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YOUR GROUP HOME OR
FOSTER HOME'S RESPONSIBILITIES
To accept you and treat you with dignity and respect.
To provide for your daily care.
To protect the confidential information about you.
To keep in regular contact with your social worker or probation officer.
To participate in hearings about your case.
To follow your case plan.
To make sure you receive needed medical and dental care.
EXHIBIT A-II
To be reasonable when providing discipline, which may include confining you in an unlocked
area, charging fines, and restricting television, radio, or phone access.
YOUR SOCIAL WORKER OR PROBATION
OFFICER'S RESPONSIBILITIES
To extend you courtesy and respect.
To meet with you regularly, usually once a month.
To call you once a month if there will be no visit. To return calls to you.
To arrange for services to meet your needs while you are in placement.
To choose the least restrictive and most appropriate placement for you.
To formulate a permanent plan for you.
To arrange visits with parents and siblings, unless the court has restricted or denied visits.
To inform the court of your situation and make recommendations to the court.
To provide services for independent living after you turn 16, if not sooner.
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