DCF 56.17(2)(f) (f) Implement and support the treatment plan, including ensuring that all available resources and treatments are known or explored and developing new resources if appropriate.

DCF 56.17(2)(g) (g) Meet to formally review the treatment plan, share information, exchange ideas and opinions, and discuss issues at least every 3 months from the date of distribution of the treatment plan. The supervising agency caseworker shall determine if more frequent treatment team meetings are necessary. Other treatment team members may request a meeting.

DCF 56.17(2)(h) (h) Share knowledge regarding the child and the treatment plan with other treatment team members as allowed by law and encourage support for the treatment plan.

DCF 56.17(2)(i) (i) Ensure that family counseling is provided to the child’s family and the foster family as needed.

DCF 56.17(2)(j) (j) Ensure that 24-hour per day, 7-day per week crisis intervention is provided for the foster child and the foster parent as needed.

DCF 56.17(2)(k) (k) Monitor and evaluate the progress of the treatment plan and the continued appropriateness and effectiveness of the provided services and supports and placement of the child on an ongoing basis.

DCF 56.17(2)(L) (L) Make treatment plan revisions and adjustments as necessary. Ensure revisions and adjustments to the treatment plan are in writing and are based on all of the following:

DCF 56.17(2)(L)1. 1. Observations from the supervising agency caseworker’s direct contact with the child.

DCF 56.17(2)(L)2. 2. Discussions that include the child, child’s parent, guardian at litem, service providers, and collateral contacts.

DCF 56.17(2)(L)3. 3. Other relevant data or information.

DCF 56.17(2)(m) (m) Design and implement new treatment strategies as needed.

DCF 56.17(2)(n) (n) Consult with the foster parent or supervising agency caseworker about events in the foster home if requested.

DCF 56.17(2)(o) (o) Arrange for interaction between the child and the child’s family as provided in the child’s permanency plan or treatment plan.

DCF 56.17(2)(p) (p) Resolve any disagreements between the foster parent and the supervising agency. Efforts by the treatment team to resolve disagreements may not replace any internal grievance procedures established by the supervising agency or the foster parent’s fair hearing rights under s. 48.64 (4) (a), Stats.

DCF 56.17(2)(q) (q) Develop an aftercare plan for a child that ensures continuity in managing a child’s needs after the child’s placement ends.

DCF 56.17 History History: EmR1050: emerg. cr., eff. 1-1-11; CR 10-148: cr. Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11; EmR1633: emerg. cr. (2) (b) 3. g., eff. 11-18-16; CR 16-051: cr. (2) (b) 3. g. Register July 2017 No. 739, eff. 8-1-17.

DCF 56.18 DCF 56.18 Agency contact with foster parent.

DCF 56.18(1) (1) Contact requirements.

DCF 56.18(1)(a) (a) Level of care 1 or 2. A licensing agency, supervising agency, or placing agency shall have at least one contact per month with a foster parent who operates a foster home with a Level 1 or 2 certification if a child is placed in the foster home. The contact may be in person, by phone, or by an interactive electronic format.

DCF 56.18(1)(b) (b) Level of care 3 to 5.

DCF 56.18(1)(b)1. 1. A licensing agency, supervising agency, or placing agency shall have at least 2 in-person contacts per month with a foster parent who operates a foster home with a Level 3 to 5 certification if a child is placed in the foster home. At least one of these contacts shall be in the foster home.

DCF 56.18(1)(b)2. 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., if a child with a level of need below 3 is placed in a foster home with a Level 3 or 4 certification, the licensing agency, placing agency, or supervising agency shall have at least one in-person contact per month with the foster parent each full calendar month that the child is in the foster home.

DCF 56.18(1)(b)3. 3. If a foster home with a Level 3 to 5 certification has not had placement of a child for 3 or more months and the licensing agency, supervising agency, or placing agency has not seen the foster parent in the foster home during that time, the licensing agency, supervising agency, or placing agency shall have an in-person contact with the foster parent in the foster home before a child is placed in the foster home or within 24 hours of the child’s placement in the foster home.

DCF 56.18(1)(c) (c) Multiple foster parents. If there is more than one foster parent on the license to operate the foster home, the agency may have contact with only one of the foster parents.

DCF 56.18(2) (2) Multiple agencies. If the licensing agency, supervising agency, and the placing agency under sub. (1) are different agencies, those agencies shall determine a contact plan.

DCF 56.18(3) (3) Purposes of contact. The agency contact with the foster parent shall focus on the safety, permanence, and well-being of the child to evaluate the compatibility of the child with the foster parent and other household members and the ability of the foster parent to meet the needs of the child in a safe manner. The contacts shall include discussion of any additional support needed by the foster parent to safely maintain any child in foster care living in the foster home.

DCF 56.18 History History: EmR1050: emerg. cr., eff. 1-1-11; CR 10-148: cr. Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11.

DCF 56.19 DCF 56.19 Agency contact with foster child.

DCF 56.19(1) (1) Contact requirements.