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The position of Family Services Social Worker was changed to Family Services Worker as a result of title protections established through Act 156 of 2016. All division policies mentioning the term “Social Worker” should be understood to mean “Family Services Worker”.
Policy
Policy 21: Developing and Reviewing Policy and Practice Guidance
Case Records
Policy 41: Case Notes
Policy 42: Random Moment Time Study
Child Safety Interventions
Policy 50: Child Abuse and Neglect Definitions
Policy 51: Screening Reports of Child Abuse and Neglect
Policy 52: Child Safety Interventions – Investigations and Assessments
Policy 53: Investigating Reports of Inadequate Health Care of Infants with Disabilities
Policy 55: Unaccepted Reports on Open Cases
Policy 56: Substantiating Child Abuse and Neglect
Policy 57: Risk of Harm-Sexual Abuse Investigations
Policy 60: CHINS (C) and (D) Assessments
Policy 61: Responding to Domestic Violence in Child Safety Interventions
Policy 63: Investigating Reports of Methamphetamine Manufacturing and Caretaker Meth Abuse
Policy 64: Baby Safe Havens
Policy 65: Substance Use Disorder Screening & Drug Testing for Caretakers
Policy 66: Interviewing Children in Custody
Policy 67: Child Fatality and Near Fatality Public Disclosure
Policy 68: Serious Physical Injury – Investigation and Case Planning
Working with Youth and Families
Policy 69: Family Support Cases – Case Planning, Reassessment, Case Plan Updates, and Closure
Policy 70: Frequency and Quality of Social Worker Visits
Policy 72: Educational Achievement and Stability for Children and Youth in DCF Custody
FS-72A: Educational Stability Agreement Form
FS-72B: Educational Stability Best Interest Determination (BID) Form
Policy 73: Protective Services Child Care
Policy 74: Pregnant and Parenting Teens in Custody
Policy 75: Normalcy and the Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard (RPPS)
Policy 76: Supporting and Affirming LGBTQ Children and Youth
Policy 77: Medical Care for Children and Youth in DCF Custody
Policy 78: Assessing Expectant Parents and the Safety of Newborns on Open Cases
Working with Youth and Families in Court
Policy 80: Working with Youth and Families in Court – Definitions
Policy 81: Voluntary Care
Policy 82: Juvenile Court Proceedings – CHINS
Policy 83: Juvenile Court Proceedings – Delinquency
Policy 84: Conditional Custody Orders (CCOs)
Policy 85: Minor Guardianships Through the Probate Court
Policy 88: Establishing Parentage Through Genetic Testing
Placing Children and Youth
Policy 90: Placement Overview and Definitions
Policy 91: Kinship Care and Collaboration with Relatives
Policy 92: Sharing Resource Families Cross Jurisdictionally
Policy 93: Kinship, Foster, and Pre-Adoptive Parent Training
Policy 94: Resource Family Care
Policy 95: Respite Care
Policy 97: Case Review Committee Referrals
Policy 98: Reunification of Abused or Neglected Children and Youth
Eligibility Determination
Policy 111: Title IV-E: Determining Eligibility
Planning with Children and Families
Policy 121: Notification of Changes for Children and Youth in DCF Custody
Policy 122: Case Plan Reviews and Permanency Hearings for Children and Youth in Custody
Policy 123: Reviewing Case Plan Decisions
Policy 124: Family Time
Policy 125: Permanency Planning for Children and Youth
Policy 126: Reinstatement of Parental Rights
Special Casework Issues
Policy 133: Death of a Child Served by the Division
Policy 134: Serving Families Affected by HIV
Policy 135: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Practice Framework
Policy 136: Body Modification Requests by Children and Youth
Policy 137: Anti-Psychotic Medications For Children in The Care of DCF
Policy 138: Credit Checks for Youth 14 and Older in DCF Custody
Policy 140: Standby and Call-In
Coordinating with Others
Policy 150: Transportation of Children and Youth in DCF Custody
Policy 152: Empaneled Multidisciplinary Child Protection Teams
Policy 154: Children and Youth in DCF Custody Requiring Mental Health Screening, Mental Health Placement, or Psychiatric Hospitalization
Policy 155: Runaway, Abducted and Missing Children and Youth
Policy 156: Collaboration with Corrections Staff
Policy 157: Records and Information Sharing
Policy 158: Case Consultations with Central Office
Policy 159: Foster and Kinship Parent Safety
Working with Adolescents and Justice-Involved Youth
Policy 160: Supporting Adolescents in DCF Custody
Policy 161: Youth Assessment and Screening Instument (YASI)
Policy 162: Juvenile Probation
Policy 163: Engaging and Supporting Victims and Impacted Parties
Policy 164: Youthful Offender Status
Policy 165: Sealing of Juvenile Records
Policy 166: Woodside Admission Procedures-Searches
Policy 171: Woodside Admissions
Policy 175: Substance Use Testing, Screening, and Treatment for Youth
Policy 178: Separation of Victims and Perpetrators at Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center
Interstate Compacts
Policy 180: Interstate Placements: Definitions
Policy 181: Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
Policy 182: Interstate Compact on Juveniles
Adoption and Guardianship Services
Policy 192: Disclosure of Information Before Adoption Finalization
Policy 193: Adoption Assistance Program
Policy 194: Release of Information by the Adoption Registry
Policy 195: Guardianship Assistance Program
Policy 196: Post-Adoption Contact Agreements
Supervision and Training
Policy 201: Supervision of Social Work Staff & Social Work Supervisors
Policy 203: Professional Development for Division Staff
Transferring Cases
Policy 211: Transfers Between District Offices
Residential Licensing and Special Investigations (RLSI)
Policy 220: Role and Functions of RLSI
Policy 221: Foster Care Licensing
Policy 222: Foster Care Interventions
Policy 224: Child Care by Resource Families
Policy 225: Fire Safety in Foster Homes
Policy 231: Licensing Child Placing Agencies
Policy 233: Variances for Agency Approved Foster Homes
Policy 241: Licensing Residential Treatment Programs and Regulatory Interventions
Staff Safety, Well-Being and Resiliency
Policy 250: Staff Safety
Policy 251: HOPE (Helping Our Peers Excel) Team
Administrative Issues
Policy 262: Conflicts of Interest
Policy 264: Responding to Incidents
Policy 265: Complaints
Policy 267: Vendor Authorizations
Policy 268: Foster Parent Reimbursement
Policy 269: Second Hand Smoke
Policy 270: Damage Claim Expenses
FS-270: Damage Claim Form
Federal Assurances
Policy 300: Title IV-E Program
Policy 301: Civil Rights Methods of Administration
Policy 305: Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Data Collection, Review, and Reporting
Appendices
Appendix 1: Summary of Requirements for Legal Documents/Reports
Appendix 2: Format for Investigative Report: Child Protective Services And Unmanageable Youth
Appendix 3: Track Assignment Guidance
Appendix 5: Filing Order (6 part): Child Protective Services and Juvenile Services
Appendix 5b: Filing Order (8 part): Child Protective Services and Juvenile Services
Appendix 6: Format for Adoption Finalization Report
Appendix 7a: Chapter 49 - Child Welfare Services
Appendix 7b: Chapter 51-General Provisions
Appendix 7c: Chapter 52 - Delinquency Proceedings
Appendix 7d: Chapter 53 - Children in Need of Care or Supervision
Appendix 9: The UNCOPE
Appendix 10: Protocol for Conducting Child Abuse Investigations When Domestic Violence and Child Abuse/Neglect Co-occur
Appendix 12: Response to Staff Safety Incidents
Appendix 165a: Sealed Record Objection (Form)
Appendix 165b: Motion to Unseal a Sealed Record (Form)
Appendix FS 300: Consent to Release Results of Client Drug Testing (Form)