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Oregon Kinship care Professionals Search for and Engagement of Relatives Policy  (PDF  - 160KB)
Oregon Department of Human Services, Children, Adults, and Families Division		 2014
Oregon Kinship care Professionals Rights of Relatives Policy  (PDF  - 96KB)
Oregon Department of Human Services, Children, Adults, and Families Division		 2014
Wisconsin Kinship care Professionals Ensuring High Quality Kinship Care for Children in Wisconsin  (PDF  - 312KB)
Children's Rights, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, and Wisconsin Department of Children and Families		 2011
Nevada Kinship care Professionals Diligent Search Resource Handbook  (Word  - 491KB)
Nevada Division of Child and Family Services, Clark County Department of Family Services, Washoe County Department of Social Services, & Clark County District Attorney's Office		 2009
Nevada Kinship care Professionals Kinship Care: Policy Manual  (PDF  - 63KB)
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child and Family Services		 2007
Nevada Kinship care Professionals Training, Assessment and Licensing of Foster, Relative and Adoptive Homes: Policy Manual  (PDF  - 114KB)
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child and Family Services		 2010
Oklahoma Kinship care Professionals Building Bridges of Support One Person at a Time - Foster Grandparents  (PDF  - 1577KB)
Oklahoma Department of Human Services		 2010
Nevada Kinship care Professionals Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program (KinGAP)  (PDF  - 158KB)
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child and Family Services		 2017
Wisconsin Kinship care Professionals Ongoing Services Standards  (PDF  - 2,048KB)
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families		 2017
Oregon Kinship care Professionals Substitute Care  (PDF  - 1,045KB)
Oregon Department of Human Services, Office of Child Welfare Programs		 2018
Illinois Kinship care Professionals Supporting Youth in Foster Care in Making Healthy Choices  (PDF  - 1606KB)
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services		 2016
New Mexico Kinship care Professionals New Mexico Statute Chapter 32A - Children's Code 
New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department		 2017
Iowa Kinship care Professionals Social Services Policy Manual 
Iowa Department of Human Services		 2017
Kansas Kinship care Professionals Permanent Custodianship Subsidy 
Kansas Department for Children and Families		 2018
Kansas Kinship care Professionals Relative Caregivers 
Kansas Department for Children and Families		 2018
Washington Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Practices and Procedures Guide 
Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families		 2018
Washington Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Case Services Policy Manual 
Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families		 2018
Indiana Kinship care Professionals Indiana Child Welfare Policy Manual  (PDF  - 10332KB)
Indiana Department of Child Services		 2018
Illinois Kinship care Professionals Indian Child Welfare Services  (PDF  - 225KB)
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services		 2015
Wisconsin Kinship care Professionals Subsidized Guardianship  (PDF  - 404KB)
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families		 2018
Alaska Kinship care Professionals Community Care Licensing Manual  (PDF  - 1131KB)
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Office of Children's Services		 2019
Connecticut Kinship care Professionals Volume 2 - Child Welfare Program Management Policy Manual 
Connecticut State Department of Children and Families		 2019
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Relative Permanency Services: Reducing Time in Foster Care  (PDF  - 142KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2018
District of Columbia Kinship care Professionals CFSA Online Policy Manual 
District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency		 2019
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Northstar Care for Children: Child Welfare Overview  (PDF  - 2796KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2014
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Northstar Care for Children: Practice Guide  (PDF  - 440KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services, Children and Family Services		 2014
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Northstar Care for Children: Minnesota Assessment of Parenting for Children and Youth Practice Guide  (PDF  - 1393KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services, Children and Family Services		 2015
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Northstar Tips and Tricks (3rd ed.)  (PDF  - 538KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2016
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Indian Child Welfare Act/Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act Desk Aid 
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2018
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals 2007 Tribal/State Agreement  (PDF  - 4526KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2007
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Finding Permanency for Children in Foster Care: Transfer of Permanent Legal and Physical Custody to a Relative - A Guide for County and Tribal Social Services Agencies  (PDF  - 1106KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2017
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Targeted Case Management (CW-TCM) Provider Manual 
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2017
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Bulletin: Procedures for Emergency Relative Placements  (PDF  - 224KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services, Children and Family Services, James G. Koppel (Assistant Commissioner) & Regina Wagner (Deputy Inspector General)		 2016
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Provider Manual: Intensive Treatment in Foster Care 
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2019
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Intensive Treatment in Foster Care: Overview for Mental Health Providers  (PDF  - 328KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services, Community Supports Administration, Behavioral Health Division		 2019
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Minnesota’s Reasonable Prudent Parent Standard Guidance  (PDF  - 335KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2018
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Bulletin: Pre-Northstar Foster Care Program Maintenance Rates  (PDF  - 140KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services, Alexandra Kotze, Chief Financial Officer		 2017
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Bulletin: Revised Northstar Care for Children Basic and Supplemental Payment Rates and Initial Clothing Allowance  (PDF  - 147KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services, Alexandra Kotze, Chief Financial Officer		 2017
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Northstar Care for Children Frequently Asked Questions and Answers 
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2015
Delaware Kinship care Professionals Division of Family Services - Policy Manual  (PDF  - 3604KB)
Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families		 2019
Kansas Kinship care Professionals Policy Procedure Manual (PPM)  (PDF  - 3420KB)
Kansas Department for Children and Families - Prevention and Protection Services		 2019
California Kinship care Professionals Manual of Policies and Procedures: Child Welfare Services  (PDF  - 670KB)
State of California Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Social Services		 2019
Mississippi Kinship care Professionals Section D: Foster Care Policy  (PDF  - 1901KB)
State of Mississippi Department of Human Services Division of Family and Children's Services		 2016
Mississippi Kinship care Professionals Division of Family and Children's Services Policy Manual  (PDF  - 3960KB)
State of Mississippi Department of Human Services, Division of Family and Children's Services		 2016
Kentucky Kinship care Professionals Chapter 5: Relative and Fictive Kin Placement 
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services		 2019
Utah Kinship care Professionals Utah Administrative Code: Adoption by Relatives 
Utah Division of Child and Family Services		 2016
Utah Kinship care Professionals Utah Administrative Code: Kinship Services, Placement and Background Screening 
Utah Division of Child and Family Services		 2018
Utah Kinship care Professionals Out-of-Home Services Practice Guidelines - Appendix A: Resources to Support LGBTQ Youth and Families  (PDF  - 308KB)
Utah’s Division of Child and Family Services		 2012
Utah Kinship care Professionals Out-of-Home Services Practice Guidelines - Appendix B: How to Create a Climate of Safety and Convey Support for Children and Youth  (PDF  - 200KB)
Utah’s Division of Child and Family Services		 2012
Utah Kinship care Professionals Fostering Healthy Children Program 
Utah Department of Health		 2019
Washington Kinship care Professionals Indian Child Welfare Policies and Procedures 
Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families		 2019
North Dakota Kinship care Professionals Subsidized Guardianship Policy Manual 
North Dakota Department of Human Services		 2019
North Dakota Kinship care Professionals Foster Care Licensing Policies and Procedures Manual 
North Dakota Department of Human Services		 2019
North Dakota Kinship care Professionals Foster Care Permanency Planning Manual 
North Dakota Department of Human Services		 2020
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Relative Search Best Practice Guide  (PDF  - 431KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services, Child Safety and Permanency Division		 2013
Rhode Island Kinship care Professionals Legal Guardianship and Kinship Guardianship Assistance 
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families		 2012
Rhode Island Kinship care Professionals Kinship Care 
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families		 2009
Rhode Island Kinship care Professionals Service Provider Guide: Home Based Services  (PDF  - 1331KB)
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families		 2018
Rhode Island Kinship care Professionals Ensuring Educational Stability for Children in Foster Care: Joint Non-Regulatory Guidance Document  (PDF  - 240KB)
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families & Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education		 2019
Rhode Island Kinship care Professionals Guidance for School of Origin Transportation for Students in Foster Care  (PDF  - 233KB)
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families		 2019
Rhode Island Kinship care Professionals Supporting Normalcy: A Workbook for Teenagers in Out-of-Home Care and Their Supportive Adults  (PDF  - 9155KB)
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families		 2018
New Hampshire Kinship care Professionals DCYF Policy Manual 
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services		 2018
Maryland Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Policy Directives 
Maryland Department of Human Services		 2020
Maryland Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Manuals 
Maryland Department of Human Services		 2020
Oregon Kinship care Professionals DHS Child Welfare Procedure Manual  (PDF  - 12800KB)
Oregon Department of Human Services		 2020
Oregon Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Rules, Policies, and Protocols 
Oregon Department of Human Services		 2020
West Virginia Kinship care Professionals Foster Care Policy  (PDF  - 1990KB)
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Children and Families		 2020
West Virginia Kinship care Professionals Title IV-E Eligibility Policy Manual  (PDF  - 386KB)
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Children and Families, Office of Operations		 2019
West Virginia Kinship care Professionals Standard Operating Procedure: Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC)  (PDF  - 300KB)
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Programs and Resource Development, Children and Adult Services		 2017
New Mexico Kinship care Professionals Foster Care and Adoption 
New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department		 2020
New Mexico Kinship care Professionals Child Protective Services 
New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department		 2020
Alabama Kinship care Professionals Alabama Foster and Adoptive Parents Handbook  (PDF  - 4181KB)
Alabama Foster & Adoptive Parent Association		 2017
Maryland Kinship care Professionals Guardianship Assistance Program  (PDF  - 2468KB)
Maryland Department of Human Resources, Social Services Administration		 2015
California Kinship care Professionals Foster Children Now Eligible for Free Meals/Milk 
California Department of Education		 2012
Indiana Kinship care Professionals Chapter 14: Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP) 
Indiana Department of Child Services		 2020
Indiana Kinship care Professionals Chapter 16: Financial Services/Assistance 
Indiana Department of Child Services		 2020
Maine Kinship care Professionals Relative Placement and Kinship Care Including Fictive Kin 
Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child and Family Services		 2007
Maine Kinship care Professionals Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS) Rule Chapters 
Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS)		 2017
Maryland Kinship care Professionals Kinship Navigator Services  (PDF  - 1833KB)
Maryland Department of Human Resources, Social Services Administration		 2014
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Intensive Treatment in Foster Care 
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2017
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Response to questions on the new Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act (MIFPA) Notice Forms  (PDF  - 129KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2018
New Jersey Kinship care Professionals Department of Children and Families Policy Manuals 
New Jersey Department of Children and Families		 2021
Ohio Kinship care Professionals Child Protective Services Worker Manual  (PDF  - 420KB)
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services		 2019
Ohio Kinship care Professionals Practice Manual for Kinship Supports Intervention  (PDF  - 720KB)
Ohio Child Welfare Training Program		 2019
Wisconsin Kinship care Professionals Eligibility for the Kinship Care and Long-Term Kinship Care Program 
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families		 2016
Kentucky Kinship care Professionals Standards of Practice Online Manual 
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services		 2020
Oregon Kinship care Professionals Foster Home Certification  (PDF  - 598KB)
Oregon Department of Human Services, Office of Child Welfare Programs		 2020
North Carolina Kinship care Professionals Treat Them Like Gold: A Best Practice Guide to Partnering With Resource Families  (PDF  - 5685KB)
North Carolina Division of Social Services, Child Welfare Services Section		 2015
Missouri Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Manual 
Department of Social Services Manuals & Memos		 2019
Vermont Kinship care Professionals Guardianship Assistance Program  (PDF  - 81KB)
Vermont Department for Children and Families		 2019
California Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Services Manual of Policies and Procedures  (PDF  - 582KB)
The California Health and Human Services Agency		 2019
California Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Services Program Service Delivery  (PDF  - 550KB)
The California Health and Human Services Agency		 2019
Delaware Kinship care Professionals Division of Family Services - User Manual  (PDF  - 3654KB)
Delaware Department of Services For Children, Youth and Their Families, Division of Family Services		 2020
Idaho Kinship care Professionals Standard for Guardianship Assistance  (PDF  - 56KB)
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare		 2020
Arizona Kinship care Professionals Policy and Procedure Manual 
Arizona Department of Child Safety		 2019
Maryland Kinship care Professionals Providing Services to Native American Children and Families  (PDF  - 1935KB)
Maryland Department of Human Services, Social Services Administration		 2015
Colorado Kinship care Professionals Child-Welfare Forms and Policies 
Colorado Department of Human Services		 2021
Colorado Kinship care Professionals Educational Law in the Child Welfare System: A Multi-disciplinary Curriculum for Improvement of the Child Welfare System  (PDF  - 391 KBKB)
Jeffrey C. Coy, Kris Bomgaars, Kristin Weissinger		 2012
Idaho Kinship care Professionals Standard for the Recruitment and Licensing of Resource Parents  (PDF  - 85KB)
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare		 2019
Tennessee Kinship care Professionals Relative Caregiver 
Tennessee Department of Children's Services		 2020
North Carolina Kinship care Professionals NC Child Welfare Manual: Child Placement and Payment System (CPPS)  (PDF  - 469KB)
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services		 2019
North Carolina Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Funding Manual: Federal, State, and County Funding  (PDF  - 142KB)
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services		 2019
Washington Kinship care Professionals Accessing Child Care for Children in Out-of-Home Placement During COVID-19  (PDF  - 371KB)
Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families		 2020
Georgia Kinship care Professionals Georgia Department of Human Services Online Directives Information System 
Georgia Department of Human Services		 2020
Florida Kinship care Professionals Policies and Procedures of the Florida Department of Children and Families 
Florida Department of Children and Families		 2019
Montana Kinship care Professionals Child and Family Services Policy Manual 
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Child and Family Services Division		 2020
Montana Kinship care Professionals Child and Family Services Policy Manual: Substitute Care for Children Placement in Unlicensed Kinship Care  (PDF  - 244KB)
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services		 2018
Montana Kinship care Professionals Child and Family Services Policy Manual: Adoption Kinship Adoption  (PDF  - 11KB)
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services		 2018
Colorado Kinship care Professionals Successor Guardian: Relative Guardianship Assistance Program  (PDF  - 193KB)
Colorado Office of Children, Youth and Families, Division of Child Welfare		 2016
Arkansas Kinship care Professionals Policy and Procedure Manual  (PDF  - 4220KB)
Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Children and Family Services		 2021
Idaho Kinship care Professionals Standard for Expedited Relative and Fictive Kin Placements 
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare		 2021
Nebraska Kinship care Professionals Title 390 Child Welfare and Juvenile Services 
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services		 2018
Wyoming Kinship care Professionals Protective and Juvenile Services Manual, Chapter 2: Placement 
Wyoming Department of Family Services		 2021
Hawaii Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Services Procedures Manual 
Hawaii Department of Human Services		 2021
Hawaii Kinship care Professionals Hawaii Administrative Rules: Confidentiality  (PDF  - 27KB)
Hawaii Department of Human Services		 2011
Hawaii Kinship care Professionals Hawaii Administrative Rules: Child Welfare Casework Services  (PDF  - 1478KB)
Hawaii Department of Human Services		 2010
Hawaii Kinship care Professionals Hawaii Administrative Rules: Permanency Assistance  (PDF  - 550KB)
Hawaii Department of Human Services		 2010
Utah Kinship care Professionals Kinship Practice Guidelines  (PDF  - 975KB)
Utah Division of Child and Family Services		 2020
Utah Kinship care Professionals Definitions Practice Guidelines  (PDF  - 1014KB)
Utah’s Division of Child and Family Services		 2021
Texas Kinship care Professionals Child Protective Services Handbook 
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services		 2019
Texas Kinship care Professionals WIC Policy and Procedures Manual  (PDF  - 3879KB)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission		 2021
North Carolina Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Manual 
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services		 2019
Maine Kinship care Professionals Policy and Rules 
Maine Department of Health and Human Services		 2020
Rhode Island Kinship care Professionals Rhode Island Code of Regulations: Mental Health Emergency Service Interventions for Children, Youth and Families Regulations for Certification 
Rhode Island Department of State		 2012
Rhode Island Kinship care Professionals Rhode Island Code of Regulations: Case Management 
Rhode Island Department of State		 2018
Rhode Island Kinship care Professionals Rhode Island Code of Regulations: Child Placing Regulations 
Rhode Island Department of State		 2002
Rhode Island Kinship care Professionals Rhode Island Code of Regulations: Legal Proceedings 
Rhode Island Department of State		 2018
Utah Kinship care Professionals Background Screening For Unsupervised Access to Children in Care  (PDF  - 458KB)
Utah Division of Child and Family Services		 2020

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