Child Welfare Services Sample Clauses

Child Welfare Services. The County and the Union agree that these standards and the Child Welfare Service configuration will be subject to changes pending the DFCS Practice Changes, and the changes will be subject to meet and confer prior to the implementation of any changes. a. Continuing Department will work to ensure the following caseload standards if the vacancy rate is above 10%: Mixed caseload of Family Maintenance, Family Reunification and Permanency Planning XX XX 14-16 children SW III 16-18 children b. Voluntary/Informal Supervision – A service caseload of 20 children for Voluntary/Informal Supervision will be the standard. c. Adoption Finalization – 35 children d. Post Adoptive Services – 4 FTEs shall be dedicated to provide post adoptive services. e. Home Studies – 32 families f. Non Minor Dependency Unit-No more than 20 young adults g. KinGap Distribution of Cases • Supervisors and Coordinators will be trained on KinGap Cases and Non- Relative Guardianship Cases, and Supervisors will be responsible for case distribution. • KinGap cases require a home visit or phone call with the family and completion of paperwork for eligibility and SCI one every two years. In addition, social workers will remain as the family’s point of contact for all referrals to community resources they may need. • Staff currently carrying KinGap cases will be given a caseload credit of 0.25 for these cases. If there is a sibling set in two different homes, these cases shall have a caseload credit of 0.50. • Cases will be evenly distributed throughout KinGap workers with an average of 130 cases per worker. These cases are closed in CWS/CMS and closed in Court. There will be a separate file for the social worker to document their contact with the family. • There will be a spreadsheet of KinGap cases assigned in the Administration folder in the shared drive and this log will be used to track the distribution and used to make decisions about caseload assignment. • Workers who close out KinGap cases in Court will no longer continue to keep these cases and will transfer the cases to the KinGap unit h. Social Worker II-All Social Workers II’s, in areas where caseload/workload standards exist, shall have a caseload standard of no more than 80% of the standards outlined in Article 9 of this MOA and will receive additional supervision, at a minimum twice a month. Such standards shall comply with Section 9.6 (Bilingual, Trilingual, Quadrilingual Workloads/Caseloads).
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Child Welfare Services. The County and the Union agree that these standards and the Child Welfare Service configuration will be subject to changes pending the DFCS Practice Changes, and the changes will be subject to meet and confer prior to the implementation of any changes.
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Child Welfare Services. Forward official records to the new school upon request. When completed, FAX a copy of records A-G, where applicable.
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Child Welfare Services also referred to as “Protective Services”, shall mean services providedto any child, regardless of age, who is authorized child care by the Department as art of a plan for the treatment of child abuse or neglect. Child Welfare Services are administered by the Missouri Department of Social Services, Children’s Division. Child Welfare Services includes, but are not limited to, Alternative Care (Xxxxxx Care), Family Centered Services, and Intensive In-Home Services.
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Child Welfare Services. All CWS staff will receive training in the identification and assessment of youth who are, or are at risk of becoming, commercially sexually exploited. a) Receive calls regarding suspected abuse and neglect and follow internal protocols. b) Discern whether an allegations may involve commercial sexual exploitation, c) If suspected or confirmed commercially sexually exploited child: i. Determine if child is in imminent danger, requiring an immediate response, or ii. If a slower response is warranted iii. Flag the referral as CSEC and enter the SB-CSEC Special Project Code in CWS/CMS d) Determine jurisdiction (CWS, Probation, or unknown): i. Determine if there is current CWS involvement, e.g. open referral or dependency case. e) Determine if there is Probation involvement and/or open delinquency case when a CSEC youth has been identified after hours, by contacting the Juvenile Institution Officer, and/or local law enforcement. f) Based on determination of jurisdiction and whether or not Law Enforcement is involved, the referral will be processed as follows: i. If the child is unknown to both CWS and Probation, and the child is in imminent danger, initiate internal CWS protocol for Immediate Response. ii. If there is an open CWS case, follow internal protocols for referrals on open CWS cases iii. If the child is under the jurisdiction of Probation, the Hotline or other designated CWS supervisor will contact the appropriate staff from Probation and the Law Enforcement Officer (if any). The purpose of this immediate consult is to provide relevant information across the first responder agencies to ensure that the youth’s immediate safety needs are met by the most appropriate first responder agencies. iv. If the Reporting Law Enforcement officer indicates that the child will be charged and taken to Juvenile Hall, CWS may open a 10 day referral, identify it as a CSEC high risk youth and consult with Probation during the investigation for appropriate screening. a) Respond to the child’s location/designated area within 2 hours when: i. The youth is not under the jurisdiction of any agency, is determined to be at imminent risk of harm, and there are allegations of commercial sexual exploitation. ii. The youth is a dependent of the court pursuant to WIC 300, at imminent risk of harm, and there are allegations of commercial sexual exploitation iii. When a CWS immediate response is determined necessary through consultation with first responder agencies (CWS, Probation, a...
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