Placement Stability Clause Samples
The Placement Stability clause is designed to ensure that individuals, such as children in foster care or employees in temporary assignments, remain in a consistent and secure environment for a specified period. This clause typically outlines the conditions under which placements may be changed, the procedures for reviewing placement decisions, and the responsibilities of the parties involved to minimize unnecessary disruptions. Its core practical function is to promote continuity and well-being by reducing the frequency of moves or changes, thereby providing stability and predictability for those affected.
Placement Stability. During this report period, DHS continued to implement and expand upon a number of strategies to improve placement stability outcomes for children in DHS custody. These strategies have focused primarily on stabilizing children in their first placements, including increasing the number of children who are placed in kinship homes as their first placement; improving supports and services to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ parents; and conducting ongoing reviews to understand where DHS needs to focus its efforts to improve placement stability. The department has expanded its efforts to improve how these new practices are being implemented throughout the state, with new guidance, and better collaboration among key, lead staff. During this period, DHS grew its efforts to support stable placements for children and reported improved outcomes in all four placement stability metrics. As a result of these efforts, the Co-Neutrals find that DHS made substantial and sustained progress toward the placement stability Target Outcomes. The Co-Neutrals and DHS agreed to use the federal Adoption and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Care Reporting System (AFCARS) files and definitions for placement moves to measure children’s placement stability. This report reviews performance data for the period October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018 for Metrics 4.1 a, b and c and Metric 4.2.
Placement Stability. 14.9.1 The Parties hereby acknowledge the importance of Placement stability and will observe the requirement and procedures set out in Section 17 (Placement Stability) of the Service Specification.
Placement Stability. C.6.5.1 The CMSW shall ensure that a child or youth is placed in a ▇▇▇▇▇▇ care home environment that is safe, stable, creates a curative and nurturing environment, and supports achievement of well-being goals while the permanency goal is being pursued.
C.6.5.2 The CMSW shall be the guiding force of the service plan while the child is in placement. The CMSW shall visit the child regularly in placement to ensure continued safety and well-being; and to proactively address any threats to placement stability via assessment and implementation of supports and/or interventions.
C.6.5.3 The CMSW shall engage the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ parent in progress and development of the child and communicate any training, support or other assistance the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ parent may require to sustain the stable placement of the child.
C.6.5.4 The CMSW shall lead “teaming”, as necessary, to resolve significant, emerging issues, and to avoid disruption of the child’s placement.
C.6.5.5 The Provider shall only make request for a change in a child’s placement in accordance with those conditions outlined in the Intake and Admissions Section, as placement stability is a well-being outcome for children and youth placed in ▇▇▇▇▇▇ care. As part of the continuous assessment and planning for each child, any placement move will be based solely on the observed, significant progress, or lack thereof, over time that warrants a planned placement change to assure the safety, progress or development of the child.
C.6.5.6 All placement changes shall have the approval signature of the Provider’s Program Director with prior approval of CFSA’s Placement Services Administration (including ▇▇▇▇▇▇ home changes within the same Provider Agency).
C.6.5.7 All placements, including changes of setting within the same Provider Agency, shall occur though the CFSA’s Placement Services Administration.