Intake
In North Carolina, anyone who has a reasonable suspicion of child abuse, neglect, or dependency.
Who is a mandated reporter?
Policy states that dictation must be up to date within this amount of time.
What is within 7 days?
This person has the responsibility of supporting the social worker, ensuring the social worker adhere to policy and ensure that Emily has timely permanence established.
These community partners were used during the life of the case with the Frank Family
Law enforcement, Children's Advocacy Center, the school, mental health and medical providers
James did not receive a CME and was not seen for five weeks.
What is non compliance?
When reporting child abuse, neglect, or dependency, this form is used.
What is the CPS Structured Intake Form 1402?
The purpose of this document is to determine that the child(ren) can safely live in another household, one that the parent(s) have identified and agree with, without the parents being in the home.
What is the Initial Provider Assessment, CPS form 5203?
This form is required to be completed by the social worker within 30 days of placement
What is the relative notification letter 5317
When conducting a CME, policy states that these are the individuals who must be interviewed.
What is all children residing in the household?
While reviewing the case file, it was found that the social worker did not complete any relative search.
What is non compliance, as per policy it is required within 30 days.
This must occur before a CPS report is screened in or out for every intake report taken.
What is two-level decision making between the CPS Intake worker and a supervisor.
The Supervisor met with the social worker to discuss not seeing the James for 5 weeks and not having dictation in the file. The supervisor used this method that included open-ended questions. reflective listening and affirmation of strengths to explore and resolve the social workers ambivalence to change
What is motivational interviewing?
This form is specifically designed to be completed with youth ages 14-17
What is the 5096 (Transitional living plan)
This agency offers a non-biased approach to conducting forensic interviews and child medical exams.
What is the children's advocacy center?
The worker had to be out of work due to a medical emergency, during which time the supervisor took over the case.
What is compliance?
A report was accepted for an investigative assessment for sexual abuse. The initiation was completed within 8 hours due to the perpetrator still being in the household and having access to Emily. This is indicative of this kind of response time.
What is an Immediate response time?
The smith family asked for Emily to be removed immediately from their home due to Emily's high needs of medical and mental health appointments.
What is a disruption
This serves as the framework for Lisa and Steve to work with the agency to develop a plan to work towards Emily returning safely to the home with a reunification
What is the family services agreement?
This person has the role of participating in MDT (multi disciplinary team meetings), a supportive role in CFT's, and harboring relationships with community partners.
What is a supervisor?
The social worker created a service plan for the family.
What is non-compliance, as this is supposed to be completed with the family.
The entity that must be notified immediately, verbally, and via written notification within 48 hours.
What is the District Attorney and Law Enforcement?
During an investigative assessment, this is the sequence that interviewing must occur during initiation.
What is all children living in the home, the non-perpetrating parent, the perpetrator, and then collaterals?
Lisa and Steve's lack of ability to comply with the services outlined in their family services agreement lead the court take this action
What is a TPR (termination of parental rights)
These additional services could have been put in place to keep Emily in her original placement.
What is Medicaid transportation, natural supports, a bus voucher for Emily, virtual mental health sessions, etc.?
Background checks ran on Emily's grandfather were completed within three weeks.
What is non-compliance?