Familiar Names
Our friends, Joe and Yolanda, live on Sherman Street. But this is the agency they represent.
What is CDHS!
How many youth centers are operated by the DYS?
What is 15?
This inital assessment response time assumes no safety concerns for the victim children?
Five-Working Day
During an OOHP case, you notice a lack of Administrative Review Foster Care Hearing, what could this mean?
Child is not in county custody, child has been in county custody less than 6 months, there's an error wtih the removal entry in Trails, there was an ARD planned but the child returned home...
Independence, Neutrality and Informality
What are three ethical principles of Ombudsman Work?
The Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Human Services?
Who is Michelle Barnes?
No this is not a bad pickle ball score, but 12-21 is this?
What are the youth's ages while living in youth centers?
Independent Living Plans, Treatment Plans, Visitation Plans, Placement Pages, every month contact with parents and children, and diligent search.
What are requiremements for an out-of-home placement case?
Who are: child/youth, parents, guardians ad litem, counsels for youth, school representatives, educational surrogate, other appropriate individuals....
Bonus point - what school is presumed to be in the child's best interest?
Bridges connect bodies of water and land, ombudsman try to connect citizens with this?
What are governments?
Becky Updike Miller
Who is the Director of CAFCA - Colorado Association of Family and Children's Agencies?
Rule promulgation at DCW is similar to this process at DYS?
What is Policy Making?
This SEVEN-phase appraoch taken when county departments partner with families and communities to create sustainable behavioral change within a family?
What is Differential Response? BONUS - What are the 7?
Uh oh, you're reviewing the Family Services Plan (treatment plan) and it hasn't been entered into Trails, even though your 94 ddays into a case. Name an impact this could have on a parent client?
What is the parent does not know what is required to reunify, the parents have been provided a treatment plan and its not been entered, there has not been a disposition hearing?
Independence from authority agencies, free services, recommendations to improve systems
What are advantages of an Ombudsman?
This elected official can be seen sporting blue New Balances while signing new bills into law.
Who is Governor Jared Polis?
How would a youth go about calling the CPO?
What is pick up the phone!
To be frequently and meaningfully involved in eachtoher's lives.
What is one component of the Sibling Bill of Rights.
The parent client's complaint alleges that family was not properly vetted during the child welfare court case. In your review you are unable to find diligent search efforts were made. Court documentation indicates that the parents were instructed to file a relative affidavit with the court at three consecutive hearings. What are your next steps?
Speak with the client about what names they provided to the county department, speak about the removal - were names provided or safety plans discussed? Speak with their attorney, confirm whether the items were filed? Confirm with the county and request the documents? Many options here.
What are systems that have Ombudsman's Offices in Colorado?
This new Colorado-resident will be taking on the behavioral health system system!
This type of youth makes up the majority of the CPO's youth's initiated cases.
What are DYS youth?
The parent, county department, guardian ad litem may agree to delay in getting this type of service set up, as long as it's in the child's best interest.
What is parenting time's 72-hour commencement rule?
The grandparent client's complaint states that they have been refused access to their grandchildren because both parents refuse to allow them permission to see or visit with the kids. The children's parents report that the grandparents were abusive to them as children and they don't feel safe with their children seeing the grandparents. How would you approach this with the client?
- discussion about parent rights, discussion about whether they've been a caregiver (intervenor), discussion about offering support and being available.
The CPO's enabling statute
19-3.3-101-111