Tribe: Native Village of Fort Yukon
SECTION 3.06.09
Social Service Report
A. Requirement of Social Service Study
To aid the Court in its decision, a social study(ies) consisting of a written evaluation of
matters relevant to the disposition of the case shall be made by the person or agencies
filing the petition.
B. Contents of a Social Study
The social study shall include the following points, and be made available to the Court,
and the parties as deemed appropriate by the Court, three (3) days prior to a protection
review hearing.
1. A summary of the problem(s)
2. What steps, if any, have the parents, guardian or custodian or social services
personnel already taken to correct the problem(s).
3. What services could be of benefit to the parent, guardian, or custodian, but are not
available in the community.
4. A report on how the child is doing in current placement(s) since the last hearing. If
there have been any moves, the report will contain the reason for such moves.
5. Dates of contacts with parent, guardian, custodian and the child(ren) since the first
hearing was held, method of contact, duration and subjects discussed.
6. If there have been no contacts with the parents, guardian, custodian or social
workers, what efforts have been made to contact such parties.
7. An assessment of when the child is expected to return home. 8. A list of who the extended family members are and a list of contacts, or attempts to
contact such family members regarding placement of child.
9. The social service personnel shall develop a case plan and shall make
recommendations for the next six (6) months. Such recommendations will include:
a) A treatment plan for the parents to resolve solutions to primary problem
b) Future placement for the child to resolve solution to primary problem
c) What services should be provided for the child, if services are needed
d) Actions required to resolve primary problems, of child and /or family