CASA Case Work
CASAs must see their children in person a minimum of this many times per month.
What is once per month?
The hearing to determine whether there is probable cause to believe a child is dependent and whether protective custody of a child is necessary to prevent abuse or neglect pending the adjudication hearing
What is the Preliminary Protective Hearing?
The number of days before a scheduled court hearing that a CASA report is due to staff.
What is 7 days?
The name of the local child protection agency.
What is Rockdale County Department of Family and Children's Services (DFCS)?
Three documents that a CASA should review on an ongoing basis.
What is:
Court orders, assessments (parents and/or children), Case plans, Previous CASA reports, records for child (educational/medical/dental/psychological)
This hearing is held no later than 9 months after child under age 7 or his siblings entered foster care or no later than 12 months after children over age 7 entered foster care and every 6 months thereafter for all children.
What is the Permanency Hearing?
Information obtained for CASA court reports should be collected in this manner.
What is first hand?
The attorney that represents DFCS.
What is the Special Assistant Attorney General (SAAG)?
The amount of yearly continuing education hours required to maintain status as an active CASA.
What is 12?
The hearing that is held within 10 days of filing of petition to determine whether there is clear and convincing evidence that the child is presently dependent based upon the allegations in the petition.
What is the Adjudication Hearing?
Information in a report should contain factual information from this date to this date.
What is from the date of the last hearing to the date of the current hearing?
A child may remain in foster care up to this age.
What is 21?
The names and date of submission for 2 documents required to be turned in by every CASA that is working an active case.
What is the quarterly report (submitted every quarter) and the VOCA contract (submitted on October 1st)?
Evaluating safety, permanency and well being on an ongoing basis constitutes this.
What is Best Interest of the Child?
The four permanency options for children in foster care.
What is reunification, adoption, permanent guardianship or APPLA (another planned permanent living arrangement)?
Five areas that should be addressed in every CASA report.
What is who has custody, the child's placement, the child's needs (educational/physical/emotional, etc), parent's case plan progress and visitation?
The five types of placement resources utilized by DFCS for foster children.
What are relative/kinship homes, foster homes, group homes, PRTFs or RYDCs?
Four individuals (besides the child) that a CASA should communicate with on at least a monthly basis.
What is the biological parent, case manager, child's placement caregiver (relative/foster parent/group home staff), therapist, teacher, medical professionals, service providers for parents
Two of the four reasons when TPR may not be in the best interests of the child/ren.
What is when:
Child is in a relative placement.
Compelling reasons (e.g. parents are participating in services or another permanency plan is better suited) are documented
Court found DFCS did not make reasonable efforts
DFCS has not provided the family with services necessary for reunification consistent with time frames for accomplishments of case plan goals to meet child’s needs.
Reports should be submitted in this format (type, font, point).
What is a Word document, Times New Roman font, 11-12 point?
The requirements for a child to become eligible for Independent Living Program (ILP) services
What is any time after the child's 14th birthday so long as they have been in care 6+ months?