{"report_id":332,"form_id":"22","user_id":71,"organization_id":13,"question_id":"359","question_type":"Free_Text","text_answer":"LP 1-While an extensive relative search was completed, many licensing barriers existed in licensing any of the relatives who were identified.  It is common in relative placement cases that the time it can take and the bureaucratic system created by both the local agency and DHS standards can influence placing children in an already licensed shelter care home versus one of a relative.\r\n\r\nFurthermore, at this time, the placing process within the agency was for children to be immediately placed in shelter and that the shelter center locates the placement for the child\/children based upon needs to the child and who can care for the child.  Normative practice is to defer to shelter for these decisions. \r\n\r\nLP 2-The decision to place a child in a shelter care home versus a relative home was influenced by the fact that an extensive relative search was completed, and many licensing barriers occurred for many of the relatives identified as placement resources.  It is common in relative placement cases that the time it can take and the bureaucratic system for a relative to become licensed created by both local agency and DHS standards can influence placing children in an already licensed shelter care home versus one of a relative. Additionally, normative practice for this local agency is to place children in shelter care until a relative can be identified as a placement option.  This placing process further impacted the subject child being placed in shelter care versus a relative.  \r\n\r\nLP 2-Additionally, normative practice for this local agency is to place children in shelter care until a relative can be identified as a placement option.  This placing process further impacted the subject child being placed in shelter care versus a relative.  While a few relatives may have been viable options, when the critical incident occurred, the Judge ordered that the subject child be placed immediately into shelter care.","created_by":71,"updated_by":71,"updated_at":"6\/1\/2021 2:05:54 pm","created_at":"6\/1\/2021 2:05:54 pm","id":42948}