Who is responsible for ensuring adequate supervision of children in care?

• A. Your child placement management staff
• B. The foster parent
• C. The visiting judge
• D. The caseworker's supervisor

Answer: (A)

Ensuring adequate supervision of children in care is a responsibility of the agency’s supervision structure. The child placement management staff establish supervision policies, assign caseloads, monitor caseworker activity, and ensure staff have the training and resources needed to keep children safe. Foster parents provide day-to-day care and supervision within the home, but the formal accountability for ongoing supervision and safety compliance rests with the agency’s management team. The visiting judge handles court orders and legal decisions, not ongoing day-to-day supervision. A caseworker’s supervisor is part of that management layer, but the broader management staff carries the ultimate responsibility for guaranteeing that supervision meets standards.