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Engaging Families in Case Planning

Basics of Engaging Families in Case Planning

1. Each of the following features are true regarding a case plan, except for:

A. The case plan is a living document that should reflect ongoing input from the family.

B. The case plan should be reviewed and updated throughout the life of the case.

C. Caseworkers should do the initial drafting of the plan alone, but expect to engage the family throughout the planning and implementation process.

D. Family participation helps ensure buy-in from the family and also adds a higher degree of accountability for the family.


Caseworker Strategies That Support Family Engagement in Case Planning

2. Which of the following caseworker behaviors have studies suggested may support a collaborative relationship?

A. Having honest discussions about the nature of the caseworker’s authority and how it may be used.

B. Working with the family’s definitions of the problems, rather than the caseworker’s definition.

C. Getting a commitment from family members that they will engage in mutually identified tasks.

D. All of the above.


3. Which of the following describes the family’s perspective of itself in relationship to the wider community and can help the caseworker and family explore important spiritual and cultural connections?

A. Genograms

B. Ecomaps

C. Family timelines

D. All of the above


4. Solution-Based Casework is a child welfare practice model built on all of the following theoretical foundations, except for:

A. Family life cycle theory

B. Relapse prevention / cognitive behavioral therapy theory

C. Family teaming model theory

D. Solution-focused family therapy


5. Research suggests that SBC is associated with significantly greater family engagement in case planning activities, which may lead to better safety, permanency, and well-being outcomes for children and families.

A. True

B. False


6. Structured decision-making provides a systematic and analytic method of assessing family situations with the intentions of being an interview tool with families.

A. True

B. False


7. Safety mapping focuses on caseworkers and families determining the answers to all of the following questions, except:

A. What issues may impede family participation?

B. What are the worries?

C. What’s working well?

D. What needs to happen?


Findings in the Child and Family Services Reviews

8. The strategies most frequently mentioned in the Program Improvement Plans to address deficiencies in family engagement in case planning are enhanced family group decision-making meetings and training.

A. True

B. False


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