Screening and Assessment for Family Engagement, Retention, and ...

Are there
demonstrable
changes?
Is the family
ready for
transition?
What happens
after discharge
or case
closure?
Did the
interventions
work?
Alcohol and Drug Service System Child Welfare Service System Dependency Court System
Treatment
Monitoring
Transition
Planning
Conducting oversight
and tracking of
participants’ progress
in treatment and
recovery
Assessment of ongoing
recovery plan,
support systems
and other needed
services
Case Plan
Monitoring
Permanency
Determination
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Regularly reviewing
of the family case
plan and reports to
the court (when
applicable) on
parents’ progress
and children’s
well-being when
applicable
Assessment of the
most appropriate
form of
permanency for the
child
Court Review
Hearings
Permanency
Hearing
ASFA requires that periodic
review occurs within six
months of foster care
entry—reviews include
receipt of written and oral
reports from all stakeholders
on the progress of parents
and well-being of children;
consideration of permanency
needs of children at each
hearing by the court, other
stakeholders (e.g., CASA,
attorneys, and community
members)
A Permanency Hearing is
required within 12 months
of entering foster care to
determine whether a child
should be returned home,
file for TPR, freed for
adoption, custody transferred
to another individual or
couple, or long-term foster
care
Alcohol and Drug Service System Child Welfare Service System Dependency Court System
Recovery
Management
Outcome
Monitoring
Ongoing selfassessment,
and
periodic professional,
assessment, as
needed
Data-driven outcome
monitoring of
changes in life
functioning and
substance userelated
consequences
Family Well
being
Outcome
Monitoring
Establish a Common Set of Baseline Information Data
Ongoing selfassessment
of
enhanced capacity
to care for children
Data-driven
outcome monitoring
of recurrence of
maltreatment and
reentry into child
welfare system
Case Closed In traditional courts,
although the court case
may be closed, parents and
children may work with
treatment providers in an
aftercare program or with
CWS for services; in a
Drug Court program, the
court may review parent’s
progress in aftercare 6
months after case is closed
(e.g., Washington, DC,
Reno, and Charlotte, NC
Model Courts’ Dependency
Drug Courts)
Outcome
Monitoring
Recidivism—reabuse of
child, refiling of petition, or
sibling entry
If the Steering Committee has been able to develop its principles and reach consensus on terms and
processes, members should create a set of baseline data agreed upon by all members. Baseline data
include the following information:
• For the child welfare service system:
� Number of child maltreatment reports and substantiated reports;
� Number of children in foster care;
� Number of families receiving preventive services;
� Length of time families are involved by child welfare; and
� Kinds of services most frequently used.