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UNLOCKING THE MYSTERIES
UNDERSTANDING THE
PROGRAMS AND PRACTICE
ISSUES IN CHILD PROTECTIVE
SERVICES AND FOSTER CARE
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CPS INTAKE
Report received by intake worker
•Known or unknown individual
Screen Out
Early
Intervention
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•Child from birth to 18 years
•Report of conditions indicating
Child Maltreatment
Accepted for Services
24 hour
2-5 Day
REPORTERS
Mandated
Reporters
Non-Mandated
Reporters
•Who
•Who
•Requirements
•Requirements
•Protections
•Protections
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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.
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INVESTIGATION
•Interviews
•Drawings
•Drug Screens
•Video
•Collaterals
•Audio Tapes
•Photographs
•Medical Reports
•Criminal
History
•Psych Evals
•Others
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•Drug
Assessments
HAPPY INVESTIGATION
Findings:
•Positive drug screens
•Children begging for food
•Children not properly clothed
•No visible adult supervision
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DISPOSITION
Substantiated
Unsubstantiated
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Open
Closed
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.
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ON-GOING CHILD
PROTECTIVE SERVICES
DIRECT SERVICES
CONTRACT SERVICES
•Case Management
Services
•Homestead Services
•Family Service
Worker
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•Assessments
•PUP Funds for
variety of needs
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
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PLACEMENT SERVICES
Authority for Placement
•Temporary Court
•Temporary Voluntary
•Permanent Court
•Permanent Voluntary
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Special Circumstances
•Physician Takes
Custody
•Safe Place for
Newborns
•Short-term
Emergency
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.
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PLACEMENT RESOURCES
Types of Placements
•Parent
•Hospital
•Relatives/Kinship Care •Emergency Shelter
•Family Foster Care
•Group Home
•Child Care Institution
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•Independent Living
Programs
•Other
FUNDING SOURCES
•Federal
•Initial
•State
•IV-E
•County
•IV-B
•Private
•Medicaid
•Child Support
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LEVELS OF FUNDING
•Regular Foster Care
•Special Foster Care
•Private Foster Care
•Institutional Care
•Level-of-Care
•MATCH
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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.
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ASSESSMENT AND
PERMANENCY PLANNING
Initial Case
Plan
First Placement/
Best Placement
Comprehensive
Assessment
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Developed with Case Manager and
Parents within 30 days of the child’s
removal from the home.
Comprehensive Assessment
completed by contract provider
within 30 to 45 days after the
initial hearing. Presented to DFCS
at a Multi-Disciplinary Team
meeting.
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
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PERMANENCY PLAN OPTIONS
•Reunification
•Adoption
•Guardian
•Live With Fit and Willing Relative
•Another Planned Permanent Living
Arrangement (Long-term foster
Care or emancipation)
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CASE REVIEWS
JUDICIAL
•Juvenile Court
Reviews
•Citizens Panel
Reviews
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NON-JUDICIAL
•DFCS InHouse Panel
Reviews
•Case
Summary
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
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SERVICES TO PARENTS
•DFCS Case Management
•First Placement/Best Placement WrapAround Services
•Family Preservation Programs
•Other formal and informal resources
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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
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SERVICES TO CHILDREN
•Comprehensive Assessment
•Medical Needs
•Psychological/Mental Health/Developmental
Needs
•Educational/Spiritual Development/Social and
Recreational Needs
•Supplemental Supervision
•Safety Needs
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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
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INDEPENDENT LIVING
PROGRAM
Title I of the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999
is the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program
Eligible Youth: 14-21 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
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PERIODIC REVIEWS AND
PERMANENCY PLANNING
Periodic Reviews
Permanency Hearings
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ADOPTION SERVICES
Pre-Adoption Planning
•Child History
•Recruitment
•Placement
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ADOPTION SERVICES
Post-Placement Services
•Supportive Services
•Wrap-Around Services
•Crisis Intervention
•Finalization
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ADOPTION SERVICES
Adoption Assistance
•Monthly Assistance
•Medicaid
• Non-Recurring Expenses
•Special Services
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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
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PERMANENCY FOR
HAPPY CHILDREN
•TPR
•Foster Parents to Adopt
•Conversion of Foster Home
•Adoption Final
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