Child Protective Services Handbook Revision April 2011
This revision of the Child Protective Services Handbook was published on April 1, 2011.
Foster Care Handbook for Youth
Intense Foster Family Care Services
Services at Discharge from Substitute Care
Parental Child Safety Placements
Foster Care Handbook for Youth (PATS 4228)
The item below is added to include the requirement to provide the Foster Care Handbook to all children age 10 and up. See:
6515 Texas Foster Care Handbook
Intense Foster Family Care Services (PATS 3477)
The item below is added to provide field staff with a guide for requesting placements of children and youth who have a service level of Intense into foster homes verified to provide these services. See:
6323.7 Intense Foster Family Care Services
Services at Discharge from Substitute Care (PATS 4287)
The item below is revised to direct staff to notify Eligibility when the Department is dismissed from a case. See:
6730 Supervision, Dismissal, Continuation, and Closure
Parental Child Safety Placements (PATS 4122)
This policy addresses when, how, and under what circumstances to initiate a parental child safety placement. This also includes how to use the Authorization Agreement for Nonparent Relative (Form 2638). See:
2234.4 Criteria for Parental Child Safety Placements
2234.41 When a Removal Is More Appropriate Than a Parental Child Safety Placement
2234.42 Considerations and Tasks to Complete Before the Parental Child Safety Placement Occurs
2234.43 Conducting Criminal Background Checks for Parental Child Safety Placements
2234.44 Conducting Abuse and Neglect Background Checks for Parental Child Safety Placements
2234.45 Developing Plans for a Parental Child Safety Placement
2234.46 Ongoing Assessment of the Parental Child Safety Placement
2234.47 Closing a Case Involving a Parental Child Safety Placement
3140.1 Constitutional Requirements for Family-Based Safety Services and Family Reunification Cases
3141 Overview of Case Transition, Initial Face-to-Face Contact, and Frequency of Face-to-Face Contacts With Children and Parents
3142.2 Scope and Purpose of a Family Assessment
3142.3 Steps for Conducting a Family Assessment
3144 Reviewing the Case
3145 Documenting an FBSS Case in IMPACT
3145.51 Documenting Critical Contacts
3151 Closing a Case Administratively or When CPS Services Are No Longer Needed
3172 Parental Child Safety Placements
The items below were revised to update cross-references if the titles or locations of the references were affected by this revision. No other changes were made to these items.
1922.1 Determining Eligibility for Substance Abuse Testing Conducted by a Contracted Laboratory
2234.26 Making the Safety Decision
2234.31 Controlling Safety Threats
2235.53 Children Are Not at Risk
3170 Special Issues
3172 Parental Child Safety Placements Initiated by the Family
3254 Closing a Contracted Family-Based Safety Services (FBSS) Case
3301.21 Goal of Family Preservation
3312.3 Determining Whether to Seek Court-Ordered Services or Removal
3322.3 Determining Whether to Seek Court-Ordered Services or Removal
3332.3 Determining Whether to Seek Court-Ordered Services or Removal
3425 Closing the Case
8235.11 Definitions
8235.2 General Protective Child Day Care
Appendix 3213: Americans With Disabilities Act Reasonable Accommodations in Service Planning