This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cachildwelfareclearinghouse.org/
This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cachildwelfareclearinghouse.org/
Type of Maltreatment: Not specified
Target Population: Any child (up to 17 years of age) and his or her parents/legal guardians entering the child welfare system.
Brief Description:
The Integrated Assessment (IA) program has been rated by the CEBC in the area of Placement Stabilization. IA was created by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to improve child welfare workers' capacity to evaluate and address key factors in foster care placement. When a family enters DCFS' care and is assigned a caseworker, children and their families are assessed to determine current level of functioning, needs, and strengths. IA assists the caseworker when evaluating critical safety and risk factors by focusing a clinical lens on the medical, educational, developmental, behavioral, and emotional needs of children in care, as well as for the adults who care for them. IA pairs the assigned child welfare caseworker with the IA Clinical Screener, a licensed mental health professional immediately following the child's placement in substitute care.
Contact name: Velma Williams, MSW, LCSW, Deputy Director, Clinical Services and Professional Development
Affiliation/Agency: Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Email: Velma.Williams@illinois.gov
Phone: 312-814-4153
Fax: 312-814-5986
Website: http://www.state.il.us/dcfs
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