Department of Children's Services
Kathryn “Kate” O’Day, Commissioner
Chapter 14 Child Protective Services
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14.1 Central Intake (updated 1/10)
14.2 Family Permanency Planning for CPS Non-Custody Cases (updated 1/11)
14.3 Screening, Priority Response and Assignment (updated 9/10)
14.4 Engaging Families-Family Functional Assessment and CFTMs (updated 9/10)
14.5 Child Protective Services Planning, Initiation and Assessment of Safety and Protection (updated 3/10)
14.6 Child Protective Investigative Team-CPIT (updated 1/10)
14.7 Classification of a Child Protective Services Case (updated 3/11)
14.8 Child Protective Services Case Transition or Closure (updated 9/10)
14.9 Child Protective Services Immediate Protection Agreements (updated 10/11)
14.10 Child Protective Services Formal File Review Process (updated 1/10)
14.11 Child Protective Services Due Process Rights and Reviews (updated 1/11)
14.12 Removal: Safety and Permanency Considerations (updated 10/11)
14.13 Confidentiality of Child Protective Services Cases (updated 01/08)
14.14 Shared or Delegated Child Protective Services Investigative Activities (updated 1/10)
14.15 Reporting False Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse (updated 01/08)
14.16 Child Protective Services Case File Organization (updated 9/10)
14.20 Notice of Child Fatality Near Fatality (updated 9/10)
14.23 Orders of Reference (updated 01/10)
14.24 Child Protective Services Background Checks (updated 1/11)
14.25 Special Child Protective Services Investigations (updated 8/11)
14.26 Multiple Response Assessment Track (updated 3/11)
14.27 Family Crisis Intervention Services (updated 9/10)
14.28 Resource Linkage (updated 2/12)
14.29 Multiple Response Services (MRS) - Family Services Worker Responsibilities (updated 2/12)
• Case Closure Protocol (updated 3/10)
• Priority Response Definitions Examples (updated 3/10)
• Work Aid 1 Categories and Definitions of Child Abuse/Neglect (updated 09/08)
• Work Aid 2 Child Protective Services Tasks by Allegations (updated 12/07)
• Work Aid 3 Child Protective Services Tasks and Activities (updated 12/10)
• Work Aid 4 Protocol for CPS Investigations Involving Methamphetamine (updated 3/10)
• Work Aid 5 Protocol for Anonymous Voluntary Abandonment of Unharmed Newborn Infant (updated 3/10)
