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Individual Service and Safety Plan (ISSP)

Individual Service and Safety Plan (ISSP). Professional Writing. Tips for effective writing. Documentation conveys information about the writer Subjective writing only works if the reader believes you Objective writing is much more persuasive Tell what was observed

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Individual Service and Safety Plan (ISSP)

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  1. Individual Service and Safety Plan(ISSP)

  2. Professional Writing

  3. Tips for effective writing • Documentation conveys information about the writer • Subjective writing only works if the reader believes you • Objective writing is much more persuasive • Tell what was observed • Note what was seen, heard, smelled, experienced • Let facts speak for themselves • Quotes can be helpful • Pictures are very effective

  4. Tips for effective writing • Objective or Subjective? • The father is a criminal unable to support his kids. VS. • The father has had two arrests related to theft in the previous review period and lacks a stable means of financial support. • The mother appeared to be having difficulty maintaining her balance, and her breath smelled of alcohol. Her speech was markedly slurred and she appeared to fall asleep at one point. Vs • The mother came to the meeting drunk and/or high.

  5. Tips for effective writing • Identify people by role, then name • Indicate who initiated telephone calls/e-mails • Include all relevant content of conversations • Document your work too, not just your conversations • Checking FamLink history • Staffing w/ supervisor • Reviewing prior volumes

  6. What is an ISSP? • Primary document containing case plan • Reason for CA intervention • Progress towards permanence and case closure • Information about child well-being • Child specific • Provided prior to court hearings

  7. Who receives the ISSP? • The “Court” (Judge/Commissioner) • Parents • Parents’ attorneys • Youth12 or older • Youth’s attorney • CASA & their attorney • Assistant Attorney General • Tribe (s) • Other intervening parties & attorneys • Out of home care provider • (w/o social summary for parents) • Private agency

  8. Getting the ISSP in on time • Due to legal parties at least 10 working days prior to hearing • Allow for mailing time if applicable • Local courts have different rules about submission • Caregivers should receive a copy w/in same timeframe • Caregiver report to court (15-313)

  9. ISSP is due prior to: • Shelter Care Hearings and/or Case Conferences • Check local rules • Pre-Trial Conference or Fact-Finding Hearing • Typically not both, check local rules • First Review Hearing • Dependency Reviews • Permanency Planning Hearings • Motions • Scheduled when an issue needs court approval/resolution • Check local rules

  10. Preparing to write the ISSP • Collect background information • Meet with parents, child, and caregiver to update information • Verify & supplement w/ collateral contacts • Provide referrals as necessary • Allow time for revision

  11. Prior to submitting it to Court: Your supervisor needs to review and sign your final ISSP TIP: Talk to your supervisor about how long they need

  12. The ISSP in Sections: I: Demographics II: Case background III: Pre-placement Services IV: Summary of Previous Case Plan and Court Order V: Recommended Case Plan for New Review Period

  13. ISSP Section I:What should be updated? • Date of report (day completed) • Plan covers (until next court date) • Dates of previous hearings • Current addresses and phone #’s • Confidentiality issues • TPR & date when rights are terminated • Information about “other”

  14. ISSP Section II & III: Case background & Pre-placement services • Completed for the first ISSP then left unchanged • Except months out of home since OPD • Often by sw who brought case to court • Reasonable efforts to prevent court involvement • Parents’ progress up until filing

  15. Section IV • On the initial ISSP, skip section 4 • We will come back to this section…

  16. ISSP Section V: Recommended Case Plan for New Review Period • Legal • Permanent and Alternate plan • Compelling reason if PP is “other planned arrangement” • Compelling reasons not to file TPR • Placement Recommendations • Where should the child be placed? • Why is placement still necessary? • Could the child be adopted here?

  17. ISSP Section V: Recommended Case Plan for New Review Period C. Recommended Services • Parents • Outline case plan reflected on dispositional order • Child • Educational, medical, social, psychological and ethnic/cultural needs • Dates of regular care & results of assessments • Services & supports for any concern • What is the proposed visitation plan (incl. sibs)? D. Plan for Independent Living Skills • Educational, Income/Insurance, Vocational, Housing, Daily living, Interpersonal

  18. ISSP Section IV: Summary of Previous Case Plan Reviews the previous case plan Bring information from section 5 (recommended plan) to section 4 (previous plan) and report on progress made during time since last ISSP • Legal • What were the Permanent and Alternate plans? • Child Placement • Any moves during last review and why • Service Plan • Parents & Child • Compliance with case plan • Progress in case plan and towards achieving FLO’s and ILO’s

  19. ISSP Section IV: Summary of Previous Case Plan and Court Order • Visitation Plan • Frequency & quality during last review period • Sibling placements and sibling visits/contact • Court Orders • How did actions during the last review period support the court order? • Permanency Plan (if not return home) • Steps taken to achieve permanency • Barriers to permanency • Plan to address barriers

  20. Child & Parent Social Summary • Narrative of events since the last review • First SS has background and history of concerns/ achievements • Preceded by sw name/date/hearing • Don’t change previous work • Current summary may include corrections • Document the involvement/contributions of parents and children over 12

  21. Child Social Summary • Safety Issues • Permanence • Well-Being • Child perspective

  22. Parent’s Social Summary • Separate parents’ social summaries • Remove from the caretaker’s copy • Review prior to court • No surprises! • No updates if parent’s rights terminated

  23. Parents’ social summary • Acknowledge unique strengths and attributes • SW contact with parents • Current status of household • Update regarding case plans • Visitation Update • Relative Search status • Barriers to return home/dismissal • Recommendations • Parent’s perspective

  24. Attachments • Required: • Native American heritage • Assessment of Progress • Service Plan • Visit Plan • Education Plan • Required in specific situations: • Parent Notification Form (first ISSP) • CHET Screening Report (once complete) • When recommending return home • Primary source documentation regarding caretakers • CPT report if applicable

  25. Professional Writingand Documentation • No documentation is internal/confidential • Parent can request file (redacted) • Child can request entire file at 18 • Files regularly reviewed • Leave confidential info out when possible • Last name/contact info of foster parent • HIV status of anyone on case • Anyone should be able to read the case notes and understand what’s happened and why

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