Unit 1
Family-Centered, Trauma-Informed, Individualized and Strength-Based and Culturally Responsive
What is the Guiding Principles
This official DSS form summarizes information received in an accepted report
What is The Intake Summary
A temporary care for Children whose families are having problems and the children cannot safely remain in the home
What is Foster Care
This should be done first in an accepted referral to OHAN involving a foster home...
What is make face to face contact with the child within 2-24 hours of receipt of the report
When it comes documentation, the number one rule in while welfare is...
What is if it isn't documented it didn't happen
Behavioral, cognitive and emotional characteristics of parent/caregiver that specifically and directly can be associated with being protective to one's young
What is Protective Capacities
Case managers should always conduct this type of interview when interviewing children
What is a minimal fact interview
A federal class action lawsuit brought against the state of South Carolina and South Carolina Department of Social Services in 2015 alleging violations of Class Members’ constitutional and statutory rights. Class Members in this lawsuit were defined as all children in foster care either now or in the future.
What is the Michelle H. Lawsuit
Foster families gain adoption preferences and rights after a child has been in their care for...
What is 4 months or more
This must be created within 30 days of a child entering foster care
What is a Visitation Plan
Physical Abuse, Mental Injury, Abandonment, Medical Neglect, Physical Neglect, Educational Neglect, Sexual Abuse, Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor, Human Trafficking
What is Maltreatment Types
All progress made during the CFTM should be recorded here
What is the Family Permanency Plan (FPP)
In Foster Care, case mangers must keep focus on long term and short term goals. Define what is achieved during the long-term and short-term goal
What is Long-term is for the child to achieve permanency
Short-term is to find a safe environment that will foster the child's well-being
This program provides services and funding for services needed to enhance opportunities to learn independent skills necessary to become self-reliant and support the youth in their transition to adulthood
What is the Chafee and Education and Training Voucher (ETV) Programs
The behavior change that is necessary for eliminating the safety threats/ risk concerns in the home
What are Smart Goals/ Behavioral Objectives
A step taken to ensure the child’s safety while the investigation continues. example: having a relative move into the home
What is a Safety Plan
Nine (9) DSS Forms 1002, 3017, 3018, 3042, 30212, 37144, 30268, 30261
What are the nine (9) Kinship Care Forms
The Primary Goals of Visitation are...
What is to maintain and enhance relationships with family members and to reduce the child's sense of loss due to removal
SC requires this to be held 90 days prior to the youth's 17th birthday and federal law requires this to be updated 90 days prior to the youth's 18th birthday
What is a Transition Planning Meeting
How often should the FAST and CANS be updated
What is 90 days
The presence of a threatening family condition, situation, or behavior which is not active now but may become active at any time, resulting in the serious harm of the child
What is impending Danger
The components of BSMART are...
What is Behavioral, Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time limited
The 5 different foster care placement settings are...
What is Kinship Foster Home, Foster Home, Therapeutic Foster Care, Group/Congregate Care and Residential Treatment Facilities
This is a service offered by DSS to allow children to be reunited with their parents once they reach adulthood.
What is the Reunion Registry
Official or certified copy of their birth certificate
Official social security card
Health insurance card information
Education and health passport
Copy of all medical records
Driver’s license or state issued identification card
Latest credit report
List of contacts and resources
Life book
What are important documents the youth need as they transition out of care to independence