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Jeopardy: Two places where you can find procedures to guide you for children involved with DCF.
What are the KID and CT Birth to Three Websites?
What is the difference between OTC vs Committed?
OTC means the parent remains the guardian. Parent rights remain intact for the biological family when the child is under an OTC. Committed means the parent is removed as guardian, and DCF is appointed as the guardian.
When do you need a release to talk to DCF?
When a child is NOT in foster care.
I received a phone call from a lawyer. What should I do?
Contact your Team Manager before returning the call. If your manager is unavailable, follow the supervisory chain prior to returning any calls.
What is the definition of nexus?
Town responsible for the child’s education (as based on biological family’s residence).
How would you find out if a child is OTC or Committed?
By asking their DCF caseworker.
How soon must you call DCF's Careline after suspecting abuse and/or neglect?
Within 12 hours of initial suspicion.
Jeopardy: The acronym for the Department of Children and Families.
What is DCF?
What does it mean when DCF says a foster child has no nexus?
The town responsible for the child’s education would be the one the child's foster family resides in.
For a child in foster care, who should be present at the transition meeting?
The foster parent, or an assigned surrogate parent if applicable, must be present.
What is a DCF 136 Form and where do you find it?
It is a "Report of Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect" that must be sent to DCF within 36 hours of making an initial oral report to the DCF Careline. Instructions for how to complete the form are on the KID.
Where can you find the procedures that provide guidance for working with children involved with DCF?
On the KID and Connecticut Birth to Three Website.
Who can sign an IFSP for a child in foster care?
Someone who meets the IDEA definition of a parent.
What should you do with a DCF 136 Form once completed?
Email it to Kidsteps' Business Office Manager to be faxed to DCF.
Who meets the IDEA definition of a parent?
• a natural, adoptive, or foster parent of a child (unless a foster parent is prohibited by State law from serving as a parent);
• a guardian (but not the State if the child is a ward of the State);
• an individual acting in the place of a natural or adoptive parent (including a grandparent, stepparent, or other relative) with whom the child lives, or an individual who is legally responsible for the child's welfare; or
• an individual assigned under either of those sections to be a surrogate parent.
What should you do in CR when a child is removed from their biological family and placed in a foster home?
Complete the DCF Data Changes section of a Data and Transfer Request Sheet.
What does OTC mean?
Order of Temporary Custody.
When is Prior Written Notice required to be sent to biological parents for a child in foster care?
When a child is under Order of Temporary Custody.
A DCF worker for a child in foster care is requesting written records. How do you move forward?
Complete the “Request to Share Documentation with DCF” form in CR. The service coordinator must indicate on the form whether the foster family has requested redaction.
What town is form 3-8 supposed to be sent to for a child in foster care?
The child's nexus.