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Child Welfare Pre-Service TrainingMeeting Shelter Requirements - QPS #2.6You must meet and document shelter requirements and be aware of the local protocol regardingyour responsibility in completing the shelter packet.If placement is made in a licensed emergency shelter, the child must have:• a health screening• weekly contactsMinding Legal Matters - QPS #1.12CLS StaffingYou must discuss with Children’s Legal Services the facts supporting the removal decision as ashelter hearing must be held within 24 hours of removal.Shelter status applies to placements that require court action such as an emergency shelter home/facility or non-voluntary placements with relatives or non-relatives.Shelter HearingAt the shelter hearing, you must provide the court with the following:• copies of available law enforcement, medical, or other professional reports• copies of abuse hotline intakes without reporter information• verbal information regarding previous case plans, adjudication of the parents or caregivers ofdelinquency,• past or current injunction for protection from domestic violence• all of the child’s places of residence during the prior 12 months• and a visitation plan, recommending scheduled contacts between the child and parents, ifappropriate.NotificationIn addition you must provide timely notification to the parent or legal custodian of the date, time, andlocation of the shelter hearing. All efforts to locate and notify must be documented in your notes.Dependency PetitionUpon the child being successfully sheltered, you and the CLS attorney must meet to discuss theinformation necessary to complete the dependency petition.A dependency petition must be filed within 21 days after the shelter hearing or within 7 days afterany party files a demand for the early filing of a dependency petition, whichever comes first.Protective Investigations Overview_010110 38
Child Welfare Pre-Service TrainingMaking Efforts to Reunify the FamilyContinuous reunification efforts must be made while the child is in emergency placement unlessordered otherwise by the court or documentation supports that return is not in the child’s bestinterest.Efforts to reunify may include:• facilitation of parent/child visits,• substitute care funds,• and provision of In-Home or Out-of-Home services.If the child is returned to the parents at the shelter hearing or at any time during the investigation,you may be responsible for completing the reunification staffing.These staffings involve supervisory staff and above (depending on the age of the child) in assuringthat when the child is returned, there are services in place to control the risk to the child.Pre-disposition Study (PDS)The predisposition study presents a comprehensive social assessment of the child and family. Thereport is factual, non-prejudicial, and based on observations with concrete descriptions.Essential elements of the study must address issues that resulted in your involvement and actionstaken to reduce the risk to the child and resolve those issues.Goals and tasks are documented along with the supports or services offered to achieve them.New issues or changes in circumstances as well as recommendations to improve family functioningare also included.Who is Responsible?You must submit the pre-disposition study to Children’s Legal Services (CLS) staff no less than 7working days before the disposition hearing.You need to be aware of who has the responsibility for the predisposition study in your specificcircuit.• Some circuits may have the PI responsible for completing all or part of the PDS.• Other circuits may have the case managers completing all or part of the PDS.The courts may grant an exception to the requirement for a predisposition study by separate order orwithin the judge’s order of disposition upon finding that all the family and child informationrequired is available in other documents filed with the court.Protective Investigations Overview_010110 39
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