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CPS Investigative Procedures

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CPS Investigative Procedures

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Administrative Review of Investigation Findings

Approving the Investigation and Assessment

Case-Stage Closure-Transfer

Casework Process

Children Are at Risk

Concluding Whether a Child is 'At Risk' and Associated Risk Findings

Deciding to Remove the Child

Determining Risk of Abuse or Neglect at the End of the Investigation

Dispositions and Risk Findings Appropriate To the Types of Investigations

Documenting the Investigation and Assessment

Family Service Plan

Flexible Response System of Service Delivery

Forms, Letters, and Documents for External Documentation

Guidelines for Decision Making at Intake

Issues to Consider in Placement Decisions

Methods for Controlling Risk Conditions

Penal Code Definition of Sexual Abuse

Permanency Planning in Substitute Care

Planning and Initiating Safety Services or Protective Interventions

REVIEW OF PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN UNDER CARE OF CPS

Reviews and Hearings

Risk and Safety Assessment

'Seriousness' Indicators for Thorough Investigations

Services to the Parents, the Child, and the Caregiver at the Time of Removal

Structure of the Risk Assessment Tool

Time Frames for Investigations

When a Child is Removed from a Home

When a Suit to Terminate Must Be Filed

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