The department has been taking necessary steps to begin claiming for services. These efforts are outlined in an FFPSA status update. The department is pleased to announce the beginning of claiming for services, Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Parents as Teachers (PAT), in October 2024.

As workers complete Motivational Interviewing (MI) Training and become certified a checklist will be sent to them with next steps. If a worker will be working with prevention services candidates and claiming for MI, they must complete Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Motivational Interviewing (MI) Claiming Training prior to entering claims into SSIS. Supervisors and fiscal staff are also encouraged to complete this training to help support staff who will be claiming for MI with families. Once the training is completed an attestation form must be completed. This form is linked here: SSIS Training for Claiming Motivational Interviewing Attestation.

The Title IV-E Prevention Services Claiming Policy helps guide county and Initiative Tribes on how to claim for FFPSA prevention services. This guide provides a background on FFPSA prevention services, eligibility determination, how to enter a claim and receive reimbursement for prevention services.

Motivational Interviewing (MI) rates for counties has been published to the Fiscal PartnerLink page and can be found here: Training home page.doc. Initiative Tribes received memos with their MI rates.

Prevention Services State Report

The SSIS Statewide Release v25.2 on May 21, 2025, included the Prevention Services State Report (PSSR). This report is used by agencies to submit their Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Prevention Services Title IV-E Claims to the state for reimbursement. The data from this report will be used by the Financial Operations Division (FOD) for required federal data submissions on FFPSA. The Prevention Services State Report – May 2025 job aid found here can assist fiscal workers with questions while working on the new state report.

On June 10, 2025, the Department of Children Youth and Families hosted a webinar to review the PSSR report and how to submit it to the state. This training is intended for staff responsible for generating the report, working on errors, finalizing, and submitting the report to the state. All counties and Initiative Tribes will be required to submit the report even if they are not claiming on Title IV-E prevention services at this time. Each agency must have one staff attend the training or watch the recorded training prior to submitting the PSSR. The training is available on demand here: FFPSA Prevention Services State Report Training 6-10-2025.

Prevention Services Job Aids

The SSIS job aid to help guide workers on how to generate a Title IV-E Prevention Services Claim in SSIS here: Generating a Title IV-E Prevention Services Claim in SSIS- October 2024.

The SSIS job aid on how to determine prevention services eligibility is here: Prevention Services Eligibility Determination in SSIS October 2024.

For more information about FFPSA implementation and claiming in Minnesota read our bulletin released in December 2024 here: DCYF Bulletin 24-68-20R Revised: Family First Prevention Services Act: Prevention services implementation. For questions on FFPSA prevention services and claiming, please email: dcyf.csp.safety@state.mn.us

In-Home Child Protection and Placement Prevention Case Plans

To meet FFPSA requirements, candidates are required to have a placement prevention services plan integrated into their case plan.

• A work group developed a new family support plan (case plan) for child protection services when children remain in their home with their parent or caregivers. View the in-home case plan.

Below you will find all the necessary documents and links related to the role and responsibilities of a fidelity liaison/team.

Lyssn On-Demand Training

• If you hold multiple roles (e.g., fidelity liaison, supervisor, and or worker), please complete the training relevant to each role.
• MN Lyssn Training for Fidelity Liaison(s)/Team
  • Once you have watched this video, contact Lyssn at support@lyssn.io and inform them that your agency is ready for a Lyssn Program. Let them know the name of your agency, along with the names and email addresses of your agency’s fidelity liaison(s) and fidelity team members. These individuals will be provided with administrator access to Lyssn, allowing your agency to begin adding users.

Resources

• Guidance Packet for a Fidelity Liaison/Team (Located under the Fidelity Monitoring Lyssn section)
• Success Assessment
• Agency Implementation Plan (working document)
• Lyssn's MI Quality Metrics
• Best Practices for Live Case Consultations with Lyssn
• Lyssn QI Metrics: At a Glance
• Managing Accounts and Peer Groups in Lyssn
  

Submission Instructions

To emphasize best practices, we strongly encourage agencies to use the provided implementation resources: the Success Assessment and the Agency Implementation Plan. These documents are designed to help agencies effectively organize logistics, manage tasks, and identify the support needed from the department for a successful Lyssn implementation.

Although not required, if your agency decides to complete the Success Assessment and Agency Implementation Plan, please submit them to the department for review and support. Submissions are due by the end of each quarter.

Below you will find all the necessary documents and links related to the role and responsibilities of a supervisor.

NOTE: "Supervisors" in this case are supervisors, lead workers, or designated specialists within agencies who are designated to provide supervision to MI trained workers must complete MI training within six months of workers starting training.

Lyssn On-Demand Training

• If you hold multiple roles (e.g., fidelity liaison, supervisor, and or worker), please complete the training relevant to each role.
• MN Lyssn Training for Workers and Supervisors
  • Once you have watched this video, contact your agency’s fidelity liaison(s) and inform them that you are ready to begin using the platform. Once you are added to the system, you will receive a welcome email from Lyssn with instructions on how to log in.

Resources

• Guidance Packet for a Supervisor (Located under the Fidelity Monitoring Lyssn section)
• Lyssn On-Demand Training: Supervisor (Coming soon)
• Agency Implementation Plan (working document)
• Lyssn's MI Quality Metrics
• Best Practices for Live Case Consultations with Lyssn
• Lyssn QI Metrics: At a Glance

Submission Instructions

To emphasize best practices, we strongly encourage agencies to use the provided implementation resource: the Agency Implementation Plan. This document is designed to help agencies effectively organize logistics, manage tasks, and identify the support needed from the department for a successful Lyssn implementation.

Although not required, if your agency decides to complete the Agency Implementation Plan, please submit it to the department for review and support. Submissions are due by the end of each quarter.

Below you will find all the necessary documents and links related to the role and responsibilities of a family preservation worker.

Lyssn On-Demand Training

• If you hold multiple roles (e.g., fidelity liaison, supervisor, and or worker), please complete the training relevant to each role.
• MN Lyssn Training for Workers and Supervisors
  • Once you have watched this video, contact your agency’s fidelity liaison(s) and inform them that you are ready to begin using the platform. Once you are added to the system, you will receive a welcome email from Lyssn with instructions on how to log in.

Resources

• Guidance Packet for a Family Preservation Worker (Located under the Fidelity Monitoring Lyssn section)
• Lyssn On-Demand Training: Family Preservation Worker (Coming soon)
• Lyssn's MI Quality Metrics
• Best Practices for Live Case Consultations with Lyssn