INSTRUCTIONS TO STAFF 340:75-1-233

1.  Critical incident stress debriefing.  Debriefing services are provided promptly wherever needed in Oklahoma.  The Child Welfare (CW) supervisor or county director contacts the Children and Family Services Division CW Training Section to arrange debriefing services.

2.   (a) Case management services.  Each case management session focuses on critical decision-making categories, which are the:

• (1) removal of a child from his or her home, reviewed after the fact;
• (2) termination of parental rights, staffed prior to requesting the court to terminate;
• (3) return of a child to his or her home after removal, staffed four to six weeks prior to the planned return of the child; and
• (4) cases in which there has been no movement toward the case plan goal in 12 months.

     (b) Case management group attendance.  Attendance in a group is optional for CW supervisors.

• (1) case management group is completed through the CW Training Section.
• (2) CW supervisors receive two hours of supervisory management training credit for each session attended.