FAST
What does FAST stand for?
What is Family Advocacy and Support Tool
Three important qualities of Family Permanency Plan.
What are Family-Centered, Individualized, and Strengths-Based?
Where identified service recommendations for safety items are documented.
What is the Family Permanency Plan?
Case manager completes the safety items of the FAST during this time to identify safety concerns.
What is within 24 hours of initial contact?
We treat all individuals with dignity, educate them of their rights and responsibilities, and honor their values and culture.
What is Respect?
How many items are completed by the case manager on the initial FAST assessment?
What are 16 safety items and 3 risk items for a total of 19 items.
This service is used to gather information needed to develop the Family Permanency Plan.
What is the Child and Family Team Meeting?
Completed by case manager after completing FAST/CANS, consulting with the supervisor, and consulting with the family.
What is the Initial Referral?
During this time frame, the case manager completes the remaining FAST items and meets with the family to collaborate in discussion of identified service needs and service referrals to address them.
What is within 30 calendar days of initial contact?
We believe all families have strengths and the capacity to make informed decisions and drive change.
What is Family-Centered?
These three categories comprise the safety assessment portion of the FAST.
What are Family Functioning, Caregiver Assessment, and Child Assessment?
Which group is included in preparing and planning for transition into adulthood as part of the Family Permanency Plan?
What is foster youth age 14 and older?
Can occur at any time the case manager deems necessary or there is a risk of safety to the child.
What is an Emergency Service Referral?
Time frame the supervisor reviews ratings and justifications for the FAST safety items and three risk items.
What is within 24 hours of completion by the case manager?
Our service delivery system and practice is based on our desire to achieve high performance, meet outcomes, and ensure accountability.
What is Excellence?
A category of the FAST Risk Assessment containing such items as Natural Supports and Relations Among Siblings.
What is Family Strengths?
Used by case manager to monitor progress towards achievement of the Family Permanency Plan by the child and family every month.
What are informal and formal assessments?
A paid or unpaid service that addresses needs identified in the FAST/CANS and CFTM.
What is a Recommended Service?
The Family Preservation case manager reassesses the family and updates the FAST __________ or when there is a change in safety or risk.
What is every 90 days?
We celebrate all accomplishments and continually build upon protective capacities.
What is Individualized and Strengths-Based?
The case manager initiates referrals for appropriate services that have been identified for any family members' needs.
What is Moderate Service Intensity?
Reviews the Family Permanency Plan monthly to assess that the plan is family driven, strengths-based, individualized, solution-focused, trauma-responsive, culturally-responsive, and time-specific.
What is the Supervisor?
This ensures that FAST assessments and CANS assessments align with each other.
What is continuous teaming between program areas?
The supervisor reviews and approves the updated FAST ___________ of completion by the case manager.
What is within 72 hours?
Encouraging and actively assisting families and children by creating tailored plans and service arrays, providing referrals to community resources, identifying and tapping formal and informal supports, and building safety networks.
What is Intervening?