Policies and Procedures

All policies listed below are in effect. This page is under construction. The Child Welfare Policy and Procedures manual is being reorganized, policies are being transitioned to the new policy template, and procedures are being separated out into a new procedure template.

• Appendix A: Definitions
• Child Safety
  • 1100. Child Safety
  • 1110. Present Danger
  • 1120. Safety Assessment
  • 1130. Safety Plan
  • 1135. Infant Safety Education and Intervention
  • 1160. Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC)
  • 1170. Domestic Violence
  • 4420. Health and Safety Visits with Children and Youth and Monthly Visits with Parents or Guardians and Caregivers
  • 6800. Background Checks
• Engagement
  • 1700. Case Staffing
  • 1140. Family Assessment
  • 1150. Case Plan
  • 4304. Active, Diligent, and Reasonable Efforts
  • 1710. Shared Planning Meetings
  • 1720. Family Team Decision Making Meetings
  • 1750. Adoption Planning Reviews
  • 1740. Child Protection Teams (CPT)
• Logistics & Organization
  • 6001. Case Assignment
  • 4122. Case Transfer
  • 4431. Legal Jurisdiction and Office Assignment
  • 4430. Courtesy Supervision
  • 6600. Documentation
  • 46100. Monthly Clinical Supervision Case Reviews
  • 6301. Child Fatality/Near-Fatality Reviews
  • 6302. Administrative Incident Reporting
  • 6150. Client De-escalation Training
  • 6530. Random Moment Time Study
  • 4525. DCFS Administrative Approvals
• Intake
  • 2200. Intake Process and Response
• Child Protective Services
  • 2331. Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigation
  • 2332. Child Protective Services Family Assessment Response
  • 2310. Child Protective Services (CPS) Initial Face-To-Face (IFF) Response
  • 2333. Interviewing a Victim or Identified Child
  • 2350. Audio Recording
  • 6500. Photograph Documentation
  • 2334. Interviewing Subjects or Family Assessment Response Participants
  • 2540. Investigative Assessment
  • 2541. Structured Decision Making Risk Assessment®
  • 2440. CPS Service Delivery
  • 2559B. CPS Investigative Findings Notification
  • 2559C. CPS Investigative Founded Findings Review
  • 2335. DLR/CPS Use Of Safety Assessment And Safety Planning Tools
• Voluntary Services
  • 3000. Family Voluntary Services
  • 3100. Family Reconciliation Services
  • 4545. HOPE Center Placement
  • 4730. Court and/or Placement Cases
• Removal Methods
  • 41211. Safety of Newborn Children Act
  • 2559. Hospital Holds
  • 4307. Voluntary Placement Agreement
  • 4308. Dependency Petition Process
• Out-of-Home Placements
  • 4250. Out-of-Home Placements
  • 4251. Relative Search and Notification
  • 4527. Placing with and Supporting Unlicensed Relatives and Suitable Persons
  • 4254. Family Time and Sibling and Relative Visits
  • 4260. Placement Moves
  • 43022. Outside Communication for Children in Out-of-Home Care
  • 4211. Notification to Foreign Consulates
  • Approvals
    • 5800. Approving Client Travel and Transportation Activities
    • 4551. Day and Overnight Camp Approval Process
    • 6100. Reimbursing Caregivers for Transportation Expenses
  • Emergency Planning
    • 2421. Emergency Planning for Children in Out-of- Home Care
    • 4201. Emergency Planning for Birth Parents and Legal Guardians
  • Supports & Services
    • 43092. Child Health and Education Tracking (CHET)
    • 4526. Placement and Support for Licensed Relatives, Licensed Suitable Persons, and Foster Parents
    • 4510. Respite for Licensed Foster Parents, Unlicensed Relative Caregivers and Other Suitable Persons
    • 4265. Caregiver Support Level and Foster Care Rate Assessment Determination
    • 4528. Regular Receiving Care
    • 4529. Specialized Receiving Care
    • 4531. Placing in Child Placing Agency (CPA) Certified Foster Homes
    • 4534. Crisis Residential Center (CRC) Placement
    • 4535. Placement - Intensive Resources
    • 5200. Foster Parent Liability Plan
    • 4315. Using Audio or Video to Electronically Monitor Children
    • 6650. Trust Funds for Children in Out-of-Home Placement
    • 6660. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (RSDI) Benefits for Children in Out-of-Home Placements
• Child Family Welfare Services
  • Court
    • 1730. Shelter Care Case Conference
    • 43091. Court Report
    • 4313. Notification of Court Hearings, Providing Reports to Court, and Information Sharing with Out-of-Home Caregivers
    • 4305. Permanent and Concurrent Planning
    • 4670. Permanency Planning Hearing
    • 43055. Permanency Planning Hearings-Timelines
    • 4671. Preparation for Permanency Planning Hearings
    • 4650. Administrative Case Review
    • 4302A. Educational Services and Planning: Early Childhood Development, K-12 and Post-Secondary
    • 6620. Referrals to the Division of Child Support
    • 43051A. Return Home
    • 4400. Concurrent TANF Benefits
    • 4270. Department of Corrections Confinement Alternatives
    • 4509. Respite For Parents
    • 4306. Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)
  • Interstate Compact Agreements
    • 5600. Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
    • 5601. Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children Placed Out-of-State
    • 5602. Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children Placed in Washington State
  • Adolescents to Young Adult
    • 4310. Transitioning Youth for Successful Adulthood
    • 43103. Washington State Identicard, Instruction Permit, and Personal Driver's License for Foster Youth
    • 43104. The Transition Plan (for Dependent Youth 17 through 20 Years)
    • 4544. Responsible Living Skills Program
    • 4550. Youth Missing from Care
    • 4311. Pregnant and Parenting Youth
    • 43105. Extended Foster Care Program
• Adoption
  • 43060. Open Adoption Agreements and Letters of Intent
  • 4320. Identifying Adoptive Families
  • 4325. Electronic Legally-Free Case Files and Pre-Adoption Disclosure (PAD) Folders
  • 4330. Pre-Adoption Services and Adoption Finalization
  • 4355. Youth Petition for Reinstatement of Parental Rights
  • 5700. Adoption Support
  • 4300. Case Planning
• Guardianship
  • 4340. Guardianship
  • 43401. Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP) and Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (EGAP)
• Specific Services
  • 4533. Behavior Rehabilitation Services
  • 5400. Child Care
  • 4519. Concrete Goods
  • 45172. End-of-Life Care
  • 4543. Foster Care Assessment Program (FCAP)
  • 4422. Guidelines for Client Referrals to Contractors
  • 4517. Health Care Services for Children Placed in Out-of-Home Care
  • 4520. HIV/AIDS Support Services
  • 4539. Inpatient Mental Health Treatment For Children
  • 4502. Intensive Family Preservation Services (IFPS), Family Preservation Services (FPS)
  • 45171. Medically Fragile Children
  • 45362. Physically Assaultive/Aggressive Youth
  • 4541. Psychotropic Medication Management
  • 4521. Psychological/Psychiatric Services
  • 4536. Sexually Aggressive Youth
  • 4518. Substance Use Disorder Testing, Assessment and Treatment
  • 4542. Wraparound with Intensive Services (WISe)
  • 8010. Bloodborne Pathogens Implementation Practices and Procedures
• 8000. Operation Manual Policies (Under Construction)
  • 8020. Overpayment and Underpayment Identification and Recovery
  • 8030. Repayment
  • 8040. Unsolicited Payments
  • 8050. Interest on Vendor Debt
  • 8060. Administrator’s Accounts
  • 8070. Purpose and Scope
  • 8080. Establishment of an Administrator’s Account
  • 8090. Separation of Duties
  • 8100. Operations of Administrator’s Account
  • 8110. Mail Person
  • 8120. Accounts Receivable Coordinator
  • 8130. Disposition Person
  • 8140. Recording Person
  • 8150. Reconciliation Person
  • 8160. Review and Approval of Authorizations
  • 8170. Fund Trustee
  • 8180. Accessing Administrator’s Account Funds