Section 4 Overview
This section pertains to the policy and procedures necessary when an out-of-home placement of a child is imminent or has occurred.
Chapter 4 Overview
This chapter offers guidelines for the selection of a placement resource, as guided by the child’s needs. It also includes information about various placement options and the process of preparing a child for placement.
Table of Contents
4.1 Definitions and Purpose
4.2 Guidelines for Initial Placement Resource Selection
4.3 Assessment of the Child/Child’s Needs
4.3.1 Child’s Assessment Guideline
4.4.1 Kinship Care
4.4.2 Foster Family Care
4.4.3 Emergency Foster Care
4.4.4 Behavioral Foster Family
4.4.5 Medical Foster Family
4.4.6 Career Foster Family
4.4.7 Department of Mental Health Therapeutic Foster Family Homes and Missouri Alliance Foster Family Homes
4.4.8 Foster Family Group Home
4.4.9 Residential Treatment
4.4.10 Emergency Shelter
4.4.11 Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitalization
4.4.12 Transitional Living
4.4.13 Independent Living Arrangement
4.5 Selecting the Placement Resource
4.6 Preparing the Child for Placement
Chapter Memoranda History: (prior to 1/31/07)
CS03-12, CS03-21, CS03-27, CD04-79, CD05-80, CD06-16, CD06-50
Memoranda History:
Attachments:
Attachment A: Locating the Non-custodial Parent
Attachment B: Guidelines to Placement Options, Criteria and Selection
Attachment C: Assessment Homes
