Child and Family Services Review (CFSR):

• (1) replicates required procedures of the United States Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Children and Families (ACF) in the conduct of evaluations by the same name;
• (2) assesses:
  • (A) outcomes related to safety, permanence, and well-being by children and families; and
  • (B) status of systemic factors essential to effective service provision, such as:
    • (i) Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (KIDS system):
    • (ii) Child Welfare (CW) case review system;
    • (iii) CW staff and provider training;
    • (iv) services and resources;
    • (v) Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) response to community;
    • (vi) quality assurance system; and
    • (vii) foster and adoptive home recruitment and approval;
• (3) evaluates achievement of outcomes by children and families, such as:
  • (A) children are, first and foremost, protected from abuse and neglect;
  • (B) children are maintained in their own homes, when possible and appropriate;
  • (C) children have permanency and stability in their living situations;
  • (D) children receive appropriate services to meet their educational needs;
  • (E) children receive adequate services to meet their physical and mental health needs;
  • (F) continuity of family relationships and connections is preserved for children; and
  • (G) families have enhanced capacity to provide for their children’s needs;
• (4) assesses and evaluates additional outcomes and systemic factors as identified by Children and Family Services Division and Field Operations Division (FOD); and
• (5) is conducted by two to four teams.  Each team:
  • (A) focuses on service delivery within one county; and
  • (B) consists of:
    • (i) Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) staff, who serves as the leader of a site review;
    • (ii) CW worker or supervisor not affiliated with a site under review;
    • (iii) third party identified by the respective FOD area director; and
    • (iv) at least one volunteer stakeholder, not employed by OKDHS.
      • (I) The participating county director or designee ensures that a background check is completed on each stakeholder, unless employed in CW or law enforcement, prior to involvement in the CFSR.  The background check includes a criminal records check through Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) and review of Child Abuse and Neglect Information System.
      • (II) Prior to participation in reviews, staff and stakeholders complete training regarding the CFSR process.  Stakeholders sign commitments agreeing to keep confidential the information made available to them during the CFSR.