§316.80. Caseworker Responsibilities at the Administrative Case Review

The caseworker's responsibilities at the administrative case review will be to:

 

a)         present a completed service plan, based on the assessment and developed in collaboration with the family;

 

b)         present a recommendation regarding the permanency goal;

 

c)         report on the placement, best interests, health, safety and well-being of the child;

 

d)         present a copy of the Visitation and Contact Plan and report on the efforts made to encourage and maintain sibling relationships;

 

e)         present a copy of a Post-Permanency Sibling Contact Plan when one has been developed;

 

f)         report on the progress of the parent to date toward changing the behaviors and conditions that require the child to be in out-of-home care;

 

g)         provide a statement as to whether the child can return home, and, if so, when and with what supports;

 

h)         provide the casework rationale and supporting documentation for all decisions and recommendations.

 

(Source:  Amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 767, effective December 31, 2015)