Illinois Administrative Code
Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Part 404 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE INSTITUTIONS AND MATERNITY CENTERS
Section 404.39 - Professional Services
Universal Citation: 89 IL Admin Code ยง 404.39
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Each child and family shall be assigned a child welfare worker. The assigned child welfare worker shall have weekly in-person contact with each child. The child welfare worker shall assist in:
1) planning
for individual care, treatment, and discharge which shall include evaluation of
the individual problems and needs of the child with determination of the
specific treatment and social work services required. Plans shall include an
analysis of those problems that preclude the child from remaining in a family
setting, preferably in his own home, or in another less restrictive placement.
Plans shall also include behavioral objectives for the child that, when
achieved, shall lead to the child's discharge. Discharge plans shall specify
ongoing support services to allow the child to function satisfactorily after
discharge from the institution. Joint planning is recommended by all involved
parties whenever possible.
2)
reviewing each child's current situation including progress, problems, and
needs at least every six months The review shall include revision of the plans
for the child and an explanation of the child's progress toward achieving his
service goals and behavioral objectives. In addition, the service plan shall
include a statement of the specific treatments that have been given the child
and any further treatment that is planned;
3) planning the children's visits and
contacts with their families or other persons who have established a parenting
bond with them. Weekly visitations with these persons shall be encouraged. To
the extent he is able, the child shall participate in planning the visits;
and
4) the decision-making process
around such issues as subsequent placement, termination or change in the
treatment plan, and discharge from care shall be reviewed by the social work
supervisor before implementation. When needed, these decisions shall result in
a revised service plan.
b) The child welfare worker shall assist families and children in:
1) understanding
the need for placement;
2)
developing and maintaining a continuing relationship with parents, siblings and
other relatives unless clearly contraindicated by specific factors in the
family situation; and
3) planning
for and implementing the child's return home or other aftercare.
c) Social, psychological and psychiatric evaluation and treatment shall be provided to children in need of such services by qualified personnel.
d) The institution shall maintain an average of one full time child welfare worker (or equivalent) to every 25 children receiving services.
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