Utah Admin. Code R512-11-3 - Child and Family Services Responsibilities
(1) Child and Family Services recognizes that
children and families have the right to be understood within the context of
their family's moral beliefs, religious beliefs, and culture.
(2) When intervening with a family, Child and
Family Services caseworkers shall ask the family to identify aspects of the
family's moral beliefs, religious beliefs, and culture that are relevant to the
care and placement of the child.
(3) Child and Family Services shall develop a
Child and Family Team when engaging children and families.
(a) The Child and Family Team shall discuss
with the child and family any aspects of their moral beliefs, religious
beliefs, and culture that they wish to have accommodated.
(b) The UFACET shall identify the moral
beliefs, religious beliefs, and culture of the child and family and the
accommodations requested by the child and family. The method that Child and
Family Services will employ to make the accommodation or the reasons that such
accommodation is not reasonable or proper shall be reflected in the Child and
Family Team Meeting minutes or the Child and Family Plan.
(c) The decisions of the Child and Family
Team related to accommodations of moral beliefs, religious beliefs, and culture
shall be documented in the Child and Family Team Meeting minutes and reflected
in the services and provisions made in the Child and Family Plan. Any
accommodation that cannot be provided shall be explained to the child and
family and noted in the Child and Family Plan.
(d) When Child and Family Services is not
able to accommodate exactly some aspect of the family's moral beliefs,
religious beliefs, or culture, the Child and Family Team may explore the best
way to accommodate the moral beliefs, religious beliefs, or culture of the
child and family.
(e) These
accommodations shall be periodically reviewed with the parents or caregivers,
along with other requirements, to assure that the moral beliefs, religious
beliefs, and culture of the child and family are met according to the decisions
made by the Child and Family Team.
(4) The planning and implementation of other
activities provided by Child and Family Services shall identify in the Child
and Family Team Meeting minutes aspects of the family's moral beliefs,
religious beliefs, and culture that are relevant to the service. Documentation
shall identify any requested accommodation and the method Child and Family
Services employs to make accommodation for the child and family or the reasons
accommodation is not reasonable or appropriate.
Notes
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.