Statewide Quality Assurance Report

Florida Department of Children and FamiliesCase Management Services - 2009-2010 Quality Assurance ReportStdNmbr Standard 08-09 Annual 09-10 Annual323334353637383940414243Concerted efforts were made to maintain the child’s important connections.(applicable to out-of-home care cases)An inquiry was made to determine if the child was of Native American or AlaskanNative heritage. (applicable to out-of-home care and court ordered supervisioncases)If the child is of Native American or Alaskan Native heritage, the tribe wasprovided timely notification of its right to intervene in any state court proceedingsseeking court ordered supervision, an involuntary out-of-home care placement ortermination. (applicable to out-of-home care and court ordered supervision cases -Life of Case).Concerted efforts were made to place the child in out-of-home care in accordancewith the Indian Child Welfare Act placement preferences if the child was of NativeAmerican or Alaskan Native heritage. (applicable to out-of-home care cases)The mother was encouraged and supported to participate in making decisionsabout her child’s needs and activities.The father was encouraged and supported to participate in making decisionsabout his child’s needs and activities.For cases in which an out-of-state placement was, or is being, explored for thefocus child, a complete Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC)packet requesting a non-priority home study was submitted within the requiredtimeframe. (applicable to out-of-home care cases)The information provided in the ICPC packet regarding the focus child wassufficient to enable the receiving state to make an appropriate decisionconcerning approval of the proposed placement for the focus child. (applicable toout-of-home care cases)If the child was in out-of-home care for at least 15 of the most recent 22 months ormet other ASFA criteria for TPR, a TPR petition was filed or joined. (applicable toout-of-home care cases - Life of Case)If a Termination of Parental Rights petition was not filed, there were compellingreasons and an exception for not filing the petition was documented.Appropriate steps were taken to identify and recruit an adoptive family thatmatched the child’s needs. (applicable to out-of-home care cases)Appropriate steps were taken to process and approve an adoptive family thatmatched the child’s needs. (applicable to out-of-home care cases)85% 86%21% 46%14% 31%24% 44%49% 53%37% 40%63% 63%83% 93%64% 59%60% 58%87% 87%84% 89%44If the case involves a youth who has reached 13 but not yet 15 years of age andhe/she is living in a licensed, out-of-home care placement, a pre-independentliving assessment was completed that identified service needs and services wereprovided. (applicable to licensed out-of-home care cases)73% 78%45If the child is 13 years of age or older and in licensed foster care, the casemanagement agency provided guidance and assistance in developing aneducational and career path that is based on the child's individual abilities andinterests. (applicable to licensed out-of-home care cases)84% 78%46The teen-aged focus child is afforded opportunities to participate in normal lifeskills activities in the foster home and community that are reasonable andappropriate for his/her respective age or special needs. (applicable to licensedout-of-home care cases)No data 76%Statewide Quality of Practice Findings by Fiscal Year continuedOffice of Family Safety | Page 69