Evening star., 1948-09-29
OFFICIAL NOTICES Cont J

once staff suh cient to keep correspond
enee' sIs' records, bookkeepi1s systems. !, and I'd
maintained Regulation 1n-Personnel:
L All employees of the agency shall main
tain professional social service attitude
in their work and shall regard all records
about children and their parents and rela-
tives as confidential y! All child placing
agencies shan maintain such salary sched-
Will provide stimulus for profess iona
attitude, growth and advancement Tenure
Of ottlce shall be based solely upon COM
Detence established by an agency plan fol
| regular rating OF the performance of the
! employe. 3. All child-placing agencies
snail make selection Of personnel employed
SUBSEQUENT to the adoption of these regu-
/ latlons with reference TO the experience
and educational requirements provided fol
herein Child-placing agencies now ir
operation which have personnel, the mi.
nerity OF whom 90 not meet the require
ments, provided for herein, may be ap.
for the District of Columbia for a license
provided such staff members have demon
stIated an ability, to maintain accepted
standards of child care. a. Executive
The, agency shall have an executive whc
shall be person of demonstrated super
ylsory or administrative experience, witt
community UNDERSTANDING and support 0.
the program OF the agency, who shall
garry out the policies formulated by tht
Board and shall be responsible TO tht
Board. Caseworker Supervisor
casework supervisor uD shall have earned
credit IN q college, university or school o
social work OF recognized standing in TWO
courses IN social caSework theory ano
principles, hVe hundred hours of super
vised field work in social casework ano
SIX additional courses IN any of the fol
lowing: Child welfare juvenile deln-
tauency, probation and parole psychiatrit
social work. medical social work socla
legislation, labor problems. social grouI
work, community organization, public well
iare admnistration or social research; and
the Board OF Public Welfare Credits
earned in one year of study in an accred-
tied school of social work Will be accepted
! as fulhlling the education requirement
Each agency shall have on its staff al
least one worker with the qualifications
! OF caSeWork supervisor. CaSeWorkers
with less qualifications shall be supervis ed
oy person with these qualifications
Ihere shall be ratio Of no more than
SIX caSeWorkers to casework supervisor
&C. CaSeWorkerS Members OF the staff
engaged IN making social studies dealing
"ith The problems of family adjustment
home finding, and caseWork with children
in foster homes shall have earned credit
IN a college, university or school OF social
work OF recognized standing of two courses
IN IN social caSeWoTk theory and principles
f1Ve hundred hours OF supervised field work
IN soclai case work and six additional
courses in any OF the following Child
welfare juvenile delinquency. probation
and parole, psyChiatric social work. medI-
cal social work, social legislation, labor
orsanZation., public welfare sdmlnistra
non or social research. Credits earned IN
one year OF study in an accredited schoo
OF social work will be accepted as full
Milling The education requirement Regula-
ton IV-Services to Children l. Admis-
SONS: a. The agency shall be responsible
70 determine that acceptance of the child
Tor foster care is necessary. and that
placement Of the child is made in accord
snail include information concerning III
The social history and present circum-
stances of the childs family, 81 The
personal relationships and attitudes exist
ing between the child and his parents
religious afhliation of the child and his
parents school progress and social devei-
opment. t3) The childS physical condi-
ION: as established by examination by a
and pnySeian intellectual caPacS
ment of the child shall be based, insofar
as practlcable on information related u
me wishes OF the parent. individual needs
OF the child and the family situation Al
me time OF acceptance of the cease. plans
shall be formulated for continuing services
10 the child his family and the foster
parents. placement shall be planned
TO insure that children of the sane family
are Kept together; whenever beneficial
Chlldren shall be placed in foster families
OF their own religion whenever practicable
:: Supervision of Children in Foster
| Homes a. The number of children super
70 supervision of children in foster homes homes
shall not exceed fifty 800, but if cthei
types OF work are carried by the worker
! of fifty 800 children per worker shall be-
reduced proportionately, b. Frequency Of
be determined BY the needs OF the chic
and the type of foster home in which he
Is placed, but in no instance Shall tht
! three months Visits shall be planned h
autde the foster parents in care and train
ing Of the children. c. The agency shall
| Of children in Its care and shall Il
Designate licensed physician specializing
in pedlatrlcS 20 advise the agency con,
! |cerning standards of medical care %
IOotan health supervision of children If
care TO include periodic medical anc
once year and correction of remediable
defects Regular medical supervision o.
children in care may be provided by "a
services OF physician on the staff of th.
with the foster family whereby the famil,
OBTAINS service from 3 physician whost
reports are made available to the agency
or &c, oy erecting ARRANGEMENT with com
munIty clinics 10 obtain medical service
sna as1on 5epIrts siSp d. The eGency shall b.
ing psychoiosIcal and psychiatric services
/ 10 explore the causes and treat the prob.
lens OF children who give evidence il
adjustment of needing such service
q When II Is necessary 10 remunerate
The family for the responsibilities entaleo
in caring for any foster child. the hoaro
paid shall be ADEQUATE to provide base
nutrltlonsl foods for the child. and cloth
ing ,e,oS Sufhelent 1s Tor his health ard comfort
I! The agency shall make efforts tC
MAINTAIN close relationship with the
child own family during the period oi
foster care and 10 aid or advise the family
IN preparation for the Child's return 10
me home unless it has been determined
nutn rp1O tiy-pe
in, his interest or that the continuing
relationship with his own family is de-
development :. Discharse of chiidren n
Preparation for DISCHARGE of the child
from agency care shall include a complete
STUDY Of all the factors in the situation
need for future social services for the
family and the resources available for
be made on evidence Of the childs ability
Ito attain self-msintenanCe. or of accept
snce OF responsibility by responeib par
fntS T., relatives; or recognized socis
Home Standards: l. The child placing
agency shall observe in its selection and
| Of Columbia, the regulations governing
| foster family homes adopted by the Com
mr. sSloners. :? The child-pacns agency
shall observe the laws governing place
ment OF the states in which children are
placed, and rules and regulations govern
ing foster homes adopted by the licensing
I
are placed. The Investigation of the
foster home application shall include
clearance in the Social Service Exchange
! in communities where such service exists
REGULATION VI-AdOpton. /. The child
placing agency shall arrange placement OF
a child in adoption only when il has beer
determined: a That separation from his
family is necessary for the chld'S hest
interests b. That the child is legally free
Tor adoption as established by termina tior
of parental rights either by execution of 8
valid surrender or by juvenile Court action
iC. That prospective adaptive parents are
fit and suitable as adaptive parents baSec
on consideration Of age, health, mentality
character, education. cultural backs round
financial security and understanding O
children. d That the placement is SUIT
able for the child based on KNOWLEDGE o
HIS background. and Of his physica
health as established by medical examina
tior by a pedatrician and of his menta
established by examination by a chile
PSYCHOLOGIST e That prospective adop
tive parents have been informed auc
desire TO accept with view TO adoption
THE care of the child about whom there
IS no verified information resardins hi
BACKGROUND for either tor both parent
or where information obtained show:
undesirable BACKGROUND including retarded
or limited development. = supervisor!
period OF 81 least SIX months during Wh,ct
adaptive parents shall be required befor,
legal adoption is conSummated Regula
ton VII-ReCords and Reports: !. Cas-
Records A complete record shall be KEEP
of applications and investigations for car
of children and of foster families medica
chiaTric examinations given, supervision O
children including discharge data am
other types of service rendered Sucl
records shall conform TO the general!