FASD Support Services for First Nations

Care PlanInitiating a Care Plan - When a child comes into care through a VPA, voluntary surrender of guardianship agreement (VSG), or apprehension under section 21 of The Child and Family Services Act, the case manager submits to the agency's mandating child and family services authority and the Child Protection Branch:a copy of the agreement and supporting documentation that may be required by the authority or the branchinformation and documents relating to the apprehension that an authority or the branch requiresNotifying Appropriate Authorities and the Central Adoption Registrar - The case manager notifies the agency's mandating child and family services authority and the central adoption registrar at the Child Protection Branch in writing when:there is a voluntary surrender of guardianship or an order of permanent guardianship and the plan for the child is adoption,an adoptive applicant is approved, anda change in circumstances of either a child or an adoptive applicant may require a change in services.Age-of majority Planning - The case manager ensures that a plan for a child aged 16 and older includes preparations for becoming an adult such as:referral to appropriate adult services in keeping with the Manitoba Transition Planning Process Support Guidelines for Students with Special Needs Reaching Age Sixteen,extension of support services and development of other support systems (for example, extended family, others), andassessment and development of skills for independent living.

Monitoring - contact with the family or child receiving services and others to assess the safety and well-being of children and the progress a child or family has made toward the identified outcomes.