Family Permanency
Local DSS Working with
families in conjunction with relatives or other support systems to partner
and provide a permanent living situation in the shortest amount of time possible
for children who cannot remain safely in their homes. Family Permanence
includes some of the following , but not limited to:
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Family Centered Process
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If out of home placement is warranted by the judicial system then the family is partnered with in the careful process of decision and planning needed for placement of the child.
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Assesing children's needs and consideration of the family needs to best serve family and child.
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Arranging monitoring placement to ensure all needs are being met, such as physical, educational, and emotional.
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Considering, Persuing, and involving a kinship/relative network to provide possible placement and also to ensure continued family connection.
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Working together with kinship/relative placement or alternate placement to ensure the fastest transition to permanance for the child/children.
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Following state mandated time frames to ensure this permance takes place in the shortest amount of time with the less of amount of stress for the children and family.
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Working along side parents, as well as, relatives to concurrent plan for the best interest of the children during the life of a case.
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Supporting, provide and, enabling parents and children to become the the best they possibly can be through the providing of services and facilitating services throughout the life of the case.