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NAME

REVISED
Mission & Outcomes  
 11  Mission and Guiding Principles  09/03/99
Policy  
 21  Developing Policy  01/25/99
Case Records  
 41  Case Notes  7/1/04
 42  Random Moment Time Study  7/1/04
   
Intake and Investigation
 50  Child Abuse and Neglect: Definitions  5/20/03
 51  Accepting Reports of Child Abuse and Neglect  1/01/07
 52  Investigating Reports of Child Abuse and Neglect  1/1/07
 53  Investigating Reports of Inadequate Health Care of Infants with Disabilities  12/01/06
 54  Investigating Reports of Child Abuse or Neglect in Regulated Facilities  1/08/99
 55  Risk of Harm  1/01/07
 56  Substantiating Child Abuse and Neglect  1/01/07
 57  Central Registry Records  7/10/00
 58  Review of Substantiation Decisions  1/08/99
 59  Child Protection Teams  11/03/99
 60  Chapter 55 Assessments  1/01/07
 61  Responding to Domestic Violence in Child Abuse Intake & Investigation  11/19/03
 62  Promoting Child Safety in High Risk Families  2/22/07
 63  Investigating Reports of Methamphetamine Manufacturing and Caretaker Methamphetamine Abuse  1/25/07
 64  Baby Safe Havens  2/27/07
 65  Drug Testing During Investigations  8/23/07
 66  Interviewing Children in Custody  8/23/07
Working with Families  
 70 Frequency and Quality of Social Worker Visits 9/2/08
 71  Family Services: Initial Assessment and Planning  08/15/98
 72  Plan Review for Non-Custody Cases  01/18/99
 73  Protective Services Child Care  05/24/06
 74  Pregnant and Parenting Teens in Custody  10/27/99
Working with Families in Court  
 80  Working with Families in Court: Definitions  11/14/08
 81  Voluntary Care  01/25/99
 82  Juvenile Court Proceedings-CHINS  1/1/09
 83  Juvenile Court Proceedings-Delinquency  1/1/09
 88  Establishing Paternity and Locating Relatives of Children in Custody  7/1/04
 89 Locating and Assessing Relatives 11/25/08
Placing Children and Youth  
 90  Placing Children and Youth: Definitions  7/1/04
 91  Kinship Care  7/1/04
 92  Sharing Resource Families Cross Jurisdictionally  7/1/04
 93  Resource Caregiver Training  7/1/04
 94  Resource Family Care  01/11/06
 95  Respite Care  12/1/04
 96  Permanency Foster Homes  7/1/04
Eligibility Determination  
 111  Title IV-E: Determining Eligibility  08/09/00
 112  Reviewing Eligibility: IV-E and Medicaid  7/5/04
 113  Family Emergency Assistance  01/18/99
   Planning with Children and Families
 121  Notification of Changes for Children in Custody  10/27/99
 122  Case Plans and Plan Reviews  08/15/98
 123  Reviewing Case Plan Decisions  12/31/03
 124  Family Visiting  10/16/98
 125  Permanency Planning for Children in Custody  03/31/04
 127  Substitute Care Payments after Age Eighteen  04/01/03
Special Casework Issues
 131  Driver's Licenses for Youth in Custody  09/03/99
 132  Money Management Skills  09/03/99
 133  Death of a Child Served by the Division  10/16/98
134  Serving Families Affected by HIV  07/01/07
135  Domestic Violence: Policy Statement  03/31/04
Coordinating with Others
150  Transportation of Youth in DCF Custody  01/17/06
151  Educational Issues for Children in Custody  12/4/08
153  Sheriff's Transportation  10/27/99
154  Developmental Services for Children in Custody  05/01/98
155  Runaway, Abducted, and Missing Youth  04/21/06
156  Collaboration with Corrections Staff  07/16/01
Juvenile Justice
161  Juvenile Justice Philosophy and Operating Principles  09/03/99
162  Violations of Juvenile Probation (Interim)  10/09/98
163  Notifying Victims of Juvenile Delinquency (Interim)  05/21/04
164  Youthful Offender Status and Blended Sentencing  12/8/08
165  Sealing of Juvenile Records  12/20/06
171  Woodside Short Term Program: Admissions  09/01/06
172  Woodside Short Term Program: Due Process Rights  09/01/06
173  Woodside Treatment Program  07/09/03
174  Woodside: Population Management  09/01/06
175  Drug Testing Youth 12/20/07
177 Woodside Use of Force 03/24/08
Interstate Compacts
  
180  Interstate Placements: Definitions  09/08/98
181  Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children  07/10/00
182  Interstate Compact on Juveniles  09/08/98
Adoption Services
191  Pre-placement Evaluation for Adoption  11/03/99
192  Adoption Services: Casework and Finalization Services  08/12/98
193  Adoption Subsidy  09/17/99
194  Adoption Registry Policy  06/30/07
Supervision and Training
201  Supervising Casework Staff  10/16/98
203  Training for Division Staff  07/10/00
204  Maintaining a Workplace Free from Sexual Harassment  11/20/98
Transferring Cases
211  Transfers Between Districts  09/24/02
212  Transfer to Adoption Services  08/12/98
Residential Licensing
220  Residential Licensing: Definitions  07/22/98
221  Licensing and Review of Foster Family Homes  8/1/2002
222  Background Checks: Family Foster Care, Kinship Care and Adoption  01/11/06
223  Family Foster Care: Exceeding License Capacity  07/22/98
224  Child Care by Foster Families  07/22/98
225  Second Exits from Foster Homes  08/01/02
231  Licensing Child Placing Agencies  07/22/98
232  Staffed Foster Homes  07/22/98
233  Variances for Agency Approved Foster Homes  07/22/98
241  Licensing of Residential Childcare Facilities  07/22/98
Administrative Issues
261  Employee Identification Cards  10/16/98
262  Conflict of Interest  10/16/98
264  Responding to Incidents  02/25/00
265  Complaints  10/16/98
266  Imprest Cash  10/16/98
267  Vendor Authorizations  10/16/98
268  Foster Parent Expenses and Damage Claims  10/16/98
269  Second Hand Smoke  01/11/06
Federal Assurances
300  Title IV-E Program  06/01/07
Appendices
1   Summary of Requirements for Legal Documents/Reports
2   Format for Investigative Report: Child Protective Services And Unmanageable Youth
3   Format for Disposition Report: Child Protective Services
4a   Format for Disposition Report: Juvenile Services; Delinquency
4b   Format for Disposition Report: Juvenile Services; CHINS (c) Cases
5   Filing Order (6 part): Child Protective Services and Juvenile Services
5b   Filing Order (8 part): Child Protective Services and Juvenile Services
6   Format for Adoption Finalization Report
7   Chapter 49 - Child Welfare Services
8   Chapter 55 - Judicial Proceedings
9   The UNCOPE
10   Protocol for Conducting Child Abuse Investigations When Domestic Violence and Child Abuse/Neglect Co-occur
165a   Sealed Record Objection (Form)
165b   Motion to Unseal a Sealed Record (Form)
FS 300   Consent to Release Results of Client Drug Testing (Form)