SECTION 4: PERMANENCY CASE PLAN GUIDELINES Permanency may be a return to the home of removal, return to non-removal parent/caregiver, or other stable long-term alternate living arrangement for the child such as placement with a person of sufficient interest, long-term care order, or adoption. . SECTION 5: PERMANENCY CASE PLAN RECOMMENDATION Record the recommendation by completing the table below for each child in placement with a goal of reunification. If a discretionary override is used to change the goal from placement with reunification goal’ or goal from ‘Maintain ‘Change reunification’ to a safety assessment must be completed and, if necessary, a safety plan developed with the child and ‘Reunify’, family. Recommendation same for all children: If yes, complete for Child 1 only. If no, complete for each child in the household. Yes No Child 1 Child 2 Child 3 Child 4 Child 5 Child 6 Guideline Reunify Reunify Reunify Reunify Reunify Reunify Recommendation Maintain Maintain Maintain Maintain Maintain Maintain (from Section 4: placement placement placement placement placement placement with with with with with with Permanency Case Plan Guidelines reunification reunification reunification reunification reunification reunification above.) goal goal goal goal goal goal Change goal Change goal Change goal Change goal Change goal Change goal from from from from from from reunification reunification reunification reunification reunification reunification No Override: Check if you will not use a discretionary override and skip to Final Recommendation. Discretionary Override: Check if you will use a discretionary override. Final Reunify Reunify Reunify Reunify Reunify Reunify Recommendation: If Maintain Maintain Maintain Maintain Maintain Maintain no discretionary placement placement placement placement placement placement override is used, with with with with with with guideline reunification reunification reunification reunification reunification reunification recommendation and goal goal goal goal goal goal final Change goal Change goal Change goal Change goal Change goal Change goal recommendation will from from from from from from be the same. reunification reunification reunification reunification reunification reunification Discretionary Override Reason: Record the reason for the discretionary override, identifying the reason for each child, if different. Caseworker: Date: / / Supervisor Approval: Date: / /
SECTION 4: PERMANENCY CASE PLAN GUIDELINES Permanency may be a return to the home of removal, return to non-removal parent/caregiver, or other stable long-term alternate living arrangement for the child such as placement with a person of sufficient interest, long-term care order, or adoption. . SECTION 5: PERMANENCY CASE PLAN RECOMMENDATION Record the recommendation by completing the table below for each child in placement with a goal of reunification. If a discretionary override is used to change the goal from ‘Maintain placement with reunification goal’ or ‘Change goal from reunification’ to ‘Reunify’, a safety assessment must be completed and, if necessary, a safety plan developed with the child and family. Recommendation same for all children: If yes, complete for Child 1 only. If no, complete for each child in the household. Yes No Child 1 Child 2 Child 3 Child 4 Child 5 Child 6 Guideline Recommendation (from Section 4: Permanency Case Plan Guidelines above.) Reunify Maintain placement with reunification goal Change goal from reunification Reunify Maintain placement with reunification goal Change goal from reunification Reunify Maintain placement with reunification goal Change goal from reunification Reunify Maintain placement with reunification goal Change goal from reunification Reunify Maintain placement with reunification goal Change goal from reunification Reunify Maintain placement with reunification goal Change goal from reunification No Override: Check if you will not use a discretionary override and skip to Final Recommendation. Discretionary Override: Check if you will use a discretionary override. Final Recommendation: If no discretionary override is used, guideline recommendation and final recommendation will be the same. Reunify Maintain placement with reunification goal Change goal from reunification Reunify Maintain placement with reunification goal Change goal from reunification Reunify Maintain placement with reunification goal Change goal from reunification Reunify Maintain placement with reunification goal Change goal from reunification Reunify Maintain placement with reunification goal Change goal from reunification Reunify Maintain placement with reunification goal Change goal from reunification Discretionary Override Reason: Record the reason for the discretionary override, identifying the reason for each child, if different. Caseworker: Date: / / Supervisor Approval: Date: / /