I.

Child welfare

(R.A 11222)

-BACKGROUND

*february 21, 2019

Signed in to the law by the presedent

*MARCH 14, 2019

Publication in Official Gazette

*MARCH 29, 2019

Date of effectivity

-MAIN FEATURES

*Administrative in Nature

*cases of Adult adoptees

and Relative within 4th degree

*Cancellation

*There is no matching process

The Order of Adoption will involve :

A. Cancellation of the simulated BC

B. Issuance of Rectified Birth, using the true facts of birth of the child.
C. Issuance of a new/ amended BC

DEVELOPMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS (IRR)

-TWG Lead: DSWD

-PSA, DOJ, DILG, CWC,Association of Local Civil Registrars, Child-caring/Child-placing agencies

MAIN OBJECTIVES OF R.A. 11222

-To fix the status and filiation

-To exempt from criminal, civil and administrative liability

simpler and less costly

RECKONING PERIOD

“Living with or Custody Requirement”

“Simulation or Registration Requirement”

“Window of Implementation”
COVERAGE

A.) Administrative adoption of a non-relative child;

B.) Administrative adoption of a relative child within the fourth (4th) degree of affinity or consanguinity;

C.) Administrative adoption of an adult, who has been consistently considered and treated as daughter or son since birth
or minority;

D.) Administrative adoption where the Petition for Cancellation of Simulated Birth Certificate or Petition for Adoption with
Cancellation of Simulated Birth Certificate is

pending in court;

E.) Other analogous circumstances as may be determined by the Secretary;

EXCLUDED

A.) Rectification or Correction of entries

B.) Administrative adoption by the relatives of the deceased person(s) who simulatedthe birth of a child or an adult
adoptee

C.) Administrative adoption by person(s) other than the parent(s) named in the simulated birth certificate

D.) Administrative adoption of a child by the purported father ONLY; when the mother named in the birth certificate is the
biological mother of such child.

E.) Administrative adoption of a child or person who has a registered original Certificate of Live Birth or Certificate of
Foundling

GENERAL POLICIES

Child’s best interest

Option to either withdraw the case filed in court

“One Child, One Petition” policy,

Mandatory Appearance

(CDCLAA),

Petitioners are required to personally attend

Social Case Study Report (SCSR)

Disclosure of any information

prescribed period

“Foster Care
-planned temporary substitute parental care

-It is temporary

-The primary goal is the return of the child to his/her biological family
DURATION OF PLACEMENT

1. Emergency Foster Care - under immediate substitute parental care.

2. Short Term Placement - six (6) months or less as assessed by the social worker.
3. Long Term Placement- at least 7 year which may be due to various reasons.

WHO ARE THE CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR FOSTER PLACEMENT?

Article II, Eligibility Sec. 4

Children from infancy to below 18 years of age, or one who is over 18 but is unable tofully take care of or protect
oneself who are under any of the following circumstances:

Under the custody of DSWD or any child placement agency and are not yet legallyfree for adoption, but need
individual attention in a family setting;

A child whose family members are temporarily or permanently unable or unwillingly to provide the child with
adequate care;

Awaiting for adoptive placement;

Who need special care and protection as assessed by a social worker due to

sexual or physical abuse;

With developmental or physical disabilities.

Forensic social work

-Deals with the practice of social work in criminal and civil law settings

Roles of social worker in court

Witnees – involving declarations of children as dependent

Court employee – tasked toundertake all court order

Consultant – called for expert referral

Criminal justice system – investigation

5 CJS

1. The community – gratest source of info

2. Law enforcement – police etc.
3. Prosecution - conduct investigation
4. Courts – municipal trial courts
5. Correction – various jails
FAMILY WELFARE

-Basic unit in society

Types of family structure

-nuclear family

Mother,father and child

-single parent family

Either mother/father

-Extended family

Relatives

-childless family

Couples with no child

-Grandparents family

Raised by grandparents

-step family

Previous relationship

Bureau of family welfare

-Created 1968

-Now known as DSWD

Family welfare servic

Program Or Composite of Interventive techniques

Programs and services

-parent effectiveness -marriage counceling

-communty support program -strenghtening family values

-family and environment service -livelihood programs

-fertility and family planning

ACTIVITIES
-family problem solving relationship -mobalizing existing resources

-working with individual,groups and others -regularly assessing the adequency and effectiveness
HEALTH

Administrative,planning and implimintation level

Emotional and social situation cause of their problem

-in 1954 pres.quirino mandate 100 beds

-organize medical social service unit

-lack of funding

Medical social worker aimed to following

-better acceptance of favorable treatment -better undersing of part of medical personel

-health education of patient and their families -utilization of community service

-help families deal to psycho-social components

Medical social worker

-work directly with medical personnel -work with outside health agency personnel

ACTIVITIES
-eligability studies -interpritation on patient and his families

-data gathering of patient personal and social situations

-performing coordinationg liaison activities

-mobalizing hospitals and community resources

-use of appropriate forms of help

*many also engage in community out-reach program

-social work in psychiatric – mentally emotionally disturb patients

-mental health agency – preventive/educational activities

-agency and institution – responsive skills to clients situation