case plan
case plan. A written procedure for the care and management of a child who has been removed from his or her home and placed in foster care or in an institution. • The case plan includes (1) a description of the place where the child has been placed, (2) a plan for providing the child with safe and proper care, and (3) a plan for services that will be provided to the child’s parents. Each state must have a case-review system formulated to ensure that the child is placed in the least restrictive and most appropriate place and that the plan is in the best interests of the child; the plan must be reviewed every six months. See ADOPTION AND SAFE FAMILIES ACT.
