| Job Title |
Caseworker, Child Welfare |
| Job Description |
Aids Parents With Child Rearing Problems And Children And
Youth With Difficulties In Social Adjustments: Investigates Home
Conditions To Protect Children From Harmful Environment.
Evaluates Children's Physical And Psychological Makeup To
Determine Needs. Refers Child And Parent Or Guardian To
Community Resources According To Needs Of Child. Evaluates
Foster Home Environmental Factors And Personal Characteristics
Of Adoption Applicants To Determine Suitability Of Foster Home
And Adoption Applicants. Places And Is Responsible For Children
And Their Well-being In Foster Or Adoptive Homes, Institutions,
And Medical Treatment Centers. Counsels Children And Parents,
Guardians, Foster Parents, Or Institution Staff, Concerning
Adjustment To Foster Home Situation, Plans For Child's Care,
Interactional Behavior Modifications Needed, Or Rehabilitation.
Places Children In Adoptive Homes And Counsels Adoptive Parents
Pending Legal Adoption. Provides Service To Unmarried Parents,
Including Care During Pregnancy And Planning For Child. Arranges
For Day Care Or Homemaker Service. Employed In Establishments
Such As Child Placement (foster Care Or Adoption), Protective
Service, Or Institution. Maintains Case History Records And
Reports. Usually Required To Have Knowledge And Skill In
Casework Methods Acquired Through Degree Program At School Of
Social Work. May Specialize In Specific Area Of Child-directed
Casework And Be Designated According To Work Performed As
Caseworker, Child Placement (social Ser.); Caseworker,
Protective Services (social Ser.). May Interview Clients For
Purpose Of Screening To Determine Eligibility For Agency
Services And Be Designated Caseworker, Intake (social Ser.).
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