Key steps
1. Assess and prepare to develop a case plan
1.1 Gather information about the child and family
1.2 Assess the child's strengths and needs
1.3 Assess the parental strengths and needs
1.4 Determine the intervention required to keep the child safe
1.5 Explore service options
2. Plan for a family group meeting
2.1 Determine the requirement for a family group meeting
2.2 Provide information to the convenor
2.3 Prepare for a family group meeting
3. Develop the case plan
3.1 Convene a family group meeting
3.2 Develop key items in the case plan
3.3 Record, endorse and distribute the case plan
4. Implement the case plan
4.1 Actively implement the case plan
4.2 Implement Child Safety Services' contact requirements
4.3 Visit the child, parent or carer during ongoing intervention
4.4 Regularly assess the progress of the case plan
5. Review and revise the case plan
5.1 Complete the review and revision process
5.2 Re-assess the level of family risk for 'in home' cases
5.3 Assess whether reunification can occur
5.4 Undertake parallel planning/permanency planning
5.5 Refer the case to a permanency panel
5.6 Complete the review report
5.7 Re-assess the child's strengths and needs
5.8 Re-assess the parental strengths and needs
5.9 Develop and endorse the revised case plan
What ifs - responding to specific case planning and review matters
1. What if an initial case plan is developed without a family group meeting?
2. What if parents are unwilling to engage in case planning?
3. What if people are excluded from attending and participating in a family group meeting?
4. What if the case plan cannot be endorsed?
5. What if an application for a child protection order is filed with the Childrens Court without a case plan?
6. What if a reunification assessment is required when parents live in another jurisdiction?
- Last updated
- 9 June 2009
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