FBSS Caseworker 101
When should documentation be entered into Impact?
What is within 24 hours?
What is due within 14 days of the referral?
What is FSNA (Family Strength Needs Assessment) & FPOS (Family Plan of Service)?
The caseworker must confer with the supervisor within how many days of the case being submitted for closure?
What is 30 days?
What are the four possible risk scores?
What is low, moderate, high or very high?
How many visits per month does a caseworker need to make if the risk level is VERY HIGH?
What is
What is 3 with parent and 2 with child?
When must monthly evaluations be completed?
What is the 6th calendar day of each month?
What should be made by the 28th day of each month?
What is all face-to-face monthly contacts?
The closing visit (final face-to-face contact) must be completed no more than how many days before submitting the case for closure?
What is 10 days?
What is the purpose of the safety assessment?
What is to assess whether any child is in immediate danger or serious harm that requires intervention and/or determine what safety interventions should be started or continued to provide appropriate protection?
How many visits per month does the caseworker need to make if the risk level is moderate?
What is 2 for the parent and 2 for the child?
What closure code can be used if a joint visit/initial face-to-face contact with the family has not occurred, and legal intervention is needed to work with the family but is unable to be obtained?
What is "administratively closed"?
Joint Assessments/Visits should be scheduled within how many days of the referral?
What is two (2) days?
What code is used when a family relocates to an area not served by DFPS and the family's whereabouts are known?
What is "family moved"?
What must the caseworker complete if the risk score is higher than the risk score from the previous risk assessment tool?
What is the FSNA and Family Plan of Service Evaluation within 21 days after his or her supervisor approves the risk reassessment tool?
How many visits per month must the caseworker make with each parent and child if the risk level is low?
What is one contact per month with each parent or caregiver and one with each child?
As soon as the investigation is assigned, what staff must attend a joint staffing (10 day staffing)? HINT: THERE ARE 4.
What should the workers take a picture of to ensure the identifying information of parents, safety monitors, and PCSP caregivers is accurate?
What is drivers license and/or photo identification?
What closure code is used when a family's whereabouts are unknown and, despite diligent efforts from the caseworker and special investigator, CPS is unable to locate the family?
What is "unable to locate the family"?
When is a risk assessment tool not required?
What is when the children have been removed, are in substitute care, and CPS cannot locate them, or the child has died?
What is the visit requirement for visits when a child is in a PCSP?
What is most visits with the parent must be in the parent's home, and at least one visit per month with the child must be in the PCSP caregiver's home?
What closure code is used when there is no danger indicator or safety plan, there is low or moderate risk, and a joint visit or initial face-to-face contact has not been completed?
What is "administratively closed"?
What needs to be completed by the 10th day of FBSS receiving the referral? HINT: There are two (2)
What is a 10-day staffing with CPI/FBSS?
What is an initial contact with the family?
What closure code must be used when there are no danger indicators being addressed in a safety plan, and after the FSNA has been completed at the initial face-to-face contact with the family, FBSS determines that the family does not need services to be provided or does not need further oversight of the services they are currently receiving through the community?
What is "services inappropriate"?
When must a risk assessment be completed?
What is 90 days after the completion of the initial family plan, no more than 30 days before submitting the case for closure, and at any time when there are new circumstances or information that may affect risk?
What should the caseworker do if there is a pattern of unsuccessful attempts to make initial or subsequent face-to-face contact with the child or family?
What is notify his/her supervisor within one workday in either of the following situations: 1. The caseworker cannot meet the standards for initial face-to-face contacts. 2. The caseworker has made 3 unsuccessful attempts to make face-to-face contact in any month.