TPR. This process involves biological parents or guardians no longer having legal rights to their children
What is Termination of Parental Rights?
100
This document is created by an Advocate including recommendations in response to the motion before the court.
What is a court report?
100
This person (lawyer) represents the legal best interest of the child(ren).
Who is the Attorney Ad-Litem?
100
This is the emotional and psychological connection between two people that endures through space and time
What is attachment?
100
This series of test provides insight into a person's psychological state.
What are Pyschological Evaluations?
200
The 14-day hearing where the parents can contest removal and CPS must present grounds and best interest warranting TMC of child to DFPS.
What is the show cause hearing?
200
The "story" written by the CPS Investigator, based on their gathered facts, that initially is presented to the court.
What is a affidavit?
200
This person represents the legal best interest of the Department of Family Protective Services.
What is Assistant District Attorney (ADA)?
200
This pyramid was created by a Psychologist to indicate the basic structure of human needs.
What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
200
These weekly meetings are regularly included in the service plan for parents who have drug abuse history.
What are NA and AA meetings?
300
If affiliation with a Native American tribe is found this law comes into act
What is the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)?
300
The written course of action that parents are advised to follow in efforts to regain their children and address risks and reason for removal.
What is the Family Service Plan (FSP)?
300
This is the minimum requirement for how often an Advocate visits with the child(ren) in his or her case in their placement. ("Where they lay their little, baby heads")
What is once a month?
300
A professional who is involved in the child's life that a CASA can contact to help gain insight to the child's emotions and behaviors.
What is a therapist?
300
Between 1/3 and 2/3 of child maltreatment cases involve this.
What is substance abuse
400
his term indicates that the parent or custodian cannot afford legal counsel and must therefore be appointed counsel by the state.
What does "indigent" mean?
400
This document allows an Advocate court appointed access to otherwise protected information
What are Appointment Orders?
400
This paperwork is an Advocate's monthly responsibility and is vital to CASA standards and funding.
What is the Case Notes Log?
400
A statewide program for families with children, birth to three, with disabilities and developmental delays.
What is Early Childhood Intervention (ECI)?
400
This indicates whether or not an individual is maintaining sobriety. (Typically requested at random)
What is a UA, oral swab, or hair strand test?
500
Permanent Managing Conservatorship. This can be granted to a relative, fictive kin, or the state.
What is "PMC"?
500
The legal request by a party on the case to modify the existing court order.
What is a "Motion"?
500
All court hearings and Permanency Conferences (PCs/PPTs) as scheduled - or coordinating with supervisor to represent CASA recommendations in absence
What is a CASA expected to attend?
500
The person who is responsible for monitoring the foster home and is also a source of information about the child.
What is the child placing agency case manager?
500
The database that contain's an overview of a child's medical, mental health, and immunization history. This should be reviewed/ verified during the courser of a case.