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Charting the Course towards Permanency for Children in Pennsylvania (Charting the Course)

Module 13: Out-of-Home Placement and Visitation
(2 day – 12 hours)

This workshop introduces the new Child Welfare Professional to the knowledge and skills required to do effective service planning with families when the risk to the children requires an out-of-home placement. Child Welfare Professionals will learn what is expected of them according to the federal mandates, state laws, and regulations, and practice standards when working with families whose children are placed out of the home. Emphasis is placed on effective concurrent planning and visitation. This workshop is eligible for 10 Continuing Education Credit Hours (CEU) for LSW, LCSW, LPC, and LMFT.

Content
Content
Workshop Directory Page

Handouts
Guide to Handouts
Handout #1: Learning Objectives and Competencies
Handout #2: Agenda
Handout #3: Emotional Impact of Out-of-Home Placement
Handout #4: Talking with Children about Placement
Handout #5: Demonstration - Talking to Katie about Placement
Handout #6: Preparing Children-Youth for Placement
Handout #7: Preparing Primary Caregivers for Out-of-Home Placement
Handout #8: Preparing Caregivers to Receive a Child(ren)
Handout #9: Katie Parker
Handout #10: Restrictiveness of Living Environment Quiz
Handout #11: Knowledge Review – Out of Home Placement
Handout #12: Parker Child Permanency Plan
Handout #13: Communicating Information Feedback Form
Handout #14: Katie Parker 1 Week Update
Handout #15: Tips for Effective Visitation
Handout #16: Visitation Planning Form
Handout #17: Visitation Planning Form – Completed
Handout #18: Reaching Into Silences
Handout #19: Reaching Into Silences Feedback
Handout #20: Understanding Reactions to Visiting
Handout #21: Steps of Concurrent Planning
Handout #22: Full Disclosure Interview
Handout #23: Concurrent Plan Script
Handout #24: Concurrent Planning Observation/Feedback Form
Handout #25: Behavioral Indicators for Reunification Planning
Handout #26: Progress Update on the Parker Case at Five Months
Handout #27: Permanency Plan Review Sheet
Handout #28: Self Assessment – Module 13
Handout #29: Transfer of Learning Activities Module 13

Overheads
Guide to Overheads
Overhead #1: Preparing the Child for Out-of-Home Placement
Overhead #2: Principles for Choosing Appropriate Placement Setting
Overhead #3: Restrictiveness of Living Environments
Overhead #4: What is Permanency Planning?
Overhead #5: Basic Permanency Assumptions
Overhead #6: Visitation
Overhead #7: Visitation Guidelines
Overhead #8: Concurrent Planning
Overhead #9: The Purpose of Concurrent Planning
Overhead #10: Reunification Principles
Overhead #11: Reasonable Efforts
Overhead #12: Case Work Practices that Guide Reunification Efforts
Overhead #13: Child Permanency Plan Review

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