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Children & Family Services Policies

PDF Absent Parent Search/Relative Search (61.9 KB)
PDF Abuse Investigations - Findings, Documentation and Cross Reporting (66.8 KB)
PDF Abuse Investigations - Open Case (47.6 KB)
PDF Abuse Investigations - Orangewood Children's Home (307.16 KB)
PDF Abuse Investigations - Practice Guidelines (504.88 KB)
PDF Abuse Investigations--Foster Care (56.1 KB)
PDF Abuse Investigations--Protective Interventions (127.3 KB)
PDF Acquisition of Health Care Information (85.7 KB)
PDF Adoption Application - Denial and Grievance (68.6 KB)
PDF Adoption Assistance Program (AAP) (130.68 KB)
PDF Adoption Case Record Confidentiality (43.2 KB)
PDF Adoption Finalization (100 KB)
PDF Adoption Full Assessment (127.08 KB)
PDF Adoption Matching Procedure (125.8 KB)
PDF Adoption Recruitment Guidelines (57.2 KB)
PDF Adoption Review Hearings (36.7 KB)
PDF Adoptive Parents Required Statement (29.6 KB)
PDF Adoptive Placement (154.2 KB)
“PDF” Adult Protective Services (APS) Hotline (292.51 KB)
PDF AFCARS (30.8 KB)
PDF AFDC-FC (97.7 KB)
PDF AFDC-FC: 18 Year Olds (48.4 KB)
PDF Assignment Preference (46.5 KB)
PDF Birth Certificate: Foster Care (100.1 KB)
PDF Bodies of Water Enclosures/Covers (196.67 KB)
PDF CalWORKs-CFS Collaboration (93.5 KB)
PDF Car Seat Usage (192.5 KB)
PDF Caregiver Adoption (143.32 KB)
PDF Case Closure (146.9 KB)
PDF Case Compliance Contacts and Documentation (403.93 KB)
PDF Case Plans (741.3 KB)
PDF Case Sealing (48.2 KB)
PDF Case Transfers (146.1 KB)
PDF Child Abduction (208.1 KB)
PDF Child Abuse and Severe Neglect Indexing Form and Suspect Notification (164.3 KB)
PDF Child Abuse Central Index (CACI) Grievance Reviews (282.95 KB)
PDF Child Abuse Registry (CAR) (112.1 KB)
PDF Child Abuse Services Team (CAST) (58.6 KB)
PDF Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) Assessment (281.52 KB)
PDF Child and Family Teams (341.11 KB)
PDF Child Fatalities and Near Fatalities (504.88 KB)
PDF Child Fatality Reviews (249 KB)
PDF Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) Program (208.48 KB)
PDF Child Welfare Training Regulations (319.11 KB)
PDF Children Born to Incarcerated Mothers (35.6 KB)
PDF Child's Rights at Court (46.8 KB)
PDF CLETS (180.3 KB)
PDF Client Rights (420.77 KB)
PDF Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (239.7 KB)
ALT Completion of the JV-225 (139.6 KB)
ALT Concurrent Planning (185.9 KB)
PDF Conditional Release to Intensive Supervision Program (CRISP) (398.9 KB)
PDF Confidentiality of CFS Client Records (175.9 KB)
PDF Consent for Medical Care and Physical Examination (130.2 KB)
PDF Conserved Funds (48.7 KB)
PDF County Funds Requests (240.1 KB)
PDF County-Issued Cellular Telephones (49.1 KB)
PDF Court Medical Consent for Non-Dependent Children (92.7 KB)
PDF Courtesy Supervision (57.4 KB)
PDF Credit Reports and Credit Resolution (261.03 KB)
PDF Crossover Jurisdiction  (500.57 KB)
PDF Custody Orders and Custody Transfers to Non-Custodial Parents (112.2 KB)
PDF Dependency Intake (151.3 KB)
PDF Dependent Youth Driver License Application (68 KB)
PDF Developmental Screening Referrals (40 KB)
PDF DMV Clearances (240.4 KB)
PDF DMV Identification Cards - Reduced Fee (31.6 KB)
PDF Electronic Signing and Filing of Court Reports (70.5 KB)
PDF Emergency Assistance Program (98.5 KB)
PDF Emergency Response (ER) On-Call System (42.9 KB)
PDF Emergency Response to Adoption Planning Requests (41.5 KB)
PDF Extended Adoption Assistance Payment (AAP) and Kin-GAP Benefits (91.4 KB)
PDF Extended Foster Care (631.6 KB)
PDF Extracurricular Activities (55.9 KB)
PDF Family Maintenance Six Month Review Report (240.4 KB)
PDF Family Reunification Status Review Reports (567.2 KB)
PDF Fifteen Day Review Hearings (82.7 KB)
PDF Flex Schedules (184.49 KB)
PDF Foster Care Rates (434.2 KB)
PDF Foster Care, AAP, and Kin-GAP Rates for Young Adults (88.7 KB)
PDF Foster Home Licensing (182.2 KB)
“PDF”  Fostering Connections with Relatives and Important Persons (521.95 KB)
PDF Gift Cards (43.2 KB)
PDF Group Homes - Emergency Interventions (66.5 KB)
PDF Health and Education Passport (73.7 KB)
PDF HIV/AIDS Case Management (74 KB)
PDF Incarcerated and Institutionalized Parents (114.7 KB)
PDF Independent Living Program (ILP) Services (446.7 KB)
PDF Indian Child Welfare Act (155.6 KB)
PDF Injections for Children in Out-of-Home Care (58.8 KB)
PDF Intercounty Transfers (281 KB)
PDF Interstate Compact for Juveniles (ICJ) (54.2 KB)
PDF Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) (554.02 KB)
PDF Jurisdictional/Dispositional Hearing Report (384.8 KB)
PDF Kin-GAP (120 KB)
“PDF” Legal Guardianship - Dependents (175.07 KB)
“PDF” Legal Guardianship - Non-Dependents (94.73 KB)
“PDF” Limiting Educational Rights (72.3 KB)
“PDF” Live Scan Fingerprinting (371.16 KB)
“PDF” Medical Assessment and Consultation (51.3 KB)
“PDF” Mental Health Services  (507.09 KB)
“PDF” Missing/Runaway/AWOL (393.7 KB)
“PDF” Newborns and Children Unknown to CFS with Dependent Siblings (126.7 KB)
“PDF” Non-Minor Dependency Court Proceedings (177.7 KB)
“PDF” Non-Minor Dependent Placements (475.7 KB)
“PDF” Notices of Hearing (560.3 KB)
“PDF” Out-of-County Travel and Passports for Children (69.9 KB)
“PDF” Out-of-Home Placement (206.4 KB)
“PDF” Parentage (89.7 KB)
“PDF” Periodic Review Report (287.2 KB)
“PDF” Permanency Planning Mediation (80.7 KB)
“PDF” Permanent Planning Assessments (PPAs) (399.3 KB)
“PDF” Placement Change Notification (322.8 KB)
“PDF” Placement Grievance Review (172.16 KB)
“PDF” Placement Holds (148.61 KB)
“PDF” Placement in Foreign Country/Release/Repatriation (70.5 KB)
“PDF” Pre-Placement Steps for Prospective Adoptive Placements (53.4 KB)
“PDF” Probate Guardianship (381.14 KB)
“PDF” Protective Custody Evaluations - Psychiatric Hospitals (29.3 KB)
“PDF” Psychiatric Hospitalization (71.9 KB)
“PDF” Psychotropic Medication - Dependent Child (411.57 KB)
“PDF” Quality Assurance of Cases - Supervisory Responsibilities (45.5 KB)
“PDF” Record Retention (53.4 KB)
“PDF” Red Flag Placement Cases (54.7 KB)
“PDF” Re-Entry into Extended Foster Care (EFC) (109.6 KB)
“PDF” Referral and Case Filing (57 KB)
“PDF” Referral Compliance Contacts and Documentation (48.6 KB)
“PDF” Reimbursement of Nonrecurring Adoption Expenses (47 KB)
“PDF” Relative/NREFM Placement Assessments (142.6 KB)
“PDF” Respite Care (292.42 KB)
“PDF” Restraining Orders (47.7 KB)
“PDF” Safely Surrendered Babies (445.93 KB)
“PDF” School Placement and Transfer (128.2 KB)
“PDF” SCIAP Funds Request (67.5 KB)
“PDF” Sensitive/Highly Sensitive Referrals and Cases (161.6 KB)
“PDF” Senior Social Worker (SSW) Staff Rotation (161.6 KB)
“PDF” Sexual Abuse Allegations - Child Abuse Registry (73.7 KB)
“PDF” Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression (SOGIE) (315.21 KB)
“PDF” Sexual/Reproductive Health and Parenting (496.17 KB)
“PDF” Social Security Benefits: Foster Children (84.9 KB)
“PDF” Social Security Numbers (77.6 KB)
“PDF” Special Medical Placements (412.7 KB)
“PDF” Staff as Placement Resources (58.6 KB)
“PDF” Staff Safety and Responses to Threats (68.7 KB)
“PDF” Standard Operating Procedures (251.21 KB)
“PDF” State Hearings (60.9 KB)
“PDF” Structured Decision Making (377.3 KB)
“PDF” Substance Abuse Services for Children (57.2 KB)
“PDF” Substance Exposed Infants (48.7 KB)
“PDF” Substitute Supervision (232.78 KB)
“PDF” Supervisory Oversight of Child Abuse Referrals (37.9 KB)
“PDF” Team Decision Making (97.9 KB)
“PDF” Telephone Rights (42.8 KB)
“PDF” Transportation of Clients  (193.06 KB)
“PDF” Tribal Customary Adoption (115.8 KB)
“PDF” Undocumented Dependents (113.2 KB)
“PDF” U-Visa Certification (491.8 KB)
“PDF” Visitation Guidelines (252.4 KB)
“PDF” Voluntary Family Services (VFS) and Informal Supervision (106.6 KB)
“PDF” Voluntary Placements (121.1 KB)
“PDF” Voluntary Relinquishment (109.3 KB)
“PDF” Warrants (446.71 KB)
“PDF” WIC 366.26 Report (265.7 KB)
“PDF” Wraparound Referral and Services (73.82 KB)