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1.1 Ethical Practice
1.2 Reasonable Efforts
1.3 Safety and Transportation
1.4 Documentation
1.5 Supervision and Consultation
1.6 Quality Engagement for Successful Partnership
1.7 Family Team Meetings (FTM)
1.8 Prevention Planning
1.9 Working With Service Providers
1.10 Targeted Case Management: TCM Contacts with a Family
1.11 Onsite Provision of Services
1.12 On Call Activities
1.13 Debriefing of Protection and Permanency Staff-Reaction and Emotional Responses to Trauma
1.14 Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
1.14.1 Access to Interpreters and Effective Communication for Those Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
1.15 Working with Families Affected by Substance Misuse
1.16 Confidentiality and Safeguards Regarding Client, DPP Office, Program and Facility Information
1.17 Informed Consent and Release of Information
1.18 HIV/AIDS
1.19 Repatriation
1.5.1 Consults for Clinical Services Youth
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2.1 Receiving and Assigning the Report
2.2 Reports not accepted for Assessment/Investigation
2.3 Acceptance Criteria
2.4 Non-Investigatory Response
2.6 Completing the CPS Intake
2.10 Initiating the Report
2.23 Pediatric Forensic Medicine Consultations
2.24 Child Emotional Abuse Investigations and Emotional Injury Evaluations
2.14.1 Child Fatality in an Open Case or Investigation with no Allegations of Abuse or Neglect
2.15.10 Investigation of Female Genital Mutilation
2.15.9 Investigations of Human Trafficking
2.15.8 Investigations Involving DCBS Employees
2.15.7 Investigations of Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF), Crisis Stabilization Units or Psychiatric Hospitals
2.15.6 Investigations of Supports for Community Living (SCL) and Community Mental Health/Intellectual Disability (CMHC)
2.15.5 Investigations of School Personnel
2.15.4 Investigations of Registered (Subsidized) Family Child Care Providers
2.15.3 Investigations of Licensed Child Care Centers
2.15.2 Investigations of Licensed Private Child Caring Facilities
2.15.1 Investigations of Foster or Adoptive Homes (DCBS or Private Child Placing (PCP) Agencies)
2.14.2 Notification and Funeral Preparation Regarding a Child Fatality
2.22 Making a Finding, Notifications, and Court Involvement
2.11 Investigation Protocol
2.7 Safe Infant Act-Intake
2.12 Completing the Assessment and Documentation Tool (ADT)
2.14-Investigations-of-Child-Fatalities-and-Near-Fatalities
2.15 Specialized Investigations
2.11.1 Assessments Involving Methamphetamine Labs
2.11.2 – Assessments of Parenting Youth
2.11.3 Assessments Involving Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Violence
2.13 Structured Decision Making Safety and Risk Assessments
2.16 Safe Infant Act Assessments
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3.2 Timeframes and Ongoing Service Requirements for All In Home Services Cases
3.3 Tools for Case Planning (Prevention Plans and Genograms)
3.4 Initial In Home Case Planning Conference
3.5 Participants and Notification for All In Home Cases
3.6 Negotiating Objectives and Tasks
3.10 SSW's Ongoing Contact with the Birth Family and Child
3.11 Working with Incarcerated Parents
3.12 Case Plan Evaluation/Ongoing Assessment
3.13 Ongoing Case Planning
3.18 Assessing the Case for Closure
3.1 Engaging the Family and Opening the Case
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Out of Home Care Services
4.1 Consideration of Race and Ethnicity/Maintaining Cultural Connections
4.2 Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
4.3 Relative and Absent Parent Search
4.5.1 Kinship Care and Relative Benefit Regional Logs
4.5.2 Eligibility Criteria for Children Approved for Kinship Care Benefits Prior to April 1, 2013
4.5.3 Kinship Care Benefits Approvals-Prior to April 1, 2013
4.5.4 Background Checks for Kinship Care Providers or Relative Caregivers
4.5.5 Relative and Fictive Kin Placement Foster Care Payments
4.5.6 Ongoing Services and Permanency for the Child Placed through Kinship Care
4.5.8 Discontinuance of Kinship Care
4.5.9 Redetermination and Reapplication for Children Approved for Kinship Care Prior to April 1, 2013
4.5.10 Service Appeals for Kinship Care Providers, Relative, or Fictive Kin Caregivers
4.9 Initial Placement Considerations
4.10 Placement in a DCBS Foster or Adoptive Home
4.10.1 DCBS Care Plus
4.10.2 DCBS Medically Complex Placement
4.10.4 Relative or Fictive Kin Pursuing Foster Home Approval
4.11 Private Child Placing (PCP) or Child Caring (PCC) Agency
4.11.1 Level of Care Assignment
4.11.2 Request for Emergency LOC Assignment
4.11.3 Reviews of LOC Assignment
4.11.4 Change in LOC Assignment
4.12 Out of State Placement
4.13 Alternative Placements
4.14 Timeframes for All Out-of-Home Care (OOHC) Cases
4.15 Family Attachment and Involvement
4.16 Participants and Notification for All OOHC Cases
4.17 Preparation for and Completion of the Ten (10) Day Conference
4.18 Ongoing Case Planning
4.19 Visitation Agreement
4.21 Safe Infants Act
4.24 SSW's Ongoing Contact with the Child and Family, Including the Medically Complex Child
4.26 Meeting Basic Health Care Needs
4.26.1 Medical Passport
4.26.2 Authorization for Medical Services
4.26.3 Standardized Screening and Assessment for Children in Out of Home Care
4.26.4 Passport Health Plan
4.26.5 Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT)
4.27.1 Individual Health Plan for the Medically Complex Child
4.27.2 Extraordinary Medical Care/Medical Expenses of a Medically Complex Child
4.27.3 Serious Injury of a Child in Foster Care
4.27.4 Life Support Systems
4.27.5 Ending Use of Life Support Systems
4.28 Meeting Educational Needs
4.28.1 Educational Assessment
4.28.2 Providing Educational Services Under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)
4.28.3 Accessing Educational Records for Children and Youth in Foster Care and Guidelines for Educational Passports
4.28.4 Higher Education Assistance
4.28.5 Educational Training Voucher for Youth Who Have Transitioned Out of Foster Care
4.29.1 Independent Living Services
4.29.2 Transition Planning for Youth Aging Out of OOHC or Extending Commitment
4.30 Normalcy for Children and Youth in Out of Home Care
4.34 Ongoing Assessment for Out of Home Care Cases
4.35 Reunification, Including Extended Visitation, Case Planning and Transitional Supports to Families and Children
4.36 Case Closure and Aftercare Planning
4.37 Working with Incarcerated Parents
4.45 Movement from a Home Placement
4.46 Movement from a DCBS Foster or Adoptive Home
4.47 Movement from One PCC Placement to Another
4.48 Discharge from a PCP or PCC Placement
4.49 Discharge Planning Prior to Leaving a Hospital or Treatment Facility
4.50 Discharge Planning Prior to Placement Changes Against Medical Advice
4.51 Documentation Required Upon Entering Out of Home Care (OOHC)
4.52 Personal Care Home/Family Care Home
4.53 Bed Hold-Private Child Caring (PCC) / Residential or Private Child Placing (PCP) Foster Care Placement
4.54 Transportation and Out of State Travel with a Child in the Custody of the Cabinet
4.55 Sex Education
4.55.1 Pregnant Youth
4.55.2 Family Planning for Pregnant Youth
4.56 Use of Tobacco Products
4.57 Photography, Videotaping or Audio Taping of a Child in OOHC
4.58 Mail to Child in OOHC
4.59 Change of Surname for a Youth in OOHC
4.60 State I.D. and Driver's License for Children in the Custody of the Cabinet
4.61 Employment for a Youth in OOHC
4.62 Household Work and Operation of Machinery
4.63 Athletic Program Participation
4.64 Census Count for a Youth in OOHC
4.65 Credit Reports for Youth in Foster Care
4.66 Critical Situations
4.67 Locating Missing Children-Including Runaways
4.51.1 Placement in a Congregate Care (Residential Treatment) Setting
4.6 Parenting Youth in Foster Care
4.20 Assessing and Maintaining Sibling Relationships
4.55.3 Survivors and Those at Risk of Human Trafficking
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5.1 Relative and Fictive Kin Placement Consideration
5.2 Ongoing Services and Permanency for the Child Placed through Relative or Fictive Kin Placement
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6.1 Family Preservation Program (FPP)
6.2 Kentucky Strengthening Ties and Empowering Parents (KSTEP)
6.4 Community Collaboration for Children (CCC)
6.3 Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Team (START)
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7.1 APS Safety Planning
7.2 CPS Safety Planning
7.3 APS Prevention Planning
7.4 CPS Prevention Planning
7.5 APS Aftercare Planning
7.6 CPS Aftercare Planning
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9.1 Introduction to Status Offender Services
9.2 Kentucky Status Offenders
9.3 In State Runaways
9.4 Runaways from Out of State
9.7 Intake and Investigation, Including Interviews
9.8 Dispositional Report for Status Offenders
9.9 Assessment
9.10 In Home Case Planning
9.11 In Home Service Provision
9.13 Placement for Status Offenders
9.18 Ongoing Services
9.19 Case Closure and Aftercare Planning
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10.1 Introduction to ICPC Home Studies
10.2 Priority Placement Request for a Kentucky Child (Regulation 7)
10.3 Non-Priority Request to Place a Kentucky Child in Another State with a Parent, Relative, or Fictive Kin Caregiver
10.4 Request to Place a Kentucky Child in Another State with a Parent or Relative/Fictive Kin Caregiver-Court Jurisdiction Only Cases
10.5 Request to Place a Kentucky Child in Another State for Foster Care or Adoption
10.6 Request from Another State to Place a Child with a Parent or Relative/Fictive Kin Caregiver in Kentucky
10.7 Request from Another State to Place a Child for Foster Care or Adoption in Kentucky
10.8 Request for Supervision and Services for ICPC Placements, Including Ongoing Contact with Child
10.9 Case Closure (Termination of Jurisdiction)
10.10 Financial and Medical Responsibility for Kentucky Children Placed Out of State
10.13 Introduction to Compliance with Interstate Compact on Juveniles
10.14 Status Offender Referrals and Return of Runaways
10.23 Introduction to Making Adoptive Interstate Placements
10.24 Requirements for Out of State Adoptive Families
10.25 Obtaining an Out of State Home Study
10.26 Request for ICPC Approval of Out of State Visitation and Placement
10.27 Travel Expenses for the Out of State Family
10.28 Child Protective Services Protective Service Alerts
10.29 Services Required After Out of State Placement
10.30 SSW's Responsibility for the Child After Out of State Placement
10.32 Kentucky Families Adopting From Out-of-State
10.35 Out of State Child Protective Services (CPS) Referrals
10.36 Child Protective Services (CPS) Records Requests
10.37 Custody Investigations
10.38 Out of State Travel for DCBS Staff
10.11 ICPC Regulation 1-Conversion of Intrastate to Placement into Interstate Placement
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11.1 Preparation for Court
11.2 Subpoenas and Confidentiality
11.3 Attorney-Client Privileged Information
11.4 Regional Attorney and Office of Legal Services
11.5 Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem
11.6 Overview of Notifications to the Court
11.7 Motion to Redocket
11.8 Judicial Determination of Reasonable Efforts and Aggravated Circumstances
11.9 Educational Assessment of a Child in Placement
11.10 Wardship Cases
11.13 How to File a Petition
11.14 When to File a Petition
11.15 Temporary Removal Hearing
11.16 Temporary Custody
11.17 Expiration of Temporary Custody Order to the Cabinet
11.18 Voluntary Commitment
11.19 Release from Voluntary Commitment
11.20 Emergency Custody Order (ECO)
11.22 Non-Custodial Parent and Financial Support
11.23 Procedures When the Court Orders Specific Placement
11.24 Completing and Filing Subpoenas
11.25 Adjudication Hearing
11.26 Admissions and Agreements
11.27 Court Reports
11.28 Dispositional Hearing
11.29 Dispositional Alternatives
11.30 Permanency Hearings
11.31 Determining Who has Legal Right to the Child
11.32 Process for Court Case Reviews
11.35 Voluntary Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)
11.35.2 Voluntary TPR Hearing and Order of Judgment
11.36 Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)
11.36.1 Pre-Permanency Planning Conference, DSS 161 Packet Completion, and Filing of Termination of Parental Rights (TPR) Petition
11.36.3 Attorneys Involved in the TPR Action
11.36.5 Witness Conference and TPR Subpoenas
11.36.6 Involuntary Termination of Parental RIghts (TPR) Hearing and Order of Judgment
11.37 Appearance Waiver and Consent to Adopt
11.38 Services to the Family During an Appeal
11.42 Return of a Committed Child to Care
11.43 Release or Extension/Reinstatement of Commitment for Youth
11.43.1 Release of Commitment of a Child Committed as Dependent, Neglected or Abused
11.43.2 Release of Commitment of Status Offenders
11.43.3 Discharge Involving Interstate Compact
11.43.4 Disabled Youth
11.44 Court Ordered or Requested Child Custody Investigations
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12.2 Diligent Recruitment of Foster and Adoptive Home Parents
12.2.1 Region Budget for Recruitment
12.2.2 Printing of Recruitment Material
12.2.3 Recruitment Bonus
12.3 Foster and Adoptive Home Applicant Assessment
12.3.0 Foster and Adoptive Inquiry
12.3.1 Foster and Respite Home Parent Applicants-Employee
12.33 Unpaid Expenses and Debt Collections
12.32 Special Expense Reimbursement for PCC or PCP Agency
12.4 Background Checks for Foster and Adoptive Parents
12.4.1 Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry and Fingerprint Checks for Resource Parents
12.4.2 Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry Requests from Another State
12.5 Pre-Service Training Requirements for Foster and Adoptive Parent Applicants
12.6 Foster and Adoptive Home Parents Approved by Other States or Licensed Child Placing Agencies
12.7 Approval and Denial
12.8 Non Safety Standard Waiver Process
12.9 Foster Adoptive Home Case Management
12.10 Rights/Responsibilities of DCBS Foster and Adoptive Home Parents
12.31 Property Damage
12.11 Number of Children in Foster Homes
12.11.1 Placement Exception Requests
12.12 Respite Care
12.13 Home Environment Prerequisites
12.14 Foster Home Adoption
12.30 Supplemental Services Expenses
12.15 Ongoing Training
12.29 Other Expenses
12.28 Respite Expenses
12.27 Transportation Expenses
12.16 Foster or Adoptive Home Re-Evaluation
12.26 Medical Expenses
12.25 Clothing Expenses
12.24 Per Diem Rates (Including Specialized Foster Care)
12.17 Foster and Adoptive Home Reviews
12.18 Specialized Foster Care Services
12.18.1 Advanced Foster Home Approval
12.18.3 Medically Complex Home
12.18.5 Care Plus Foster or Adoptive Home
12.19 Closure of a Foster or Adoptive Home and Reopening
12.20 111-A Foster Home Contract Supplement
12.21 Emergency Preparedness
12.22 Parenting Youth Supplement
12.18.4 Specialized Medically Complex Home
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13.1 Introduction to Adoption Services
13.2 Child Freed for Adoption Procedure
13.2.1 Child Focused Recruitment Model (CFRM)
13.3 Adoption Review Committee
13.4 Matching an Adoptive Family with a Waiting Child
13.6 Preparing the Child for Adoption
13.7 Foster Parent's and Other Caregivers Role in Preparing Child for Adoption
13.8 "Goodbye" Visit
13.9 Sibling Relationship Decisions
13.10 Preparing the Presentation Summary Packet
13.13 Placement Resources
13.13.1 DCBS Foster Parent Adoption
13.13.2 Private Child Placing (PCP) Foster Parent Adoption
13.13.3 Foster Parent Adoption Not Recommended
13.13.4 Employee Adoption
13.14 Referral of a Child to the Kentucky Adoption Profile Exchange (KAPE)
13.15 Adoptive Placement of a Newborn Directly from the Hospitale (KAPE)
13.17 Planning the Placement/Pre-Placement Conference
13.18 Pre-Placement Visits
13.19 Making the Adoptive Placement
13.20 Post Placement Services
13.20.1 Withdrawing the Adoptive Referral
13.22 FTM/Periodic Review for Children in Adoptive Placement
13.25 Petition for Adoption
13.26 Assisting the Adoptive Family's Attorney in Finalizing the Adoption of a DCBS Child
13.27 Court Report
13.28 Adoption Judgment
13.29 Sealing Closed Adoption Records
13.30 Confidentiality of Closed Agency Adoption Records
13.30.1 Requesting Non-Identifying Information About Biological Relatives from Closed Adoption Records
13.30.2 Request for Inspection of Adoption Records for Identifying Information and Contact with the Birth Family
13.30.3 Mutual Requests from Pre-Adoptive Siblings
13.30.4 Request for Information from a Biological Parent
13.30.5 Updating Health Information
13.21 Annual Permanency Reviews
13.34 Adoption Disruption
13.35 Working with the Family During Disruption
13.36 Alternative Placements When Disruption Becomes the Plan
13.39 Adoption Assistance
13.40 Approval of Adoption Assistance
13.41 Denial of Adoption Assistance
13.42 Annual Contact with the Adoptive Family
13.43 Adoption Assistance Renegotiation
13.44 Discontinuance of Adoption Assistance
13.45 Post Finalization Adoption Assistance Requests
13.45.1 State Funded Post Finalization Adoption Assistance Request
13.45.2 Federal Title IV-E Post Adoption Finalization Adoption Assistance Request
13.45.3 Post Adoptive Placement Stabilization Services (PAPSS)
13.50 Relative and Non-Relative Independent Adoptions
13.51 Independent Relative Adoptions
13.52 Independent Non-Relative Adoption Application
13.45.4 Post Adoption Child Support
13.46 Continuation of Adoption Assistance After Age 18
13.46.1 Continuation of Title IV-E Adoption Assistance After Age 18
13.53 Interstate Independent Adoption
13.54 Planning for the Child Following Withdrawal of Independent Adoption Applications
13.55 Court Report for Independent Adoption
13.56 Court Action
13.10.1 Updating the Presentation Summary
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19.1 APS Introduction
19.2 Receiving the Report
19.3 Acceptance Criteria
19.3.1 Accepting and Assigning Reports Involving the Department for Aging and Independent Living (DAIL) Division of Guardianship Employees Cabinet for Health and Family Services
19.3.9 Death of an Adult as a Result of Adult Abuse/Neglect or Spouse/Partner Abuse
19.3.10 Investigations of Resident to Resident Allegations in Alternate Care Settings
19.4 Completion of the DPP-115 Reporting Form
19.5 Criteria for Reports that are Not Accepted
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20.1 Introduction to APS Investigation and Assessment
20.2 General Interviewing Guidelines
20.3 Failure to Gain Entry
20.4 Adult Fatality Investigation
20.5 Investigations in State Operated Facilities
20.6 Investigations in Alternate Care Facilities
20.7 Investigations in a Licensed Health Care Facility
20.9 Determining the Findings of an Adult Abuse/Neglect/Exploitation Investigation
20.10 Determining the Findings of an Alternate Care Investigation
20.8 Investigations-Involving-the-Department-for-Aging-and-Independent-Living-(DAIL)-Division-of-Guardianship-Employees-
20.11 Completion and DIstribution of Investigative Findings Notification
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23.1 Ongoing Case Planning
23.2 Ongoing Services
23.3 Individualized Adult Safety Planning Utilizing the Prevention Plan
23.4 Adult Personal Development Plan
23.5 APS Case Closure
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24.1 Alternate Care Placement
24.2 Alternate Care Facility Closure
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25.1 Introduction to APS Court
25.2 Involuntary Protective Services
25.6 Enforcement of "Foreign Protective Orders"
25.3 Adult Guardianship/Conservatorship
25.4 Mental Health Hospitalization
25.5 Referrals for Civil Protective Orders (KRS Chapter 403)
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26.1 APS Case Closure/Aftercare
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27.1 Introduction to General Adult Services
27.2 Intake and Acceptance Criteria
27.3 Assessment, Documentation and Timeframes
27.4 Case Planning
27.5 Ongoing Services
27.6 Case Closure and Aftercare Planning
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30.1 Service Appeals
30.2 CAPTA Appeals
30.3 Service Complaints
30.4 Citizen's Review Panels
30.5 Citizen Foster Care Review Board and Interested Party Review
30.6 Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and the Case Review Process
30.8 Case File Format
30.9 Case Transfer
30.10 CPS Open Records Request and Disclosure of Information
30.11 APS Open Records and Confidentiality
30.12 Request from the Public for CA/N Checks and Central Registry Checks
30.13 Archiving Closed Case File Records
30.14 Expungement of Records or Partial Records
30.19 Child Care Assistance-Introduction
30.19.1 Preventive Child Care Assistance
30.19.2 Protective Child Care Assistance
30.19.3 Redetermination of Preventive and Protective Child Care Assistance
30.19.5 Closure of a Child Care Facility or Home that Provides Preventive/Protective Child Care Assistance
30.20 Drug Testing
30.21 KASPER Reports
30.22 Family Preservation
30.23 Grant Services and Eligibility-Social Services Block Grant (SSBG)
30.24 Regional Interagency Council (RIAC)
30.25 Safety Net
30.26 Community Action Agencies
30.27 Medical Support Section
30.30 Student Interns and Volunteer Programs
30.28 Commission for Children With Special Health Care Needs
30.29 Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
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31.1 Title IV-E Determination
31.2 Title IV-E Eligibility and Reimbursability
31.2.1 In Home and Prevention Service Title IV-E Claiming
31.3 Required IV-E Judicial Determination
31.4 Reimbursability and Annual Redetermination Under Title IV-E Foster Care
31.5 Legal Responsibility
31.6 Reasonable Efforts in Determining Title IV-E Eligibility
31.7 Best Interest Determination for a Voluntary Commitment Agreement
31.8 IV-E Maintenance Payments and Expenditures
31.10 Child Support and Title IV-E
31.11 Title IV-E Adoption Assistance
31.12 SSI Benefits During a Trial Home Visitation
31.13 Random Moment Time Study for In Home Service Provision and Title IV-E Administrative Costs
31.9 Concurrent Receipt of Title IV-E and SSI
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