Criteria for Referrals Clause Samples
Criteria for Referrals. DCYF will authorize the referral of cases to Harborview when DCYF Social Service Specialists, shared planning staffings, or Fostering Well-Being documentation determines that an eligible individual is a dependent in out-of-home care, and the DCYF FCAP Lead has approved the referral. Criteria for Referrals: Two (2) or more of the following factors must be present in the case; however, priority shall be given to those cases where three (3) or more factors are present:
(a) Multiple out-of-home placements;
(b) Chronic behavioral, emotional, physical, or educational problems;
(c) More than two (2) years spent in out-of-home care;
(d) Assessments and evaluations have been completed, but recommendations differ as to the service plan delivery and best treatment and placement options are unknown;
(e) Child or youth is prescribed five (5) or more psychotropic medications or any antipsychotic medications;
(f) Repetitive criminal acts or offenses by the child (including inability to comply with court order, treatment, or with conditions of probation or parole);
(g) The child has been or is returning to care subsequent to a disrupted or dissolved adoption
(h) Reunification is a primary permanency plan but cannot proceed due to:
(i) One (1) or both parents have made minimal or no progress or;
(j) Parents have borderline capabilities with regard to caring for an exceptional needs child. An assessment will assist with determining whether the abilities match the needs or;
(k) A successful reunification is highly unlikely, due to intractable problems with the parents, but grounds for termination are not present; or
(l) Parents are partially or wholly compliant with services, but concerns remain about their capability.
(m) The family has been the subject of one (1) or more prior dependencies.
Criteria for Referrals. DCYF will authorize the referral of cases to Harborview when DCYF Social Service Specialists, shared planning staffings, or Fostering Well-Being documentation determines that an eligible individual is a dependent in out-of-home care, and the DCYF FCAP Lead has approved the referral. One (1) or more of the following factors must be present in the case:
(a) Placement instability due to emotional/behavioral problems of the child;
(b) More than eighteen (18) months spent in out-of-home care;
(c) Disagreement about appropriate treatment for emotional, behavioral, or educational problems;
(d) Uncertainty about the suitability of a caregiver as a permanency resource, or disagreement about which of two or more placement options should be chosen;
(e) Reunification is a primary permanent plan but the progress of one (1) or both parents is questioned; and
(f) The child or siblings have been the subject of one or more prior dependencies.