable to repond to the program and also to build sensitive, responsive relationships with their children. Many children in these circumstances manage to do fairly well, but they have established secure, trusting relationships with adults besides their parents, often with other family members, teachers, clergy, youth leaders, coaches, and ACE case managers. Working with these children is tough. The social policies that contribute to the children's adversities are policies that politicians can change, if the public insists.

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    The All Children Excel Program: Promoting Child Well Being in Difficult Contexts

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    The All Children Excel Program (ACE) is designed to promote child and family well-being when children live their lives in difficult circumstances. ACE has an amazing record of success that hinges on relationshps. The relationships of parents and children are key to children doing well under adverse circumstances. The ACE case managers seek to promote this relationship through building their own relationships with parents and children. When the parents realize that they have to do all they can for the sake of their children, the children do well at home, school, and community and devleop their own talents and skills and form warm relationships with peers. The children's paths are more perilous when parents are unable to repond to the program and also to build sensitive, responsive relationships with their children. Many children in these circumstances manage to do fairly well, but they have established secure, trusting relationships with adults besides their parents, often with other family members, teachers, clergy, youth leaders, coaches, and ACE case managers. Working with these children is tough. The social policies that contribute to the children's adversities are policies that politicians can change, if the public insists.

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    All Children Excel (ACE):

    A Program for Children at Risk for Serious, Chronic Delinquency


    A program of Ramsey County Human Services Ramsey County Department of Public Health St. Paul Youth Services Jane F. Gilgun, Ph.D., LICSW School of Social Work University of Minnesota, Twin Cities jgilgun@umn.edu September 2006

    Key Components of the ACE Model

    Focal clients are


    children who have committed chargeable offenses and who are at risk for serious, chronic delinquency

    Goal
    To

    keep children out of juvenile and adult corrections To promote healthy child and family development

    Program is
    long-term Before age 10 until age 18

    Intervention is
    Wrap-around

    case management

    Children & Chargeable Offenses


    Criminal accountability begins at age 10 in Minnesota Specific chargeable offenses are tip of the iceberg

    Significant

    risks in family systems Significant risks that child has experienced Resources and competencies unable to counteract the risks

    Typical Tip of Iceberg Acts


    Threatening others with weapons Theft Sexual assault Physical assault Terroristic threats Fire setting Vandalism

    Long-Term Program
    Before age 10 until age 16 Roots of present behaviors go deep

    Childs

    own life course Life course of parents and even previous generations

    Issues to be managed are multiple


    Risks,

    adversities, resources and competencies that influence child functioning are in multiple settings

    Influences on Child and Family Functioning


    Child Family Peer group Extended Family/Social Networks School Parents Work Religious/Spiritual Institutions Community Resources Historical Forces, Culture, Values Social history

    Typical Child Issues: The NEATS


    Neurobiological
    Executive Function

    Attachment
    Trauma

    Self-Regulation

    Children Cant Do What Parents Cant Do


    Children mirror parents Parents Issues Neurobiological Executive Function Attachment Trauma Self-Regulation

    Child & Family Ecomap for ACE Families


    Child Protectio n

    ACE CM

    School
    Corrections

    Mental Health

    Court

    Parent(s)/Carer(s)

    Recreation

    Focal Child
    Extended Family/Soc ial Networks

    Public financial support

    Neighbor hood
    Religious or Spiritual Institutions

    Key ++++ strong connection


    .. weak connection ///////// conflicted connection no connection

    Parents Work

    Wrap-around Case Management: Relationships Come First

    Relationships with
    children parents/care

    providers

    Engagement of child & parental competencies Negotiation of services

    Tailored to particular child & family

    Resources of the ACE Model in Ecological Perspective


    Case managers
    Supervisors St Paul Youth Services ISDT Collaborating professionals ACE program supervisor Ramsey County Leadership County Board Funding Sources: Ramsey County & other funders

    ACE Case Management Relationship-Based Service Model


    Case Managers
    Focal Children Parents/Care Providers Focal Childrens Siblings School Personnel Mental Health Providers Child Protection Corrections/Courts Recreation Personnel

    time

    ACE Case Management Service Model

    County Leadership County Board

    Child protection

    Funding Sources

    supervisors

    School

    SPYS
    Ace CM Child & Family

    Corrections

    Mental Health
    Extended Family & Social Networks

    Recreation

    Court
    Key ++++ strong connection
    .. weak connection ///////// conflicted connection no connection

    ISDT

    Public finanical support

    Neighborhood

    Building Relationships with Children

    To foster healthy development


    Showing

    up Counseling & guidance Advocacy, brokering, referral Recreation Arranging activities that build on childs competencies Funding activities/competencies

    Driver ed, lessons to build skills in music, art, karate, etc

    Building Relationships with Parents/Care Providers

    Parents are gatekeepers to children CMs engage in processes that parallel work with children
    Showing

    up Counseling & guidance Assist parents in advocating for children Advocacy, brokering, referral for parental issues Facilitation

    Family recreation Transportation to child-related services & activities

    Factors Associated with Success


    Childrens on-going relationship with CM Parental cooperation with CM Cooperative collaborations with other service providers Recovery from Slip-ups Engagement in school work, positive peers, positive recreation and interests

    Factors Associated with On-Going Delinquency


    Distancing from CM Parental non-cooperation Engagement with antisocial peers On-going negative experiences in school Breakdowns in service planning and service delivery among collaborating professionals

    Summary
    Deep rooted, wide-spread child & family issues Relationships central Engagement of client competencies and resources Significance of resources and competencies in childrens ecosystems

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