Social Assessment of the Child and Family - Sample Outline

474-000-323

I. CURRENT SITUATION

Circumstances precipitating placement

Location of child and length of time there

Situation and location of parents

Situation and location of siblings, if any

Description of placement resource, if known, or type of placement resource being sought

Child's attitude toward placement

Parents' attitude toward placement

 

II. CURRENT ASSESSMENT OF CHILD

Physical appearance: height, weight, hair color, eye color, skin color, distinctive marks

Current adjustment: behavioral, emotional, social skills

Relationship/interactions with parents, caregivers, siblings, peers

Health: diagnosis, treatment, prognosis

Special needs, if any

Education: grade, achievement, classroom behavior, relationship to teachers and classmates, extracurricular activities

Significant others in the child's life

 

III. ASSESSMENT OF PARENT(S) AND FAMILY

Cultural issues, including race

Physical description of parent(s) (appropriate for adoption)

Current functioning: education, employment, financial, parental, and social

Relationship/interactions with spouse, children, other significant family members

Health: physical and mental: diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis

Current and anticipated involvement with child

 

IV. BRIEF HISTORY OF CHILD AND FAMILY

Composition of the family, including birth order of siblings

Parent(s)' history: marriage(s), divorce(s), separation(s), death(s), employment, education, functioning within family group

Health: major illnesses, hospitalizations: at what age, duration, treatment, hereditary conditions, immunizations

Child's functioning: developmental problems and/or delays

Placement history, if any, including circumstances leading to initial request for placement

Involvement of relatives and/or significant others

 

V. PERMANENCY PLANNING

Permanent plan for the child

Anticipated duration of the proposed placement

Relationship of proposed placement to the permanent plan

Other options available for the child, if any

(Rev. March 14, 1988)