Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
(1) Development of the comprehensive
transition plan. The Department must initiate the development of the
comprehensive transition plan for a:
(a)
Child 14 years of age or older and in substitute
care or a young adult; or
(b)
Former foster child who
requests services as described in OAR 413-030-0003 to 413-030-0030 and would
benefit from a comprehensive transition plan.
(2) The Department must ensure the
comprehensive transition plan includes:
(a)
The completion of a life skills assessment, which includes:
(A) Assessment of the skills and readiness of
the child, or young adult through interviews with
substitute caregiver, parent,
guardian, or Indian custodian and any other
significant adult; or
(B)
Assessment of the skills and readiness of the former foster child through
interviews with the former foster child and any other supportive individuals
the former foster child may identify; and
(C) Completion of a written independent
living assessment in the format required by the Department.
(b) The written life skills
assessment must include a description of:
(A)
The personal growth, social development and strengths of the child,
young adult or former foster child; and
(B) Their need for ongoing skill development
in the following ability areas:
(i) Family
support and healthy relationships through interactions with and connection to
adults who can assist in the transition to independent living;
(ii) Management of their physical and mental
health through health education and risk prevention;
(iii) Engagement in educational and
vocational interests, indicating high school skills and supports,
post-secondary skills and supports, and employment and/or career
preparation;
(iv) Achievement of
residential stability through money management, housing and home management,
transportation and other living skills.
(3) After completing the
activities in section (2) of this rule, the Department must convene a planning
meeting to develop the comprehensive transition plan. The Department must:
(a) Ensure the child or
young adult plays a central role in planning for and
participating in the meeting, when developmentally appropriate;
(b) Involve the child or
young adult in determining who may participate in the planning
meeting which may include a parent, guardian,
Indian custodian, substitute caregiver,
service providers, a court appointed special advocate, authorized
representative of the Indian child's tribe, the attorney for the
child or young adult or other adults
important to the child or young
adult;
(c) At the option
of the child or young adult, involve the two
additional members of the case planning team chosen by the
child or young adult as described in OAR
413-040-0010(3)(c); and
(d) If the
child or young adult makes the request,
include any additional members the child or young
adult would like to add to their comprehensive youth transition
planning meeting when it is determined to be in the best interest of the
child or young adult.
(4) The comprehensive transition plan must
identify goals and services in each of the following domains:
(a) Personal Growth and Social
Development;
(b) Family Support and
Healthy Relationships including cultural and community connections;
(c) Health Education and Risk
Prevention;
(d) Education
(e) Employment and Career
Preparation;
(f) Money Management,
Transportation and Other Life Skills;
(g) Housing and Home Management. The child or
young adult must have safe and stable housing and is not likely to become
homeless due to dismissing the case.
(5) The child age 14 or
older, young adult, or former foster child
must agree to the comprehensive transition plan and the plan is signed by each
person who participated in the planning meeting.
(6) A Department supervisor must review and
acknowledge the completion of the comprehensive transition plan in the
Department's information system.
(7) When a child is placed
in another state through the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
(ICPC), and the Department is unable to complete the comprehensive transition
planning process as described in this rule, the Department remains responsible
for working with the receiving state and with the child in
developing a comprehensive transition plan.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
409.050 & ORS
418.005
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
418.005, ORS
409.010, ORS
418.475, ORS
419B.343, ORS
419B.476 & ORS
419B.337
