1. UNLOCKING THE MYSTERIES
UNDERSTANDING THE PROGRAMS AND PRACTICE ISSUES IN CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND FOSTER CARE
9/18/2018

2. Report received by intake worker
CPS INTAKE
Report received by intake worker
Known or unknown individual
Child from birth to 18 years
Report of conditions indicating Child Maltreatment
Screen Out
Early Intervention?
Accepted for Services
24 hour
2-5 Day
9/18/2018

3. REPORTERS Mandated Reporters Who Requirements Protections
Non-Mandated Reporters
Who
Requirements
Protections
9/18/2018

4. THE HAPPY FAMILY
Harry and Hazel Happy live with their two children, Henry, 5, and Hannah, 3. The agency receives a report that Mr. And Mrs. Happy are using illegal drugs and Henry and Hannah are left to find their own food and clothes.
9/18/2018

5. INVESTIGATION Interviews Drug Screens Collaterals Photographs
Criminal History
Others
Drawings
Video
Audio Tapes
Medical Reports
Psych Evals
Drug Assessments
9/18/2018

6. HAPPY INVESTIGATION Findings: Positive drug screens
Children begging for food
Children not properly clothed
No visible adult supervision
9/18/2018

7. DISPOSITION
Substantiated
Open
Unsubstantiated
Closed
9/18/2018

8. HAPPY DISPOSITION
Case was substantiated for substance abuse and neglect. The CPS case was opened and a safety plan was developed with the parents. On-going CPS services began.
9/18/2018

9. ON-GOING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
DIRECT SERVICES
Case Management Services
Family Service Worker
CONTRACT SERVICES
Homestead Services
Assessments
PUP Funds for variety of needs
9/18/2018

10. HAPPY FAMILY ON-GOING CPS SERVICE PROVISION
Substance Abuse Assessments
Parents in Drug Treatment
Parenting Classes
Family Service Worker
Case Management Services
Pup Funds for Drug Screens, Rental and Utility Deposits, and Child Care
9/18/2018

11. PLACEMENT SERVICES Authority for Placement Special Circumstances
Temporary Court
Temporary Voluntary
Permanent Court
Permanent Voluntary
Special Circumstances
Physician Takes Custody
Safe Place for Newborns
Short-term Emergency
9/18/2018

12. HAPPY PLACEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Happy failed to comply with the safety plan and the agency determined that the children could no longer be safely cared for by their parents. The agency contacted the court and received a shelter care order. Henry and Hannah were taken into custody.
9/18/2018

13. PLACEMENT RESOURCES Types of Placements Parent Relatives/Kinship Care
Family Foster Care
Group Home
Child Care Institution
Hospital
Emergency Shelter
Independent Living Programs
Other
9/18/2018

14. FUNDING SOURCES Federal State County Private Child Support Initial
IV-E
IV-B
Medicaid
9/18/2018

15. LEVELS OF FUNDING Regular Foster Care Special Foster Care
Private Foster Care
Institutional Care
Level-of-Care
MATCH
9/18/2018

16. HAPPY FOSTER CHILDREN
Henry and Hannah Happy were placed in a DFCS family foster home. Because of their age and no special needs indicated, the per diem is the regular per diem. Initial funding for per diem is authorized and they are eligible for Medicaid. Mr. and Mrs. Happy are referred to Child Support Enforcement.
9/18/2018

17. ASSESSMENT AND PERMANENCY PLANNING
Developed with Case Manager and Parents within 30 days of the child’s removal from the home.
Initial Case Plan
Comprehensive Assessment completed by contract provider within 30 to 45 days after the initial hearing. Presented to DFCS at a Multi-Disciplinary Team meeting.
First Placement/ Best Placement Comprehensive Assessment
9/18/2018

18. ASFA REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMANENCY PLANNING
Permanency Plan in Place Within 12 Months
Permanency Hearings
Reasonable Efforts to Finalize Permanency Plan
Compelling Reasons for Not Selecting Preferred Plan
Mandatory Filing for TPR
Concurrent Planning
9/18/2018

19. PERMANENCY PLAN OPTIONS
Reunification
Adoption
Guardian
Live With Fit and Willing Relative
Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement (Long-term foster Care or emancipation)
9/18/2018

20. CASE REVIEWS JUDICIAL Juvenile Court Reviews Citizens Panel Reviews
NON-JUDICIAL
DFCS In-House Panel Reviews
Case Summary
9/18/2018

21. HAPPY INITIAL CASE PLAN
Based on findings from the FPBP Comprehensive Assessment and the prior CPS history, a case plan was developed which included:
Continued drug treatment
Required drug screens which must be negative for 6 consecutive months
Work on housing and income issues
Work on parenting skills
9/18/2018

22. SERVICES TO PARENTS DFCS Case Management
First Placement/Best Placement Wrap- Around Services
Family Preservation Programs
Other formal and informal resources
9/18/2018

23. SERVICES TO HAPPY PARENTS
Case Manager Face-to-Face Contacts
Family Service Worker for home management improvement
Substance Abuse Treatment
PUP Funds for improving housing
Referral for Food Stamps
Parent Aide for parenting skills
9/18/2018

24. SERVICES TO CHILDREN Comprehensive Assessment Medical Needs
Psychological/Mental Health/Developmental Needs
Educational/Spiritual Development/Social and Recreational Needs
Supplemental Supervision
Safety Needs
9/18/2018

25. SERVICES TO HAPPY CHILDREN
DFCS Case Manager Face-to-Face Contacts
FPBP Comprehensive Assessment
Medical and Dental Care
Developmental/Educational Services
Supplemental Supervision
Child Restraint Devices
9/18/2018

26. INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM
Title I of the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 is the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program
Eligible Youth: in Care or Under 21 and eligible for ILP when placement authority ended.
Independent Living Services:
Education Vocational/Employment Preparation
Life Skills Personal Development
Health Education
9/18/2018

27. PERIODIC REVIEWS AND PERMANENCY PLANNING
Permanency Hearings
9/18/2018

28. ADOPTION SERVICES Pre-Adoption Planning Child History Recruitment
Placement
9/18/2018

29. ADOPTION SERVICES Post-Placement Services Supportive Services
Wrap-Around Services
Crisis Intervention
Finalization
9/18/2018

30. ADOPTION SERVICES Adoption Assistance Monthly Assistance Medicaid
Non-Recurring Expenses
Special Services
9/18/2018

31. POST-ADOPTION SERVICES
Referrals to agency and community resources
Referrals to Adoptive Parent Support Groups
Referrals to Support Groups for Adoptees
Crisis Intervention Services
Tutorial Services
Referral to MATCH if appropriate
Respite
9/18/2018

32. PERMANENCY FOR HAPPY CHILDREN
TPR
Foster Parents to Adopt
Conversion of Foster Home
Adoption Final
9/18/2018