What meetings are to have an “official” facilitator and which meetings are caseworkers expected to lead?
Facilitators are required only for the Child Safety Meeting and the Oregon Family Decision Meeting. The only meeting required is the Child Safety Meeting. As previously, Oregon Administrative Rule requires the OFDM to be “considered” and if one is not held, the reason must be documented in FACIS. Facilitators may be used based upon need and available resources to facilitate other meetings, such as those that may be particularly contentious or complicated. Also, keep in mind, the Safety Model emphasizes the importance of one-on-one relationships between caseworkers and clients and in many instances, casework (such as reviewing/updating Action Agreements) may be best done between the caseworker and the client rather than through a meeting. There are times within the life of a case, such as the 90-day review, when it may be helpful to have a meeting led by the caseworker where parents, change service providers, and others meet to coordinate case planning and implementation.
