PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT for

PlanningAssessmentInterpersonalDocumentationChild Protection Specialized Services, “Independent Living”Performance AssessmentSafetyPermanencyWell-BeingIndependent Living Candidate Name:_______________________________________Evaluator Name:________________________________ Date:______________Case Identifier (Name or Number):________________________ Attempt # (Circle one): 1 2Please note: The case selected for evaluation must be an open or recently closed case for which thecandidate has/had primary responsibility for the provision of IL services. If open, the case must have beenopen for a sufficient length of time to enable the candidate to have developed each of the documents beingassessed; if closed, the case can have been closed for no longer than 90 days prior to the start of thePerformance Assessment process.The case must be an out-of-home case, where the youth resides with a foster parent or in another licensedplacement such as a group home, temporary shelter or DJJ facility.All case activity and documentation being evaluated must have been completed solely by the candidate.Evaluator Rating for Competency A: ASSESSMENTEvaluate the candidate’s work as provided in the Life Skills Assessment; FSFN chronological notes; staffingnotes; Judicial Review Social Study Addendum (and any other) court reports; correspondence; and anyother supporting documentation. The candidate’s assessment should reflect consideration of all factors in hisor her analysis of the youth and any out-of-home caregivers, in order to accurately determine the extent towhich these factors impact the youth’s safety, permanence and well-being.Each standard in the Assessment competency must be evaluated as follows:1 = Needs improvement to meet basic performance standards (Fail)3 = Meets basic performance standards (Pass)5 = Exceeds basic performance standards (Pass)Each of the applicable standards in this Assessment competency must receive a rating of “3” or “5”in order for the candidate to have passed this competency. A score of “1” on any of the following 11standards indicates an insufficiency in demonstrated skills, and the entire Assessment competencymust be retaken and successfully completed (on a different case) in order to be eligible forcertification.Assessment Competency: This section assesses if all initial and ongoing assessment processes werecompleted with sufficient thoroughness to help ensure youth safety, to identify possible risks, and to identifystrengths and needs of the youth. The assessment should be appropriate given all of the informationgathered about the youth, and the process should reflect information gathered through various means tosupport the need for any actions taken. Thorough assessment should appropriately address present safetyconsiderations, youth vulnerability factors, and any caregiver protective capacity implications. The reviewershould determine if the assessment, youth visits, Judicial Review Social Study Report Addendum, and anyother assessment tools were completed according to statute, code and policy and with sufficientthoroughness to help guide appropriate and effective decision-making in keeping the youth safe and inmeeting the needs of the youth.For the purposes of this competency, "consistently" is defined as "a majority of the time" during the life ofthe case. Evaluators should consider factors presented in determining to what degree each standard was“consistently” met by the candidate, and rate each standard accordingly.10