The purpose of this Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is to provide a standard and consistent approach to case conferencing as part of a comprehensive case management approach utilized during decision-making processes for children. The SOPs should be utilized by institutions (e.g. Charitable Children’s Institutions, or CCIs) and organizations as well as other actors engaged in decision-making around children’s care and protection.
The objectives of the SOP are to:
- Outline an approach for structured conversations and decision-making around solutions for specific cases of children’s care with appropriate and relevant stakeholders
- Explain the different steps and accompanying actions involved in case conferencing
- Define the roles and responsibilities of each actor involved in the different aspects of case conferencing
The target audience for the SOP on case conferencing are:
- Changing the Way We Care (CTWWC) staff
- Local implementing partner (LIP) staff engaged in care reform
- Social workers, caseworkers and other child protection professionals working in CCIs or Statutory Children’s institutions (SCIs)
- Social workers, caseworkers and other child protection professionals working with the Department of Children’s Services (DCS) at all levels
- Social workers and other child protection professionals and service providers working with children in alternative care in the public and nonpublic sectors
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