Florida Administrative Code › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › 65C - Family Safety and Preservation Program › Chapter 65C-30 - GENERAL CHILD WELFARE PROVISIONS › Section 65C-30.011 - Placement Responsibilities of the Child Welfare Professional

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The child welfare professional making the
				placement shall:
(a) Provide or arrange for
				the transport of the child to the placement;
(b) Advise the caregiver as to the reason or
				circumstances that caused the child to be placed;
(c) Facilitate the adjustment of the child to
				the placement. The child welfare professional shall be aware of, and attend to,
				the child's emotional needs;
(d)
				Ensure that the child's special physical, medical, developmental, educational
				or emotional needs are met as specified in Rule
				 65C-28.004, F.A.C. A behavior
				management plan is required for children with the following behaviors:
1. Juvenile sexual abuse;
2. Aggressive behaviors;
3. Wounding or killing animals; or
4. Property destruction.
(e) Provide information about the out-of-home
				caregiver to the child, as age or developmentally appropriate;
(f) Provide any formal assessment of the
				child to the child's parent, out-of-home caregiver, Children's Legal Services
				attorney, and guardian ad litem and child's attorney, if appointed;
(g) Encourage and provide necessary support
				to the parent and out-of-home caregiver in participating in the assessment or
				medical evaluation process;
(h)
				Provide service referrals whenever a physical, medical, developmental,
				educational, or emotional need is suspected;
(i) Document in the Florida Safe Families
				Network (FSFN) any notification provided to parents and others regarding a
				child's assessment and any referrals made as a result of the
				assessment;
(j) If there is any
				potential that a child may qualify for social security survivor benefits,
				social security disability benefits or Supplemental Security Income due to
				disability, or other benefits, ensure that an application is made for the
				benefits on behalf of the child and documented in FSFN;
(k) Arrange for services for the child and
				supports for the out-of-home caregiver, if a disability is determined and a
				need for services is identified;
(l) Ensure that the needs of the child for
				emotional safety and recovery are addressed and that precautions are taken in
				regards to the safety of other children in the same setting, if a child is
				identified as a victim of sexual abuse and needs to be placed in out-of-home
				care; and
(m) Provide the
				caregivers with written, detailed, and complete information regarding the
				circumstances surrounding the child's behavior so that they can avoid any
				unwitting replication of those circumstances, if a child who is known to have
				exhibited any behaviors that may result in harm. Information given provided to
				caregivers shall include the dates of all known incidents; the nature of the
				relationship between the child and victim; the types of behavior exhibited; a
				brief narrative outlining the event; the types of treatment needed or provided;
				and any current treatment outcomes.