During the initial face-to-face contact with the parent or caregiver, the caseworker completes the following tasks and documents them in a case contact:
- Gives the Keeping Children Safe Wherever You Go! document to the parent or caregiver and discusses the topics.(There is an entire section in this document about SafeSleep).
- If there is an infant (under 12 months of age), observes the area where the infant sleeps for any unsafe sleep practices
- With ongoing contacts, the caseworker, at least once a month views the sleeping arrangements for any child under 12 months of age and discusses them with the parents or caregivers
- The caseworker would do this more often if they had reason to believe the parents or caregivers were not following safe sleep guidelines
- If there are any issues the caseworker helps the family obtain:
- Bedding
- Cribs
- Beds as soon as possible, to make sure all children are safe
There are more details as to what needs to occur when these visits happens. Please take the time to click on the link and read the entire Section 12630 SafeSleep and other Safety-Related Issues.
Also click on the Keeping Children Safe Wherever You Go! to download the actual document. The caseworker should give a copy of this document to the parent or caregiver and discuss the topics. There is an entire section in this document about SafeSleep360°.
