Rights 

• To be respected as the legal agent for the child and ,as such, to be made aware as soon as possibl, of the following: 
  • Any issues of concern regarding the child or the child’s well being. 
  • Any significant change in the foster parent’s ability or willingness to provide continued care for the child in the home. 
  • Any changes in the foster parent’s home that would directly or indirectly. impact the child in the home. 
• To make placement decisions based on the needs and best interest of the child. 
• To remove a child from a foster home in which his safety and/or well being are in jeopardy.

Responsibilities 

The agency’s primary responsibility in regard to children who are placed in care is to work in partnership with foster parents or other caretakers to achieve the goals and complete the case plans established for the child’s permanency. This is done primarily through the child’s Case Manager whose responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Select placements for children that will best provide for their safety and on-going needs.

• Plan with the foster parent, the placement of a child in the home. 

• Provide as much information as possible about the child on Form 469, Foster Child Information Sheet. 

• Maintain, at a minimum, monthly face to face contact with the child (at least every 3 months for long-term care), with at least one contact in the foster home bimonthly. 

• Arrange visits between children and their parents, siblings, or significant others. 

• Make monthly contact with foster parents, or more regularly if case requires. 

• Remove a child from a foster home that does not adequately meet the child’s safety or on-going maintenance needs. 

• Provide a ten-day written notice of the agency’s decision to make an unplanned removal of a child from your home (except when a child is determined to be at risk.) • Arrange for the child’s medical, dental and psychological care. 

• Keep the foster parent abreast of the Case Plans and permanency plans for the child. 

• Assist the foster parent in preparing the child to deal with unusual events/circumstances. 

• Arrange for the child’s clothing needs. 

• Assist or provide direction to the foster parent in collecting and maintaining materials to be used in developing life books for children. 

• Notify foster parents of the agency’s intent to terminate parental rights, the permanency options for the child, and the opportunity for the foster parent to be considered as a resource for permanent placement. Forms 149, 150, and 151 should be provided for the foster parent’s review and completion at appropriate intervals during this process.

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