§ 3-116. Child protection teams; duties.
A. The child protection team shall report its recommendations to the Indian Child Welfare Department with suggestions for further action or a statement that the team has no recommendations or suggestions.
B. The duties of the child protection team include:
1. Monitoring child abuse and neglect reports to insure that adequate preventive, protective and corrective services are provided;
2. Reviewing and tracking of all child abuse and neglect cases which have been referred;
3. Reviewing referrals for recommendations related to the filing of dependency/neglect petitions;
4. Reviewing case plans for the adequacy;
5. Maintaining confidentiality of information;
6. Sending local child protection team data to area child protection teams;
7. Developing standards to determine which cases should be investigated;
8. Providing information and technical recommendations to the Indian Child Welfare Department;
9. Educating communities about child abuse and neglect problems and solutions;
10. Identifying danger signs which prompt intervention and/or preventive actions;
11. Assisting in the development and implementation of plans to promote the long-term well-being of children and their families;
12. Assisting in the development and implementation of strategies by communities to create environments which provide opportunities for community members to lead meaningful, productive, self-fulfilling and rewarding lives. These environments should promote the dignity, self-worth, self-respect and self-sufficiency of community members.