The Family Service Worker will:
A. Explain the general purpose of the FAST or CANS to the family, as applicable.
B. Meet several times with the parents, caregivers, children, service providers, and extended family members to conduct a thorough and complete FAST or CANS, as applicable;
1) Complete the FAST at a minimum within 30 days, every three months thereafter, and prior to case closure;
2) Complete, at minimum, the CANS within 30 days of the child entering out-of-home placement or within 30 days of case opening, whichever comes first, every three months thereafter; and prior to case closure;
C. Explain the overall outputs of the FAST or the CANS to the family, as applicable.
D.
If at any time during the completion of an initial or subsequent FAST or CANS, or at any other point during a protective services or foster care case, there is reason to believe a child involved in a protective services or foster care case is a victim of sex trafficking or at risk of being a sex trafficking victim:1)
Document accordingly in CHRIS and conference with the FSW supervisor to determine appropriate next steps for additional screening related to sex trafficking victims and/or referral to appropriate services, with incorporation of any referrals and/or services into the case plan.
2)
Report information on children or youth who have been identified as a sex trafficking victim to local law enforcement immediately, and in no case later than 24 hours after receiving the information.
3)
Document in CHRIS contacts when local law enforcement is notified of a child being identified as a sex trafficking victim.
E. Obtain the necessary signatures on the approved FAST or CANS, as applicable;
F. Attach the approved and signed FAST or CANS, as applicable, to the case plan.
G. Provide the caregivers and other parties to the case with a copy of the FAST and/or CANS output document, as applicable.
H. Provide a copy of the FAST and/or CANS output document to anyone else involved in the development of the FAST and/or CANS upon request, within the parameters of A.C.A. 9-28-407 (see Policy I-F: Confidentiality for more information).
A. Conference with the FSW as necessary during the completion of the FAST or CANS.
1) Approve the FAST at a minimum within 30 days, every three months thereafter, and then prior to case closure but only once the appropriate family assessment instrument has been sufficiently completed;
2) Approve the CANS at a minimum within 30 days of the child entering out-of-home placement or within 30 days of case opening, whichever comes first, every three months thereafter; and prior to case closure, but only once the appropriate family assessment instrument has been sufficiently completed.
Credits
Eff. Feb. 2008. Amended Feb. 1, 2010; July 19, 2010; Jan. 1, 2013; Dec. 18, 2014; July 15, 2017.
Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 016.15.4-IV-A, AR ADC 016.15.4-IV-A
