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CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
The Children and Family Services division provides a variety of services to local citizens. The goal of this work unit is to promote safety, permanency, and supportive services to children and families. Services are provided under the supervision and support of a social work case manager. Services provided include:
- Child Abuse & Neglect Investigative Services:
A program that provides for an assessment of allegations of suspected child abuse or neglect and determines if a family needs services. Based on the outcome of the assessment, families may be recommended or required to participate in services.
- Child Care Licensing and Registration:
All individuals caring for more than four infants or six unrelated children must be licensed or registered in the State of North Dakota. Licensing requires minimal standards for care and the physical environment of where the care is occurring. Traill County Social Services is the agency designated to complete licensing studies for child care homes, groups, and centers. Additionally, Traill County Social Services provides ongoing monitoring of licensed child care homes/facilities in the county.
- Child Placement Services (foster care):
A process of placing children who are in care, custody, and control of the county into a form of out-of-home placement. This may include relative care, foster care, or residential care.
- Family Case Management Services:
A range of services that includes therapeutic invention and social work case management for families that have been identified with children in out-of-home placement or at imminent risk of out-of-home placement. Each service plan is individualized for the family unit. Participation in these services by the family may be voluntary or involuntary (ex. court-ordered). Identified services may be provided by the county or through collaboration with various service providers under the coordination of the social work case manager.
- Family Foster Care Licensing:
A service that recruits, trains, and recommends licensing for the care of children in need of out-of-home placement. This includes a home study and determining the fitness of a family considered as a foster parent.
- Family Preservation Case Management:
Time limited, service care coordination that is provided to the family within their own home environment. Through case management, the family identifies a common goal(s). Together, the family, agency and collaborative partners work together to identify resources and assist the family in meeting towards those goals.
- Home and Custody Studies:
A service ordered by the District Court of North Dakota to assist the court in determining the needs and best interest of a child(ren) in family issues.
- Information and Referral:
Assistance is provided regarding resources in the area such as employment or training, housing, transportation, senior services, legal, financial, medical, mental health services, or other public/private human service partners.
- Intensive In-home Services:
Services of intensive therapeutic intervention to families during a time of change, loss, or crisis. The purpose is to alleviate stressors, improve communications, and to maintain/reunite the family unit.
- Interstate Compact Services:
A service permitting families and children to receive services from Traill County Social Services on behalf of another state. It also permits Traill County Social Services to request services for families from another state.
- Parent Aide Services:
A service provided under the supervision of a social work care manager places a trained, para-professional with families in their home to provide education, hands-on tasks, and support in order to meet identified goals and to prevent out-of-home placement.
- Subsidized Adoption:
A program designed to provide assistance to families that adopt special needs children with the goal of eliminating barriers to adoption and to bring permanency to children.
- Wrap-Around Financial Assistance:
A financial assistance service that provides funds to eligible families to help prevent out-of-home placement of children. Other avenues of payment for these services must be not available to the family to be eligible for this assistance.
For additional information on Children and Family Services go to: ND Department of Human Services
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