About family permanency plans

Permanency planning is the process that guides the efforts to ensure that all children in custody attain a permanent living situation as quickly as possible. The family permanency plan A permanency plan is the actions (or tasks) to be carried out to enable a child who is currently in DCS custody to move into a permanent living arrangement that is free from harm. in TFACTS is the tool used for addressing the overall strengths and needs Needs (formerly referred to as Concerns) are behaviors and risks displayed by the child or family. This should include the reasons for DCS involvement with the family/child. (formerly concerns) of the family or case participants. Family permanency plans are required by federal and state law for all children in state custody, and are required by policy for all families receiving services from DCS. This means that families and children receiving services from CPS, Juvenile Justice probation/aftercare as well as children placed in custody will have a family permanency plan A permanency plan is the actions (or tasks) to be carried out to enable a child who is currently in DCS custody to move into a permanent living arrangement that is free from harm..

The family permanency plan A permanency plan is the actions (or tasks) to be carried out to enable a child who is currently in DCS custody to move into a permanent living arrangement that is free from harm. is typically recorded after the assessment has been completed. Policy requires family permanency plans to be created by certain time frames. Please refer to policy 31.5 Family Permanency Plans. See Record a FFA assessment, CANS CANS stands for Child and Adolescent Need and Strengths. CANS is a tool that identifies and ranks strengths and needs of children., SDM, ACSLA for information about the family assessment process.

If a child is in the full guardianship of the Department, an adoption case is created which will allow for a child-only family permanency plan A permanency plan is the actions (or tasks) to be carried out to enable a child who is currently in DCS custody to move into a permanent living arrangement that is free from harm.. You can create one family permanency plan A permanency plan is the actions (or tasks) to be carried out to enable a child who is currently in DCS custody to move into a permanent living arrangement that is free from harm. for a sibling group if the sibling group is included in the adoption case.

Overview of family permanency plan A permanency plan is the actions (or tasks) to be carried out to enable a child who is currently in DCS custody to move into a permanent living arrangement that is free from harm. development

When you develop a family permanency plan A permanency plan is the actions (or tasks) to be carried out to enable a child who is currently in DCS custody to move into a permanent living arrangement that is free from harm. in TFACTS, you typically perform these major steps:

1. Record a child and family team meeting (CFTM CFTM stands for Child and Family Team Meeting. This team is built by DCS to make plans, decisions and recommendations toward achievement of permanency for the children involved.), having first created a child and family team for the case. All family permanency plans are developed within the context of a Child and Family Team Meeting (or FSTM).

• Create a child and family team for the case.

• Record child and family team meeting participants and outcomes.
   

2. Record the permanency goals. Each child that is receiving direct services from DCS must have at least one permanency goal. See Record a permanency goal.

3. Record strengths and concerns for the family case. All family permanency plans must have at least one strength Skills, abilities, talents, resiliencies, and resources that have enabled a family to be successful or to overcome adversity in the past. record linked to the plan and one concern record for each of the three missions (safety, permanency, and well being). See Record strengths for a case and Record concerns for a case.  

4. Link the CFTM CFTM stands for Child and Family Team Meeting. This team is built by DCS to make plans, decisions and recommendations toward achievement of permanency for the children involved. to the applicable strength Skills, abilities, talents, resiliencies, and resources that have enabled a family to be successful or to overcome adversity in the past. and/or concern record. This can be completed at the time you record the strengths and concern records for the case. See Record strengths for a case and Record concerns for a case.

5. Record the details of the permanency plan A permanency plan is the actions (or tasks) to be carried out to enable a child who is currently in DCS custody to move into a permanent living arrangement that is free from harm.. This step includes several tasks, as shown in the Record a permanency plan overview process.

Additional information

As a worker on the case, you work with the family to identify the strengths (non-risk contributors) and concerns (risk contributors). Then you identify the appropriate outcomes, action steps and services that benefit the family or individual child. The family permanency plan A permanency plan is the actions (or tasks) to be carried out to enable a child who is currently in DCS custody to move into a permanent living arrangement that is free from harm. reflects your planning efforts, as well as the following:

• Visitation plan for goal participants - The visitation plan is a separate record from the family permanency plan A permanency plan is the actions (or tasks) to be carried out to enable a child who is currently in DCS custody to move into a permanent living arrangement that is free from harm. for the child. When a family permanency plan A permanency plan is the actions (or tasks) to be carried out to enable a child who is currently in DCS custody to move into a permanent living arrangement that is free from harm. exists, visitation plans can be linked to the family permanency plan A permanency plan is the actions (or tasks) to be carried out to enable a child who is currently in DCS custody to move into a permanent living arrangement that is free from harm.. If a child is in an out-of-home placement setting, a visitation plan is required to be linked with the family permanency plan A permanency plan is the actions (or tasks) to be carried out to enable a child who is currently in DCS custody to move into a permanent living arrangement that is free from harm.. See Record a visitation plan and Link visitation plans to a permanency plan.

• Court ratification when necessary - When the family permanency plan A permanency plan is the actions (or tasks) to be carried out to enable a child who is currently in DCS custody to move into a permanent living arrangement that is free from harm. has been approved by the team leader, the system restricts further updates to the plan. After being approved, the plan can be ratified by the court and you can enter ratification details for the plan. See Enter court ratification details for a permanency plan.

Only family permanency plans with a status of "In Progress" can be edited or deleted by the FSW Family Services Worker or Team Leader. See Delete a permanency plan from a case. When the Team Leader receives a record that has been routed for review and approval, the Team Leader can edit the record prior to giving approval, but not delete the record.

If necessary, strengths and concerns can be deleted or unlinked from the family permanency plan A permanency plan is the actions (or tasks) to be carried out to enable a child who is currently in DCS custody to move into a permanent living arrangement that is free from harm. before the plan is approved.

The most recent permanency plan A permanency plan is the actions (or tasks) to be carried out to enable a child who is currently in DCS custody to move into a permanent living arrangement that is free from harm. in "Approved" status can be used as a starting point for a revised family permanency plan A permanency plan is the actions (or tasks) to be carried out to enable a child who is currently in DCS custody to move into a permanent living arrangement that is free from harm.. See Copy an approved permanency plan for a new plan.