Ariz. Admin. Code § 21-9-212

Current through Register Vol. 31, No. 2, January 10, 2025

Section R21-9-212 - Social Services Director

A. The adoption agency shall have a social services director who is responsible for the adoption agency's casework and family services.

B. The social services director shall have the following education and experience:

1. A bachelor's degree in social work or a related human services field from an accredited college or university and three years of professional experience in services to children and families, two years of which shall be in adoption services;

2. A master's degree in social work or a related human services field from an accredited college or university and a minimum of two years of professional experience in services to children and families; or

3. Five years of experience as the director in a program in a child welfare field.

C. The social services director shall, either personally or through a designee:

1. Supervise, manage, train, and evaluate all social work staff members and consultants;

2. Approve decisions regarding family and child eligibility for service, maternity and child care, transportation and placement arrangements, finalization, and any other changes in a child's legal status; and

3. Implement the adoption agency's adoption program and services.

D. If the social services director delegates responsibility under subsection (C), the social services director shall personally supervise the designee and shall oversee the performance of the duties described in subsection (C).

E. If the social services director performs the duties of an adoption agency administrator, the director shall also meet the requirements for an adoption agency administrator prescribed in R21-9-211.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-9-212

New section made by exempt rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 3524, effective 1/24/2016.