1. (a) The Family Service Worker will:

   1. (1)

      1. (A) Include in the case plan the reasons for the separation, if applicable, as well as the steps that will be taken to reunify the siblings in a single placement, if appropriate.
      2. (B) Arrange for an assessment by a mental health professional within five (5) days to determine if placing the siblings together would be detrimental to the health, safety, or well-being of one (1) or more of the siblings as needed;
   2. (2) Within five (5) working days of placement, assess and determine the frequency and length of sibling visits in order to develop a visit plan to recommend to the court;

   3. (3)

      1. (A) Obtain approval from the FSW Supervisor for any deviations from required frequency of visits.
      2. (B) If approved, request appropriate visit waiver in CHRIS;

   4. (4)

      1. (A) Arrange for visits with siblings as outlined in the case plan as well as participation in sibling celebrations and attendance of sibling extracurricular events, to include assisting with transportation and/or other logistics, as needed.
      2. (B) This coordination may include asking Program Assistants (PAs), interns, foster parents, approved relative and fictive kin volunteers, and/or nonrelative volunteers to assist with transportation to visits and asking PAs, interns, foster parents, and nonrelative volunteers to assist with supervision of visits, as appropriate.
      3. (C) Encourage foster parents to assist with siblings participating in one another’s various celebrations and extracurricular activities;
   5. (5) Prepare children for visits with their siblings;
   6. (6) Ensure supervision of visits if needed;
   7. (7) Document sibling visits and participation in sibling celebrations and extracurricular activities in CHRIS contact screens;
   8. (8) Ask Program Assistant for information he or she obtained while assisting with sibling visits and other contact and/or review PA CHRIS contact entries, as applicable;
   9. (9) Update the CANS and/or case plan as necessary based on the interaction and/or outcomes of sibling visits and other contacts;
   10. (10) Conference with FSW Supervisor as necessary regarding sibling visits and other contacts;
   11. (11) Document efforts to reunify siblings placed separately in CHRIS contacts screen;
   12. (12) Document sibling visits that occur after TPR in CHRIS contacts screen;

   13. (13) Prepare the packet for the ninety-day court review to include:

       1. (A) Ninety-day case review cover sheet;
       2. (B) The case plan participants and visitation plan sections of the case plan;
       3. (C) The family visit log for the preceding ninety (90) days listing only the sibling visits and/or parent visits that include all siblings as well (i.e., exclude visits involving only parents and one (1) child); and
       4. (D) Printed CHRIS contact screens for the past ninety (90) days regarding sibling visits, other sibling contact, and efforts to reunify siblings;
   14. (14) Submit the ninety-day case review packet to the FSW supervisor for review; and
   15. (15) Submit the ninety-day case review packet to the local Office of Chief Counsel attorney.

2. (b) The Family Service Worker Supervisor will:

   1. (1) Review and approve the plan for visits and other contact with siblings;
   2. (2) Assist with sibling visit logistics if needed;
   3. (3) Conference regularly with the FSW and other staff, interns, and/or volunteers, as applicable, involved with siblings’ visits to assess the quality of the visits and to determine if any changes to the plan for visits and/or other contact are needed; and
   4. (4) Review the ninety-day court review packet and request any necessary changes.

3. (c) The Program Assistant will:

   1. (1) Assist with transports to and/or supervision of sibling visits as assigned; and
   2. (2) Share information gathered from transports to and supervision of sibling visits with FSW and document information in CHRIS contact screens.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "04/2018"