Institutional Assessment Review Team
The Institutional Assessment Review Team (IART) is a citizen review panel that is required by the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) (P.L. 111-320). IART was created to review Institutional Assessments to determine whether the county conducted a thorough assessment, provide technical assistance and coaching to facilities and county staff, provide feedback to the counties through the child welfare case management system, and provide the county who completed the assessment with guidance on the missing information. IART is required to submit a report for inclusion in Colorado's Annual Progress and Services Report (APSR).
IART meets the fourth Friday of the month at various locations throughout the state. There are 29 regular members assigned to IART. Membership includes representation from: county partners (large, medium and small counties), Colorado Department of Human Services (Division of Child Welfare, Division of Youth Corrections, and the Office of Behavioral Health), Colorado State Foster Parent Association (CSFPA), Child Placement Agencies (CPAs), staff from residential child care facilities (RCCF), and the medical community
The IART is presently looking for new members. If you are interested, please apply here.
- Meetings
- Agendas and Minutes
- Members
Committee Co-Chairs
State Representative Community Representative Joey Brozek - Division of Child Welfare Lucy Sloan - Adams County Anna Dunsworth - Denver County Local Government Representatives
Name Representative Metro Child Welfare Representative Jennifer Huerta - Douglas County Metro Child Welfare Representative Alice Teslow - Jefferson County Metro Child Welfare Representative Shaunna McGrath - Boulder County Metro Child Welfare Representative Ashley Wunderle - Arapahoe County Metro Child Welfare Representative Alison Ivory - Arapahoe County Northern County Child Welfare Representative Ashleigh Titus - Weld County Southern County Child Welfare Representative Jannice Zumo - El Paso County Western County Child Welfare Representative Nicci Surad - Mesa County Community Representatives
Name Representative Medical Services Representative Dr. Antonia Chiesa - Children's Hospital of Colorado Community-based Provider Bonnie Wright - Devereaux Cleo Wallace Community Placement Services Community-based Provider Michelle Powner - Ariel Community Placement Services State Department Representatives
Name Representative Colorado Department of Human Services - Division of Child Welfare Tony Jackson Colorado Department of Human Services - Division of Child Welfare Dixie Gray Colorado Department of Human Services - Division of Youth Services Cindy Owen Colorado Department of Human Services - Division of Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement (ARD) James Martinez Colorado Department of Human Services - Division of Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement (ARD) Adolfo Reglado Colorado Department of Human Services - Division of Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement (ARD) Robert Newport - Legislation & Reports
ยง C.R.S.19-3-308: Statue Governing the Institution a Abuse Review Team