Main Number: 330.379.9094
Foster Parent Policies and Procedures
Combined Policies & Procedures Administrative: • Administrative Accessibility • Client/Consumer Grievances • Complaints Involving Race, Color, National Origin in the Foster Care/Adoption Process • Confidentiality of Foster Caregiver Identity • Geographic Region Served • ICWA: The Indian Child Welfare Act • Legal Representation of Children in Custody • Legal Representation of Licensed Foster Caregivers • Multi-Ethnic Placement Act (MEPA), Nondiscrimination Requirements, Individualized Child Assessment, and Home Study Procedures o SCCS Standards of Conduct-MEPA and Civil Rights Act
Licensing Rules/Home Study/Assessment: • Adoption & Foster Care Inquiries • Adoption Homestudy Amendments • Adoption Homestudy Updates • Application/Homestudy Falsification • Approval of a Foster Home for Adoptive Placement • Conflict of Interest for Foster Care, Kinship Care and Adoption • Foster Care and Adoption Home Study Initial Application • Kinship Permanency Incentive • Shared Foster Homes • Transfer of a Foster Home from SCCS • Transfer of a Foster Home to SCCS
Placement: • Placement and Termination of Children in SCCS Custody
Site and Safety: • Safety and Security: Access to Agency Buildings • Safety Audit Requirements for Foster & Adoptive Homes
Financial Reimbursement: • Board Rates for SCCS Family Foster Homes • Clothing for Children in Custody
Care of Children: • Discipline and Care • Education and Socialization of Children in the Custody of SCCS • Educational Needs of Children in Care • Meals for Children in the Custody of SCCS • Religious & Spiritual Beliefs • Rights of Children Served • Sleeping Arrangements for Children in Foster Care • Travel Authorization for Children in the Custody of SCCS
Dental/Medical • Health Care for Children in Substitute Care • Medical Care: Consent • Medical Discharge Planning • Psychotropic Medication for Children in Custody
Role for the Caregiver: • Adoptive Home Study - Sharing and Release • AWOL Youth: Violation of Curfew, Unauthorized Absence, Missing from Care and Return to Care • Caregiver Maintenance of Records for Children in the Custody • Normalcy/Caregiver Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard • Contact with Children in Substitute Care and Their Caregivers • Foster Caregiver Adoptions • Social Media & Electronic Device Use for Children in Substitute Care • Social Security Number Release to Caregivers • Transportation of Children in Custody by Caregivers
Alternate Care: • Alternate Care Arrangements and Drop-In Respite Care for Children in Custody
Coordinator Responsibilities: • Foster/Adoptive Families Exit Survey • Termination, Revocation or Denial of Foster Home Certificate • Hold Status for SCCS Foster and Adoptive Caregivers • Occupancy Change in a Caregiver Home • Parental Notification of Significant Incidents Involving Children in SCCS Custody • Recertification of Foster Homes • Relocation of a Caregiver • Rule Violations for SCCS Family Foster Care
Training: • Foster Parent Training: Continuing Training, Extensions & Waivers
Policies • Foster, Adoptive and Kinship Caregivers Background Checks • Foster Care and Adoption Assurance
Procedures
Administrative: • Foster Care Civil Rights
Licensing Rules/Home Study/Assessment: • Child Abuse and Neglect Check for Foster/Adoptive Applicants • Home Study Approval for Foster Home to Adopt a Child Who Has Resided in the Home at Least Six (6) Months • Initial Application and Completion of the Foster Care and Adoption Home Study
Dental/Medical: • Medical Emergencies for Children in the Custody of SCCS
Role of the Caregiver: • Notification Required by Caregivers to SCCS
Coordinator Responsibilities: • Assessment of Allegations of Child Abuse or Neglect in a Caregiver Home • Contacts with Caregivers by Foster Home Coordinators
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