Item 12:
The biological father of an older youth (target child) had his parental rights terminated several years prior to the PUR. The target child experienced behavioral challenges and several runaway episodes before the agency placed the youth with the biological father as an “unlicensed kin placement” due to a lack of placement options. There were no plans to permanently place the target child with the father or pursue reunification, guardianship, or reinstatement of parental rights. In this scenario, should the agency’s assessment and support of the biological father be captured in sub-item 12B or 12C?
While the biological father in this situation meets the definition of father in sub-item 12B and that of a foster parent in sub-item 12C, since the agency is not pursuing any form of permanency with him, his role in the case aligns more with a foster parent for purposes of the OSRI. Therefore, in this scenario, the agency’s work with the biological father should be captured in 12C. However, the youth’s relationship with the father should be addressed in 12A and in Item 4, the placement should be listed as “Foster Family Home (Relative)”. Items 12B, 13 and 15 will be NA based on the father’s parental rights remaining terminated for the entire PUR.