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Casework Practice in Out-of-Home Care
Casework practice in out-of-home care involves working with the children and youth in placement and with their birth families. It includes assessing strengths and needs, developing case plans (also called service plans, treatment plans, and permanency plans), implementing and monitoring case plan activities, and closing cases.
These tasks often are accomplished through teamwork. Team members may include the case manager; the birth parents; the foster parent, relative caregiver, or residential staff (depending on where the child is placed); treatment providers (such as counselors); and others. Casework practice involves frequent contact between the caseworker and child or family to work together toward achieving the goals identified in the case plan. Often, children and families are referred to community services to assist them in achieving their goals.
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Selected Resources
Children Living in Kinship and Foster Home Placements
Webb (2003)
In Social Work Practice With Children
View Abstract
Recommends the use of a tripartite assessment to identify the reasons for placement, including individual and family factors, social/environmental circumstances, and protective characteristics.
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)
Foster Care Manual (Attachment 1 of Evaluation of the Families Together Project)
Welfare Research, Inc. (2000)
View Abstract
Provides instructions for managing cases to promote permanency and family empowerment. Reviews policies regarding cultural competence, reasonable efforts, preparation for adoption, independent living, and confidentiality.
The Effects of Computerization on Public Child Welfare Practice (MS Word - 99 KB)
California State University School of Social Work (2003)
Examines the impact of a case-based management information system on child welfare case management practices in two California counties.
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