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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA FFY 2024 STATE PLAN FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES
answer questions, and assist in establishing the appropriate plan for the identified child and/or family. The provider must be actively working with the client and submitting monthly summaries to the DoHS worker.
o For Family Preservation, there must be court involvement with a petition filed and/or it is mandated in Bureau for Social Services (BSS) Policy or WV Statute.
o For Foster Care the child must be in WV DoHS custody and/or it is mandated in BSS Policy or WV Statute.
o For the Reunification service category, there must be circuit court involvement with a petition filed and/or it is mandated in BSS Policy or WV Statute.
● Supervised Visitation - Service in which visitation between family members (parent to child or child to child) is observed to ensure general safety and appropriate interaction is maintained during visitation. Visitation providers either look in on visits between family members periodically (as determined by DoHS visitation plan) or observe the visit while sitting in the room with the family members. Visitation providers will observe to ensure that no abuse, either physical or emotional, takes place during visitation. Service in which visitation between parents and children is observed to evaluate appropriateness and level of interaction. The purpose is to assess and monitor the appropriateness of family interaction and possible reunification. The service must be identified in the service plan. Before each visit the provider will complete the following tasks:
o Meet with the child’s caseworker to learn the child’s needs as identified in the CPS/YS Safety plan and to jointly develop a specified needs list to be met during the initial visits.
By the end of the first month, the provider will have arranged visitations to continue as documented in the Child’s Case Plan by:
o Clarifying what needs must be met during future visits.
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