Practice Guides
Practice Guidelines
Aftercare Planning in Ongoing and In-home Case
Assessing for the General Needs of Children
Assessing Safety in Families Experiencing Domestic Violence
Assessing and Supporting Kinship Families Providing Care
Choosing Guardianship as a Permanency Plan
Engaging Incarcerated Parents In Reunification Cases
Engaging Parents During the Investigation Process
Exploring Adoption for Timely Permanency
Family Reunification Planning and Services
Maintaining Parent-Child Relationships through Shared Parenting
Medical and Dental Health Assessments
Preserving a Child’s Connections to Family, Tribe, Culture, and Community
Reasonable Efforts to Locate in Investigation Cases
Supporting Child and Family Well-Being through Parenting Time
Service Guides
Arizona Families FIRST Service Guide
Clinically Supervised Parenting Time Service Guide
Extended Foster Care Success Coaching Program
Following the Federal Every Student Succeeds Act
Independent Living Skills Service Guide to Successful Transition to Adulthood
Language Interpreting Translation Service Guide
Preserving Childrens Benefits Program
Unit Psychological Consultation Service Guide
Additional Information
Hotline
Criminal Conduct Hotline Screening Guide
Intake - Assignment and Related Records
Intake - Substance Exposed Newborn
Investigation
Assessing Caregiver Protective Capacity
Caregiver Protective Capacity Investigation Reference Guide
Crossover Youth Protocol Guidance
Family Functioning Assessment - Documentation Guide (DCS-3833)
Family Functioning Assessment - Field Guide (DCS-1639)
In-Home Safety Analysis and Conditions for Return (CS0-1640)
Impending Danger Safety Threats and Descriptors Guide (DCS-2287)
OCWI Criminal Conduct Assessment Guidelines
Present Danger Assessment and Planning Guide (CSO-1338A)
Team Decision Making Field Guide (CSO-1638)
Case Planning and Services
Behavioral Change Statement Guide
Caregiver Protective Capacities Scaling Guide (CSO-1588)
Case Plan Documentation Guide, DCS-1684
Child and Caregiver Visitation Guide (DCS-1592B)
Child Well-Being Indicators Scaling Template (DCS-1606)
Child Well-Being Indicators Scaling Guide (DCS-1594)
Parent/ Caregiver Protective Capacities Scaling Template (CSO-1587)
Parent Contact Guide (DCS-3311B)
Reunification Prognosis Assessment Guide (DCS-1607)
Service Referral Approval Matrix
Transition Planning for Young People
Out-of-Home Care
Applying for Child-Only Cash Assistance
Guide to Placement Transitions (CSO-3134A)
Higher Levels of Behavioral Health Care (HLOC)
Psychotropic Medication – What DCS Specialists Should Know (DCS-1286A)
Title XIX Covered Services (DCS-1287A)
Child Permanency
Compelling Reasons for Permanency
Indian Child Welfare
Protective Services Review Team
PSRT Investigation Allegation Guidelines
PRST Findings Definition Field Resource
PSRT Finding Statement Examples
PRST Finding Statement Templates
Investigation Allegation Guidelines – Proposed Substantiation for Unsafe Sleep and Drownings
Documenting Evidence to Support Proposed Substantiated Findings
PSRT - Proposing to Substantiate Checklist (Non-Dependency Findings)
Records, Legal, and Quality Assurance
Hard File Organization, CSO-1367A
Supervision
Administrative Review Tool - Assessment, DCS-2096
Administrative Review Tool - Initial 60 days of Case Management, DCS-2183
Administrative Review Tool - Case Management, DCS-2185
Bias Assumptions and Family Identity Clinical Supervision
Elements of HQ Clinical Supervision
Identifying Responsible Adults to Implement Safety Actions, DCS-2906
