The caseworker must document, in IMPACT, any contacts and visits according to the time frames specified in 6133.1 Documentation and Communication. This includes all contacts with any of the following:

• The child
• The child’s caregiver
• The child’s family
• The child’s attorney and guardian ad litem
• Professionals
• Collaterals
• Community resources

The caseworker must also document any parent-child or child-sibling visits that occur, even if the caseworker did not coordinate or observe the visit.

The caseworker must document all case contacts in the family substitute care (FSU) stage.

Once the FSU stage closes, all case contacts must be documented in the following manner:

• If there is a family reunification (FRE) stage, the caseworker must document all case contacts in the FRE stage.
• If there is no FSU or FRE stage, the caseworker must document all case contacts in the oldest child’s substitute care (SUB) stage.

The caseworker must also document any other DFPS actions in the case as well as the parents’ and children’s interactions with DFPS.

The caseworker must document all reasonable efforts to return the child home in IMPACT and any subsequent affidavits.