3. 1. This checklist is designed to highlight key questions that the court should ask at every Permanency Hearing to elicit more detailed information. § 1-4-706. The enhanced review also determines if placement is necessary to assure that permanency and concurrent planning are being carried out in a timely and appropriate manner. TWELVE-MONTH PERMANENCY ATTACHMENT: REUNIFICATION SERVICES CONTINUED (Welf. Code, § 366.21(f)) The child's out-of-home placement is necessary. The BSC on Timely Permanency through Reunification was framed using empirical and best practice data – as well as federal legislation such as the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 – that support family reunification as the best outcome for children in care. Permanent Placement Other than Reunification: Under both Federal and State law, the agency must make and document in the case plan, reasonable efforts to make and finalize a child’s permanent placement, (adoption, placement with a relative or legal guardian, or some other appropriate planned permanent living arrangement). If the answers to questions d and e are yes, STOP and make the permanency recommendation of Permanent Placement with a Fit and Willing Relative and a concurrent goal of APPLA. Reunification and adoption as permanency goals have been ruled out. Careful planning and consideration is given to the child's initial placement so that in the event reunification is delayed or fails, the first placement made is the best available placement to provide permanency for the child, per 10A O.S. Child was placed in the caregiver’s home by the department as a foster care placement. A Permanency Hearing is a critical event where the court must assess the appropriateness of a child’s permanency goal and progress towards that goal. The child has achieved reunification, guardianship, power of attorney, or other permanency; or Once the petition has been filed by a relative or fictive kin caregiver and the court declines to grant permanent custody, unless family has ongoing service needs. A caregiver who meets all of the following criteria is eligible to receive financial assistance. This executive summary provides a brief abstract of each. Appendix C Quarterly Supervisory Conference Checklist ... of-home placement, planning for permanency should begin at … & Inst. Permanent placement through guardianship is in the child’s best interest. A Permanency Hearing is a critical event where the court must assess the appropriateness of a child’s permanency goal and progress towards that goal. AT EVERY PERMANENCY HEARING: 1. AT EVERY PERMANENCY HEARING: 1. [Go to Contents] 1. A framework for thinking about permanency with a focus on the status of reunification within the permanency continuum, and; Consideration of the issues involved in evaluating programs for permanency and reunification. If no, consider in this order, reunification, adoption, and/or PLC. ____ e. Have reunification, adoption, and PLC been thoughtfully ruled out for this child? Permanency Matters: Reunification (PDF - 2,642 KB) Virginia Department of Social Services (2018) Provides Virginia reunification statistics, information on a practice model that focuses on the relationship between foster parents and families of origin, and tips for partnering with parents to ensure quality family visits and promote reunification. Permanency and Reunification Trends in 25 States By a preponderance of the evidence, the return of the child to his or her parent or legal guardian would create a substantial risk of This checklist is designed to highlight key questions that the court should ask at every Permanency Hearing to elicit more detailed information.