❓ A parliamentary question on notice addresses placement options for children in care by the Department of Community Development, focusing on evaluation methods and effectiveness criteria. The response outlines a case-by-case approach to placement evaluation, incorporating individual care plans, aggregated data, and feedback from various stakeholders.
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(1) What are the different placement options available for children placed in care by the Department of Community Development?
(2) Are Department of Community Development placement options evaluated to determine the suitability and effectiveness of different types of placements for children with particular needs?
(3) If yes to (2), who conducts the evaluation, how is the evaluation conducted and what are the criteria that determine effectiveness of a particular placement?
(2) Are Department of Community Development placement options evaluated to determine the suitability and effectiveness of different types of placements for children with particular needs?
(3) If yes to (2), who conducts the evaluation, how is the evaluation conducted and what are the criteria that determine effectiveness of a particular placement?
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Answered
1 June 2004
Responded by
Minister for Disability Services
Response time
91 days
(3) Each child has a case manager who is responsible for reviewing a child’s progress through case conference planning. A child’s progress in a placement is evaluated on a case by case basis in the context of individual care plans and/or case plans. The case goals determine the type of placement/service required. Departmental staff seek the best fit between the type of placement/service required and what placement/service option is available. The criteria for the effectiveness of a placement vary according to the individual child’s case goal and objectives. These range from stabilising a child emotionally, socially or behaviourally to reunification with their family. To a significant degree, the effectiveness of particular types of placement is derived from evaluating aggregated data and the feedback on the usefulness of the service to individual children. This information is collected by Departmental staff depending on the type of service and the following are examples. Departmental Placement Officers review individual foster carers. This involves discussions with foster carers and feedback from staff who have or have had children in the placement. Funded services have written service specifications which set out the ages and types of problems the service caters for. Departmental staff monitor and review the service by using aggregated data provided by the service and receiving feedback from field staff using the service. Departmental hostels and group homes have service descriptions. Departmental staff who use these services match a child’s assessed needs to a particular placement/service or program. These units also provide aggregated data to evaluate the effectiveness of the program in achieving its stated goals.
The case goals determine the type of placement/service required. Departmental staff seek the best fit between the type of placement/service required and what placement/service option is available. The criteria for the effectiveness of a placement vary according to the individual child’s case goal and objectives. These range from stabilising a child emotionally, socially or behaviourally to reunification with their family. To a significant degree, the effectiveness of particular types of placement is derived from evaluating aggregated data and the feedback on the usefulness of the service to individual children. This information is collected by Departmental staff depending on the type of service and the following are examples. Departmental Placement Officers review individual foster carers. This involves discussions with foster carers and feedback from staff who have or have had children in the placement. Funded services have written service specifications which set out the ages and types of problems the service caters for. Departmental staff monitor and review the service by using aggregated data provided by the service and receiving feedback from field staff using the service. Departmental hostels and group homes have service descriptions. Departmental staff who use these services match a child’s assessed needs to a particular placement/service or program. These units also provide aggregated data to evaluate the effectiveness of the program in achieving its stated goals.
The criteria for the effectiveness of a placement vary according to the individual child’s case goal and objectives. These range from stabilising a child emotionally, socially or behaviourally to reunification with their family. To a significant degree, the effectiveness of particular types of placement is derived from evaluating aggregated data and the feedback on the usefulness of the service to individual children. This information is collected by Departmental staff depending on the type of service and the following are examples. Departmental Placement Officers review individual foster carers. This involves discussions with foster carers and feedback from staff who have or have had children in the placement. Funded services have written service specifications which set out the ages and types of problems the service caters for. Departmental staff monitor and review the service by using aggregated data provided by the service and receiving feedback from field staff using the service. Departmental hostels and group homes have service descriptions. Departmental staff who use these services match a child’s assessed needs to a particular placement/service or program. These units also provide aggregated data to evaluate the effectiveness of the program in achieving its stated goals.
To a significant degree, the effectiveness of particular types of placement is derived from evaluating aggregated data and the feedback on the usefulness of the service to individual children. This information is collected by Departmental staff depending on the type of service and the following are examples. Departmental Placement Officers review individual foster carers. This involves discussions with foster carers and feedback from staff who have or have had children in the placement. Funded services have written service specifications which set out the ages and types of problems the service caters for. Departmental staff monitor and review the service by using aggregated data provided by the service and receiving feedback from field staff using the service. Departmental hostels and group homes have service descriptions. Departmental staff who use these services match a child’s assessed needs to a particular placement/service or program. These units also provide aggregated data to evaluate the effectiveness of the program in achieving its stated goals.
Departmental Placement Officers review individual foster carers. This involves discussions with foster carers and feedback from staff who have or have had children in the placement. Funded services have written service specifications which set out the ages and types of problems the service caters for. Departmental staff monitor and review the service by using aggregated data provided by the service and receiving feedback from field staff using the service. Departmental hostels and group homes have service descriptions. Departmental staff who use these services match a child’s assessed needs to a particular placement/service or program. These units also provide aggregated data to evaluate the effectiveness of the program in achieving its stated goals.
Funded services have written service specifications which set out the ages and types of problems the service caters for. Departmental staff monitor and review the service by using aggregated data provided by the service and receiving feedback from field staff using the service. Departmental hostels and group homes have service descriptions. Departmental staff who use these services match a child’s assessed needs to a particular placement/service or program. These units also provide aggregated data to evaluate the effectiveness of the program in achieving its stated goals.
Departmental hostels and group homes have service descriptions. Departmental staff who use these services match a child’s assessed needs to a particular placement/service or program. These units also provide aggregated data to evaluate the effectiveness of the program in achieving its stated goals.
The case goals determine the type of placement/service required. Departmental staff seek the best fit between the type of placement/service required and what placement/service option is available. The criteria for the effectiveness of a placement vary according to the individual child’s case goal and objectives. These range from stabilising a child emotionally, socially or behaviourally to reunification with their family. To a significant degree, the effectiveness of particular types of placement is derived from evaluating aggregated data and the feedback on the usefulness of the service to individual children. This information is collected by Departmental staff depending on the type of service and the following are examples. Departmental Placement Officers review individual foster carers. This involves discussions with foster carers and feedback from staff who have or have had children in the placement. Funded services have written service specifications which set out the ages and types of problems the service caters for. Departmental staff monitor and review the service by using aggregated data provided by the service and receiving feedback from field staff using the service. Departmental hostels and group homes have service descriptions. Departmental staff who use these services match a child’s assessed needs to a particular placement/service or program. These units also provide aggregated data to evaluate the effectiveness of the program in achieving its stated goals.
The criteria for the effectiveness of a placement vary according to the individual child’s case goal and objectives. These range from stabilising a child emotionally, socially or behaviourally to reunification with their family. To a significant degree, the effectiveness of particular types of placement is derived from evaluating aggregated data and the feedback on the usefulness of the service to individual children. This information is collected by Departmental staff depending on the type of service and the following are examples. Departmental Placement Officers review individual foster carers. This involves discussions with foster carers and feedback from staff who have or have had children in the placement. Funded services have written service specifications which set out the ages and types of problems the service caters for. Departmental staff monitor and review the service by using aggregated data provided by the service and receiving feedback from field staff using the service. Departmental hostels and group homes have service descriptions. Departmental staff who use these services match a child’s assessed needs to a particular placement/service or program. These units also provide aggregated data to evaluate the effectiveness of the program in achieving its stated goals.
To a significant degree, the effectiveness of particular types of placement is derived from evaluating aggregated data and the feedback on the usefulness of the service to individual children. This information is collected by Departmental staff depending on the type of service and the following are examples. Departmental Placement Officers review individual foster carers. This involves discussions with foster carers and feedback from staff who have or have had children in the placement. Funded services have written service specifications which set out the ages and types of problems the service caters for. Departmental staff monitor and review the service by using aggregated data provided by the service and receiving feedback from field staff using the service. Departmental hostels and group homes have service descriptions. Departmental staff who use these services match a child’s assessed needs to a particular placement/service or program. These units also provide aggregated data to evaluate the effectiveness of the program in achieving its stated goals.
Departmental Placement Officers review individual foster carers. This involves discussions with foster carers and feedback from staff who have or have had children in the placement. Funded services have written service specifications which set out the ages and types of problems the service caters for. Departmental staff monitor and review the service by using aggregated data provided by the service and receiving feedback from field staff using the service. Departmental hostels and group homes have service descriptions. Departmental staff who use these services match a child’s assessed needs to a particular placement/service or program. These units also provide aggregated data to evaluate the effectiveness of the program in achieving its stated goals.
Funded services have written service specifications which set out the ages and types of problems the service caters for. Departmental staff monitor and review the service by using aggregated data provided by the service and receiving feedback from field staff using the service. Departmental hostels and group homes have service descriptions. Departmental staff who use these services match a child’s assessed needs to a particular placement/service or program. These units also provide aggregated data to evaluate the effectiveness of the program in achieving its stated goals.
Departmental hostels and group homes have service descriptions. Departmental staff who use these services match a child’s assessed needs to a particular placement/service or program. These units also provide aggregated data to evaluate the effectiveness of the program in achieving its stated goals.
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