Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 74.14C · 11 active provisions
(1) The legislature believes that protecting the health and safety of children is paramount. The legislature recognizes that the number of children entering out-of-home care is increasing and that a number of children receive long-term foster care protection. Reasonable efforts by the department to shorten out-of-home…
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Community support systems" means the support that may be organized through extended family members, friends, neighbors, religious organizations, community programs, cultural and ethnic organizations, or oth…
(1) Intensive family preservation services shall have all of the following characteristics:(a) Services are provided by specially trained service providers who have received at least forty hours of training from recognized intensive in-home services experts. Service providers deliver the services in the family's home,…
(1) The department shall be the lead administrative agency for preservation services and may receive funding from any source for the implementation or expansion of such services. The department shall:(a) Provide coordination and planning with the advice of the community networks for the implementation and expansion of…
The initial contracts under *RCW 74.14C.030(3) shall be executed not later than July 1996 and shall expire June 30, 1997. Subsequent contracts shall be for periods not to exceed twenty-four months.
(1) Intensive family preservation services may be provided to children and their families only when the department has determined that:(a) The child has been placed out-of-home or is at imminent risk of an out-of-home placement due to:(i) Child abuse or neglect;(ii) A serious threat of substantial harm to the child's h…
(1) Family preservation services may be provided to children and their families only when the department has determined that without intervention, the child faces a substantial likelihood of out-of-home placement due to:(a) Child abuse or neglect;(b) A serious threat of substantial harm to the child's health, safety, o…
For the purpose of providing preservation services the department may:(1) Solicit and use any available federal or private resources, which may include funds, in-kind resources, or volunteer services; and(2) Use any available state resources, which may include in-kind resources or volunteer services.
Any federal funds made available under RCW 74.14C.060 shall be used to supplement and shall not supplant state funds to carry out the purposes of this chapter. However, during the 1995-97 fiscal biennium, federal funds made available under RCW 74.14C.060 may be used to supplant state funds to carry out the purposes of…
Each department caseworker who refers a client for preservation services shall file a report with his or her direct supervisor stating the reasons for which the client was referred. The caseworker's supervisor shall verify in writing his or her belief that the family who is the subject of a referral for preservation se…
(1) The department shall, within available funds, provide for ongoing training and consultation to department personnel to carry out their responsibilities effectively. Such training may:(a) Include the family unit as the primary focus of service; identifying family member strengths; empowering families; child, adult,…