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Child Protective Services: A Guide for Caseworkers 2003 https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/cps/ This manual 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
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Child Protective Services: A Guide for Caseworkers
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Table of Contents
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Preface
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Acknowledgments
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CHAPTER 1 Purpose and Overview
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CHAPTER 2 Child Protective Services Theory and Practice
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CHAPTER 3 The Helping Relationship
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CHAPTER 4 Responsibilities of Child Protective Services
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CHAPTER 5 Intake
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CHAPTER 6 Initial Assessment or Investigation
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CHAPTER 7 Family Assessment
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CHAPTER 8 Case Planning
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CHAPTER 9 Service Provision
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CHAPTER 10 Family Progress
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CHAPTER 11 Case Closure
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CHAPTER 12 Effective Documentation
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CHAPTER 13 Supervision, Consultation, and Support
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Endnotes
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APPENDIX A Glossary of Terms
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APPENDIX B Resource Listings of Selected National Organizations Concerned with Child Maltreatment
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APPENDIX C State Toll-free Telephone Numbers for Reporting Child Abuse
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APPENDIX D National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics
Suggested Citation: Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2003). Child protective services: A guide for caseworkers. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children’s Bureau.
This material may be freely reproduced and distributed. However, when doing so, please credit Child Welfare Information Gateway.