Record CFTM participants and outcomes NEW

After 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.) has been held, the actual participants and results of the meeting can be recorded in TFACTS.  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. will be associated with a person instead of with a case. However, a person can be located through the case they are in.

Follow these steps to record meeting participants and outcomes.

1. On your Home Workload screen, expand an Ongoing Case and click the Person icon.  The Person Home Page appears, with a Quick Actions Quick Actions refers to the ability to quickly document an activity from the Person Home Page. Quick Actions can be selected from a drop-down list on the Person Home Page. In Phase 1, activities that can be 'quickly' documented without requiring navigation into case modules are: CFTM (Schedule, Reschedule, Cancel, Hold), Add/Delete Collateral Contacts, Add/Delete Consultations, Add/Delete External Assessments, and Add/Delete IPA. drop-down.

2. Select 'Hold 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.' from the Quick Actions Quick Actions refers to the ability to quickly document an activity from the Person Home Page. Quick Actions can be selected from a drop-down list on the Person Home Page. In Phase 1, activities that can be 'quickly' documented without requiring navigation into case modules are: CFTM (Schedule, Reschedule, Cancel, Hold), Add/Delete Collateral Contacts, Add/Delete Consultations, Add/Delete External Assessments, and Add/Delete IPA. drop-down list.  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. page appears.

3. (Click here for what to do if "Hold 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." is not listed in the Quick Actions Quick Actions refers to the ability to quickly document an activity from the Person Home Page. Quick Actions can be selected from a drop-down list on the Person Home Page. In Phase 1, activities that can be 'quickly' documented without requiring navigation into case modules are: CFTM (Schedule, Reschedule, Cancel, Hold), Add/Delete Collateral Contacts, Add/Delete Consultations, Add/Delete External Assessments, and Add/Delete IPA. drop-down list.)

At the top of 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. page is a place to document the meeting particulars.  Below that is a grid for entering the actual Participants.  Below the participants grid is the Permanency Goal grid.  Keep scrolling and you will see where 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. can be entered.  Below that is a place to document the Family Story The Family Story can only be entered/updated within a CFTM. You will be able to use the Electronic Case File to view all Family Story entries for a particular person..   Scroll to the bottom of 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. and notice that the status has defaulted to "In Progress."  Below the Status is an Approval button, plus the usual Apply, Save and Cancel buttons.  Enter as much as you are prepared to enter. This 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. document can be updated up until the time when it is approved by a supervisor.

To start with,

1. Enter the meeting date, time, and location.

2. Enter meeting outcomes.

3. Enter Permanency Goals.

4. Click the Apply button if you plan to stay on this page.  Click the Save button if you plan to leave this page.  You can click the Cancel button if that is what you want to do.

5. When everything has been entered, click the Approval button.

To find a 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. in progress and update it:

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See also:

Create a child and family team for a case or investigation

Schedule a child and family team meeting