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Administrative Activities

Appeal of Ct Orders & Decisions Policy (English, PDF 70.89 KB)
Conflict of Interest Policy (English, PDF 8.72 KB)
Fair Hearing Office & Grievance Policy (English, PDF 197.19 KB)
Research and Survey Approvals Policy (English, PDF 102.94 KB)
Rental Car Policy (English, PDF 326.94 KB)
Release of Adoption Records Policy (English, PDF 12.96 KB)
Sliding Fee Policy (English, PDF 101.99 KB)
Travel Reimbursement Documentation, Submission and Approval Policy (English, PDF 840.48 KB)
Workplace Violence Prevention Policy (English, PDF 418.56 KB)

Child and Family Case Practice

Case Closing Policy (English, PDF 1.24 MB)
Case Transfer Policy (English, PDF 1.18 MB)
Foster Care Review Policy (English, PDF 841.09 KB)
Ongoing Casework Policy (English, PDF 90.76 KB)
Family Assessment & Action Planning Policy (English, PDF 560.61 KB)
Children who are Missing or Absent Policy (English, PDF 1.33 MB)
LGBTQIA+ Nondiscrimination Policy (English, PDF 229.71 KB)
DCF Disability Policy (English, PDF 434.18 KB)

Child Health and Well Being

Gender Affirming Medication Consent Policy (English, PDF 279.51 KB)
Adol Sex Offender Policy (English, PDF 87.53 KB)
Education Policy (English, PDF 515.04 KB)
Health Care Svcs to Chn in Plmt Policy (English, PDF 41.36 KB)
HIV Dec-Mkg Policy (English, PDF 163.91 KB)
LSMT Policy (English, PDF 229.28 KB)
Medical Examinations Policy (English, PDF 1.15 MB)
SSI Policy (English, PDF 504.37 KB)

Child Placement and Permanency

Reunification Policy (English, PDF 386.73 KB)
Adoption Subsidy Policy (English, PDF 2.2 MB)
Guardianship Subsidy Policy (English, PDF 88.89 KB)
Indian Child Welfare Act Policy (English, PDF 88.83 KB)
Permanency Planning Policy (English, PDF 904.93 KB)
Voluntary Adoption Surrender Policy (English, PDF 97.33 KB)

Intake

DCF Protective Intake Policy (English, PDF 607.06 KB)
51As in Institutional Settings Policy (English, PDF 65.64 KB)
51As on DCF Employees Policy (English, PDF 35.1 KB)
DA Referral (English, PDF 825.78 KB)
Emergency Judges Policy (English, PDF 17.62 KB)
EI Policy (English, PDF 36.44 KB)
Information and Referral Policy (English, PDF 16.9 KB)
Medical Neglect of Infants (English, PDF 39.53 KB)
Policy for Referrals to the DA and Local Law Enforcement Authority Policy (English, PDF 825.78 KB)
Voluntary Intake Policy (English, PDF 20.79 KB)

Placement Support

Safe and Supported Placement Policy (English, PDF 407.83 KB)
Licensing of Foster, Pre-Adoptive and Kinship Families (English, PDF 734.88 KB)
Background Record Check Policy (English, PDF 320.1 KB)
Clothing Grant Policy (English, PDF 85.46 KB)
Fos-Adp Par Damage-Theft Reporting-Compensation Policy (English, PDF 213.37 KB)
Supplemental Reimbursement Policy (English, PDF 262.82 KB)

Supervision

Supervision Policy (English, PDF 223.04 KB)

Miscellaneous Forms

Foster Parent_s Weekly Observation Log (English, PDF 19.92 KB)
Youth Readiness Assessment Tool (English, PDF 603.95 KB)

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