7 AAC 56.220. Level II child placing worker qualifications and responsibilities

(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.

History: Eff. 1/1/2001, Register 156

Authority: AS 44.29.020

AS 47.35.010

The Alaska Administrative Code was automatically converted to HTML from a plain text format. Every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy, but neither Touch N' Go Systems nor the Law Offices of James B. Gottstein can be held responsible for any possible errors. This version of the Alaska Administrative Code is current through June, 2006.

If it is critical that the precise terms of the Alaska Administrative Code be known, it is recommended that more formal sources be consulted. Recent editions of the Alaska Administrative Journal may be obtained from the Alaska Lieutenant Governor's Office on the world wide web. If any errors are found, please e-mail Touch N' Go systems at E-mail. We hope you find this information useful. Copyright 2006. Touch N' Go Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.