2. Vision
To lead an integrated network of community
partners that supports, protects and strengthens
children and families.
3. Mission Statement
To promote a system of best practice in partnership
with the community, committed to prevention and
early intervention, that ensures child
safety, permanence and stability, family well-
being, that is proactive, strategic, outcomes-based
and fiscally responsible to the children and families
served.
5. Emergency Response (ER)
Main duties
Investigate and assess referrals
If referral is a crisis, ER social worker have within 2 hours to respond
If referral is non-crisis, ER social worker have within 10 days to
respond
Determine if a child should remain or be remove from its home
Provide any needed services to family and children as they request
for it
Document investigations into CWS/CMS
Complete safety and risky assessments in SDM
Set up TDM if possible
Make contact with any necessary individuals to complete
investigation
6. Social Justice Issue
The main social justice issue that my agency
addresses is child welfare.
As an agency, we provide families and children with resources
to ensure they are meeting the minimum sufficient level of
care.
When families fail to meeting the minimum sufficient level of
care, our agency has to right to intervene.
7. Population at Risk
Abuse or neglect children
Welfare and Institution Code 300 (a-j)
(a) serious physical harm to child
(b) failure to adequately supervise or protect child
(c) serious emotional harm to child
(d) sexually abused child
(e) physical abuse of a child under five years
(f) death of a sibling
(g) no provision for support
(h) child free for adoption
(i) act of cruelty
(j) child’s sibling has been abused or neglected
8. Community Context
Community involvement is a big part of our agency
especially when a child is removed from its home and in
the process of getting a placement, whether it is
temporary or permanent.
When a social worker sets up a team decision making
(TDM) meeting with families, this social worker
encourage families to invite as many family members as
possible to attend the meeting. With family supports, a
positive outcome for a child is at a higher level.
Social Works tries to place children with their own family
members before considering other options.
9. Agency’s Practices
All social workers are expected to obey ethical principles
Service
Social Justice
Dignity and Worth of the Person
Importance of human relationships
Integrity
Competence
All social workers are expected to follow policy and
procedure guides when working with clients or co-
workers.
Social workers should seek assistant from other members
within the agency when needed, in order to provide
clients with the best services.
10. Significance of Agency
Our agency works with other populations such as
homelessness, substance abuse and mental health.
We work hand in hand with family systems, social
justice systems, medical systems and school systems
to ensure the best possible outcome for the children
in our system.
We have interpreters for those who does not speak
English. Our forms also come in different languages.
There are constant trainings available for social
workers to attend in order for them to better their
knowledge to help clients.
11. References
http://www.co.fresno.ca.us/
CCTA: Gomez V. Saenz Settlement: Training for CW
Worker & Supervisors: Aug. 2009
DSS Policy and Procedure Guides
Organizational charts was pulled from SW 128 power
point
NASW Ethical Principles
