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Florida Department of Children and FamiliesCase Management Services - 2009-2010 Quality Assurance Reporttermination of parental rights has been or will be filed), permanent guardianship of a dependentchild, permanent placement with a fit and willing relative, and placement in another plannedpermanent living arrangement (APPLA). The case plan goal for court ordered in-home or noncourtordered in-home cases is Maintain and Strengthen.Case plan tasks must be designed to improve the conditions in the home, aid in maintainingthe child in the home, facilitate the child’s safe return to the home, ensure proper care of thechild, or facilitate the child’s permanent placement. The case plan must clearly match thechild’s, parents’, and/or caregivers’ needs with services, contain realistic timeframes, anddocument appropriate strategies and adequate support to successfully complete assigned tasks.The services offered must be the least intrusive possible; focus on clearly defined objectives;and provide the most efficient path to successfully achieve the Maintain and Strengthen caseplan goal, timely reunification or permanent placement given the circumstances of the case, andthe child’s need for safe and proper care. The tasks, services, and supports must be tailored toeach individual family member to provide the necessary treatment and supports, formal andinformal, needed to achieve case goals and mitigate factors affecting child safety, emerging riskand overall child and family well-being. The tasks should be realistic, achievable, and timelimited, and the services should be available. Quality of practice case reviews indicate goodpractice related to case plan goals. Continued improvement is needed in keeping case planscurrent and assigning appropriate tasks to participants.Quality of Practice for Case Plan Goals and TasksStd# Standard # Cases Yes No# of ApplicableCasesPracticeRating21 The case record contained a current (not expired) case plan. 1575 1152 401 1553 74%22The current case plan goal was appropriate based on the child's, and family'scircumstances.1575 1113 69 1182 94%24The case plan is designed to achieve permanency (out-of-home care cases) andsafety and stability (in-home cases) through appropriate tasks for the caseparticipants.1575 930 140 1070 87%Table III d-1Office of Family Safety | Page 21
Florida Department of Children and FamiliesCase Management Services - 2009-2010 Quality Assurance ReportCase Plan Goals and TasksFY 2008/2009 Compared to FY 2009/2010100%80%74%93%94%87%87%74%60%40%FY 08-09FY 09-1020%0%21 The case record contained acurrent case plan.22 The current case plan goalwas based on the child's, andfamily's circumstances.24 The case plan is designed toachieve permanency and safetyand stability throughappropriate tasks for the caseparticipants.Source: FY 2009-10 QA Web ToolGraph III d-1Case plan progress is also measured by the timeliness of the Termination of Parental Rights(TPR) petitions and judicial reviews. If the child was in out-of-home care for at least 12 of themost recent 22 months or met other Adoption and Safe Families Act criteria for terminatingparental rights, a TPR petition must be filed or joined. The state is required to file or join a TPRpetition unless there are compelling reasons for not filing. Case workers must take appropriatesteps to identify and recruit an adoptive family that matches the child’s needs. If TPR hasoccurred, appropriate steps must be taken to identify and recruit an adoptive family. If TPR hasnot occurred, recruitment efforts must be initiated. It is critical that judicial reviews are held in atimely manner and include a Judicial Review Social Study Report (JRSSR) that provides athorough investigation and social study concerning all pertinent details relating to the child. Thejudicial review QA standard #69 was added in FY 2009/2010, so this information provides abaseline of current performance. Children’s Legal Services is currently closely monitoringprogress on timeliness of TPRs.Office of Family Safety | Page 22
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