OAR 413-070-0630: Monitoring the Ongoing Substitute Care Placement Needs of the Child or Young Adult

(1) The caseworker must monitor the substitute care placement of the child or young adult and determine whether the relative caregiver, foster parent, or provider: (a) Meets the placement considerations of OAR 413-070-0625; and (b) Manages the supervision needs of the child or young adult as identified in the CANS screening and other current assessments or evaluations of the child or young adult. (2) The caseworker must assess the ongoing and permanency needs of the child or young adult: (a) For physical and emotional safety; (b) To promote and preserve existing attachments to family, siblings and caregivers known to the child or young adult and others with whom the child or young adult has developed an emotional attachment; (c) For continuity and familiarity; (d) For appropriate educational, developmental, emotional, and physical support; (e) For stability and permanency; (f) For maintaining his or her identity and cultural and religious heritage; and (g) For opportunities to participate in age-appropriate or developmentally-appropriate activities, including extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities. (3) During the required face-to-face contacts with the child or young adult, the caseworker must: (a) Confirm that the substitute caregiver can maintain the safety and well-being of the child or young adult; (b) Develop and maintain a good working relationship with the child or young adult; (c) Observe the child or young adult in an age-appropriate and comfortable setting; (d) Gather updated information on the physical and mental health as well as educational, behavioral, and developmental progress of the child or young adult; (e) Share updated information about the case plan and permanency plan for the child or young adult with the substitute caregiver and as permitted by state or federal law; and (f) Document the date, time, and location of the contact, observations, and update information in the Department's information system.