D CFS Caseworker definition
D CFS Caseworker means the representative of record who has primary responsibility for a DCFS Youth in Care’s child welfare case management, working with the youth and the youth’s family to identify services to address issues that brought the youth into the child welfare system and providing updates to and making court appearances in theyouth’s Juvenile Court case. The DCFS Caseworker may be employed by DCFS or by a contracted Purchase of Service (POS) agency and may also be referred to as a “permanency worker.” D CFS Guardianship Administrator means that person designated by the Director of DCFS to serve as guardian of children accepted by DCFS pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act, the Children and Family Services Act, the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and the Adoption Act. The DCFS Guardianship Administrator has the legal authority to consent to certain medical and behavioral health services for DCFS Youth in Care based on the specific orders entered in the Juvenile Court and on the specific ages of DCFS Youth in Care, in accordance with DCFS Rule 327. D CFS Service Plan means a written plan on a form prescribed by DCFS that guides all individuals in the plan of child welfare intervention toward the permanency goals for DCFS Youth in Care. The DCFS Service Plan is developed by the DCFS Caseworker and other members of the Child and Family Team in accordance with DCFS Procedure 302, and indicates all services required for the child including services that are ordered by Juvenile Court.