5.3.19  Interface with Family-Centered Services (FCS)

Staff should ensure a continuum of services to a family from the beginning of the family assessment process and through the provision of ongoing Family-Centered Services (FCS).  The family assessment is just one segment of the Division’s process to assess and engage the family.  Staff should make the process as fluid as possible.  If during the intake process it is determined a family needs and wants services, staff should then assess:

• if the service needs are immediate and warrants the development of a safety plan;
• If there is need for a family support team meeting for intact families; or
• If the need is a function of risk and should be addressed in the (CD-14B) Written Service Agreement by the assigned FCS worker as part of the FCS family assessment process.