5.08.010 Permanent Planning

Is based on the premise that each child has a need and right to a permanent home. In accordance with the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, the primary goal of permanency planning is the maintenance of the family and reunification of the biological family. Permanent planning shall begin with the efforts of the social worker and Court in their initial contacts with the family. Every effort is made to provide services to the family and child with the goal of keeping the family intact.