Child protective services
Subtitle: a guide for caseworkers
By: Diane DePanfilis, Marsha K. Salus
Contributors: Salus, Marsha K.; United States. Office on Child Abuse and Neglect
Series: User manual series
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children's Bureau, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect
Published: 2003
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
Subjects: Social case work with children; Handbooks, manuals; Social work with children; Child abuse; Prevention; Child welfare workers; Training of; Child care services
Description: From the Preface: This manual, Child Protective Services: A Guide for Caseworkers, examines the roles and responsibilities of child protective services (CPS) workers, who are at the forefront of every community's child protection efforts. The manual describes the basic stages of the CPS process and the steps necessary to accomplish each stage: intake, initial assessment or investigation, family assessment, case planning, service provision, evaluation of family progress, and case closure. Best practices and critical issues in casework practice are underscored throughout. The primary audience for this manual includes CPS caseworkers, supervisors, and administrators. State and local CPS agency trainers may use the manual for preservice or inservice training of CPS caseworkers, while schools of social work may add it to class reading lists to orient students to the field of child protection. In addition, other professionals and concerned community members may consult the manual for a greater understanding of the child protection process. This manual builds on the information presented in A Coordinated Response to Child Abuse and Neglect: The Foundation for Practice. Readers are encouraged to begin with that manual as it addresses important information on which CPS practice is based-including definitions of child maltreatment, risk factors, consequences, and the Federal and State basis for intervention. Some manuals in the series also may be of interest in understanding the roles of other professional groups in responding to child abuse and neglect, including: Substance abuse treatment providers; Domestic violence victim advocates; Educators; Law enforcement personnel. Other manuals address special issues, such as building partnerships and working with the courts on CPS cases.
Notes: "Update of the 1992 publication"--P. 3.

Shipping list no.: 2003-0229-P.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-119).

Also available via Internet from the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information web site. Address as of 7/24/03: http://www.calib.com/nccanch/pubs/usermanuals/cps/cps.pdf; current access is available via PURL.