DCFS Placement Exam
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1. Working with 1. Foster and relative caregivers are part of Child & Family Team
Caregivers
2. Caseworkers must provide all available information about children's strengths
and needs in relation to health, education, psychological-emotional and physical
development to ensure caregiver's ability to appropriately care for children
3. Fully disclose to caregiver - children's current legal status and permanency goals
and update on progress or lack thereof in achieving permanency
2. Permanency Def- A continuous living arrangement designed to meet a child's developmental needs,
inition increase his/her sense of emotional well being and establish legal bonds to a place
and family.
3. Working with 1. Discuss children's needs, behaviors, adjustment to placement, and separa-
Caregivers (cont.) tion/loss issues with caregivers
2. Make timely and appropriate referrals for services to meet children's needs and
support the children's placements.
3. Involve caregivers in the plan for the child
4. Involve caregivers in reunification activities like parent/child visits, sibling visits,
etc
4. How Foster Par- 1. Find opportunities to coach/mentor biological parents
ents can Support 2. Support children's attempt to understand their situation
Visits 3. Keep in touch with case worker about family's situation as it relates to perma-
nency goals
4. Develop effective working relationship with biological parents
5. Questions to 1. Are they ready to assume care for the child?
Consider in Mak-
ing Decisions 2. Can they care for child 5 yrs into the future?
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about Placement 3. Does caregiver depend on extraordinary assistance to care for themselves and
w Older Care- the child?
givers
4. Do caregiver's own health needs present a serious obstacle to care or well being
of child?
5. Is caregiver able to make appropriate judgements on the child's behalf
6. What is a Back - Developed by older caregiver and extended family and spells out what will happen
Up Plan? if/when older caregiver can no longer care for child
Must be specific in writing and legal if possible
7. Back - Up Plan Predictable contingencies
Must Cover
What will or will not be covered in subsidy agreement
Full disclosure about needs of child and responsibilities of back up care provider
Back up care provider should be informed about limiting factors of older caregiv-
er's situation so they can make a fully informed decision
Extended Family Support Program is designed to deflect children from the child
welfare system and to stabilize relative caregiver families.
8. Permanency DCFS selects the permanency goal with input from Child & Family Team
Goals Occur
First 12 months of placement cases
9. Types of Perma- Reunification
nency Goals a. (Return home within 5 mos)
b. (Return home within 12 mos)
c. (Return home pending status hearing)
Adoption
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1. Working with 1. Foster and relative caregivers are part of Child & Family Team
Caregivers
2. Caseworkers must provide all available information about children's strengths
and needs in relation to health, education, psychological-emotional and physical
development to ensure caregiver's ability to appropriately care for children
3. Fully disclose to caregiver - children's current legal status and permanency goals
and update on progress or lack thereof in achieving permanency
2. Permanency Def- A continuous living arrangement designed to meet a child's developmental needs,
inition increase his/her sense of emotional well being and establish legal bonds to a place
and family.
3. Working with 1. Discuss children's needs, behaviors, adjustment to placement, and separa-
Caregivers (cont.) tion/loss issues with caregivers
2. Make timely and appropriate referrals for services to meet children's needs and
support the children's placements.
3. Involve caregivers in the plan for the child
4. Involve caregivers in reunification activities like parent/child visits, sibling visits,
etc
4. How Foster Par- 1. Find opportunities to coach/mentor biological parents
ents can Support 2. Support children's attempt to understand their situation
Visits 3. Keep in touch with case worker about family's situation as it relates to perma-
nency goals
4. Develop effective working relationship with biological parents
5. Questions to 1. Are they ready to assume care for the child?
Consider in Mak-
ing Decisions 2. Can they care for child 5 yrs into the future?
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about Placement 3. Does caregiver depend on extraordinary assistance to care for themselves and
w Older Care- the child?
givers
4. Do caregiver's own health needs present a serious obstacle to care or well being
of child?
5. Is caregiver able to make appropriate judgements on the child's behalf
6. What is a Back - Developed by older caregiver and extended family and spells out what will happen
Up Plan? if/when older caregiver can no longer care for child
Must be specific in writing and legal if possible
7. Back - Up Plan Predictable contingencies
Must Cover
What will or will not be covered in subsidy agreement
Full disclosure about needs of child and responsibilities of back up care provider
Back up care provider should be informed about limiting factors of older caregiv-
er's situation so they can make a fully informed decision
Extended Family Support Program is designed to deflect children from the child
welfare system and to stabilize relative caregiver families.
8. Permanency DCFS selects the permanency goal with input from Child & Family Team
Goals Occur
First 12 months of placement cases
9. Types of Perma- Reunification
nency Goals a. (Return home within 5 mos)
b. (Return home within 12 mos)
c. (Return home pending status hearing)
Adoption
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