Description: In response to the 2006 and 2007 Foster Care Audit the Colorado Department of Human Services was required to increase oversight and monitoring of county institutional child abuse and neglect investigations (IA) for 24hr licensed child care facilities and county foster homes. This 1-day seminar and training is designed for Supervisors and/ or Lead Social Caseworkers that are charged with approving authority to sign off on the IA investigations. Presentations will include the Institutional Child Abuse/Neglect Investigations policies and procedures, clarification as to critical incident reports and what constitutes an appropriate IA screen out, correct data entry in Trails, new Trails Compliance reports, the appeals process, Stage II process, and the 2006/2007 Foster Care Audit Requirements. County sanctions will be discussed. |