DCYF POLICY JEOPARDY

CHILD SAFETY

100

How do we determine if a safety threat is active?

1120. Safety Assessment

Using the five safety threshold criteria: Severity, Imminence, Vulnerability, Out-of-Control, Conditions are clearly observable and understood

200

What age range of children require caseworkers to discuss Period of Purple Crying when working with families?

1135. Infant Safety Education and Intervention

Birth to six months

300

If it's determined that a child is unsafe does that mean the child needs to be removed?

1100. Child Safety

No. This level of intervention is only justified when it is clear that child safety cannot be controlled and managed in the home.

400

When does a specialized Domestic Violence Assessment need to be completed?

1170. Domestic Violence

If DV is determined to be present in a case through universal screening, CA staff must conduct a Specialized DV Assessment which is an interview protocol, not a tool.    

500

When do we need to complete a plan of safe care?

1135. Infant Safety Education and Intervention

Caseworkers must complete Plan of Safe Care with families with open cases as required when newborns (birth to one month) meet at least one of the following criteria:

1. Diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) or neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) by a health care provider.
2. Identified as having withdrawal symptoms, are substance-affected, or have fetal alcohol spectrum disorder resulting from prenatal drug and alcohol exposure.
3. Born to a dependent youth.

CHILD INTERVIEWS

100

How many physical attempts are required within IFF timeframes?

2310. Child Protective Services (CPS) Initial Face-To-Face (IFF) Response

Two physical attempts to complete in-person contact with the victims or identified children or youth in a location where it is reasonable to expect they will be located.

200

Are caseworkers required to document the physical condition and behaviors of the victim or identified child or youth when completing an IFF? 

2310. Child Protective Services (CPS) Initial Face-To-Face (IFF) Response

Yes

300

How long do caseworkers have to call in a new intake if there is a new allegation of CA/N to report?

2310. Child Protective Services (CPS) Initial Face-To-Face (IFF) Response

Caseworkers should contact intake as soon as possible, but no later than 48 hours after receiving the information

400

When should a caseworker take protective action if they believe that a child or youth is in present danger after completing an IFF?

2310. Child Protective Services (CPS) Initial Face-To-Face (IFF) Response

Immediately

500

When are Health and Safety Visit Required on CPS INV or FAR cases? 

4420. Health and Safety Visits with Children and Youth and Monthly Visits with Parents and Caregivers

Voluntary placement, when the children or youth are placed under a Voluntary Placement Agreement (VPA).

Child Protective Services or FRS cases when the family agrees to services or open beyond 60 calendar days.

DOCUMENTATION

100

What is the timeframe for a caseworker to complete a Safety Assessment? 

6600. Documentation

Within 30 calendar days from the date of intake

200

How long do caseworkers have to enter an IFF note into FamLink?

6600. Documentation

Within three calendar days of completion

300

How long do caseworkers have to enter a placement of a child into FamLink? 

6600. Documentation

Within three calendar days of completion

400

If a caseworker accidentally takes photographs in error or that are blurry while taking photographs of a child or their surroundings, do they need to upload them to FamLink still?

6500. Photograph Documentation

Yes. CA staff must upload every photograph taken of the child or child’s surroundings into File Upload in FamLink in their unaltered state within seven calendar days. This includes photographs that are not clear or taken in error.

500

How long do caseworkers have to file upload photographs of a child or the child's surroundings?

6500. Photograph Documentation

Within 7 calendar days

TIMEFRAMES

100

What are the two response times for IFFs?

2310. Child Protective Services (CPS) Initial Face-To-Face (IFF) Response

1. Twenty-four hours for emergent responses.
2. Seventy-two hours for non-emergent responses.

200

How long after a child is placed does an FTDM need to occur?

1720. Family Team Decision Making Meetings

No later than 72 hours

300

What timeframe do Investigative Assessments need to be completed within?

1140. Family Assessment

Within 60 calendar days of DCYF receiving the intake

400

What timeframe do FARFAs need to be completed within? 

1140. Family Assessment

1. Forty-five calendar days from the date the intake was received; or
2. One hundred and twenty calendar days if a case plan for services has been developed and the parent or guardian agree to participate in services.

500

What is the timeframe outlined for a caseworker to complete a SDM-RA?

6600. Documentation

Within 60 calendar days from the date of the intake for CPS Investigations and Risk-Only's and within 45 calendar days from the date of the intake for FAR cases.

WILDCARD

100

What standard should a caseworker be able to meet when concluding that an allegation of CA/N is FOUNDED?

2540. Investigative Assessment (RCW 26.44.020)

Based on the CPS investigation, available information indicates that, more likely than not, child abuse or neglect did occur as defined in WAC 110-30-0030

200

Can caseworkers send Federally Recognized Washington State Tribes copies of intakes?

DCYF Indian Child Welfare Policies and Procedures - 5. Child Protective Services for Indian Children

Yes. Caseworkers must ensure the Washington state tribe received or receives a copy of the intake report per the Washington State Tribes Intake Referral and After Hours Contact Information and document in the Intake Referral Tracking tab in FamLink

300

Does a family need to agree to participate in Family Voluntary Services? 

3000. Family Voluntary Services (FVS)

Yes. Cases go from CPS to FVS when the family has agreed to participate in services and any of the following exist:

1. A moderately high or high risk score on the Structured Decision Making Risk Assessment (SDMRA) tool.
2. The Safety Assessment/Safety Plan DCYF 15-258 form identified a safety threat that can be managed with a safety plan.
3. Children or youth are placed in out-of-home care on a Voluntary Placement Agreement (VPA) due to a safety threat that cannot be managed in the home.
4. The case requires six months of child or youth safety monitoring when all of the following conditions are met:
   1. A child or youth is placed on a hospital hold by the physician or hospital administrator.
   2. A child or youth is placed in protective custody by law enforcement (LE).
   3. CPS determines a non-dependent child or youth can return home.

400

When do caseworkers need to complete a safe sleep assessment?

1135. Infant Safety Education and Intervention

Conduct safe sleep assessments where infants primarily reside, when:

A. Playing an infant in a new placement setting

B. Completing Child Protective Services’ (CPS), Family Voluntary Services’ (FVS), and Child and Family Welfare Services’ (CFWS) interventions involving infants aged birth to one year, even if the infants are not identified as an alleged victim or identified child.

C. During monthly HSV visits 

*** CPS investigators must observe and make recommendations for safe sleep environments for infants in licensed and unlicensed placements during an investigation.

500

How long do caseworkers have to contact the tribal social services program or ICWA representative after being assigned to an intake where it is indicated that the family is affiliated with an identified tribe?

DCYF Indian Child Welfare Policies and Procedures - 5. Child Protective Services for Indian Children

Within 24 hours of being assigned the intake