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Selected Resources
Child Protective Services: A Guide for Caseworkers
Office on Child Abuse and Neglect (HHS) User Manual Series (2003)
Examines the roles and responsibilities of child protective services (CPS) workers and describes the purposes, key decisions, and issues at each stage of the CPS process: intake, initial assessment/investigation, family assessment, case planning, service provision, evaluation of family progress, and case closure. (PDF - 4470 KB)
The Safety Intervention Process
ACTION for Child Protection (2004)
Intervention strategies used by child protective services (CPS) during intake, the investigation or initial assessment, the conclusion of the investigation or initial assessment, and ongoing CPS cases.
The Safety Intervention System Review (PDF - 93 KB)
ACTION for Child Protection (2007)
Reviews the procedures for conducting a safety intervention system review to examine and understand the quality and effectiveness of a safety intervention system in child protective services agencies.
Child Protective Services
DePanfilis (2005)
In Child Welfare for the Twenty-First Century: A Handbook of Practices, Policies, and Programs
View Abstract
This book explains the key principles of safety, permanency, and well-being of children and youth embodied in the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 and describes how these principles affect child welfare services for children and families. This chapter discusses child protective services.
Helping in Child Protective Services: A Competency-Based Casework Handbook
Brittain & Hunt (2004, 2nd ed.)
View Abstract
This reference for child protection workers and supervisors describes all aspects of the casework process, from intake through case termination.
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