on call
If you are on call, and your work phone rings you should...
answer it
If it isn't in magik...
It didn't happen
New inquiries should be contacted how soon
within 2 business days
how many days prior to the annual/relicensure due date should the FCS reach out to begin the process?
120 days
If you have exhausted all placement options and would like to use Emergency Foster Care you should...
get approval from a DM or LOD
When they have a pool which does NOT meet requirements, but they have alternative plans to keep kids safe you MIGHT request a...
just upload the quarterly contact log
how long does the FCS have to complete a HS after the last home visit?
30 days - let's try for less
how many days prior to the annual review/relicensure due date should the file be turned into the supervisor
30 days
If a child in need of placement has been in care previously you should...
Check magik and see if any of those previous homes are still licensed and interested in placement
When you have 2 HH children, one foster child with CANS 1, and one foster child with CANS 3 you will need to request
a mixed CANS exception
At what visits should pictures be taken and uploaded
initial visit
annual review/relicensure
anytime we have a concern
if the family has moved/rearranged the house
At what visit should pictures be taken of the home?
initial, and again later if the home was not ready
What is a reason you might do a HS update instead of the annual report?
Someone moved into the home
The family had a baby or adopted a child that did not previously live there
The family moved
If no local DCS families are available to take placement the next step is...
Call local LCPAs
If an exception is needed following an emergency placement you try to send it to CO within..
business days
Rachel wants you to do this to ensure you are putting contacts in
create a reoccurring time (daily or weekly) to catch up on any contacts, this should be on your calendar
We should not run background checks prior to having one of these
application
If a family needs respite and does not know other foster parents we should
help them find respite
When you get a placement request who should you inform that you are beginning to look?
The foster care supervisor on call.
If you have 4 children sleeping in a 160 square foot bedroom you need to request a...
waiver for bedroom space
licensed foster homes should be seen in person how often
quarterly
When should we ask for names and contact info for adult children?
As soon as we know there are adult children, initial visit or maybe Q1 visit
If a child is disrupting and there is no home available there will often be an
Escalated placement chat - which you will often be included in and expected to participate in - don't ignore