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
- 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
- 1700. Engagement
- 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
- 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
- Removal Methods
- 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
- Emergency Planning
- 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
- 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
- Court
- 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
- Specific Services
- 4533. Behavior Rehabilitation Services
- 5400. Child Care
- 4519. Concrete Goods
- 4524. Educational And Job Training Services
- 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
- 4522. Income Maintenance
- 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