TABLE 6.1: CASEWORKER CONTACTS**

Time from case opening

Activity

Within 24 hours

· Phone contact with child in substitute care placement

· Handoff with CPSW and supervisor and permanency worker and supervisor

Within 48 hours

Transition visit at shelter care which parents, CPSW and permanency worker;

Within 72 hours

· In person contact with child in substitute care both intial and subsequent placements.

Within 5 days

· In person visit to children who remain at home and complete CERAP

· First parent-child visit

First 30 days

· Weekly supervision

·Twice monthly in-person contact with child ( more often if child has special needs)

· Monthly in-person contact with substitute caregiver

Weekly in-person contact with parent (and any children that remains with the parent)

Monthly contact with service provider

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First 45 days

·Participate in all activities to ensure Integrated Assessment is complete

· Conduct first family meeting

· Weekly in-person contact with child

· Refer to Policy Guide 99.13 for further detail

30 days through achievement of permanency and case closure

· Monthly supervision

·Monthly in-person contact with child unless child has special needs that require more frequent contact

· Monthly in-person contact with substitute caregiver

· Monthly in-person contact with parent (unless parental rights are terminated)

· Monthly contact with service providers

· Conduct at least quarterly family meetings with Child and Family Team

· Twice yearly contact with child's teacher

· Ongoing contact and coordination with public health nurse for SEI infants

· Same requirements as first 30 days and 30 days until achievement of permanency

· During a pending investigation, weekly monitoring visits with involved children unless these visits are being done by the investigator.

Refer to chapter 7 for contact requirements 30 days prior to reunification through case closure

Time from case opening	Activity
Within 24 hours	· Phone contact with child in substitute care placement · Handoff with CPSW and supervisor and permanency worker and supervisor
Within 48 hours	Transition visit at shelter care which parents, CPSW and permanency worker;
Within 72 hours	· In person contact with child in substitute care both intial and subsequent placements.
Within 5 days	· In person visit to children who remain at home and complete CERAP · First parent-child visit
First 30 days	· Weekly supervision ·Twice monthly in-person contact with child ( more often if child has special needs) · Monthly in-person contact with substitute caregiver Weekly in-person contact with parent (and any children that remains with the parent) Monthly contact with service provider ·
First 45 days	·Participate in all activities to ensure Integrated Assessment is complete · Conduct first family meeting
	· Weekly in-person contact with child · Refer to Policy Guide 99.13 for further detail
30 days through achievement of permanency and case closure	· Monthly supervision ·Monthly in-person contact with child unless child has special needs that require more frequent contact · Monthly in-person contact with substitute caregiver · Monthly in-person contact with parent (unless parental rights are terminated) · Monthly contact with service providers · Conduct at least quarterly family meetings with Child and Family Team · Twice yearly contact with child's teacher · Ongoing contact and coordination with public health nurse for SEI infants
	· Same requirements as first 30 days and 30 days until achievement of permanency · During a pending investigation, weekly monitoring visits with involved children unless these visits are being done by the investigator.