PERMANENCY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Many of our CPYP counties and their partner agencies have developed policies and procedures that relate to their permanency efforts. Listed below are agency policies related to this permanency work. We hope these examples may assist others who are developing their own policies.

Family Finding and Engagement

Humboldt Family Search and Engagement Policy and Procedure - DRAFT
Outlines policy and procedures used for family finding and engagement, including responsibilities of the social worker and relative placement specialist. This is a DRAFT copy; the document is in process of being finalized.

Humboldt Family Search and Engagement Policy and Procedure DRAFT (MS WORD)

Orange County Family Connections Procedure
Procedure used for family finding and engagement by Orange County CASA.

Orange CASA Procedure (MS WORD)

Orange County Family Connections Protocol and Agreement
Protocol and agreement between Orange County CASA and Orange County Social Services for CASA to provide family finding and engagement work to the county.

Orange CASA Protocol and Agreement (MS WORD)

San Francisco AdoptionSF Adolescent Permanency Project Procedure
Outlines procedures and timelines for permanency work. Example of how tasks can be divided between public child welfare (San Francisco County) and a private agency (Family Builders).

SF ASF Adolescent Permanency Project Procedure (MS WORD)

San Francisco Permanency Project SFHSA/Family Builders Programmatic Philosophy
Outlines responsibilities of the case-carrying social worker and the permanency worker, with an emphasis on which worker does a particular task.

SF Permanency Project Programmatic Philosophy (MS WORD)

San Luis Obispo County Five Step Model
Outlines the five steps in family finding and engagement uses by county Permanency Case Managers: setting the state, discovery, engagement, planning, and decision making.

SLO Five Step Model (MS WORD)

San Luis Obispo County Family Finding and Engagement Procedure
Outlines the process for family finding and engagement; identifies responsibilities of the permanency case manager, the social worker supervisor, and the case carrying social worker.

SLO Desk Guide: Permanency Planning, Family Finding & Engagement (MS WORD)

Sonoma County LifeLong Connections Policy
Defines the goals of the LifeLong Connections Program; outlines the responsibilities of the lifelong connections specialist, search specialist, case-carrying social worker, and supervisor, and lists expectations of the placement facility and state adoptions.

Sonoma LifeLong Connections Policy (MS WORD)

Stanislaus County Search Process
Instructions on how to search for family using several Internet search engines.

Stanislaus Search Process Documentation (MS WORD)

Permanency Pilots

San Bernardino CPYP and Families for Life Pilot Projects
Outlines policy and procedures for two permanency pilots in San Bernardino County. The CPYP section includes implementation details for family finding and engagement, permanency teams, tracking, and sustaining permanency outcomes.

San Bernardino CPYP Pilot

Staff as Foster/Adoptive Parents
Policies on how to proceed when child welfare staff want to become foster or adoptive parents.

Alameda County

Alameda Conflict of Interest Policy

Alameda Conflict of Interest Questionnaire

Los Angeles County

Adoption of DCFS - Supervised Children by DCFS Employees (MS WORD)

Team Meetings

Monterey County Permanency Conference
A permanency conference is a meeting for and about youth in long-term foster care. The meeting is youth-driven and is held to help youth think about their short-term and long-term goals.

Monterey Permanency Conference Policy & Procedures (MS WORD)

San Luis Obispo County Permanency Team Meeting Policy
The goal of a Permanency Team Meeting (PTM) is to identify and establish permanent connections for a child/youth. PTMs are a forum for child/youth empowerment and engagement in a team setting. PTMs honor and encourage the child's/youth's voice in discussion of life domains, exploration of options and resources and planning that will impact permanency options.

SLO Permanency Team Meeting Policy

San Luis Obispo County Team Meetings
Describes each of the team meetings used by the county: team decision making meetings, permanency team meetings, and life team meetings; and who should attend them.

SLO Team Meetings (MS WORD)

Solano Youth Permanency Team Meeting Process
Solano County workers describe their process and lessons learned as they hold permanency team meetings for one of their youth.

Solano Youth Permanency Team Meeting Process (MS WORD)

Sonoma County Gathering the Team Meeting
Meeting outline and checklist for initial permanency team meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to assign tasks and begin to form a working team that will function to assist the youth towards permanency.

Sonoma Gathering the Team Meeting (MS WORD)