Foster Care
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ACIN I-05-14: Sharing information With Caregivers (1/15/14)
A reminder to counties of the importance of sharing information with caregivers in child welfare cases. Information sharing is required only under state and federal law. The ACIN addresses information about the parents and the minor dependent child that…
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ACL 13-106: Probation Foster Care Placement Monthly Caseload Statistical Report (12/31/13)
For workers: a change from a form to on-line data, and notice of a county training on the new system. [Download]
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ACL 13-93: Release Of The California Child And Family Services Review (C-CFSR) Instruction Manual (12/9/13)
Presenting the revised and now single comprehensive document with updated instructions for completing the County Self-Assessment (CSA), the System Improvement Plan (SIP) and SIP Progress Reports. [Download]
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ACL 13-92: Sharing Ratios For Group Home Programs Fiscal Year 2013-14 (11/20/13)
A bit late, but the DSS has released the group home ratios effective 10/1/13. [Download]
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ACL 13-91: After 18 Program (AB 12 Extended Foster Care) And Indian Non-Minor Dependents (NMDs) Covered By The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) (11/1/13)
Information on case management and eligibility issues related to Indian youth as Non-Minor Dependents (NMDs). The letter also provides guidance on Indian youth in out-of-home placements who are seeking to participate in the “After 18 Program.” [Download]
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ACL 13-86: Assessing Youth Residing In Group Care Longer Than One Year (10/25/13)
The low down on the methodologies for assessing youth in group homes, with the goal of ending “congregate care” and moving foster youth into family homes. [Download]
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ACIN I-67-13: Revisions To The Child Welfare Services Quarterly Outcomes Reports For The California Child And Family Services Review (10/25/13)
Providing notice of changes to Child Welfare report forms, to make the reports easier to use when comparing a county’s performance over multiple time frames and to facilitate the ability of counties to calculate the percent of change…
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ACL 13-87: Changes To The Requirements For Placement In Group Homes For Children Ages Twelve And Under With The Passage Of Assembly Bill 74 (10/28/13)
An “effective immediately” change in the requirements for placement in group homes for children ages twelve and under. [Download]
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ACIN I-57-13: Kinship Support Services Program (KSSP) (10/17/13)
Edgewood Center for Children and Families will no longer be providing technical assistance re: the KSSP, due to realignment of funding to the counties (and the fact that over the last 20 years, “staff have achieved a level…
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ACL 13-64: Registered Sex Offender (RSO) Address Matches Of Relative/Nonrelative Extended Family Member (NREFM) Approval And County Child Welfare Responsibilities (10/15/13)
Clarifying instructions to counties regarding procedures to protect minors and Nonminor Dependents from having contact with an RSO in a relative or Nonrelative Extended Family Member or court specified placement. Community Care Licensing is responsible for RSO investigations involving…