DCF 56.15(3) (3) Responsibilities of supervising agency caseworker for Levels 3 to 5. A caseworker employed by or under contract to the supervising agency shall do all of the following regarding a child with a level of need of 3 or higher in the agency’s care who is placed in a foster home with a Level 3 to 5 certification:

DCF 56.15(3)(a) (a) Coordinate assessments of the child.

DCF 56.15(3)(b) (b) Select the appropriate foster home for a child after careful consideration of how well a prospective foster family will do all of the following:

DCF 56.15(3)(b)1. 1. Meet the child’s specific needs.

DCF 56.15(3)(b)2. 2. Address concerns of the child’s birth or adoptive parents.

DCF 56.15(3)(b)3. 3. Accomplish the goals of the child’s permanency plan.

DCF 56.15(3)(c) (c) Form the child’s treatment team and serve as the team coordinator.

DCF 56.15(3)(d) (d) Provide foster parents with information about the child under ch. DCF 37.

DCF 56.15(3)(e) (e) Educate a child’s treatment team members on services and procedures for a child’s specific needs.

DCF 56.15(3)(f) (f) Develop appropriate interventions and services for the child with the child’s treatment team.

DCF 56.15(3)(g) (g) Be available or have a designee who is available for the foster parents to consult on a 24-hour per day basis.

DCF 56.15(3)(h) (h) Assist in the training of foster parents.

DCF 56.15(3)(i) (i) Comply with agency contact requirements with the foster parent and foster child in ss. DCF 56.18 and 56.19.

DCF 56.15(3)(j) (j) Supervise a child’s case plan, permanency plan, and treatment plan.

DCF 56.15(3)(k) (k) Keep written progress notes.

DCF 56.15(3)(L) (L) Coordinate provided or purchased services for the child and the child’s family.

DCF 56.15(3)(m) (m) Arrange for the assistance of appropriate specialists.

DCF 56.15(3)(n) (n) Perform necessary court responsibilities as appropriate.

DCF 56.15(3)(o) (o) Perform liaison activities with other agencies.

DCF 56.15(3)(p) (p) Coordinate educational and community services.

DCF 56.15(3)(q) (q) Advocate for the best interests and rights of the child.

DCF 56.15(3)(r) (r) Organize treatment team meetings under s. DCF 56.17 (2) (g).

DCF 56.15(4) (4) Substitute for caseworker responsibilities. Notwithstanding sub. (3) (intro.), the supervisory agency may assign specific duties in sub. (3) to another person who meets the same qualifications as the supervisory agency caseworker or to a person who is an intern or in a field placement for a higher education program and is supervised by a person meeting the same qualifications as a supervisory agency caseworker.

DCF 56.15 History History: EmR0937: emerg. cr. eff. 1-1-10; CR 10-021: cr. Register September 2010 No. 657, eff. 10-1-10; EmR1050: emerg. r. and recr., eff. 1-1-11; CR 10-148: r. and recr. Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11; EmR1633: emerg. cr. (1) (a) 8. to 12., eff. 11-1816; CR 16-051: (1) (a) 8. to 12. Register July 2017 No. 739, eff. 8-1-17; CR 20-003: r. and recr. (1) (a) 4. (intro.), cr. (1) (a) 4. d. Register July 2020 No. 775, eff. 8-1-20.

DCF 56.16 DCF 56.16 Licensing agency responsibilities.

DCF 56.16(1) (1) A licensing agency shall do all of the following:

DCF 56.16(1)(a) (a) Recruit a pool of foster parents who are interested in and capable of working with the types of children who are commonly placed by that agency.

DCF 56.16(1)(b) (b) Assess and screen families who are interested in becoming foster parents.

DCF 56.16(1)(c) (c) Develop foster homes to meet the needs of a specifically identified child in need of placement.