DCFS Glossary
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Observe

In the context of disrobing a child, to make a visual examination (see definition under disrobing) and make note of any indicators of physical harm (see definition under disrobing) as a person other than the CSW disrobes or rearranges the clothing of the identified child victim.

OCOC

See "One Church, One Child (OCOC) of Los Angeles."

On-Site Monitored Visits/Contacts

See "Monitored Contacts."

 

 

 

On Track

The aligning of the Case Plan Update and the Status Review Hearing court report due dates so they are both due at the same time.

One Church, One Child (OCOC) of Los Angeles

A recruitment program that works cooperatively and in collaboration with the Adoptions Division. It is committed to finding Black families able to provide loving, safe, and nurturing homes for Black children requiring permanency. The program focuses on targeted recruitment for Black children and on locating homes, which will enable keeping siblings together in adoptive placement.

    1. One Church, One Child (OCOC) Event/Recruitment Activity

An orientation and reception held at a church or church-designated location to provide an opportunity for prospective Black adoptive parents to meet and interact with available,

adoptable Black children and/or review photo albums and biographies. It also gives prospective parents the chance to learn about the OCOC program and the adoptive process.

Open Monitored Visits/Contacts

See "Monitored Contacts."

Opportunistic Infections

Infections which would normally either not be found or produce only mild illness in a person with a normal immune system. When the immune system is suppressed, however, opportunistic infections can result in serious, often fatal illnesses.

Some of the AIDS-defining opportunistic infections include pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), candidacies of the esophagus, persistent disseminated cytomegalovirus (CMV), cerebral toxoplasmosis, cryptococcal meningitis, and extrapulmonary mycobacterium tuberculosis. In addition, in persons less than 13 years old, specified occurrences of certain serious multiple or recurrent bacterial infections (including salmonella septicemia) and/or lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis (LIP) lead to a diagnosis of AIDS.

Order for Publication of Citation

A legal document which, when signed by a Dependency court hearing officer, authorizes DCFS to attempt to cite absent parent(s) to a WIC Section 366.26 hearing through newspaper publication.

Orthodontia

See "Pro Bono Orthodontia Program."

Out-of-Home Care

The provision of 24-hour care and supervision to a child who has been placed by a child-placing agency in one of the following:

    1. A licensed emergency shelter;
    2. A licensed foster family home (FFH);
    3. A licensed small family home (SFH);
    4. A family home certified by a licensed foster family agency (FFA) for its exclusive use;
    5. A foster family home which has been certified pending licensure;
    6. A licensed group home (GH) for children; or,
    7. The home of a relative other than a child’s parent/legal guardian from who the child is removed pursuant to a court order or voluntary placement agreement.

 

 

Out-of-Home Care Facilities

Any of the following:

    1. Emergency Shelter Care

      A temporary placement service, providing 24-hour care for a child who must be immediately removed from his or her own home or current foster placement and who cannot be returned to his or her own home or foster care placement. In the context of funding, emergency shelter care shall not exceed 30 calendar days in any one-placement episode. MacLaren Children’s Center is an example of an emergency shelter care facility.

    2. Foster Family Agency (FFA)

      A non-profit organization licensed by the State of California to recruit, certify, train, and provide professional support to foster parents.

      Agencies also engage in finding homes for temporary and long-term foster care of children.

    3. Foster Family Home (FFH)

      Per CDSS Manual of Policy and Procedures 31-002 (8), any residential facility providing
      24-hour care for six or fewer foster children which is owned, leased, or rented and is the residence of the foster parent or parents, including their family, in whose care the foster children have been placed. A foster family home may be authorized to provide care for more than six children for the purpose of keeping siblings together provided that the conditions of Health and Safety Code Section 1505.2 are met.

    4. Group Home (GH)

      A facility which provides 24-hour non-medical care and supervision to children, provides services to a specific client group and maintains a structured environment, with such services provided at least in part by staff employed by the licensee.

    5. Small Family Home (SFH)

Any residential facility in the licensee’s family residence providing 24-hour a day care for six or fewer children who have behavioral and/or emotional disabilities and developmental and/or physical disabilities and who require special care and supervision as a result of their disabilities.

Out-of-Home Care Provider

See "Foster Care Provider."

Out-of-Home Caregiver

See "Foster Care Provider."

 

Out-of-Home Placement

Placements in an out-of-home care facility.

Outreach Advisor (OA)

An employee of the Community College Foundation. The role of the Outreach Advisor as part of the emancipation team is to:

    1. Provide Independent Living Skills Program classes;
    2. Motivate youths to participate in classes;
    3. Provide assistance with financial aid, tax preparation, pre-employment workshops, etc.;
    4. Conduct Independence City, USA (ILP sponsored emancipation event), where available;
    5. Coordinate Great Expectations, Opening Avenues for Staying in School (OASIS), Foster Youth Connection (FYC), California Youth Connection (CYC), etc.;
    6. Participate in FYC and CYC activities, when possible; and,
    7. Participate as a member of the regional "E"mancipation Station.

Outside Counsel

Attorneys and their staff who represent the parent(s), guardian(s), child(ren) or adult relative(s) with standing in a contested dependency court case. Outside Counsel includes Children’s Law Center (CLC) of Los Angeles attorneys, CLC Social Workers, WIC 317 panel attorneys, private attorneys, and staff members of any of these individuals or entities.

Overflow Call

In the context of the Child Protection Hotline, when the volume of calls received by the Hotline exceeds the number of CSWs available to receive those calls. When this occurs, a Child Protection Hotline staff member monitors the hotline queue screen for in-coming calls and takes messages whenever possible. When a CSW becomes available the call will be returned. If during the screening process it appears that the reported child is in imminent danger, the Child Protection Hotline staff member shall take a referral (or advise the caller to call 911 if appropriate). See "Call Back."