Seeks information about non-custodial parents, relatives, significant relationships...
Finds them thru inquiry and early/ ongoing internet search, records review…
Seeks information from children, youth, mothers and fathers about non-custodial parents, maternal and paternal grandparents, aunts and uncles, brothers and sisters, Godparents, tribal members, and other significant relationships. Asks early and ongoing, “Who is in your family? Who are you connected with in your community? Who are the keepers of family history? Who in the family do you turn to for reunions, gatherings, ceremonies and at other times of celebration, loss and grief?” Gives reasons why their answers are helpful. Explains the agency’s desire to tap into the family’s natural support system so that their “team” can support family and child safety, healing, reconciliation, and permanency. Finds family members, tribal connections and other significant relationships through inquiry and early and ongoing Internet search and review of medical and educational records, case records and birth records.