Family Assessment in Child Welfare
November 17, 2009 This report was written by Cheryl Smithgall, Elizabeth Jarpe-Ratner, Duck-Hye Yang, Jan DeCoursey, LaShaun Brooks, Robert Goerge. In recognition of the need for comprehensive family assessments, and in response to the concerns raised by the Child and Family Service Review (CFSR), the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) developed the Integrated Assessment (IA) program. The IA program partners child welfare caseworkers with licensed clinicians to provide better information about the functioning of children entering foster care and about child and family strengths, support systems, and service needs. The information- gathering activities and the . . .
