Section 7.56.220. Level II child placing worker qualifications and responsibilities.  


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  • 	(a)  An agency shall employ at least one person who at a minimum meets one of the following qualifications:  
    		(1) a bachelor's degree in social work from an accredited college or university and at least two years of supervised child-placing experience; or  
    		(2) a bachelor's degree in a human services field from an accredited college or university and at least three years of supervised child-placing experience.  
    	(b)  Level II child placing workers shall carry out the following responsibilities:  
    		(1) approval of admission of a child into the child placement program;  
    		(2) approval of the intake study;  
    		(3) approval of a specific residential child care facility, foster home, adoptive home, or guardianship home for the child's initial and any subsequent placement;  
    		(4) approval of licensing evaluations and home studies for foster homes;  
    		(5) professional supervision of less qualified or experienced staff, if any, including planning for staff development and corrective action in regard to child placement decisions.  
    

Authorities

44.29.020;47.35.010

Notes


Authority
AS 44.29.020 AS 47.35.010
History
Eff. 1/1/2001, Register 156