Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Clinical Practice Exam

The primary goal of permanency planning is to ensure that children live in stable and long-term homes. This approach focuses on providing children with a sense of security and belonging by facilitating family connections and identifying permanent living arrangements. In child welfare contexts, permanency planning aims to minimize the time children spend in temporary placements, such as foster care, by working towards reunification with their biological families or finding suitable adoptive families.

While including all parties in case conferencing, improving educational outcomes, and ensuring treatment decisions are individually based are important aspects of working with children and families, they serve as supportive measures rather than the central objective of permanency planning. The essence of permanency is to secure a stable home environment that fosters the overall well-being and development of the child.