Child Protective Services Handbook Revision April 2010
This revision of the Child Protective Services Handbook was published on April 16, 2010. Summaries of new or revised items are provided below.
Family Group Decision Making Documentation Requirements
The Documentation Required for a Child's Service Plan
Parental Child Safety Placement
Family Group Decision Making Documentation Requirements (PATS 3002)
The items below are revised to update documentation requirements for the Family Group Decision Making program. Staff were informed of this policy with the release of Protective Services Action memos (PSAs) 09-049 on January 20, 2009, 10-014 on October 5, 2009, and 10-038 on December 7, 2009.
See:
1120 Guiding Principles of the CPS Program
1121 Family Group Decision Making (FGDM)
3161 Purposes of the Family Service Plan
6318 Issues Regarding Subsequent Placements
6437.3 Permanency Planning Meetings
6437.31 Family Group Conferences
6437.32 Permanency Conferences
6437.4 Permanency Planning Meetings for Youth 16 and Over
6437.41 Circles of Support
6437.42 Transition Plan Meetings
Appendix 1121: Documentation Requirements for Models of Family Group Decision Making (FGDM)
Appendix 6437.31: Roles and Responsibilities of Family Group Decision Making (FGDM) Staff
Cross-references to the items above have been added to the following items:
6318 Issues Regarding Subsequent Placements
3161 Purposes of the Family Service Plan
Item 6437.33 Children's Attendance at Permanency Conferences has been removed and incorporated into 1121 Family Group Decision Making (FGDM).
The Documentation Required for a Child's Service Plan (PATS 3567)
The item below is revised to include procedures for documenting the child’s service plan in IMPACT. See:
6421.1 Documentation Required for a Child's Service Plan
Parental Child Safety Placement (PATS 3287)
Policy is revised to redefine Voluntary Placement as Parental Child Safety Placement.
See:
1230 Constitutional Protections
2234.26 Making the Safety Decision
2234.31 Controlling Safety Threats
2234.4 Parental Child Safety Placement Initiated by the Family
2234.41 Developing a Safety Plan for Parental Child Safety Placements
2234.42 Conducting a Safety Check Before Parental Child Safety Placements
2234.43 Obtaining Criminal Background Checks for Parental Child Safety Placements
2234.44 Conducting Abuse/Neglect Background Checks for Parental Child Safety Placements
2234.45 Assessing Risk at the End of an Investigation Involving a Parental Child Safety Placement
2235.53 Children Are Not at Risk
2620 Evaluate the Need for Removal
2642 Definitions of Terms (Exigent Circumstances and Imminent Danger)
3145.4 Documenting the Family Service Plan
3145.61 Documenting Significant Consultations Between the Supervisor and Worker
3170 Special Issues
3171 Immediate or Short-Term Protection
3172 Parental Child Safety Placements Initiated by the Family
3312.3 Determining Whether to Seek Court-Ordered Services or Removal
3313.2 Making Face-to-Face Contact
3322.3 Determining Whether to Seek Court-Ordered Services or Removal
3323.3 Changing the Frequency of Contact
3332.3 Determining Whether to Seek Court-Ordered Services or Removal
3333.3 Changing the Frequency of Contact
8235.11 Definitions
8235.2 General Protective Child Day Care
8235.21 Determining Eligibility
8235.5 Kinship Child Day Care
Appendix 3213: Americans With Disabilities Act Reasonable Accommodations in Service Planning
Appendix 6410: Federal Case-Planning Requirements