Assessment of Progress Toward Case Goals

Resources for assessing a family's progress toward case goals.

Assessing readiness for case closure

Assessing Progress of Family Service Plans (PDF - 120 KB)
Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center
Guides frontline child welfare professionals through a series of questions designed to gauge a family’s progress towards permanency.

Case Planning for Families Involved With Child Welfare Agencies

Series Title	State Statutes
Author(s)	Child Welfare Information Gateway
Availability	View Download (PDF - 803KB)
Year Published	2018

Presents a review of statutes and administrative codes related to how States address the issue of case planning for children and families that are receiving child welfare services. States generally require a case plan when a child is placed in out-of-home care or when a child and his or her family are receiving any kind of in-home services to prevent placement. Topics covered include requirements for when a case plan is needed, participants in the case-planning process, and the types of information that must be included in a plan. Laws for all States and territories are included.

Case Planning to Support Family Change (PDF - 105 KB)
State of Florida Department of Children and Families (2016)
Emphasizes the importance of case planning with children and legal guardians.

Family Assessment and Case Planning (PDF - 444 KB)
State of Florida Department of Children and Families (2016)
Explains the process for developing and executing a family case plan. Chapter six discusses the importance of recording progress updates and tailoring the plan based on those updates.

Family Engagement: Partnering With Families to Improve Child Welfare Outcomes

Series Title	Bulletins for Professionals
Author(s)	Child Welfare Information Gateway
Availability	View Download (PDF - 426KB) Order (Free)
Year Published	2016

Provides an overview of the foundational elements of the family engagement approach, followed by strategies and promising practices for implementing this approach at the case level, peer level, and systems level.

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Assessing Readiness for Case Closure

209: Family Reunification and Case Closure in Child Sexual Abuse Cases
The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center
Outlines important steps in assessing readiness for case closure in child sexual abuse cases, including assessing risk to the victim and safety planning.

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