Index
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Volume 1 - Administration
Chapter 1 - Department of Children and Families
- Parents Right to Know Brochures
- 1-1 Mission, Strategies and Cross-Cutting themes
- 1-2 Strengthening Families Practice Model
- 1-3 Civil Rights
- 1-4 Official Policy Forms and Practice Guides
Chapter 2 - Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Administration
- 2-1 Deputy Commissioner for Administration Overview
- 2-2 Fiscal Services Division
- 2‐2PG Practice Guide: Credentialing for Service Providers
- 2‐2PG Practice Guide: DCF Contracting and Procurement Guide
- 2-2 Attachment A Grants and Contracts: Combating Fraud, Waste and Abuse/False Claims
- 2-2 Attachment B Grants and Contracts: Procurement of Services by RFP
- 2-2PG Practice Guide: Short Term Stabilization
- 2-2F Addendum Short Term StabilizationCertification
- 2-2 Attachment A Addendum to Short-Term Stabilization Maintenance Payments
- 2-2-1 Revenue Enhancement
- 2-2-1.1 Random Moment Time Study (RMTS)
- 2-2-1.2 IV-E Eligibility
- 2-2-1.3 IV-E Determination and Redeterminations
- 2-2-1.4 Federal Adoption Assistance Program Eligibility Criteria
- 2-2-1.5 Medical Eligibility
- 2-2-1.6 Social Security Benefits
- 2-2-1.6PG Practice Guide: Social Security Benefits
- 2-2-2 Engineering Services
- 2-3 Human ResourcesManagement
- 2‐3PG Practice Guide: Supervisor's Guide to Corrective Discipline Including Attendance Expectations
- 2-3-1 Employee Code of Conduct
- 2-3-2 Supervision
- 2‐3‐2PG, Practice Guide: Supervision
- 2-3-3 Appropriate Attire and Presentation Policy
- 2-3-4 Report of Violation of Work Rule Policy or Law
- 2-3-4F Alleged Policy/Regulation/Work Rule Violation Report
- 2-4 Information Systems Division
- 2-4 Attachment A LossReporting Action Steps
- 2-4S Supplemental SSA Information Security
- 2-4-1 Proper Use of FBI Criminal Information
- 2-5 Academy for Workforce Development
- 2‐5PG Practice Guide: DCF Academy for Workforce Knowledge and Development
- 2-6 DCF Police Division
- 2-6 Attachment A POST Council Certification Division Advisory 2011-01
- 2-6 Attachment B POST Qualification Relay
- 2-6 Attachment C Certification Renewal FAQ's
Chapter 3 - Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Operations
- 3-1 Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Operations Overview
- 3-1 PG Practice Guide: Worker Support and Secondary Trauma
- 3-1 PG Practice Guide:Early Childhood for Children Ages Zero to Five
- 3-1 PGA Practice Guide Appendices: Early Childhood for Children Ages Zero to Five
- 3‐1PG Notification of Adverse Action Against a Provider
- 3-2 Education Management
- 3-2 Attachment A Educational Stability Procedure
- 3-2-1 College/Post-Secondary Education Assistance
- 3-2-1F College/Post-Secondary Education Assistance Application Form
- 3-2-1 PG Post-Secondary Education Financial Assistant Program Practice Guide
- 3-3 Unified School District #2
- 3-3-1 School Climate Plan
- 3-3-2 Students' Rights and Discrimination
- 3-4 Private Facility and Program Licensing
- 3-4 PG Practice Guide: Private Provider Licensing
Chapter 4 - Office of the Chief of Staff
- 4-1 Chief of Staff Overview
- 4-2 Communications and Media Relations
- 4-3 Governmental Affairs
- 4-4 Grants Development
- 4-5 Change Management
- 4-6 Webmaster
Chapter 5 - Chief of Quality and Planning
- 5-1 (under revision) Office of the Chief of Quality and Planning Overview
- 5-2 Administrative Case Review
- 5-3 Institutional Review Board
- 5-3 Attachment A Institutional Review Board DNA & Genetics
- 5-4 Client Data Protections and Client Data Dignity
Chapter 6 - Office of Legal Affairs
- 6-1 Office of Legal Affairs Overview
- 6-2 Confidentiality
- 6-3 Failure to Report (NEW Policy Number is 22-1-3)
- 6-4 Records Management
- 6-4-1 Uniform Case Record
- 6-5 Administrative Hearings
- 6-6 Superior Court for Juvenile Matters
- 6-6A Summary of Facts in Support of Petition for Termination of Parental Rights
- 6-6B Social Study in Support of Petition for Termination of Parental Rights
- 6-6C Affidavit in Support of OTC
- 6-6D Summary of Facts for Neglect
- 6-6E Social Study in Support of Neglect
- 6-6F Study in Support of Permanency Plan
- 6-6G Status Report
- 6-7 Probate Courts
- 6-7 PG Practice Guide: Probate Courts
- 6-7 Attachment A: DCF-Probate-001 Interagency Agreement Letter
- 6-7 Attachment B:DCF-Probate-002 Probate Court Study
- 6-7 Attachment C: DCF-Probate-003 Report for Temporary Custody
- 6-7 Attachment D: DCF-Probate-004 Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) Study
- 6-7-1 Temporary Custody
- 6-7-2 Guardianship
- 6-7-3 Mental Health Commitments
- 6-7-4 Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
- (Under Review) 6-7-5 Voluntary Services Review
Chapter 7 - Office of Diversity and Equity
- 7-1 Office of Diversity and Equity Overview
- 7-2 ADA for DCF Employees
- 7-3 ADA for Clients in Child Protective Services
Chapter 8 - Regional Administration
- 8-1 Bureau of Child Welfare8-2 Case Narratives
Chapter 9 - Albert J. Solnit Children's Center
Chapter 10 - Wilderness School
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Volume 2 - Child Welfare Program Management
Chapter 20 - Case Planning
- 20-1 Case Planning Overview
- DCF-780 (Child Bill of Rights and Expectations)
- 20-1 PG Practice Guide: Case Planning
- 20-1-1 Purposeful Visitation and Contact Standards
- 20-1-1 PG Practice Guide: Purposeful Visitation
- 20-2 Case Transfer Between Offices
Chapter 21 - Specialized Child Welfare Subject Matter
- 21-1 Trauma-Informed Care
- 21-1PG Practice Guide: Trauma-Informed Care
- 21-2 ABCD Child Safety Practice Model Policy
- 21-2-PG Practice Guide: The ABCD Child Safety Practice Model and Safety Planning Practice Guide
- 21-3 Delivery of Services Using a Client’s Preferred Method of Communication
- 21-3-PG Practice Guide: Delivery of Services Using a Client’s Preferred Method of Communication
- 21-4 Early Childhood Education
- 21-4 PG Practice Guide: Access to Early Childhood Education
- 21-5 Health and Wellness
- 21‐5PG Health Care Standards and Practice for Children and Youth in Care
- 21-5-1 HIV Testing
- 21-5-1 PG Practice Guide: HIV
- 21-5-2 Certification of Child’s Complex Medical Needs
- 21-6 Regional Resource Group
- 21-6F Form: Request for Multi-Disciplinary Case Conference
- 21-6 PG Practice Guide: RRG
- 21-6 PGA Practice Guide Attachment: RRG Attachment
- 21-7 Substance Use Disorder Screening and Testing
- 21‐7PG Practice Guide: Substance Use
- 21-7-1 Naloxone Policy
- 21-8 Intimate Partner Violence
- 21-9 Safe Sleep Environment
- 21-9 PG Practice Guide: Safe Sleep
- 21-10 Breast feeding during placement
- 21-11 Newborn and Infant
- 21-12 Safe Havens for Newborns
- 21-13 Immigration
- 21-13 PG Practice Guide: Immigration
- 21-14 Human Trafficking
- 21‐14PG Practice Guide:Human Trafficking
- 21-15 Missing from Care
- 21-15PG Practice Guide: Missing from Care Policy
- 21-15D Returning Child De-Briefing Form
- 21-15P Youth Run Prevention Plan
- 21-16 Gender Identity and Sexuality
- 21-16PG Practice Guide: Working with Transgender Youth
- 21-17 Native American Families
- 21-17 ICWA Form
- 21-18 Skin and Hair Care
- 21-18 PG Practice Guide: Skin and Hair Care Manual
- 21-19 Animal Abuse or Neglect Reporting Procedures
- 21-20 USE Plans
- 21-20PG Practice Guide: USE
- 21-21 Alternative Caregiver Arrangement
- 21-22 Restraint of Clients
- 21‐22PG Practice Guide: Approval Process for Prevention and Emergency Safety Intervention Training Programs
- 21-23 Foreign Nationals and the Vienna Convention
- 21-24 Disabled Infants with Life Threatening Conditions
Chapter 22 - Careline and Intake
- 22-1 Child Abuse and Neglect Careline Overview
- 22-1PG Practice Guide: Careline
- 22-1PG Practice Guide: SDM Careline Manual
- 22-1 Attachment A Mandated Reporters Attachment
- 22-1-1 Special Investigations Unit
- 22-1-2 Notification of Exceptional Circumstances
- 22-1-3 Mandated Reporter's Failure to Report
- 22-1-4 EPIU Policy
- 22-2 Intake
- 22-2-1 Family Assessment Response
- 22‐2‐1PG Practice Guide: Family Assessment Response
- 22-2-2 Intake: Child Protective Investigations
- 22-2-2.1 Intake: Determining Child Safety
- 22-2-2.2 Intake: Notifications
- 22-2-2PG Practice Guide: Intake
- 22-3 Operational Definitions of Abuse and Neglect
- 22-4 Central Registry Placements
- 22-5 Appeal Process
- 22-5-1 Elimination of Barriers to Licensure, Placement, Family Arrangements and Limitations of Access
Chapter 23 - Ongoing Services
- 23-1 Ongoing Services Overview
- 23-2 In-Home Cases
- 23-2-1 Voluntary Placement Cases
- 23-3 Removal from Home and Placement
- 23-4 Out-of-Home Placement Cases
Chapter 24 - Foster Care Services
- 24-1 Foster Care Services Overview
- 24‐1PG Practice Guide: Foster Care Services
- 24-1-1 Foster Care Licensing
- 24-1-2 Foster Care Expenses
- For Foster Care Maintenance Payment Rate Schedule, please see policy 2-2
- 24-2 Foster Parent and Licensed Caregiver Bill of Rights
Chapter 25 - Permanency Planning
- 25-0 Introduction
- 25-1 Kinship Care
- 25-2 Shared Parenting
- 25-3 Permanency Teaming
- 25-3-1 Considered Removal: Child and Family Team Meetings
- 25-4 Reunification
- 25-4F Trial Home Visit Notification
- 25-5 Visitation
- 25-6 Permanency Plans
- 25-7 Termination of Parental Rights
- 25-8 Adoption
Chapter 26 - Subsidies
Chapter 27 - Interstate Compacts
- 27-1 Interstate Compacts Overview
- 27-1-1 Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)
- 27-1-2 Interstate Compact on Mental Health (ICMH)
- 27-1-3 Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (ICAMA)
Chapter 28 - Adolescent and Transitional Age Supports
- 28-1 Adolescent and Transitional Age Supports (Services Post Majority)
- 28‐1PG Practice Guide: V.I.T.A.L
- 28-1-1 Adolescent and Transitional Age Supports (Assessment and Planning)
- 28-1-2 Adolescent and Transitional Age Supports (Youth in Transition from the Department)
- 28-1-3 Adolescent and Transitional Age Supports (Secondary Education)
- 28-1-4 Adolescent and Transitional Age Supports (Transitional Living Programs)
- DCF-2251 Community Housing Assistance Program (CHAP) Contract
- 28-1-5 Adolescent and Transitional Age Supports (CHEER)
- DCF-2252 Community Housing Employment Enrichment Resource (CHEER) Contract
- 28-1-6 Adolescent and Transitional Age Supports (Adolescent Parents-Reproductive Care)
- 28-1-7 Adolescent and Transitional Age Supports (Credit Reports)
- 28-1-8 Adolescent and Transitional Age Supports (Justice Involved Youth)
Chapter 29 - Voluntary Services Program
- (Under Review) 29-1 Voluntary Services Program Overview
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Practice Guides
Chapter 20 - Case Planning
- 2‐2PG Credentialing for Service Providers
- DCF Contracting and Procurement Guide
- DCF Fatherhood Engagement Practice Guide
- 2‐3PG Supervisor's Guide top Corrective Discipline
- 2‐3‐2PG Supervision
- 2‐5PG DCF Academy for Workforce Development
- 3‐1PG Worker Support and Secondary Trauma
- 3‐1PG Early Childhood Practice Guide for Children Aged Zero to Five
- 3‐1PG A Appendices ‐Childhood Early
- 3‐1PG Notification of Adverse Action Against a Provider
- 3-2-1 PG Post-Secondary Education Financial Assistant Program Practice Guide
- 3‐4PG The Private Provider Licensing Process
- 6‐7PG Introduction to Probate Court
- 20‐1PG Case Planning
- PA 19-44 Sibling Bill of Rights
- 20‐1‐1PG Purposeful Visitation
- 21‐1PG Trauma‐Informed Care
- 21‐2PG Child and Family Permanency Teaming
- 21‐2PGA Permanency Teaming Appendix
- 21‐2‐1PG Considered Removal (CR-CFTM)
- 21‐3PG Delivery of Service in a Client's Preferred Method of Communication
- 21‐4PG Access to Early ChildhoodEducation
- 21‐5PG Health Care Standards and Practice for Children and Youth in Care
- 21‐5‐1PG HIV Testing
- 21‐6PG Regional Resource Group
- 21‐6PGA Criteria for Consults with The RRG,Attachment 1
- 21‐7PG Substance Use
- 21‐8PG Intimate Partner Violence
- 21‐9PG Safe Sleep Environments
- 21‐9 Safe Sleep Flyer ‐ English
- 21‐9 Safe Sleep Flyer ‐ Spanish
- 21‐13PG Immigration
- 21‐14PG Human Trafficking
- 21‐16PG Working with Transgender Youth and Caregivers
- 21‐20PG Unique Services and Expenditures (USE) Plans
- 21‐22PG Approval Process for Prevention and Emergency Safety Intervention Training Programs
- 22‐1PG Careline
- 22-1 PG SDM Careline Manual
- 22‐2‐1PG Family Assessment Response (FAR)
- 24‐1PG Foster Care, Adoption and Guardianship
- 28‐1PG V.I.T.A.L.