Child Protective Services Handbook Revision April 2012

This revision of the Child Protective Services Handbook was published on April 1, 2012. Summaries of new or revised items are provided below.

Parents' Attorneys to Be Invited to All DFPS-Convened Meetings

National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD)

Parents' Attorneys to Be Invited to All DFPS-Convened Meetings (PATS 4592)

The items below are revised to reflect the statutory legislative requirement that parents' attorneys must be invited to all DFPS-convened meetings and staffings to which parents are invited.

See:

6437.3 Permanency Planning Meetings

6437.31 Family Group Conferences

6437.32 Permanency Conferences

6610 Services to the Child’s Family When the Child Is in Substitute Care

6610.1 The Participation of Parents’ Attorneys When a Child Is in Substitute Care

6611 Family Services When Family Reunification Is the Permanency Goal

National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) (PATS 5162)

The following items have been added to the Child Protective Services Handbook to provide survey information and documentation requirements for the NYTD survey, which is federally mandated and primarily the responsibility of PAL staff.

See:

10264 National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD)

10264.1 Key Terms

10265 National Youth in Transition (NYTD) Services

10266 National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) Survey

10266.1 Baseline and Follow-Up Populations

10266.2 Outcome Reporting Status

10266.3 Designating a National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) Primary Contact

10266.4 IMPACT Data and Information Alerts

10266.5 Use of Diligent Search to Locate Youth in the Survey Population

10267 Special Populations

10267.1 Reporting on Youth From a Different State (ICPC)

10267.2 Reporting on Youth in Placement With the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD)

Appendix 10266-A: Completing a NYTD Survey for a Youth - Instructions

Appendix 10266-B Overview of NYTD Timeline