Policy Manual
Selection of a Permanency Family
Permanency Planning Team: Responsibilities of Chairperson and Adoption Resource Specialist
48-14-6.2
Introduction
The responsibilities of the Chairperson and Adoption Resource Specialist are outlined below.
ARS Liaison
The (ARS) liaison shall
- provide consultation on adoption practice and placement issues
- submit all available home studies to the child's Social Worker for review
- update family availability
- attend and participate in all PPT meetings
- continue with all activities for helping to identify resources for the child (e.g., photo listing, Thursday's Child, other exchanges) until the child's placement plans are concrete
- place a hold on the family selected by the team.
Permanency Planning Team Chairperson
The Permanency Planning Team Chairperson has the following responsibilities in relation to PPT meetings.
The Chairperson may also convene special team meetings, as needed.
Prior to the meeting
- arrange for meeting time and location as well as notification to members
- obtain the names of home studies to be reviewed from the ARS liaison or child(ren)'s Social Worker
- ensure that required information is provided to team members prior to the meeting, inclusive of home studies, child assessment forms, and information regarding the child(ren)
During the meeting
- complete the Permanency Planning Team Report, (DCF 2045) at each review
- maintain the Family Selection Sheets and indicate the selected family resources
- record the minutes of the meeting
After the meeting
- maintain a monthly log of all team reviews on the Permanency Planning Team Log (DCF-2078)
- maintain logs and the individual team reports (DCF-2045) for each review.
Selection of a Chairperson
The Chairperson shall be selected by the group's permanent members and and/or Area Office management. The Chairperson may serve on a rotating basis for a six (6) month period.
The name of the Chairperson and members of the Permanency Planning Team shall be entered on Permanency Planning Team Members (DCF-2042).
Connecticut Department of Children and Families Effective Date: 02/07/07 (Revised)
Content Last Modified on 2/22/2007 2:53:26 PM
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