Miscellaneous
As a CPS worker the weekly expectation is to close _______ cases per week.
What Is 2 cases
You completed your IFF with the victim child, how many calendar days do you have to complete your case note.
What is 3 calendar days.
There are 17 of these.
What is Safety Threats
When am I required to ask parents if they have any Native American Ancestry and how often.
At first contact with each parent at every new intervention.
I received a PC and I need to find placement.
(name 3 next steps)
What IS Call Relatives/suitable
Run NCIC
Complete a CIPR
Send an email to Placement Desk requesting placement
I am behind on my case notes, and I have cases I can close but I just need to get caught up on all this paperwork, what would be a good time to complete this.
What Is Protected Time.
A/H completed the IFF on the child for the case you were assigned, what is your next step for this case that you must do within 10 calendar days.
Child Investigative Interview
When completing parent/child interviews there are 6 questions that assist you to ensure that you are comprehensive in your safety assessment of the family.
What is Gathering Questions
The father told me that he thinks he may have some Cherokee on his mother's side of the family but no one in the family is enrolled in any Tribes. What type of case is this now that DCYF has been told this information.
What Is Reason to Know
I have a PC and the child informed me that he is really sad that his cat is going to be alone and he is really going to miss his cat. The relative is going to be placement for the child. What can I do to reduce the Harm of Removal for this child.
What Is, Ask if the relative is willing to have the cat go with the child and document my efforts
What Is, any of the 3 below
Call the language line and request an interpreter over the phone
Call my peer who is certified and ask them to translate for me.
Schedule another time with a certified interpreter to come with me.
I received an intake with physical abuse allegations, and the child is age 3 or younger and I observed bruises on the child. However, the parent provided an explanation that I thought was reasonable. What type of consultation is required.
What Is a Med-Con with a child protection med con provider.
Caregiver will not or cannot control their behavior and their behavior impacts child safety.
What is safety threat #5
Once I have been informed that the family might possibly have some Native American Ancestry what additional information do I need to collect and how many days do I have to complete a NAIR.
What Is
Family Ancestry information (Chart) and 10 days to send Email to NAIR
In this situation I am required to do an FTDM before I can close a case and I am not filing/removing the child.
What Is
When the SDM is HIGH and there is a child under the age of 6 in the home.
I missed my IFF, and I already told my supervisor about it, but I keep getting emails reminding me about the IFF. How can I stop getting all these emails.
Complete the Smart Sheet link for missed IFF.
I have an intake with Physical Abuse allegations, and LE is not going to assign the case to a detective. What type of interview do I need to audio record and if I do not record the interview what type of case note am I required to complete. (2-part answer)
What Is a Child Investigative Interview (or CFI) and a Near Verbatim case note.
After you identify a safety threat, you then must answer yes to these 5 questions to determine if the safety threat is active.
What Is Threshold Questions
What entity decides if an individual qualifies to be a member of/ or able to enroll in a Tribe.
I have identified that there is an active safety threat, and we did an SCC that also agrees. What actions can I take. (name 3)
What Is
Safety Plan
Call LE to assess for a PC
Get a pick up order
File a petition for shelter care
Offer the parent a VPA
There is a virtual Region 2 Employee Handbook (created by Lacie Simpson) that houses essential information, and it has lots of resources, Policy's and checklists.
What is The Hive
I received a 72-hour intake, and I did an attempt at the mother's home Friday and the IFF is due Saturday. The mother reported he is with father for the weekend, the father lives in Seattle, and he will return to the mothers Sunday. When do I need to do have another attempt completed?
What Is by the end of the day today.
When a new location is identified attempts to coordinate initial contact must occur by the end of the day.
There is a child in the home under the age of 1 who I observed to be sleeping in a crib with no blankets and laying on his/her back sleeping with nothing else in the crib.
What Is
Safe Sleep
The Federal Legislation which provides protection for Native American children removed from the care of their parents. (name and year)
What Is The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978.
You have identified that the parents/legal custodians are a safety threat to the child/children, and they have left the child/children with a friend who told you they are willing to keep the kids, but they do not have legal guardianship. What type of placement is this?
What Is Informal Placement