Assessment
Urgency response time frame
What is 0-2 hours?
This type of hearing determines whether there was probable cause for taking emergency protective custody and for DSS to assume legal custody of the child
What is Probable Cause Hearing?
Failure to thrive, lack of supervision, medical neglect, education neglect, substance abuse, and prenatal neglect are subcategories of
What is physical neglect?
What is face to face visits?
Individuals outside of the immediate family who are able to provide additional information regarding family functioning that may be relevant to CPS Assessment.
What is Collateral Contacts?
______ must occur every 6 months or until the NCP is located
What is diligent search?
This type of court hearing determines if the department will retain custody of the child
What is Merits Hearing?
Forehead, elbows, and knees are what type of injuries
What is accidental?
______ is valid for a maximum of 90 days and may be extended an additional 90 days (no more than 180 days).
What is voluntary placement?
Consists of well child visits and immunizations
What is routine preventative medical care?
Can be contacted when local law enforcement is unable to locate the child and/or family
What is the Office of Inspector General?
Law enforcement takes children out of home if the officer has probable cause to believe that by reason of abuse or neglect the child's life, health, or physical safety is in substantial and imminent danger and there is not time to apply for a court order
What is Emergency Protective Custody?
At delivery, mom test negative and baby test negative, but is having withdrawal symptoms
What is prenatal neglect?
Emergency Protective Custody (EPC), Ex Parte, Removal Order, Voluntary Placement, and Voluntary Relinquishment
What are ways children can enter into foster care?
Chronic absenteeism, failure to provide an education/school enrollment, and failure to attend to special needs
What is educational neglect?
Not currently considering change. "Ignorance is bliss"
What is pre contemplation?
DSS may petition the family court to remove the child from the custody of the parent, guardian, or other person legally responsible for the child's welfare if the department determines the child cannot be safely maintained in the home
What is Ex Parte?
An approach that ensures families get the services they need by establishing cooperative partnerships with community-based organizations
What is Community-Based Prevention Services (CBPS)?
This must take place within 24 hours or no later than 3 days (72 hours).
What is initial family meeting?
Prenatal abuse, excessive corporal punishment, and abusive head trauma are subcategories of
What is Physical Abuse?
______ happens between the caseworker and supervisor to share information obtained from interviews with children, parents, and collateral contacts
What is 7-day staffing?
_____ happens when providing case determination recommendation
What is 45-day staffing?
Community-Based Prevention Services (CBPS) has ______ days to make initial contact
What is 5 to 7?
Reviews the case of every child who has been in care for more than 4 months.
What is Foster Care Review Board (FCRB)?
An alcoholic parent has been arrested in the past for a DUI with a baby in the vehicle
What is risk of maltreatment?