Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 70 - SUBSTITUTE CARE › Section 413-070-0625 - Identifying and Assessing the Child or Young Adult's Needs when Placement in Substitute Care is Required

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) To
			 select a substitute care placement that will meet the safety, permanency, and
			 well-being needs of the child or young adult, the caseworker must:
(a) Involve the parent or guardian of the
			 child or young adult and the child or young adult as developmentally
			 appropriate in identifying substitute care placement resources whenever
			 possible.
(b) Assess the ability of
			 each potential substitute caregiver to provide safety for the child or young
			 adult.
(c) Assess the potential
			 substitute care placements in the order of preference under OAR 413-070-0220  and 413-070-0320, when the child or young adult is an Indian child or refugee
			 child.
(d) Except as provided in
			 subsection (c) of this section, assess the potential substitute care placements
			 in the following order of preference:
(A) A
			 relative of the child or young adult who can be certified by the
			 Department.
(B) A person who has a
			 caregiver relationship with the child or young adult and can be certified by
			 the Department.
(C) A foster parent
			 who is certified by the Department, or a provider who is approved through a
			 licensed child-caring agency.
(e) Consider the use of a family meeting to
			 seek the placement preferences of the family if more than one person requests
			 to have the child or young adult placed with them; and
(f) Consider whether the potential substitute
			 care placement;
(A) Has the ability to
			 provide safety for the child or young adult and, when there are one or more
			 siblings, each of the siblings;
(B)
			 Is willing to cooperate with any restrictions placed on contact between the
			 child or young adult and others;
(C) Has the ability to prevent anyone from
			 influencing the child or young adult in regard to the allegations of the
			 case;
(D) Has the ability to
			 support the efforts of the Department to implement the permanent plan for the
			 child or young adult;
(E) Has the
			 ability to meet the physical, emotional, and educational needs of the child or
			 young adult, including the need of the child or young adult to continue in the
			 same school or educational placement; and
(F) Has the ability to support the interests
			 of the child or young adult to participate in age-appropriate or
			 developmentally appropriate activities, including extracurricular, enrichment,
			 cultural, and social activities.
(G) Has the ability to maintain safe
			 long-term contact with siblings, relatives, and caregivers known to the
child
or
young adult
and others with whom the
child
or
young adult
has developed an
			 emotional attachment.
(g) Ensure that the substitute care placement
			 is the most home-like, least restrictive available to meet the needs of the
			 child or young adult.
(h) Assure
			 that the race, color, or national origin of the child or young adult or
			 substitute care placement is not a consideration when assessing a substitute
			 care placement.