The caseworker must address and document the program director’s approval for the separation of siblings in each child’s service plan. If separation is based on concerns for the child or youth’s safety, the caseworker must do the following in the child’s service plan:
- Identify the threat to the child or youth’s safety.
- Describe how one of the siblings is vulnerable to the threat and why the placement cannot control the safety threat.
The CPOS must also discuss the strategies being used to address the safety threats so the siblings can be reunited.
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