One of the things to note for a monthly visit is if the child is nonverbal, the caseworker must:
- Interact with the child
- Observe the caregiver's interaction with the child
In this same section of the Child Protective Services Handbook , Section 6411.22 Conducting the Monthly Visit, there is a sub-section that covers Safe Sleep.
In the beginning of the section, as seen below, it quotes the Minimum Standard, for Child-Placing Agencies at, 26 TAC :
(a) A child may share a bedroom with an adult caregiver if:
- It is in the best interest of the child
- The child is under three years old and sleeps in the same bedroom of the caregiver; and
- Approval is documented and dated in the child's service plan by the service planning team
There is more information about the monthly visit in the handbook. Click on the link above to go to the handbook to read more about conducting the Monthly Visit for CPS.
Click here to go read about the Minimum Monthly Standard for Child Placing Agencies at 26 TAC §§749.3027.
Caseworkers are also supposed to provide a copy of Keeping Children Safe Wherever You Go! document to the child's caregivers.
Click on the above link to download a copy.
