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 Placement Resource Selection
4.3 Assessment of the Child/Children’s
Needs
4.3.1 Child’s Assessment Guideline
4.4.1 Relative or Kinship Care
4.4.2 Foster Family Care
4.4.3 Emergency Foster Care
4.4.4 Youth with Elevated Needs-Level A Resource Family
4.4.5 Medical Foster Family
4.4.6 Youth with Elevated Needs-Level B Resource 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 Matching
the Child's Needs to the Placement
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:
CD07-52, CD07-54, CD10-08, CD11-75
Attachments:
Attachment A: Locating the Non-custodial
Parent
Attachment B: Guidelines to Placement Options, Criteria and Selection Deleted
per CD11-75 dated 9-13-2011
- See Section 4 Chapter 4.2 Guidelines
for Placement Resource Selection
