Children's service worker vs family support specialist

Differences between children's service worker and family support specialist duties and responsibilities

Children's service worker example responsibilities.

• Help children/youth in state custody achieve permanency whether through reintegration, adoption or custodianship.
• Task supervisor for MSW graduate students for field placement.
• Recognize risk factors quickly, collaborate with interdisciplinary team, nurture positive relationships with patients through consistency and modeling healthy boundaries.
• Authorize medical necessity forms for Medicaid services.
• Assure federal regulations and all eligibility requirements are follow when placing customers into proper Medicaid program.
• Perform related adoptions and supervisory visits for state adoptions.

Family support specialist example responsibilities.

• Manage RSP curriculum for wide spectrum of needs including LD and autism.
• Help children/youth in state custody achieve permanency whether through reintegration, adoption or custodianship.
• Provide first aid or CPR.
• Provide intensive services to families that are DHS who are determine to be reunify with their families.
• Attend and participate in weekly staff meetings, individual supervision, and other meetings require by DCF.
• Provide activities supervision and individual counseling to DCFS wards of the state within a therapeutic milieu setting.
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