Removals
Who's responsibility is it to speak to the possible relative/kin placement regarding visits/transportation/medical appointments, etc?
The Service Specialist/Supervisor
At the 1st F2F with the family. **This includes during On Call
What does TVA stand for?
Temporary Voluntary Agreement
What children are allowed to be interviewed without parental consent?
The child is an alleged victim of abuse or neglect OR if information is obtained that gives reason to believe a child was who was originally identified as non-victim may also be an alleged victim of abuse or neglect.
How long do you have to send the LEN?
24 hours
After removal, the 1st visit must occur within how many calendar days?
7 calendar days
If at a court hearing, the family claims to have Native American heritage, how quickly are we required to send notice to the tribe?
Within 3 business days.
How many days is an ideal timeframe for a TVA?
14 days
How quickly are we required to notify the parent/guardian after completing an interview with a child?
As soon as possible after the interview. A temporary delay in notice is permitted only if: it would compromise the safety of the child or it would compromise the integrity of the investigation.
Within how many days are we required to send the LEIN?
7 days
After removal, the initial FTM must occur within how many calendar days?
7 calendar days. **It is the CPS workers responsibility to schedule this and notify all parties of the FTM and this should occur in-person.
ICWA only applies to cases where children have been removed?
False: ICWA also applies to In-Home Court wards because we have removed officially removed custody of the child to at least 1 parent
When there is no longer a need for a TVA, the SW must do what 2 things?
Notify the family & document the safety plan was lifted in a SW contact
If at anytime during an investigation a case manager no longer suspects abuse or neglect, further contact with any children requires what?
Parental consent
What is 1 service that must be provided on all substance abuse cases (positive infants)?
Early On, Home visiting program, substance use disorder treatment or family preservation services.
After a removal, how many visits per week is a family required to have?
Newborn to 5 yrs old: Minimum of 2 visits per week
6 yrs old and older: Minimum of 1 visit per week
If a family claims Native American heritage but does not specify any tribe, who must we send notice to?
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and the BIA.
A parent's right to care and custody of their child must not be restricted without what?
Court involvement
If we are unable to locate a parent, what do we need to do?
Absent Parent Protocol which includes following up on the #'s and addresses that we locate.
If a case is opening to Ongoing Services, what 2 things must be completed after dispo?
7-day contact & FTM with the family
What forms/documents must be left with the caregiver/foster parent at time of placement?
Medical passport, consent to treat, placement paperwork, discipline agreement,
In a court case, once a tribe has been sent the 5598, how long do they have to respond before the Court can move forward with removal orders?
Tribes have 10 days to respond from the date that they received the notice.
If there is a need to extend the TVA timeframe, what must occur?
A FTM
If we see a bruise on a non-mobile child, what needs to happen?
A Medical exam is needed; Watch the TEN4FACESP
A Risk Assessment should be completed on what households?
The perpetrators household and households where services are being provided.