1.2 Standard For Placement And Transfer Decisions Flashcards
Types of facilities children can be put in
Shelter facility
Foster care
Group home (may be therapeutic)
Staff-secure or secure care facility
Residential treatment center
Special needs care facility
Two types of placement decisions
- Initial placement into an ORR care provider facility or setting
- Transfer placement between ORR care providers
Who transports to the ORR care provider?
The referring federal agency
In an emergency, can care providers transfer UCs?
This is the only circumstance where a UC can be transfer without ORR permission, and ORR must be notified within eight hours
17 placement considerations
- Trafficking or safety
- Special needs or issues requiring specialized services (ie language needs, mental health, or pregnancy)
- Possibility of heightened sexual abuse because of past sexual victimization
- Prior sexual abusiveness
5: identification as LGBTQ+ - Location of potential sponsor and family sponsorship options
- Siblings in custody
- Immigration issues (ie legal representation etc)
- Behavior
- Criminal or juvenile background
- Danger to self
- Danger to the community
- Escape risk
- Age
- Gender
- Length of stay in ORR custody
- Location where youth was apprehended.
4 priorities for transitional foster care placement
- Children under 13
- Sibling groups with one sibling under 13
- Teens who are pregnant or parenting
- Children or youth with special needs
Potential safety issues considered in placement decisions
Fear if tigers such as those that might harm or exploit the child (eg snugglers traffickers, drug targets), or if a child has been a material witness or victim of a crime…
Who goes to secure or staff secure provider facilities?
Children who are assessed to be a danger to themselves or others, have a criminal history, or require close supervision. However, children with severe mental health issues couple witg behavioral concerns or criminal history may go to a residential treatment center instead
Traits of secure and staff secure facilities
Staff secure have heightened levels of staff supervision, increased communication, and services to control problem behavior and prevent escape
Secure facilities have a secure perimeter, major restraining construction inside the facility, and are similar to correctional facilities
6 cases in which children may be placed in secure facilities
- Has been charged of a crime, and that crime may not have been an isolated offense etc (confusing policy)
- Commited or made credible threats to commit a violent or malicious act while in orr custody
- Engaged in conduct proven to be unacceptably disruptive of the normal functioning of a staff secure facility in which youth is placed
- Committed or intended to commit self-harm
- Has self-disclosed violent criminal history that requires further assessment
- Has a history or displays sexual predatory behavior, or engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior
5 factors to consider staff secure facility placement:
1: has been unacceptable disruptive to normal functioning of a shelter care provider facility such that the transfer is necessary for welfar
2. Is an escape risk
3. Has reported gang involvement or displays gang affiliation while in care
4. Has non-violent criminal or delinquent history now warranting secure care. Such as isolated or petty offenses
5. Is ready for step-down from a secure facility
Four indicators of escape risk (which may lead to placement in a staff secure facility)
- Displayed behaviors indicative of escape or has expressed intent to escape
- Within one month of turning 18
- Previously escaped or attempted to escape from detention or government custody
- Immigration history that includes one of the following : a final order of removal, prior breach of a bond, failure to appear before DHS or immigration courts, or previously repatriation
Three factors that together make someone a candidate for LTFC
- Expected to have a protracted stay of four months or more in ORR custody because he or she does not have a viable sponsor
- Legal service provider has identified them as potentially eligible for immigration relief (unless this requirement is waived by ORR)
- Is under 17.5 years old at the time
Note - ltfcs may be considered in other cases on occasion
Four factors to consider in making LTFC decisions
- The child’s mental, emotional, behavioral, and physical health needs
- The child’s ability and commitment to live in a family and community-based setting
- The child’s age
- Availability of an appropriate placement that meets the individuals needs
Three factors disqualifying someone from LTFC
- Moderate to high escape risk
- History of significant criminal activity or violence ejo mat pose a threat of harm to self. Others or community
- A child or youth seeking voluntary departure
Someone with past behavioral ornsafety concerns not posing a threat to self or others may be considered for LTFC
