Request for Placement

 

Child’s Name: ________________________Date of Birth: ___________Person ID #______________

 

Gender:  O Male   O Female    Ethnicity __________ Age:  ______

 

County of Legal Conservatorship: ______________    Preferred Placement Area: ________________

 

Child’s religious preference: _____________________________________________________________

 

Reason(s) for removal:

q       Emotional Abuse_________________________________________________________________

q       Physical Abuse__________________________________________________________________

q       Sexual Abuse____________________________________________________________________

q       Abandonment___________________________________________________________________

q       Neglectful Supervision____________________________________________________________

q       Medical Neglect_________________________________________________________________

q       Physical Neglect_________________________________________________________________

q       Refusal to Accept Parental Responsibility____________________________________________

 

Child’s response to removal: ____________________________________________________________

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Permanency Goal: 

q       Family Reunification_____________________________________________________________  

q       Relative Placement_______________________________________________________________ 

q       Independent Living_______________________________________________________________ 

q       Adoption_______________________________________________________________________ 

q       Permanent Managing Conservatorship________________________________________________

 

Expected Length of Placement: 

q       3 months or less_________________________________________________________________  

q       4 to 6 months___________________________________________________________________   

q       More than 6 months______________________________________________________________

 

Frequency of recommended face-to-face contact between child and family:

q       Weekly________________________________________________________________________

q       Every other week_________________________________________________________________ 

q       Monthly________________________________________________________________________

q       None__________________________________________________________________________

q       Other__________________________________________________________________________

 

Child’s school:

q       Child is not school age.

q       Child is school age and is enrolled in the _______ grade at _________________________School.

q       Child is school age but not attending school.  Please, note reason(s) the child is not attending school:  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

q       Child is currently receiving special education services.

q       Child has received special education services in the past.

 

Diagnoses by a professional: (check all that apply and note the specific diagnosis)

q       Autism_________________________________________________________________________

q       Developmental Disability__________________________________________________________

q       Learning Disability_______________________________________________________________

q       Mental Health (DSM-IV)__________________________________________________________

q       Mental Retardation (note FSIQ if known) _____________________________________________

q       Primary Medical Needs___________________________________________________________  

q       Other__________________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

Special Services Needed by Child: (check all that apply and explain)

q       Awake at night caregivers_________________________________________________________

q       Direct, continuous monitoring _____________________________________________________

q       Medically competent caregivers____________________________________________________

q       24 hour medical/nursing support ____________________________________________________

q       Activities to meet therapeutic or developmental needs___________________________________

q       Medical/physical supports _________________________________________________________

q       Assistance with activities of daily living (ADL)_________________________________________

q       On Campus school________________________________________________________________

q       Individual, group and/or family therapy________________________________________________

q       Treatment program designed by interdisciplinary team_____________________________________

q       Substance abuse treatment program____________________________________________________

q       Therapeutic services to address sexual issues_____________________________________________

q       Other____________________________________________________________________________

 

Child’s History/Characteristics Indicating Need for Special Services: (check all that apply and explain)

q       Animal cruelty Hx_______________________________________________________________

q       Destroys property________________________________________________________________

q       Developmental Delays____________________________________________________________

q       Hearing Impaired__________________________________________________________________

q       Visually Impaired__________________________________________________________________

q       Encopretic______________________________________________________________________

q       Enuretic________________________________________________________________________

q       Fire Setting Hx__________________________________________________________________

q       Gang Activity Hx_________________________________________________________________

q       Juvenile Justice Hx________________________________________________________________

q       Multiple Placements_______________________________________________________________

q       Physical limitations _______________________________________________________________

q       Physically aggressive _____________________________________________________________

q       Pregnant/Parenting Teen ___________________________________________________________

q       Runs away______________________________________________________________________

q       Self-abusive_____________________________________________________________________

q       Sexually abusive, aggressive or assaultive______________________________________________

q       Sexually inappropriate behavior______________________________________________________

q       Sibling(s) in placement_____________________________________________________________

q       Spanish is primary language________________________________________________________

q       Steals_________________________________________________________________________

q       Substance use Hx_________________________________________________________________

q       Suicide threats Hx________________________________________________________________

q       Suicide attempts Hx_______________________________________________________________

q       Other___________________________________________________________________________        

Additional information to be considered: ____________________________________________________

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Source of information on child: __________________________________________________

 

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Issues to consider in making placement decision:

 

The child’s needs.                                                            

The caregiver’s ability to meet the child’s needs           The least restrictive, most family-like setting available.

Close proximity to child’s home.                                      Placement with siblings.                     .

The child’s or youth’s preferences.                                  The child’s permanency plan.

 

Placement(s) recommended:  (list family based settings first)

 

                ______________________________________       ___________________________________

 

                ______________________________________       ___________________________________

 

                ______________________________________       ___________________________________

 

 

Placement selected: ____________________________________________________________________