Chapter 8 - Out-of-Home Services
Table of Contents
Chapter 8 - Out of Home Services
- 8.1 Selecting a Placement Option
- 8.2 Consideration of Race, Color or National Origin. The Inter-Ethnic Placement Act (IEPA)
- 8.3 Special Needs and Therapeutic Foster Family Homes Options
- 8.4 Residential Care Review and Approval
- 8.5 Out of County Placements
- 8.6 Conducting Background Checks for Unlicensed Placements Effective 10/01/07
- 8.7 Evaluation of Background Checks for Unlicensed Placements Effective 3/01/07
- 8.8 Preparing Child for Placement
- 8.9 Placing a Child in Out-of-Home Care
- 8.10 Minimum Contact
- 8.11 Parental Interaction and Involvement
- 8.12 Developing the Visitation Plan
- 8.13 Implementing the Visitation Plan
- 8.15 Services for the Resource Family
- 8.16 Resource Parent(s) Role
- 8.17 Respite Services for Resource Families
- 8.18 Discipline in Resource Homes
- 8.19 Clothing and Personal Items
- 8.20 Educational Services
- 8.21 Special Education Services
- 8.22 School Transfers and Legal Settlement
- 8.23 Extracurricular Activities
- 8.24 Travel, Outings and Overnight Stays While in Out-of-Home Care
- 8.25 Health Care Services (Overview)
- 8.26 Authorization for Health Care Services
- 8.27 Maintaining Health Records - Medical Passport
- 8.28 Payment for Health Care Services
- 8.29 Routine Health Care
- 8.30 Psychotropic Medication
- 8.31 HIV-AIDS
- 8.32 Substance Abuse Assessments and Testing for Children in Out-of-Home Care
- 8.33 Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and Other Communicable Diseases
- 8.34 Participation in Medical Studies and Drug Trials
- 8.35 Sex Education and Family Planning Services
- 8.36 Expectant Youth and Youth with Children
- 8.37 Holding a Placement during a Temporary Absence
- 8.38 Placement Changes
- 8.39 Trial Home Visits
- 8.40 Guardianship
- 8.41 Transitioning from Out-of-Home Care
- 8.42 Verifying Citizenship or Immigration Status
Tools:
- 8.A Placement Needs Summary
- 8.B Separation and Loss
- 8.C Supervision of Visits
- Conducting A Criminal History Check
Forms:
- Application for Criminal History Background Check SF 53259/CW 3610
- Request for Child Protection Service (CPS) History Check SF 52802/CW 2128
- Authorization for Psychotropic Medication (SF 53545/CW 3231)
- Visitation Check List (SF 53557/CW 3112)
- Tracking National Criminal History and Juvenile History Reports
Top FAQsI Want To...
- How old does a child have to be before he/she can stay home alone?
- How do I check on Child Support issues?
- Where can I get a copy of case records?
- If I report child abuse or neglect, what happens? Will the family find out that ...
- Is it okay to sleep with my baby?
- What information do I have to provide if I report child abuse or neglect?
Top FAQs I Want To...
- Become a foster parent
- Adopt a Child and/or Search for children to adopt
- Know more about the Indiana Foster Care & Adoption Association
- Visit the Child Welfare Information Gateway
- Establish Paternity
- See a map of DCS Regions and populations.
- Collect or pay child support.
- Leave my infant at a safe place (Safe Haven Law).
- Apply for a Job with DCS.
- Talk to someone or write to a representative of DCS.
- Print one of the DCS publications.
- Give money to the Kids First Trust Fund.
- Find my Local DSC Office and Director
- Contact my Regional Manager.
- Know what the guidelines for Child Support are.
