Home-based caseworkers provide home-based casework services for families involved with DCS/ Probation as well as adoptive families at risk or in crisis. Home-based casework services are designed to reduce maltreatment, improve caretaking and coping skills, enhance family resilience, support healthy and nurturing relationships, and children's physical, emotional, and educational well-being. Home-based caseworkers provide any combination of the following types of services:

• Home visits
• Participation in DCS case planning
• Supervised Visitation
• Coordination of services
• Conflict management
• Emergency/crisis services
• Child development education
• Domestic violence education
• Parent education/training
• Family communication
• Facilitate transportation
• Reactive Attachment Disorder support
• Advocacy
• Family assessment
• Community referrals and follow-up
• Develop structure/time management
• Behavior modification
• Budgeting/money management
• Meal planning/preparation
• Parent training with children present
• Monitor progress of parenting skills
• Community services information
• Develop long and short term goals

Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, sociology, or a directly-related human service field from an accredited college.