All policies listed below are in effect. This page is under construction while the Child Welfare Policy manual is being reorganized.
- 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
- 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. Risk Assessment
- 2440. CPS Service Delivery
- 2559B. Investigative Findings
- 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
- 4531. Placing in Child Placing Agency (CPA) Certified Foster Homes
- 4534. Crisis Residential Center (CRC) Placement
- 4535. Receiving Care
- 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
- 4544. Responsible Living Skills Program
- 4550. Children and Youth Missing from Care (MFC)
- 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
- Guardianship
- 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
