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Child Protective Services: A Guide for Caseworkers. 2003.
User Manual Series (2003)

Author(s):  Office on Child Abuse and Neglect (DHHS) DePanfilis, Salus

Year Published:  2003

You are in section: Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1 - Purpose and Overview 2 - Child Protective Services… 3 - The Helping Relationship 4 - Responsibilities of Child… 5 - Intake 6 - Initial Assessment or… 7 - Family Assessment 8 - Case Planning 9 - Service Provision 10 - Family Progress 11 - Case Closure 12 - Effective Documentation 13 - Supervision, Consultation… Endnotes Appendix A - Glossary of Terms Appendix B - Resource Listings Appendix C - Child Abuse… Appendix D - National Association…

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This manual, in CD-ROM format, examines the roles and responsibilities of child protective services (CPS) workers. It describes the purposes, key decisions, and issues of each stage of the CPS process: intake, initial assessment/investigation, family assessment, case planning, service provision, evaluation of family progress and case closure. The manual also covers strategies for casework supervision, training, and support. Appendices include a glossary of terms, resource listings of selected national organizations, State toll-free telephone numbers for reporting child abuse, and the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics. 8 tables and 173 references.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 - Purpose and Overview

2 - Child Protective Services Theory and Practice

3 - The Helping Relationship

4 - Responsibilities of Child Protective Services

5 - Intake

6 - Initial Assessment or Investigation

7 - Family Assessment

8 - Case Planning

9 - Service Provision

10 - Family Progress

11 - Case Closure

12 - Effective Documentation

13 - Supervision, Consultation, and Support

Endnotes

Appendix A - Glossary of Terms

Appendix B - Resource Listings

Appendix C - Child Abuse Reporting Numbers

Appendix D - National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics

You are in section: Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1 - Purpose and Overview 2 - Child Protective Services… 3 - The Helping Relationship 4 - Responsibilities of Child… 5 - Intake 6 - Initial Assessment or… 7 - Family Assessment 8 - Case Planning 9 - Service Provision 10 - Family Progress 11 - Case Closure 12 - Effective Documentation 13 - Supervision, Consultation… Endnotes Appendix A - Glossary of Terms Appendix B - Resource Listings Appendix C - Child Abuse… Appendix D - National Association…

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Updated on July 3, 2008