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Chapter 3
CHAPTER 3
3.11 WORKING WITH INCARCERATED PARENTS
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4.37 WORKING WITH INCARCERATED PARENTS
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Recruitment and Certification of DCBS Foster and Adoptive Homes
12.2 Diligent Recruitment of Foster and Adoptive Home Parents
12.2.1 Region Budget for Recruitment
12.2.2 Printing of Recruitment Material
12.2.3 Recruitment Bonus
12.3 Foster and Adoptive Home Applicant Assessment
12.3.0 Foster and Adoptive Inquiry
12.3.1 Foster and Respite Home Parent Applicants-Employee
12.4 Background Checks for Foster and Adoptive Parents
12.4.1 Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry and Fingerprint Checks for Resource Parents
12.4.2 Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry Requests from Another State
12.5 Pre-Service Training Requirements for Foster and Adoptive Parent Applicants
12.6 Foster and Adoptive Home Parents Approved by Other States or Licensed Child Placing Agencies
12.7 Approval and Denial of Non-Familial Foster and Adoptive Homes
12.8 Approval and Denial of Relative and Fictive Kin Foster and Adoptive Homes
12.9 Foster Adoptive Home Case Management
General Provisions of Foster and Adoptive Homes
12.10 Rights/Responsibilities of DCBS Foster and Adoptive Home Parents
12.11 Number of Children in Foster Homes
12.11.1 Placement Exception Requests
12.12 Respite Care
12.13 Home Environment Prerequisites
12.14 Foster Home Adoption
12.15 Ongoing Training
12.16 Foster or Adoptive Home Re-Evaluation
12.17 Foster and Adoptive Home Reviews
12.18 Specialized Foster Care Services
12.18.1 Advanced Foster Home Approval
12.18.3 Medically Complex Home
12.18.4 Specialized Medically Complex Home
12.18.5 Care Plus Foster or Adoptive Home
12.19 Closure of a Foster or Adoptive Home and Reopening
12.20 111-A Foster Home Contract Supplement
12.21 Emergency Preparedness
12.22 Parenting Youth Supplement
Foster and Adoptive Homes Per Diem, Expenses and Reimbursements
12.24 Per Diem Rates (Including Specialized Foster Care)
12.25 Clothing Expenses
12.26 Medical Expenses
12.27 Transportation Expenses
12.28 Respite Expenses
12.29 Other Expenses
12.30 Supplemental Services Expenses
12.31 Property Damage
12.32 Special Expense Reimbursement for PCC or PCP Agency
12.33 Unpaid Expenses and Debt Collections
Standards of Practice Manual
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12.3.0 Foster and Adoptive Inquiry
Effective: 9/10/2019
12.3.0 Foster and Adoptive Inquiry
Legal Authority
922 KAR 1:350 Requirements for public child welfare agency foster parents, adoptive parents, and respite care providers
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Introduction
Introduction
Practice Guidance
Practice Guidance
Staff accepting inquiries should be courteous and knowledgeable regarding the program area. This call begins the relationship between the foster/adoptive parent and DCBS and should reflect the values of our agency.
Staff may utilize the iTWIST Provide Inquiry Form and Informational Packet Templates (Welcome letter, FAQs) to streamline the process and to insure complete inquiry data.
Procedure
Procedure
The R&C FSOS:
Reviews the in progress foster/adoptive inquiry screen and determines which inquiries are new and need to be assigned; and
Assigns the inquiry to an R&C worker for completion.
The R&C Worker:
Attempts to make phone contact with the prospective foster/adoptive parent within two (2) business days after a web-based report is received from Kentucky FACES portal or from another county or region;
Sends an informational packet to the prospective foster/adoptive parent via mail or email on the date the phone contact is attempted. The informational packet will include at minimum:
A welcome letter;
Listing of dates of upcoming informational meetings and pre-service training; and
Frequently Asked Questions About Becoming a Foster Parent.
Enters the date the informational packet is sent to iTWIST.
THE FSOS:
Ensures that foster and adoptive inquiries are monitored daily during business hours (8:00am - 4:30pm Eastern Standard Time).
The SSW:
Returns phone messages to prospective foster/adoptive parents within two (2) business days to complete inquiry;
Uses the provide inquiry template during a face to face meeting or phone communication to gather the required information from the prospective foster/adoptive parent and all other adult household members:
Inquiry date;
Name;
Date of Birth;
Address;
Email address;
Type of inquiry; and
Prompt for the inquiry.
Sends an informational packet to the prospective foster/adoptive parent via mail or email on the date the contact was made. The informational packet will include at a minimum:
A welcome letter;
Listing of dates of upcoming informational meetings and pre-service training; and
Foster/Adoptive Parent Frequently Asked Questions.
Completes the inquiry screens in iTWIST within three (3) business days of the contact and enters the date that the informational packet was sent to the family.
Main Content
Relative Content
Documents
Provide Inquiry Form
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(FAQ) Frequently Asked Questions About Becoming a Foster Parent
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Fall In Love With Foster Care and Adoption
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