Specifications include, but are not limited to: Contractor shall provide Triple P trained parent education instructors that meet the qualifications for accreditation, per Triple P requirements. Contractor shall attend mandated meetings with the Department. Contractor will be required to provide a virtual platform to host Parent Education classes. Contractor will be required to provide a physical space for classroom parent education courses (including additional space for licensed childcare supervision) in the three designated areas where Parent Education classes will occur. Contractor must have the capability to provide sufficient licensed child care providers, if needed. Contractor shall schedule the DCFS participants to the appropriate Triple P parenting series based upon the DCFS Parent Education Referral Form, to be developed by the contractor and DCFS staff in the steering committee meeting. Contractor will be prepared as a part of the curriculum to have instructors contact registered participants via telephone for check in/consultation per the requirements and best practices of the Triple P curriculum. This call should be made at least five days before the first class of each series. Contractor will maintain clear communication with DCFS of the schedule and location of Triple P classes. Contractor will provide written documentation to DCFS staff for review prior to implementing training schedule. Schedule will include sufficient number of evening classes during the week and be focused with regards to specific target populations (i.e., Fathers’ Group, Parenting Couples, Bi- lingual Spanish speaking) to meet the needs of DCFS families. Schedule of series of Triple P classes should be overlapped and staggered to meet the needs of DCFS parents and requirements of DCFS. Contractor shall contact each participant registered in a parenting course by telephone at least five days prior to the start date of the course. Contractor shall provide a letter of enrollment to DCFS participants by mail. A copy of the enrollment letter for each DCFS registered participant will be sent to the referring DCFS Child Welfare Worker at least five working days prior to the start date of each Triple P parenting series. Contractor shall ensure that the instructor will supply study materials and information to participants. Contractor will utilize the DCFS Parent Education Agreement, to be developed by the contractor and DCFS for each parent participant in Triple P. Contractor shall ensure that the instructor administers a pre- and post-test to each participating parent/client. Contractor must track the attendance for each DCFS participant on a spreadsheet and email the spreadsheet to the DCFS Program Monitor within seventy-two hours of the conclusion of the series that the parent has enrolled in. An Excel spreadsheet will be developed by the Contractor and DCFS. Information will include name of client, how many sessions attended, who withdrew and how change in behavior was demonstrated, possibly including pre- and post-test results. Contractor shall distribute group guidelines (to be developed by DCFS in collaboration with the contractor) to each DCFS participant at the beginning of a Triple P parenting series. Upon completion of a Triple P parenting education series, contractor shall ensure that the instructor distributes a certificate of attendance during a graduation ceremony to each DCFS participant, only if the minimum required hours are completed. Upon completion of a Triple P parenting series, contractor shall ensure that the instructor completes a student/parent assessment for each DCFS participant that attends one or more sessions within a Triple P course/series. The parenting assessment includes WIC topics. Contractor may use the DCFS “Triple P Parenting the Pre-Teen and Teen Assessment” form supplied by Contract Monitor/Program Manager, or one similar that addresses all required topics and content. Upon completion of the parent education course, contractor shall ensure that the instructor distributes class evaluations to each DCFS participant at the end of each series and that the completed evaluations are forwarded to DCFS Parent Education Program Coordinator. Upon completion of a Triple P course, the contractor must submit originals of all parenting class assessments, scored pre/post tests, parenting class feedback forms, parent education agreements, homework assignments, copy of the client’s certificate, and all attendance logs (client sign-in sheets) to the DCFS Parent Education Program Coordinator within two weeks of completing a Triple P Course. The contractor will be responsible for reviewing the above documents for accuracy prior to submitting to the DCFS Parent Education Program Coordinator. Contractor must ensure that the instructor is available to have contact, as needed, with designated DCFS staff to exchange information regarding client/parent participation and progress.
