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Caseworker Visits With Children in Out-of-Home Care
A key task in casework practice with children in out-of-home care is caseworker visits with children. Both the frequency and the quality of these visits are key elements of effective practice to achieve goals of safety, permanency, and well-being. Resources include State and local examples.
Child Welfare Caseworker Visits with Children and Parents
National Conference of State Legislatures (2006)
Presents background information about caseworker visits, including the elements that comprise quality visits. Also offers questions that legislators and their staff can use to facilitate a dialogue about caseworker visits with their child welfare agency administrators. (PDF - 348 KB)
Promoting Placement Stability and Permanency Through Caseworker/Child Visits: A One Day Training Program (PDF - 936 KB)
National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning (2004)
Curriculum to improve the visiting skills of caseworkers through an understanding of attachment, strengths-based practice, child development, and interview techniques.
State Standards and Capacity to Track Frequency of Caseworker Visits With Children in Foster Care (PDF - 1044 KB)
Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (2005)
Findings from a study that investigated the written standards States have implemented for frequency of caseworker visits with children in foster care, the extent to which States could provide statewide automated reports reflecting the frequency of caseworker visits, and the extent to which statewide reports indicate that children were visited. First in a series of 3.
State Standards and Practices for Content of Caseworker Visits With Children in Foster Care (PDF - 1019 KB)
Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (2005)
Findings of a study that investigated the written standards States have implemented for the content of caseworker visits with children in foster care and the practices of States without written standards. Second in a series of 3.
The Visit: Observation, Reflection, Synthesis for Training and Relationship Building
Axtmann & Dettwiler (2005)
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How supervisors and direct care practitioners can work as a team to uncover a child's strengths and challenges and relate them to the strengths and challenges of the family.
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State and local examples
Visitation/Family Access Guidelines: A Practice Model for Social Workers (PDF - 1318 KB)
Olmsted County, Minnesota Child and Family Services Division (2005)
Practice guidelines for contact between the social worker, child, and family and between the child and his or her family members. Emphasis is placed on facilitating visits and other forms of contact that strengthen family relationships and provide opportunities for assessment and skill-building.
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