Child Protective Services Handbook Revision August 2011
This revision of the Child Protective Services Handbook was published on August 1, 2011. Summaries of new or revised items are provided below.
Permanency Goals and Concurrent Planning
Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Services
Permanency Goals and Concurrent Planning (PATS 3207)
6200 is being revised to update the permanency planning goals and to establish prioritization of the permanency goals.
6200 Permanency Planning in Substitute Care
6210 Permanency Planning
6211 The Permanency Plan
6211.1 Concurrent Permanency Planning
6211.2 Permanency Planning for Children With Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities in Institutional Settings
6212 Permanency Planning Goals
6212.1 Family Reunification
6212.2 Adoption
6212.3 Permanent Managing Conservatorship to a Relative or Suitable Individual
6212.4 Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement
6213 Selecting the Permanency Goal
6213.1 Prioritizing Permanency Goals
6213.2 Ruling Out Family Reunification
6213.3 Adoption vs. Conservatorship
6213.4 Another Permanent Planned Living Arrangement
6213.5 Assessing Priority of Permanency Goals
6220 Implementing the Permanency Plan
6221 Documentation of the Permanency Plan
6221.1 Approval of the Plan
6222 Presentation of the Permanency Plan to the Court
6222.1 Changing or Revising the Permanency Plan
6223 Specific Steps for Achieving the Permanency Goal
6223.1 Specific Steps for Implementing the Permanency Plan
6223.2 Specific Steps for Meeting Time Frames for Permanent Family Placements
6223.3 Specific Steps when Child’s Permanent Placement Involves the Department Maintaining Conservatorship
References to items moved or retitled with this revision were updated in the items below:
3153.4 Reassessing the Reunification Plan After a Child Is Reunited With the Family
3301.21 The Goal of Family Preservation
3410 Purpose of FRS
5300 Court-Related Services for Children in Conservatorship
6223 Discussion of Efforts Made to Achieve the Permanency Goal
6232 Transfer of Conservatorship
6314.1 Required Issues to Consider
6533 Services to Children with Disabilities
6722 Permanent Placement with the Caregiver
8264.2 Identifying Available Services
Appendix 6220-A: Permanency Planning Principles
Appendix 6220-B: Comparison of Permanency-Planning Goals
Appendix 6233: When a Suit to Terminate Must Be Filed
In addition, the following sections have been deleted:
6220.1 Documentation of the Permanency Plan
6220.2 Concurrent Permanency Planning
6220.3 Presentation of the Permanency Plan to the Court
6220.4 Changing or Revising the Permanency Plan
6220.5 Achieving Permanency
6221.2 Issues to Consider When Selecting a Permanency Goal
6221.21 Assessing a Child's Needs When Selecting a Permanency Goal
6221.22 Listing Permanency Goals by Priority
6221.23 Considering Factors That Affect the Choice of Goals
6221.24 Determining the Appropriateness of a Goal
6221.25 Selecting the Permanency Goal
6222.2 Specific Steps for Meeting Time Frames for Permanent Family Placements
6222.22 Specific Steps when Child's Permanent Placement Involves the Department Maintaining Conservatorship
6222.3 Permanency Planning for Children With Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities in Institutional Settings
6222.4 Documentation of Planned Steps
Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Services (PATS 3692)
ECI Services, including policy, will now be identified in CPS education policy, in accordance with Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). See:
2236.1 Referrals to Early Childhood Intervention (ECI)
2236.11 Investigation Stage and Findings
2236.12 Family-Based Safety Services (FBSS) Stage
2236.13 Conservatorship (CVS) Stage
2236.14 General Referral Procedures