Policy

The purpose of supervision is to provide guidance and case direction to Area Office Social Workers to assure progress toward case goals, and the appropriate and timely delivery of services to the families and children served by DCF, in accordance with the provisions of their Treatment Plan.  

Area Office Social Work Supervisors must:

·          document the steps necessary to achieve permanency on each case under their supervision

·          know the quantitative aspects of the service delivery of Social Workers including, specifically, the frequency of contact by workers with their cases 

·          document and approve the plan for Social Workers’ contacts for each case under their supervision 

Social Work Supervisors shall conduct regular, consistent supervision so that each case under their purview has a documented supervisory conference a minimum of once each month.

The supervisory conference discussions shall include, but not be limited to, the following topic areas:

·          safety and risk assessment

·          steps necessary to achieve permanency including concurrent planning, relative search, and community supports

·          consultation needs

·          assessment of the adequacy of existing services, including cultural and linguistic needs

·          assessment of the Department’s efforts to engage the family, and the family’s willingness and capacity to engage in their own treatment

·          determination of the necessity for implementing any legal action

It is the Area Office Social Work Supervisor’s responsibility to:

·          implement all necessary systems to assure that he/she is knowledgeable of both quantitative and qualitative aspects of his/her Social Workers’ performance

It is the Area Office Social Work Supervisor’s responsibility to assure:

·          a formal quarterly review of Social Workers’ performance as a vehicle that will contribute to their annual performance appraisal

·          performance is evaluated in comparison to established agency standards

Area Office Social Work Supervisors shall document all supervisory conferences in the following manner:

·          utilizing LINK (Supervisory Conference Narrative) to record all case specific supervisory conferences, which shall include a summary of the supervisory conference discussion, decisions and directives, and