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Child Welfare Rules, Policy and Procedures
- Child Welfare Administrative Rules and Policies
- Child Welfare Procedure Manual
- Disclosure Analysis Guidelines
- Oregon Safety Model
- Transmittals
Permanency Committee Form
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Effective September 1, 2015, the updated Permanency Committee replaces the CF 251 for purposes of the permanency committee discussion. For purposes of adoption placement selection, the CF 250 or CF 255 will be used instead of the CF 251.
Adoption
- Child Permanency and Adoption/Guardianship Assistance Programs Contact List
- Recruitment Options for Children - Requesting Additional Services Beyond the Waiting Child Bulletin on the Oregon Adoption Resources Exchange
- Out
of State Public Agency Adoption Checklist
Child is a ward of another state; adoption will be finalized in Oregon) - Independent adoption
forms
Also see: Adoption publications - Guardianship Assistance Program FAQ
- Professional Photo and Heart Gallery Referral Form
Child Protective Services
- Child Welfare policies, rules and guidelines
- CASA caseworker tools
- ICWA caseworker tools
- Child abuse & neglect publications
Contracts
Information provided here is to support and improve child welfare contracting and contract administration practices across the state.
- Contract invoices
- Signature Authority
- Contracted Services
Criminal History
CW-SS Collaboration
Information Sharing Guidelines (CW<>SS) TRACS User Guide for CW staff and more - Family Stability Toolkit
Domestic Violence Guidance
- Child Welfare Practices for Cases with Domestic Violence (9200) February 2015
- Domestic Violence and the Six Domains
- DV and Safety Analysis
- Key Equity Terms and Concepts
- Safe and Together Resources
- Safe and Together Tools for Supervising DV Cases
- Working Together (A Desk Guide for Domestic Violence Advocates Co-Located at DHS)
DV Group Supervision Tools
- DV Group Supervision Framework
- Worker Form - Mapping Batterer Behavior
- Worker Form - Parenting Strengths Inventory
- Examples - Mapping Actions to Harm Children
- DV and Safety Analysis
DHS DV Standards
- DHS|OHA Quality Assurance Standards for Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention
- Strategies for Implementing the Quality Assurance Standards for Domestic Violence
- Examples of Implementation of the Quality Assurance Standards for Domestic Violence
DV Resources for Foster & Adoptive Parents
- Parenting after Trauma – Foster & Adoptive Parents
- Connect: Supporting Children Exposed to Domestic Violence (Three-hour curriculum with videos and mini-magazines for foster and adoptive parents)
DV Additional Resources
- How caseworkers have supported DV survivors
- Strategies DV Survivors Use to Protect their Children
- NW Network Primary Aggressor Assessment
- NW Network Primary Aggressor Assessment Instructions
- Children and Youth Exposed to Domestic Violence
- Child Welfare Information Gateway: Domestic Violence
- Continuing Accountability Plan for Batterers
- National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Family Violence Department
- Making the Link: Promoting Safety of Battered Women and Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
- National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence – Child Protection/Welfare
- Maltreatment
- Jackson Katz – Violence against women: It’s a men’s issue (TED talk)
- Promising Futures website: Best Practices for Serving Children, Youth and Parents Experiencing Domestic Violence
- Choosing to Change: A handbook for men concerned about their abusive behaviors towards those they love
- Fathering After Violence
- Post Separation Power & Control Wheel – Using Children
- Little Eyes, Little Ears: How violence against a mother shapes children as they grow
- Helping Children Thrive: Supporting Woman Abuse Survivors as Mothers
- Parenting in the Context of Coercive Control
- Parenting after Violence
- Protective Strategies
- Supporting Battered Mothers Protects Children
- Strong Mom, Safe Kids: webinar
- Honoring Resistance: webinar
- Honoring Resistance: handbook
- Advocates guide: Survivors Who Stay
- DV advocate helpful hints for prioritizing next steps with survivors
- Guide to working with women in crisis - with notation for CW
- Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse
- VAWnet
Foster Care
- Mandatory Materials for Children and Youth in DHS Care
- Oregon Foster Youth Connection: Prudent Parent video
- Guidance on RPP Standard
- Safety Standards for Foster Care, Relative Care and Adoptive Families English | Spanish
- Statewide Foster Parent Lending Library
- Also see: Foster Care publications
- RPP Sample Discussion Questions
ICPC
Teens
- Independent living
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention
- Youth resource card
- DHS Teen Services Booklet
- Additional Resources for Teens on Oregon.gov
Child Welfare Records Management
Who does what at Central Office