Preparation
Identify information gaps and develop plans for the first meeting with the family following case transfer to ongoing services.
What is Preparation Activities?
The DCS Specialist works on building a positive relationship with the parent, guardian, or custodian by creating rapport, sharing information, and listening to their thoughts on past events and future involvement with DCS. This helps create effective case plans and strategies for change.
What is the Introduction phase (Stage 2)?
______ may lead to better family preservation, more involvement, higher chances of reunification, and improved family well-being.
What is high quality parent contacts?
Stage 1: Preparation
Stage 2: Introduction
Stage 3: Exploration
Stage 4: Change Strategy and Case Planning
What are the four stages of the FFA-Ongoing Process?
becomes as informed as possible about information already known about family functioning.
learns about the family’s involvement with, and response to, past and current DCS and service interventions.
assesses the adequacy of the safety plan (for more information see Safety Planning);
identifies information gaps that must be filled, and discrepancies that must be reconciled; and
identifies strategies for family engagement.
What is the DCS Specialist purpose in conducting the preparation activities?
Ask parents, guardians, or custodians to commit to the FFA – Ongoing process and case planning. Thank them for their participation and emphasize the goal of working together.
What is concluding the introduction phase?
Start by recognizing and understanding the parents' practical, emotional, and psychological needs.
What is meaningful conversation?
True or False.
All stages of the FFA-Ongoing Process require face to face contact.
What is False?
****Of the four stages, all but the first require face-to-face contact with parents, guardians and/or custodians, children, and others. A family will not always require three interviews or meetings to complete the stages of the FFA-Ongoing. Additional or fewer meetings may be needed.
At the time of transfer the DCS Specialist is immediately responsible for overseeing this.
What is the Safety Plan?
**The DCS Specialist will contact the responsible adult, reviewing safety actions and confirm roles and responsibilities.
True or False.
The DCS Specialist is facing challenges with the family and feels the introduction activities were not successful. The specialist believes they are ready to move on to Stage 3: Exploration.
What is False?
This technique helps clients by ENGAGING, FOCUSING, EVOKING AND PLANNING with the client to promote change.
What is Motivational Interviewing?
This document should be completed within 60 days of a child’s removal or opening the case for ongoing services, whichever is earlier.
What is FFA-Ongoing?
When setting up the initial meeting with the parent(s), the DCS Specialist must include.
(3)
What is
the location of the meeting, which should be the most family-like setting possible;
the day and time of the meeting, based on the family’s schedule and access to transportation
When domestic violence is identified in a family, a plan is made to hold separate meetings with the parent, guardian, or custodian.
At the conclusion of the introduction meeting it is important to provide the caregiver with the _____, _______ and ______.
What is date, time and location?
When we advocate for ourselves, we are practicing ____________.
What is self-determination?
There is a direct relationship between diminished and enhanced CPC and _______________.
What is Impending Danger threat(s)?
*How does knowing this relationship impact how you are gathering information in preparation and introduction?
Preparation activities include;
(9 activities)
What is
Review historical information in Guardian including prior reports and the outcome of prior case episodes.
Review information gathered through the current investigation, including the FFA – Investigation.
Identify any gaps in information related to impending danger, the rationale for the safety plan option chosen, and efficiency of the safety actions to control the danger.
Identify the household composition.
Identify which household members have a caregiver role and should be assessed in the Family Functioning Assessment process.
Identify household members or others who do not have a caregiver role, but who may provide a support to the family, including any significant other of the caregiver, extended family members, and persons with significant relationship to the child such as teachers, coaches, neighbors, other family support persons, or service providers.
Identify any professional records that should be obtained, or interviews conducted with persons/professionals formerly involved with the parent/caregivers, to further understand what is known, and what additional information needs to be learned.
Identify the specific enhanced and diminished protective capacities that are, are not, or might be impacting child safety.
Develop general areas of inquiry/discussion questions based upon the assessment of relevant protective capacities.
Explaining the difference between the case plan and safety plan happens in what stage.
What is Stage 2: Introduction?