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February 2021
Please refrain from making test edits in Wikipedia pages, such as those you made to Trista Piccola, even if you intend to fix them later. Your edits have been reverted. If you would like to experiment again, please use your sandbox. ''Your edit stripped all the markup from the page. Please take the time to learn how Wikipedia's markup works before replacing the whole text of an article.'' Cabayi (talk) 13:47, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

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Trista Piccola is an American social worker and civil servant, currently serving as a deputy director for the Walworth County Health and Human Services Department in Wisconsin [1,2].

Education Piccola earned both a master’s and doctoral degree at Case Western Reserve University [3].

Personal Life Piccola is married to Thomas Pristow, formerly the Health and Human Service Director for Coconino County Arizona[4].

Early Career Piccola began her career as a frontline caseworker in child welfare before holding a number of management positions [3,5,6]. She worked as a deputy director for Arlington County Department of Human Services, an administrator for the Huron County Department of Job and Family Services [3,5] and a deputy director of the Cuyahoga County Health and Human Services Department [4].

Appointment as DCYF director Following a "robust national search and selection process", Piccola was chosen by Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo and State Health and Human Services Secretary Elizabeth H. Roberts to lead the DCYF. Following a process which required the advice and consent of Piccola's appointment to the directorship by the Rhode Island Senate, she succeeded Acting DCYF Director Jamia McDonald and became the permanent Director, responsible for the DCYF's staffing, budget, and child welfare and protection mission.[3,5,7]

During her tenure as Director, Piccola launched Pivot to Prevention, a new operational direction for the department designed to direct more resources toward prevention activities and was nationally recognized following the passage of the Family First Prevention Services Act [8]. Many of the strategies outlined were in response to fatalities and near fatalities that occurred prior to and during Piccola’s time as Director [8,9,10]. In early 2018, Piccola ordered a review of all child fatalities and near fatalities that occurred as a result of abuse or neglect in 2016 and 2017 and in partnership with state’s department of Public Health created an action plan for preventing future tragedies that centered on early detection of at-risk families [11,12,13].

In addition, Piccola worked to ensure enough social workers were staffing the frontline [14], that funding was available to battle the ongoing opioid epidemic [15], and that there were enough foster parents to care for children who could not remain at home [16,17]. As director, Piccola was an advocate for the voluntary extension of care, a critical piece of state legislation to support youth leaving foster care who were in need of ongoing supports [18].

While budget deficits occurred during Piccola’s tenure, cost overruns were attributed to spending on increases in caseloads and treatment services for children [19,20].

In January 2019, 9-year-old Zha-Nae Rothgeb was found unresponsive in a bathtub and later pronounced dead at the hospital. Rothgeb's adoptive mother, Michele Rothgeb, housed 8 children, all previously under the care of DCYF [21]. Later, Warwick police found Rothgeb's home filled with rubbish and human waste. She later faced a manslaughter charge.[21]

In response, Piccola ordered a thorough investigation of the case, placed staff on leave or on restricted duty, and created and implemented a process for high level review of any subsequent adoptive placements [22]. Shortly after the death, DCYF union members issued a vote of "no confidence" in Piccola [21]. Piccola accepted that DCYF was responsible for the death of the child, explaining that poor staffing decisions and "inadequate policies" over a twelve-year period failed to prevent the girl's death [23], but also acknowledged that this was not representative of the current work of the department [22]. The Rhode Island Office of the Child Advocate later revealed that three DCYF workers were terminated as a result of the death.[23]

Despite challenges, the state senate voted for the reappointment of Piccola, [24,25] having received testimony and several letters of support including from Family Court Judge Michael Forte [26]. During the hearing, Chairwoman of the senate judiciary committee Sen. Lynch-Prata stated, “you have done a great job in my opinion in changing the direction of the agency back to social-work based” [26].

Resignation Five months later, Piccola announced her departure in July 2019 due to a family move to Arizona [14,27,28] and remained in the position until September. Following the announcement, House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Rep. Serpa, who was frequently critical of the department, acknowledged that some things Piccola had done during her tenure prevented further tragedies from occurring [14].

Publications

Groza, V., Maschmeier, C., Jamison, C., & Piccola, T. (2003). Siblings and out-of-home placement: Best practices. Families in Society, 84(4), 480-490.

Lorkovich, T., Piccola, T., Groza, V., Brindo, M., & Marks, J. (2004). Kinship care and permanence: Guiding principles for policy and practice. Families in Society, 85(2), 159-164.

Tracy, E. & Piccola, T. Family Preservation. (2006). In Praeger Handbook of Adoption, K. Shepherd Stolley & V.L. Bullough, Eds. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.

Piccola, T. (2007). Examining Differences in Foster Care Use Among Ohio Counties. In The Value of Research. Cleveland, Ohio: Case Western Reserve University.

Piccola, T. & Tracy, E. (2008). Family preservation and home-based services. In Encyclopedia of Social Work, 20th Ed. New York: Oxford University Press.

Piccola, T. & Crampton, D. (2009). Differences in foster care utilization among non-urban counties. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 3(3), 235-253.

Piccola, T. & Tracy, E. (2013). Family preservation and home-based services. In Encyclopedia of Social Work, On Line Edition. NASW Press and Oxford University Press.

Anderson, K., Crampton, D., & Piccola, T. (2015). Cuyahoga County Pioneers Child Welfare Pay for Success Project. In Policy and Practice, American Public Human Services Association.

References 1.	https://www.co.walworth.wi.us/DocumentCenter/View/4639/Department-Personel-PDF. Retrieved December 26, 2020. 2.	https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense?firstName=Trista&lastName=Piccola&licenseNumber=&searchType=individual&sfdcIFrameOrigin=null. Retrieved December 28, 2020. 3.	Raimondo Administration Announces Choice for DCYF Director (January 10, 2017). Press Release Rhode Island Government. Retrieved November 22, 2019. 4.	County Chief health Officer Resigns. Arizona Daily Sun. April 9, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020. 5.	Bogdan, Jennifer & Pina, Alisha A. (January 10, 2017). Raimondo picks Ohio official to head troubled DCYF. The Providence Journal. Retrieved December 26, 2020. 6.	Chapin-Fowler, Heather (January 27, 2009). Huron county hires new children services director. The Morning Journal. Retrieved December 26, 2020. 7.	Dotzenrod, Nicole (January 10, 2017). "Raimondo names Piccola new DCYF director". Providence Business News. Retrieved November 21, 2019. 8.	Pivot to prevention: Rhode Island department of children, youth, and families. http://familyfirstact.org/resources/pivot-prevention-rhode-island-department-children-youth-families. Retrieved December 26, 2020. 9.	Doiron, Sarah (August 20, 2018). "DCYF report: 8 child fatalities, 23 near fatalities in RI over two-year span". CBS 12 News. Retrieved November 22, 2019. 10.	Resende, Patricia (March 23, 2017). "RI Child Advocate recommends system overhaul after deaths of four children". NBC 10 News. Retrieved November 22, 2019. 11.	Child welfare management and delivery solutions (2020). Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab. https://govlab.hks.harvard.edu/child-welfare-management-and-delivery-solutions. Retrieved December 26, 2020. 12.	List, Madeline (August 20, 2018). Plans presented to protect well-being of children in R.I. The Providence Journal. Retrieved December 26, 2020. 13.	Editorial: Better ways to protect children (August 29, 2018). The Providence Journal. Retrieved December 23, 2020. 14.	Mooney, Tom (July 10, 2019). DCYF Director Trista Piccola to depart after tumultuous 2½-year tenure. The Providence Journal. Retrieved November 21, 2019. 15.	Nilsson, Casey (December 14, 2018). The new families of the opioid crisis. Rhode Island Monthly. Retrieved December 28, 2020. 16.	Child welfare director says state needs more foster families. Seattle Times/Associated Press. October 26, 2017. 17.	Bissonnette, Jonathan (Februay 7, 2018). DCYF looking for a few good families. Pawtucket Times. Retrieved December 26, 2020. 18.	Walker, Susan (January 30, 2018). Help to advocate for children: Pass the voluntary extension of care act. Uprise RI. Retrieved December 26, 2020. 19.	State’s child welfare agency projects $18 million budget deficit (May 6, 2019). The Westerly Sun. Retrieved December 26, 2020. 20.	Rhode Island DCYF projects $18M budget deficit. WPRO/Associated Press. May 6, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019. 21.	“DCYF Director responds after union’s ‘no confidence’ vote”. NBC 10 News. January 30, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019. 22.	Dempsey, Geoff (January 17, 2019). DCYF Director: ‘We want answers’ on how system failed young girl. Patch. Retrieved December 26, 2020. 23.	Mooney, Tom (June 11, 2019). "Report: State ineptitude to blame for death of 9-year-old girl". The Providence Journal. Retrieved November 22, 2019. 24.	Lawmakers back DCYF Director Piccola. NBC News 10. March 1, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2020. 25.	RI Senate confirms reappointment of DCYF Director despite criticism. NBC News 10. March 7, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2020. 26.	Mooney, Tom (February 28, 2019). Senate Panel urges reappointment of R.I. DCYF Director Trista Piccola. The Providence Journal. Retrieved December 26, 2020. 27.	Kalunian, Kim (July 10, 2019). "DCYF Director Piccola to leave post". CBS 12 News. Retrieved November 21, 2019. 28.	"DCYF director steps down". NBC 10 News. July 10, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.

Agency171 (talk) 14:09, 15 February 2021 (UTC) Agency171 (talk) 14:09, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Hello, do you have some sort of connection to Trista Piccola? 331dot (talk) 14:45, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I would very strongly recommend using the preview button before saving your changes. Surely you can do better than this. Also, until you're more comfortable with Wikipedia editing, I'd suggest implementing your desired changes one at a time as opposed to all at once. 78.28.44.187 (talk) 16:32, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Tip: write a short, 2-3 sentences long, version of the article, which indicates the most important facts about the article subject. Save this shorter version in your draft. Then show this short version at the "Live Help", linked above.
 * Help about choosing the important, notable parts is available here: WP:BLP.
 * Hope it helps. Gryllida (talk) 06:57, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Hope it helps. Gryllida (talk) 06:57, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Hope it helps. Gryllida (talk) 06:57, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Your username
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A few tips
Hi Agency171

A few tips:

Regards, --Gryllida (talk) 20:29, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Please change your username to something that names an individual rather than a group or a company. An agency is a company. You can change your nick via Special:GlobalRenameRequest page.
 * You can clean up your talk page -- that is, this page -- by clicking 'Edit' next to any headings, and blanking the sections. This can be done for any sections which you have read and which you understand and you have noted them down, but would not like to start a discussion about it.
 * The Trista Piccola article is not marked as requiring cleanup. What changes would you like to make? You might want to discuss these changes with WikiProject biography, as they are more expert in writing a biography than I am. (I am member of several other WikiProjects, but not biography.)
 * If you would like to write a new article, I am available at live chat for assistance with the article. An initial version 2-3 sentences long will in my opinion be the most helpful to start with, and it can be expanded later.

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