Tennessee
Department of Children’s Services
Division of Training
and Development
ØMust occur
within fifteen (15) days of the child entering custody.
ØAll of the
following should be invited and present if at all possible at the Permanency Planning Staffing
a.DCS Case Manager
b.DCS Team Leader
c.Contract agency case
manager (if applicable)
d.Guardian Ad Litem (if
appointed)
e.CASA Worker (if one
is appointed)
f.The child if 12 or
older (if not participating, must be extraordinary
circumstance and documented in record)
g.Birth parents and
extended family (as appropriate)
h.Foster parents
Quiz Review
Permanency Plan Staffing
ØShould any of the above not attend, efforts to enable attendance must be documented in the record
