3410 Documentation for Parental Rights Termination (PRT)

Documentation of parental responsibilities to achieve reintegration shall be related to the parent's failure to comply, not DCF/Child Welfare Case Management Provider's (CWCMP) failure, to provide services. 

Careful case documentation is essential in order to remove legal barriers to adoption. CWCMPs and others providing services to the family face a high probability of having to testify in court as witnesses to the family's successes and failures in completing the tasks of the case plan. 

The case file shall document all services provided to assist the family in meeting the tasks and objectives of the plan, including: 

1. the family's ability to cooperate with all persons involved in providing services
2. the family's ability to make and keep appointments with providers
3. parent/child interactions, including dates, missed interactions, and reasons why
4. observations of parent/child relationship
5. transportation to and from appointments