Family refers self or referred by another provider, entity, or team.
Families can be referred to the Community Pathway by a variety of teaming methods including, but not limited to:
Community Providers will coordinate with IV-E Agency regarding notice.
Collaboration with the Tribe must occur if a family identifies they are a member of a Tribe.
Community providers could also inquire if the child/family is a member of a Tribe.
When the family identifies that they are a member of a Tribe, the community provider must collaborate with the Tribe (regardless of IV-E Status) on all aspects of assessment and case planning.
Family may be referred to the Hotline or via a Referral to Probation.
Family refers self or referred by another provider, entity, or team to the Tribe.
Family may be referred to the Tribe – Child Welfare or Probation conducts inquiry into child’s Indian status during screening process.
Inquiry into a child’s Indian status should be conducted as part of the Structured Decision Making (SDM) Tool (Child Welfare)
or embedded in Probation screening processes.
Such inquiry could result in transferring the family to a Tribe with a IV-E agreement to provide services under the FFPS Program.
Regardless, any Tribe a family is found to be a member of should be included in the provision of assessment and services.
If at the end of the 12-month period, the family is no longer at imminent risk for foster care entry, Tribe and applicable providers should develop a process for ensuring families can continue some form of service and/or support, if needed.
Requirements for utilizing an Evidence-Based Practice are waived for Tribes. Such prevention services can include a variety of culturally responsive services to meet the needs of families who are members, or eligible for membership, of a Tribe.