Home Based Casework
Home-based caseworkers provide home-based casework services for families involved with DCS/ Probation as well as adoptive families at risk or in crisis. Home-based casework services are designed to reduce maltreatment, improve caretaking and coping skills, enhance family resilience, support healthy and nurturing relationships, and children's physical, emotional, and educational well-being. Home-based caseworkers provide any combination of the following types of services:
- Home visits
- Participation in DCS case planning
- Supervised Visitation
- Coordination of services
- Conflict management
- Emergency/crisis services
- Child development education
- Domestic violence education
- Parent education/training
- Family communication
- Facilitate transportation
- Reactive Attachment Disorder support
- Advocacy
- Family assessment
- Community referrals and follow-up
- Develop structure/time management
- Behavior modification
- Budgeting/money management
- Meal planning/preparation
- Parent training with children present
- Monitor progress of parenting skills
- Community services information
- Develop long and short term goals
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, sociology, or a directly-related human service field from an accredited college.
