Travis W.

Social Services Specialist 3 - Cps Investigator @WA Department of Children, Youth, and Families

Spokane County, WA, US

Provide strength-based and solution-focused services to ongoing cases for families.Assess and intervene on referrals or cases to protect children, and plan for permanent living arrangements for children assuring health and education needs are met.Provide assessment and planning of cases that include immediate family, extended family, and children.Assist with the coordination of case assessment actions while utilizing solution-based casework principles.Consult with agency attorney, and prepare required legal documents for court, placement, and service delivery.Provide ongoing assessment of risk for routine social service functions using the agency\'s preferred risk assessment model.Use shared planning activities to obtain input from others who are closely concerned with the case, and to help develop and coordinate case plans.Assist in placing children in foster care or other approved placements, and prepare children for visitation with family and siblings.Assess risks and dynamics of reunification, adoption, guardianship, and third-party custody.Prepare and provide expert testimony in court trials and hearings.