the foster parent is the prospective or appointed relative guardian of a half sibling of the child or has a positive relationship with the child that was established prior to the current foster care placement. The caseworker will then need to record the appropriate placement type in the Activities Window in CONNECTIONS for each child in a potentially eligible foster home. The caseworker will also need to discuss KinGAP with the foster parent at the next casework contact. How have the Placement Types in the Activities Window changed? The placement types have changed from and “relative” “non-relative” to*: Child’s Paternal Grandparents Maternal Grandparents Child’s Other Paternal Relative Child’s Other Maternal Relative Child’s Sibling Child’s Related to Half Sibling Child’s Not related/prior positive relationship with child Not related/no prior positive relationship with child *These changes are scheduled to take effect in May, 2018. When does the publication The Kinship “Know Your Permanency Options: Guardianship Assistance need to be given, and to who? Program” This publication (pub. 5108) must be given to: both relatives and non-relatives who are notified of a removal upon such child’s notification, and any foster parents who are identified as potentially eligible for KinGAP during the required caseload review at the next casework contact. It should also be given to any placement resource who may be eligible should a foster care placement need to change. child’s There have been several directives requiring that information be given to potential placement resources and caregivers. Which publications are required and which are optional? The below table illustrates the publications (top row) and when they must or may be provided and to whom (left column). While the table reflects the corresponding directive(s), LDSSs and VAs are encouraged to provide the appropriate publication at any point in time where such information may be beneficial.
the foster parent is the prospective or appointed relative guardian of a half sibling of the child or has a positive relationship with the child that was established prior to the current foster care placement. The caseworker will then need to record the appropriate placement type in the Activities Window in CONNECTIONS for each child in a potentially eligible foster home. The caseworker will also need to discuss KinGAP with the foster parent at the next casework contact. How have the Placement Types in the Activities Window changed? The placement types have changed from “relative” and “non-relative” to*: Child’s Paternal Grandparents Child’s Maternal Grandparents Child’s Other Paternal Relative Child’s Other Maternal Relative Child’s Sibling Related to Child’s Half Sibling Not related/prior positive relationship with child Not related/no prior positive relationship with child *These changes are scheduled to take effect in May, 2018. When does the publication “Know Your Permanency Options: The Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program” need to be given, and to who? This publication (pub. 5108) must be given to: both relatives and non-relatives who are notified of a child’s removal upon such notification, and any foster parents who are identified as potentially eligible for KinGAP during the required caseload review at the next casework contact. It should also be given to any placement resource who may be eligible should a child’s foster care placement need to change. There have been several directives requiring that information be given to potential placement resources and caregivers. Which publications are required and which are optional? The below table illustrates the publications (top row) and when they must or may be provided and to whom (left column). While the table reflects the corresponding directive(s), LDSSs and VAs are encouraged to provide the appropriate publication at any point in time where such information may be beneficial.