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MDTs, treatment plans and improvement periods: what parents should expect
Summary
Explains the multidisciplinary team (MDT), how a written treatment plan and improvement periods work, the kinds of services parents may be required to take, and the importance of participation for reunification.
The multidisciplinary team (MDT) meets to develop a case and treatment plan that identifies services parents must participate in to work toward reunification. A guardian ad litem and the court-appointed attorney both recommend attendance. "The multidisciplinary team will prepare a case plan, which will include a treatment plan for you," the presenter states, and parents are told they should participate in developing that plan.
Improvement periods are described as time-limited opportunities to correct the conditions that led to the petition. An appointed attorney said, "There are 3 points during this process that is possible the judge may give you time to fix the problems that led to the petition being filed against you... These are called improvement periods... To get one, you must admit you need to make the changes and that you are willing to do everything the judge, CPS caseworker, and your attorney tell you to do." The transcript lists typical services that can be part of a plan: drug testing and treatment, parenting or anger management classes, counseling, help with transportation, and referrals for housing or utilities assistance.
The presenters emphasize parents should tell their attorney and caseworker if they cannot access services or need help arranging transport, and that review hearings check progress at least every three months.
