Glossary of Terms

When a child is placed in out-of-home care, the agency with custody is required to collaborate with all stakeholders to develop and prepare a CPP (amendment to the Family Service Plan) for each child. The agency must involve the parents, child, youth, relatives, kin and other stakeholders to develop the CPP. The CPP also includes a wide variety of information for the courts and should be provided to all parties. The CPP contains specific information about a child, such as: circumstances that made placement necessary, the child’s primary permanency goal and concurrent planning goal, the placement type and location, medical and educational information, appropriateness of the placement, justification for the placement’s level of restrictiveness and anticipated duration of the placement.

Placement is determined to occur when the child is moved and a formal placement agreement is in place.

Child Preparation is an intense preparation to help children and youth transition to the permanency option (reunification; adoption; PLC; kinship; APPLA) selected for them. The preparation work explores core issues of children and youth in out-of-home placement: grief and loss, abandonment, identity, control, loyalty, attachment and shame.

A Child Profile is a comprehensive summary of the child’s life history, current functioning and special needs. It can be referred for all children and youth in the custody of a county and youth agency and in out-of-home care, regardless of their permanency goal, and assists in choosing a resource family. SWAN’s Child Profile assists in identifying connections and supports for a child by reviewing past and existing relationships. For older youth, the profile summarizes the sequence of their time in out-of-home care.

This law was established to protect children from abuse and neglect. It established procedures for reporting abuse and neglect and who must report suspected abuse and neglect.  Child Protective Services in Act, Laws, Bulletins section

When a child is placed in out-of-home care, the agency with custody is required to collaborate with all stakeholders to develop and prepare a CPP (amendment to the Family Service Plan) for each child. The agency must involve the parents, child, youth, relatives, kin and other stakeholders to develop the CPP. The CPP also includes a wide variety of information for the courts and should be provided to all parties. The CPP contains specific information about a child, such as: circumstances that made placement necessary, the child’s primary permanency goal and concurrent planning goal, the placement type and location, medical and educational information, appropriateness of the placement, justification for the placement’s level of restrictiveness and anticipated duration of the placement.

This law was established to protect children from abuse and neglect. It established procedures for reporting abuse and neglect and who must report suspected abuse and neglect.  Child Protective Services in Act, Laws, Bulletins section