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150 % Poverty-Guidelines Chart
A Family's Guide to the Child Welfare System
A Family's Guide to the Child Welfare System-Spanish
Absent Parent and Relative Search Handbook
Acceptance Criteria: Physical Injury and Assault in Children 4 and Younger
Accessing Placement Moves Within a PCC/PCP Placement
Adoption Assistance Coversheet
Adoption Assistance Renegotiation Request
Adoption Assistance Request
Adoption is Final Court Report Letter Cover Sheet
Adoption Monthly Payment Exception
Adoption Monthly Subsidy Chart
Adoption Only Initial Approval Letter
Adoption Services Branch Birth Parent Search Brochure
Adoption Subsidy Extension due to Medical Disability Letter
Adoption Subsidy Extension Letter
Adoption Subsidy School Verification Form
Adoptive Parent's Guide to Pre-Placement Visits
ADT Alternate Care Assessment
ADT APS Assessment for Abuse/Neglect
ADT Concurrent CPS DV Assessment
ADT Court Ordered Risk Assessment or Home Evaluation
ADT Court Ordered Status Offender Assessment
ADT CPS Assessment for Abuse or Neglect
ADT Dependency Assessment
ADT Facility Investigative Assessment-CPS
ADT Guardianship Assessment
ADT Law Enforcement Assist (LEA)
ADT Non Specific Court Orders
ADT Safe Infant Assessment
ADT Safety Net Assessment
Adult Protection Services Report Not Accepted (Sample Letter)
AFDC Standard Filing Unit for CBWs
Agency Archives Cover Memo
Agency Case Consultation Template
Agency Forms Incorporated by Reference 2-7-18
Allegations of Maltreatment at Hospitals and DJJ Facilities Tip Sheet
Amend Results Tip Sheet
Annual Foster Parent Approval Background and Training letter
Annual Foster Parent On-Hold Background and Training Sample Letter
Annual Permanency Hearing Tip Sheet
Ansell-Casey Life Skills Assessment
AOC Courtnet Administrator User Agreement
AOC Courtnet Individual User Agreement
Application to Foster or Adopt
Approved PBU (Time Code) for SSBG Home Safety Services
APS Assessment and Documentation Tool Summary
APS Centralized Intake Examples and Answers
APS HIPAA Letter for Release of Information
APS Investigative Distribution Chart
APS Prevention Plan
APS Safety Plan
APS State Operated Facility Investigation Results Letter
APS-CPS Concurrent Reports Tip Sheet
Archive Records Instructions
ASFA Exemption Template
Assessment and Drug Testing Practice Guidelines
Attachment of Children in Out of Home Placement Tip Sheet
Authorization for Out of State Travel For a Foster Child during COVID-19
Batterer Intervention Tip Sheet
Benefits Comparison Sheet
Best Practice Tip Sheet for Casework with Individuals Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Best Practice when using an American Sign Language Interpreter or a Captioner
Best Practice when using Spoken Language Interpreters-Tip Sheet
Billing Specialist List
Birth Parent Advisory Council (BPAC) Flyer
Camera Usage Exception Request
CAPTA Pilot Project Protocol (Cumberland and Northeastern Service Regions)
CAPTA Script
Case Delete-Referral Delete Process Tip Sheet
Case Flowchart
Case Manager Survey Concerning Religious Activities
Case Planning Meeting Brochure
Case Planning Objectives-In Home-Tip Sheet
Case Planning Objectives-OOHC Tip Sheet
Case Planning with Clients that have a Disability or Chemical Dependency Tip Sheet
Case Review Strengthening and Mentoring Form
Caseworker Visit Chart
Caseworker Visit Template
CCSCHN Medical Home for Coordinated Pediatrics Brochure
CCSHCN Medically Complex Nursing Staff
CCSHCN Notice of Privacy Practices
CCSHCN Regional Nurse Consultants Contact List
Checklist for Virtual Homestudies
Checklist for Virtual Homestudies (PCP)
Checklist for Visitation-Family Time During COVID-19 Pandemic
CHFS Custody Verification Letter
Child Care Assistance Co-Payment Chart
Child Care Assistance Income Guidelines
Child Development Milestones
Child Specific Type Only Initial Approval Letter
Childcare Exception Template
Children with HIV/AIDS in OOHC Tip Sheet
Children's Bureau COVID letter
CMHC Point Person for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services FY2018
Collective Letter Between DCBS and the Department of Education
College Admissions Checklist
Commitment Verification Letter-Learner's Permit
Commitment Verification Letter-State I.D
Communicating with the School System When Working with Families
Community Collaboration for Children (CCC) Referral Form
Completing the Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) Tip Sheet
Comprehensive Family Services (CFS) Framework
Concurrent Planning Handbook
Confirmation of Receipt of Notification of Investigative Finding
Confirmation of Receipt of Notification of Investigative Finding (Spanish)
COVID- 19 FAQ from R&C
COVID-19 APS Guidance
COVID-19 CPS Guidance
COVID-19 FAQ for OOHC Providers
COVID-19 Home quarantine and self isolation guidance
COVID-19 PPE Request Fact Sheet
COVID-19 Provider Telehealth or Telephonic Health Services FAQs
COVID-19 ProviderTelehealth FAQs
COVID-19 Questions for PCCPCP
COVID-19 Questions PCC-PCP Update 4.16.20
COVID-19 Screening tool
COVID-19 Screening Tool 5-2020
COVID-19 Screening Tool 5-2020 (Arabic)
COVID-19 Screening Tool 5-2020 (Burmese)
COVID-19 Screening Tool 5-2020 (Karen language)
COVID-19 Screening Tool 5-2020 (Spanish)
COVID-19 Screening Tool 5-2020 (Swahili)
COVID-19 Vaccination Consent for Individuals Under 18 Years of Age
COVID-19 Voices of the Commonwealth Invite
CPS Case Naming Protocol Tip Sheet
CPS Case Review Instrument With Scoring Guide
CPS Centralized Intake Examples and Answers
CPS HIPAA Letter for Release of Information
CPS Intake Checklist Template 1
CPS Intake Checklist Template 2
CPS Investigative Distribution Chart
CPS Prevention Plan
CPS Safety Plan
CQI CARES 2.0 Tip Sheet for CQI Specialists
CQI CARES 2.0 Tip Sheet for Reviewers
CQI Case Review Instructions
CQI State Plan and Procedures Manual-2021
Creation of a Permanency Case Tip Sheet
Crosswalk Between Old and New Manuals
D.O. v Glisson Eligibility Packet
Day Care Investigations Tip Sheet
DCBS Behavioral Health Referral Form
DCBS Regional Fingerprint Scan Sites
DCBS/DAFM Billing Specialists Listing
DCBS/DAFM Children's Benefits Worker Listing
Decision Tree for Medication Errors
Decoupling Focus Groups PowerPoint
Deprescribing Psychotropic Medications Info for DCBS Social Workers
Deprescribng Medication Information for Foster Parents
Determination of Findings Matrix
Determining Fatality, Near Fatality Designation Flow Chart
Developing and Maintaining Lifebooks Tip Sheet
Division of Health Care Facilities and Services (DHCFS) Region Offices and Counties Served
DMH Facts Truma and the Deaf Community
Do Not Resuscitate Protocol
Documenting Case Consultations Tip Sheet
Documenting Monthly Caseworker Visits with Children in Out of Home Care
DPP-103 Application for Tuition Assistance Guide
DPP-277 Family Care Home Semi-Annual Assessment Procedures
DPP-277A Personal Care Home Semi-Annual Procedures
Drowning Fact Sheet
EBP Selection Document-START
Educational and Financial Resources
Educational Assessment Referral Form
Educational Assessment Referral Letter
Educational Financial Aid Presentation
Educational Glossary of Common Terms in Kentucky
Electronic AOC Check Registration and Request Process
Emotional Injury Tip Sheet
Employee Adoption Approval Memo
Employee Foster Parent Approval Memo
Employee Investigation Tip Sheet
Employee Standards and Code of Ethics
Entering a Child Placed with a Relative in TWIST
Entering Commitment Petitions and Hearings in Court Screens Tip Sheet
Entering Status Offender Intakes in TWIST
EPO-DVO Admin User Guide
EPO-DVO User Guide
Evidence Based Practice Interventions for In-Home Services Regional Map
Evidence Based Practices-Quick Reference
Example of Placement Options
Exit Checklist
Exit Interview for PCCs Regarding Religious Activity
Extended Commitment Probation Contract
Extraordinary Medical Co Pay FFY 2020
Extraordinary Medical Expenses Reimbursable and Non-Reimbursable
Face Sheet Case Summary
Fall in Love with Foster Care and Adoption (Spanish)
Family Engagement Tip Sheet
Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Evaluation Consent Form
Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Evaluation Consent Form (Spanish)
FAQ for APS Acceptance Criteria
FAQ for CPS Acceptance Criteria
FAQ on Residency Determination
FCC Guide to Relay Services
Foster and Adoptive Initial Approval Letter
Foster Care Bill of Rights
Foster Care Rate Methodology
Foster Only Initial Approval Letter
Foster Parent Approval Sample Letter
Foster Parent Invoice
Foster Parent Mentoring Referral Form
Foster Parent On Hold Sample Letter
Foster-Adoptive Family Checklist
Foster-Adoptive Parent Provisional Approval Letter
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Becoming a Foster Parent
FY 13-15 McKinney Vento Funded Grant Programs
Genogram-Family Tree Tip Sheet
GF 01 Guardianship Information Form
Guardianship Field Services Regional Map
Handling Allegations Against Your Resource Home
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Tip Sheet
HEAT De-escalation Tip Sheet
High Risk Indicators Which May Prevent Reunification Worksheet
Homeless Programs Provider Contact Information
Household Sharps Disposal Fact Sheet
Human Trafficking of Minors-A Guide for CPS Workers
ICPC Checklist
ICPC Financial and Medical Plan
ICPC Judicial Request Letter
ICPC Quarterly Progress Report
ICPC Referral Packet Checklist for Out of State Residential Placements
ICPC Regulation 7 Priority Placement Mandatory Court Language
ICPC Residential Treatment Center Cover Letter
ICWA Letter to the Bureau of Indian Affairs
ICWA Tribal Notification Letter
Identifying NAS and NAS Finnegan scoring system
In Home Services Comparison Tool
Independent Living Curriculum Instructions
Independent Living Guidelines
Independent Living Readiness Checklist
Independent Living Skills
Indian Child Welfare Act Compliance Desk Aid
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Flowchart
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Requirements
Informational Pamphlet
In-Home Services Case Consultation Template
In-Home Services DCBS Referral and Selection Contacts
Interim Policy and Procedure Letter 00-3
Interim Process to Implement D.O. v, Glisson
Interviewing Children at School Tip Sheet
Investigating and Making a Finding Tip Sheet
Investigative Consultations Template
Involuntary TPR Petition Notice, Delivery, & Acknowledgement of Receipt
Involvement of Fathers Tip Sheet
iTWIST Navigation Map for Searching and Reading
KAPE Referral Presentation Sheet
Kentucky Adoption Profile Exchange-Purchase of Services Letter
Kentucky Benefits Flyer
Kentucky Child and Family Services Review Process Manual
Kentucky Foster and Adoptive Parent Training Support Network Brochure
Kentucky Foster Parent Handbook
Kentucky Housing Association Directory
Kentucky Office for the Blind Locations
Kentucky Private Licensed Adoption Agencies
Kentucky Relative Caregiver Program Brochure
Kentucky State Emergency Repatriation Plan
Kentucky's Adoption Search Services
Key Information Sheet for Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Program Evaluation
Key Information Sheet for Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Program Evaluation (Spanish)
Kinship Care Recertification Tip Sheet for Relatives
Kinship Support Hotline Business Card Template
KY Adoption Assistance Handbook
KY Children's Crisis Stabilization Program Listing
KY SDM Intake Manual® Intake Assessment Manual
Language Access Tip Sheet for Individuals who do not use ASL
Legal Status Documentation
Legal Status Sample Documents
Letter to Presumed Legal Father (Example)
LGBTQ 101
Life Skills Curriculum Instructions
Limited English Proficiency Memorandum
Limited English Proficiency Policy and Procedures
Logging in to Worker Portal
LYFT Quick Facts
Making History-A Social Worker's Guide to Life Books
MCO Provider Contact List
MDT Protocol
Medicaid Beh Hlth & Sub Abuse Services Outpatient Fee Schedule
Medicaid-DCBS Bundled Rate memo
Medical Passport
Medically Complex Designation Tip Sheet
Medically Complex Foster Child Specific Training
Medically Fragile Protocol Flow Chart
Medication Assisted Treatment for Opiate Addiction
Memorandum of Understanding between CHFS and the Commission for Children with Special Health Needs
Memorandum of Understanding between DJJ and CHFS 1999
Memorandum of Understanding between DJJ and CHFS 2007
Memorandum of Understanding between FRYSC and CHFS 2007
Memorandum of Understanding Between the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and CHFS
Memorandum of Understanding Between Universities and CHFS 2014
Memorandum of Understanding Between US Army Garrison, Fort Know KY and CHFS/DCBS and Ireland Army Health Clinic
Memorandum of Understanding Universities Listing 2018
Mental Health Tip Sheet
Mental Health-Illness Indicators Tip Sheet
Menu of Expectations for Batterers in Child Protection Cases Where Domestic Violence is Present
Meth Lab Protocol for APS Workers-Intake and Assessment of Vulnerable Adults in or Exposed to Meth Labs
Meth Lab Protocol for CPS Workers-Intake and Assessment of Children in or Exposed to Meth Labs
Meth Lab Protocol- Medical Evaluation for Children and Adults
Moves, Discharges and Exits Tip Sheet
NAIR Tribal Partner letter
NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SCORING SYSTEM
No Finding
Non-Medical Transportation Calculator for DCBS Foster Parents
Norton Children’s Pediatric Protection Specialist Consultation Request Guidance
Nursing Home Investigations Tip Sheet
Office of the Inspector General Regional Map
Ohio-Kentucky Border Agreement
OIG Regional Map
Ongoing OOHC Case Consultation Template
OOHC Visitation Tip Sheet
OPIOID Treatment Programs in Kentucky
Out of State Birth Certificate Requests
Out Of State Placement Assessment
Out-of-Home Care Checklist
Out-of-State Placement Checklist
OVR Contacts for Pre-Employment Transition Services
Pain Faces for Children Tip Sheet
Pandemic Electronic Benefits Foster Parent Letter
Parenting Together Plan
Parenting Together Plan for IL Programs
Parenting Youth Tip Sheet
Path Selection and Movement to the Ongoing Function
Paths that Permit Decision to Move to Ongoing Tip Sheet
PCC Adoption Records Request Template
PCC Rehabilitative and Clinical Services
PCC Religious Rights Exit Interview
PCC Religious Rights Information Poster
PCC Religious Rights Training Materials
PCC Special Expense Reimbursements Chart
PCC Tracking Module Overview
PCC Tracking Module-Impact on DCBS Caseworker
PCC/PCP Discharge Summary
PCCs with Amended Agreements to Provide Adoption Services
Pediatric Forensic Medicine Consult Request
Permanency Goals in OOHC Cases Tip Sheet
Permanency Hearing Report Tip Sheet
Permanency Pact
Physical Abuse Determination Tip Sheet
Placement Change Tip Sheet
Placement Decision Making Matrix
Placement Exception Requests Tip Sheet
Placement Stability Tip Sheet
Placement Support Flow Chart
Placement With Siblings Tip Sheet
Post Adoptive Placement Stabilization Services (PAPSS) 3O Day Extension Request
Post Adoptive Placement Stabilization Services (PAPSS) Tipsheet
Pre-Employment Transition Services Program Tip Sheet
Preparing for the Goodbye Visit Tip Sheet
Prescription Drug Disposal Tip Sheet
Preventative Assistance Potential Savings Worksheet
Prevention of Maltreatment Fatalities and Near Fatalities Tip Sheet
Prevention Services Description and Eligibility Criteria
Prevention Services Referral Form
Prevention Services Resource Guide
Preventive Child Care Assistance Tip Sheet
Private Child Care Agreement SFY 2022
Private Child Care Investigation Tip Sheet
Private Child Caring List by License
Private Child Placing Agreement SFY 2022
Private Child Placing List by License
Process Flow for ACTIVE CASES for D.O. v Glisson (for Field Staff)
Process Flow for INACTIVE CASES for D.O. v Glisson (for Central Office Staff)
Process Flow for Kinship Care Approvals
Process for Change of Managed Care Organization Assignment
Process for Completing the Physical and Behavioral Health Service Plan
Process for Notification of Managed Care Organization
Promoting Family Team Meetings (FTM) Tip Sheet
Protected Health Information Sharing (HIPAA) Tip Sheet
Protective Child Care Assistance Tip Sheet
Protective Factors
Provide Case File Format
Provide Case Review Instrument with Scoring Guide
Providing Support Services Tip Sheet
Putative Father Letter
Putative Father Search DCBS Worker User Guide
Quadriavalent HPV Vaccine Availability in Kentucky
Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP) Hearing Request Form
Quick Reference Grid for P and P Case Planning
Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard FAQs
Reasons for Movement of DCBS Children in Public and Private Placements Tip Sheet
Recruitment and Certification Information Meeting Curriculum
Recruitment and Certification Information Meeting Curriculum
Recruitment and Certification Information Meeting Handouts
Recruitment and Certification Information Meeting Handouts
Re-Evaluation Coversheet
Referral of Young Child for Placement in Residential Treatment Exception Request
Referrals on Schools Tip Sheet
Region Log for LIHEAP Energy Funds for P and P Clients
Relative and Fictive Kin Service Array Checklist
Relative and Fictive Kin Service Array Flow Chart
Relative and Fictive Kin Service Array Tip Sheet
Relative and Fictive Kin Service Array Worksheet
Relative Placement Decision Making Matrix
Relative Placement Support Benefit and Fictive Kin Relative Support Benefits Payment Request
Reporting Child Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency
Request Case File Format
Request for Monthly Maintenance Payment
Request to Medical Provider for DNR
Requesting a Kentucky Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Residential Treatment Extension Request
Resource Options for Relatives to Explore
Respite Care Provider Evaluation
Respite Care Tip Sheet
Rights of the Child
Risk Factors-Examples for ADT
Rolling with Resistance Tip Sheet
Sample Script for In Home CPS, Foster Care or PCC Random Service Quality Review
Screener 0 years old
Screener 1 years old
Screener 11 years old
Screener 12-17 years old
Screener 2-3 years old
Screener 4-6 years old
Screener 7-10 years old
Sexual Abuse Tip Sheet
Shaken Baby Syndrome-Inflicted Head Trauma Fact Sheet
Skeletal Survey Fact Sheet
SKY Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
Some Practice Considerations for Child Protection Cases Involving Domestic Violence
SOP Redesign Powerpoint Training
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
Specialized Investigations Fax Coversheet
Standing Communication Plan between the Ky Courts and the Department for Community Based Services
START Eligibility Guidelines
START Protocol for opiate addicted clients
START Referral Form
START Timeline
Statewide School Contact List
Steps to Obtain a Do Not Resuscitate Order or Termination of Life Support
Strengths in Families Worksheet
Substance Exposed Infant Reporting
Substance Misuse Tip Sheet
Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) Tip Sheet
Supervisor Engagement Tip Sheet
Supports for Community Living (SCL) Site Visit Checklist
System Analysis Report (SAR)
System Safety Review Process Human Factors Debriefing Participant Guide
System Safety Review Process Manual
Targeted Case Management Medicaid Manual
Targeted Case Management Tip Sheet
Ten Day Conference Checklist
Tennessee/Kentucky Border Agreement
Therapeutic Foster Home Snapshot
Therapy Exception Form
Title IV-E Candidates-Claiming for In Home Cases
Title IV-E Prevention Services Claiming Flow Chart
Title IV-E Records Retention Timeframes
Track Your Training Log
Training Criteria for Adoptive Families
Transition Plan
Transitional Living Support Agreement
Traumatic Skin Lesions-Bruises-Burns-Bites Fact Sheet
Tuition Assistance, Tuition Waiver and ETV Funds Comparison
TWIST Account Request for EPO-DVO
TWIST Adoption Technology Questions
TWIST Entry of Exploitation (Human Trafficking Related) Reports
TWIST Payments - Org User Guide
U.S. Repatriation Program General Agreement With Kentucky
UK Pediatric Forensic Medicine Quick Reference Sheet
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Understanding Safety Risk and Protective Factors
University Based Supports for Kentucky's Resource Parents
US Citizenship and Immigration Services Chapter 1 - Purpose and Background
US Citizenship and Immigration Services Chapter 2 - Eligibility Requirements
US Citizenship and Immigration Services Chapter 3 - Documentation and Evidence
US Citizenship and Immigration Services Chapter 4 - Adjudication
Using the Quick Search Tool
Virtual Safety Check
VISA BULLETIN US Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs
Visitation Between Caseworker and Parents Tip Sheet
Visitation Between Caseworker, Child(ren) and Care Provider Tip Sheet
Visitation Checklist-Summary
Waiver of Reasonable Efforts Checklist
When Your Child is Removed from Your Care
When Your Child is Removed From Your Care Guide For Parents-Spanish
Worker Engagement Tip Sheet
Worker Portal Screen Inventory
Youth Development Funds

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