FFA Responsibilities a. FFA social worker will have two monthly contacts with each xxxxxx child placed with FFA.
i. The two monthly contacts will occur in the xxxxxx home
ii. Documentation of the contacts and narratives shall be kept in the agency file.
iii. FFA will provide documentation of monthly contact to the COUNTY on a COUNTY approved form. A process for submitting documentation of monthly contacts to COUNTY will be implemented by July 1, 2011.
FFA Responsibilities a. FFA will ensure that xxxxxx parents are committed to the care of children placed in their home, up to and including being willing to serve as a permanent connection for the child.
b. FFA and the xxxxxx parents will work with the birth parent(s) toward reunification by:
i. Sharing information about the child’s educational and developmental milestones;
ii. Serving as mentor to the birth parents;
iii. Advising of and inviting birth parents to school events and/or medical appointments.
c. Provide supervised visits between birth families, xxxxxx children and siblings, as appropriate.
i. When supervised visits are provided by the FFA: • FFA xxxxxx parents will supervise sibling visits and ensure that sibling visits are welcome. • FFA will work with xxxxxx parents to ensure the child’s scheduled visits are timely and adhered to consistently. • FFA xxxxxx parents will look for all opportunities to support, strengthen, and preserve the relationship between the xxxxxx child and his/her biological family members (parents and siblings). • FFA xxxxxx parents will support and facilitate visitation between the xxxxxx child(xxx) in their home and child’s siblings not placed in the same home.
d. Place sibling groups together within the same xxxxxx home if at all possible. If this is not feasible, then FFA will ensure xxxxxx parents encourage and provide sibling contact and visitation.
e. Update the permanency plan as needed in quarterly reports drawing on feedback and input from COUNTY social worker.
f. If a relative or mentor is identified who is willing to provide permanency for the child, and the child needs to be transitioned out of the care of the xxxxxx family, the FFA shall work with COUNTY to develop a transition plan in line with the child’s best interests. On a case by case basis, and with the child’s best interests in mind, FFA will encourage the xxxxxx family to maintain contact with the child after the child is moved to a permanent placement.
g. Work with COUNTY in “family finding” activities for youth, to explore all potential but untapped permanent connections for the child.
h. For all children placed with FFA who do not already have an alternate permanent plan, the FFA and COUNTY social workers will jointly discuss with xxxxxx parents their willingness and ability to be the child’s adoptive or guardianship family. The FFA and COUNTY social workers will agree on an appropriate timeframe and manner for approaching the family about a permanent plan for the ...
FFA Responsibilities a. Work with xxxxxx parents to ensure collaboration with COUNTY and any other service provider involved with the child.
b. Work with xxxxxx parents to ensure that the xxxxxx child receives positive feedback.
c. Recommend that xxxxxx children receive a weekly allowance. The allowance should be given in the same manner that the xxxxxx parents’ birth children receive it.
i. Recommended amounts for allowances: Kindergarten through 3rd grade $2/week 4th grade through 7th grade $5/week 8th grade through 12th grade $10/week ii. Xxxxxx parents may also provide financial rewards for such things as extra household chores, good grades, etc.
FFA Responsibilities. FFA will work with the xxxxxx parent(s) to ensure that the xxxxxx child’s medical, dental and emotional needs are met. Xxxxxx families shall schedule medical, dental and mental health appointments as necessary and ensure that scheduled appointments are kept.
FFA Responsibilities a. Notify and seek approval from COUNTY prior to allowing xxxxxx children to change schools.
b. Notify COUNTY if an Educational Rights Holder has not been identified.
c. Monitor the educational progress of the child towards the goal of obtaining a high school diploma.
d. Notify the COUNTY social worker if
i. The child has a grade point average of 2.0 or lower, and/or
ii. The child has 2 or more Fs on his/her report card, and/or
iii. The child is not making grade appropriate educational progress.
e. Attend all school meetings relating to the needs for improving the child’s academic success including behavioral modification. This includes, but is not limited to, participation with the Educational Rights Holder to discuss the development of the individual education plan, 504 plans or to discuss a plan to improve behavior that may be negatively influencing academic success. The FFA will also engage and support the child’s birth parent’s involvement and their advocacy for the child in the educational setting, if appropriate.
f. Assume financial responsibility to ensure that each child is provided school and/or team photos, graduation photos, field trips, clothing, or uniforms as needed to participate fully in school activities in the same manner as other children. FFA must provide a minimum of 1 set of photos per year (a copy of the photos must be given to COUNTY social worker) and find funding for other activities.
g. Participate in the child’s school activities, such as Back-to-School nights, open house and holiday programs
x. Xxxxxx parents shall keep all special items for the child, such as report cards, pictures, letters, awards, special school assignments, etc., in the child’s life folder, or life book. Special scrapbooks or other creative ways to showcase the child’s special memories or milestones are recommended.
x. Xxxxxx parents shall attempt to acquire and maintain the following records:
i. Transcripts
ii. Attendance records
iii. California High School Exit Examination Results
iv. Individual Education Plan and Psycho-educational Report (mot recent) v. 504 Accommodation Plan (if applicable) vi. Calculation of Full and Partial Credits Earned
FFA Responsibilities a. Ensure that xxxxxx families provide for those youth aged 14 years and older, transportation to and from school and social activities, up to and including, public bus passes.
b. Prepare youth ages 16 and older for emancipation by strengthening their independent living skills prior to exiting the xxxxxx care system as follows:
i. Complete intake assessments within 30 days of placement for children aged 16-18 that include the age appropriate Xxxxxx Xxxxx Life Skills Assessment, available at xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/.
ii. Self-Care – Prepare youth for maintaining proper hygiene, understanding how to access health, dental, and mental care when needed.
FFA Responsibilities i. Ensure that the maximum number of children in a xxxxxx home, including biological and adoptive children, does not exceed six in compliance with California Regulation Section 89328
ii. Update and keep current the information about xxxxxx homes in the School Connect Database.
iii. Provide the COUNTY CPSU with an email address to receive Placement Requests.
iv. Call the CPSU if a placement option is identified subsequent to a Placement Request.
v. Place children into any specific xxxxxx homes only upon approval by COUNTY.
FFA Responsibilities. Except in the case of emergency, the FFA will not move any xxxxxx child without prior authorization from the COUNTY social worker and participation in staffing or TDM.
i. In the case of an emergency, defined as a matter of immediate and urgent necessity related to the safety of the child or a crisis in the FFA home, the FFA may move a child to another certified home and notify the COUNTY social worker as soon as possible and no later than the next working day when a child is moved. • Notify the child’s social worker of the move by phone during normal working hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.). • Notify the COUNTY Hotline (916-875-5497) in the event of an after-hours emergency AND leave a phone message for the COUNTY social worker. • Attend and participate in a team decision making staffing that includes the FFA, the FFA xxxxxx parent, COUNTY Social Worker, child’s therapist and others, to ensure that the child is in an appropriate placement.
ii. Refrain from using respite care as a temporary measure to hold a child while pending another placement. If respite care is necessary, FFA must discuss reasons, provide anticipated length of stay and obtain prior approval from COUNTY social worker.
FFA Responsibilities i. Provide immediate notice to the COUNTY social worker regarding the termination of placement.
ii. Complete an assessment
FFA Responsibilities i. Provide services as described in the FFA’s Program Statement and in compliance with Title 22 in the California Code of Regulations.
ii. Provide quarterly reports to the COUNTY social worker detailing the child’s progress in his/her treatment plan and overall growth and development each quarter. • Reports shall utilize a standardized assessment tool, or, at a minimum, address the child’s functioning according to the following domains: school, home, community, behavior towards others, mood/emotions, self-harmful behavior, substance use, cognitive functioning, etc. • Provide information regarding changes in the case plan and treatment needs and work with COUNTY to modify the treatment and case plans.
iii. Work with COUNTY and the xxxxxx parents to implement COUNTY’s modified case plans and agree to discuss additional modifications on request of COUNTY social worker.
