Legal Compliance
Using information obtained from service providers and through purposeful contacts, the case manager documents the level of legal compliance within the JR Worksheet.
Selecting Substantially Compliant...
The circumstances which caused the creation of the case plan have been significantly remedied to the extent that the well-being and safety of the child will not be endangered upon the child’s remaining with or being returned to the child’s parent.
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The parent remedied all issues and concerns which led to the Department's involvement.
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There are no longer danger threats within the household.
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The parent's CPCs have enhanced to the point they are able to care and protect the child.
Selecting Partially Compliant...
Parent is demonstrating an acceptable level of commitment of time and energy to accomplish case plan outcomes.
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Safety Plan is still needed to control the danger threat(s) and protect the child.
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The parent's CPCs are enhancing but they are unable to safely care and protect the child.
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The parent is demonstrating some positive behavioral changes.
Selecting Not Compliant...
Though able to do so, the parent is only demonstrating minimal actions to achieve case plan outcomes.
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Safety Plan is still needed to control the danger threat(s) and protect the child.
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The parent's CPCs are diminished and they are unable to safely care and protect the child.
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The parent is not demonstrating any positive behavioral changes.
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The parent is not attending services or not actively participating in services.
Compliance Examples
The parent eliminated the concerns which led to DCF involvement which allows the child to be safely care for and protected by the parent.
Breakdown: Parent with severe addiction issues is able to maintain their sobriety.
Substantially Compliant
The parent, who was identified as the danger threat, is no longer displaying behaviors, emotions, and/or cognition which led to the danger threat.
Breakdown: Parent comprehends the problems with leaving the child unsupervised and now makes proper arrangements so they child is not left alone in the home.
The parent has enhanced their caregiver protective capacities to the point that the parent is able to protect and care for the child without the need of safety plan actions.
Breakdown: Parent has demonstrated they are able to care for the child (feed, bathe, perform bedtime routine, redirection of maladaptive behaviors) without displaying violent or aggressive outbursts.
Partially Compliant
The parent is still working on enhancing their caregiver protective capacities and while adequate progress is being made, there are still some concerns over the parent’s ability to care for and protect the child.
Breakdown: Parent with severe addiction issues is engaging in substance misuse treatment, however is still struggling with maintaining their sobriety (relapsed with two positive drug screens a little over a month ago).
More behavioral, emotional, and cognitive changes are needed for the parent to eliminate the danger threat.
Breakdown: Although there have been no instances of the parent leaving the child unsupervised, the parent still makes comments that "it is not the worst thing to leave a two year old alone for the entire night" to the Safety Plan individuals.
Responsible people performing sufficient Safety Plan actions are still needed to ensure the child is protected.
Breakdown: Parent has demonstrated they are able to care for the child (feed, bathe, perform bedtime routine) without displaying violent or aggressive outbursts; however, they still need some guidance and assistance with redirecting the maladaptive behaviors of the child.
Not Compliant
Although case management has documented reasonable efforts, the parent has not engaged in Case Plan services, child visitation, and/or purposeful contacts.
Breakdown: Parent with severe addiction issues is not engaging in substance misuse treatment and is either testing positive or not showing up for the drug screens.
There have been no behavioral, emotional, and/or cognitive changes demonstrated by the parent.
Breakdown: Due to the Safety Plan actions, the child has not been left unsupervised. The parent still believes the two year old is "mature enough" to be left alone for the entire night and majority of the day.
The parent is still identified as the danger threat and/or is still displaying diminished caregiver protective capacities.
Breakdown: Parent is not able to care for the child (feed, bathe, perform bedtime routine, redirection of maladaptive behaviors) without displaying violent or aggressive outbursts.
