Child and Family Services Standards Manual
Table of Contents
Manual Archives
Program Standards Manual (1988- present)
General Introduction
Volume 1 – Agency Standards
Chapter 1 – Case Management
Section 1 – Intake
Section 2 – Assessment
Section 3 – Planning
Section 4 – Service Provision
Section 5 – Evaluation
Section 6 – Service Completion
Section 7 - Preparing Youth for Leaving Care
Section 8 - Agreements with Young Adults (Extensions of Care)
Section 2 – Assessment
Section 3 – Planning
Section 4 – Service Provision
Section 5 – Evaluation
Section 6 – Service Completion
Section 7 - Preparing Youth for Leaving Care
Section 8 - Agreements with Young Adults (Extensions of Care)
Chapter 2 – Services to Families
Section 1 – Community Involvement
Section 2 – Voluntary Family Services
Section 3 – Child Care Services
Section 4 – Homemaker and Parent Aide Services
Section 5 – Voluntary Placement of Children
Section 7 – Voluntary Surrender of Guardianship
Section 2 – Voluntary Family Services
Section 3 – Child Care Services
Section 4 – Homemaker and Parent Aide Services
Section 5 – Voluntary Placement of Children
Section 7 – Voluntary Surrender of Guardianship
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Chapter 3 – Child Protection
Section 1 – Child Protection
Section 2 – Legal Proceedings
Section 3 – Child Abuse
Section 4 – Provincial Child Abuse Investigations
Section 5 – Child Sexual Exploitation
Section 6 – Apprehension for Medical Treatment
Section 7 – Working with Law Enforcement
Section 2 – Legal Proceedings
Section 3 – Child Abuse
Section 4 – Provincial Child Abuse Investigations
Section 5 – Child Sexual Exploitation
Section 6 – Apprehension for Medical Treatment
Section 7 – Working with Law Enforcement
Chapter 4 – Children in Care
Section 2 – Places of Safety
Section 3 – Use of Hotels
Section 7 – Absent and Missing Children
Section 9 - Children with FASD
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Section 3 – Use of Hotels
Section 7 – Absent and Missing Children
Section 9 - Children with FASD
Chapter 5 – Foster Care
Section 1 – Resource Management
Section 2 – Licensing and Licensing Appeals
Section 3 – Foster Home Placements
Section 4 – Care Responsibilities
Section 5 – Support and Respite
Section 6 – Removing Foster Children
Section 2 – Licensing and Licensing Appeals
Section 3 – Foster Home Placements
Section 4 – Care Responsibilities
Section 5 – Support and Respite
Section 6 – Removing Foster Children
Chapter 6 – Adoption Services
Program Standards (1988 - present)
Index (PDF)
Section 500 - Adoption Services (PDF)
Section 502 - Declaration of Paternity Applications (PDF)
Section 510 - Ward Services (PDF)
Section 530 - Services to Children (PDF)
Section 531 - Placement Preparation (PDF)
Section 532 - Placement Services (PDF)
Section 533 - Post-Placement Services(PDF)
Section 540 - Services to Adoptive Applicants (PDF)
Section 541 - Adoption Home Study (PDF)
Section 542 - Services to Approved Applicants (PDF)
Section 543 - Selection Services (PDF)
Section 544 - Post-Placement Contact (PDF)
Section 550 - Nonagency Adoption (PDF)
Section 551 - Adoption by Person Who Married Child's Parent (PDF)
Section 552 - Extended Family Adoption (PDF)
Section 553 - Private Adoption (PDF)
Section 554 - De Facto Adoption (PDF)
Section 560 - Intercountry Adoption (PDF)
Section 570 - Post-Adoption Services (PDF)
Section 571 - Post-Adoption Registry (PDF)
Section 573 - Release of Non-Identifying Information (PDF)
Section 574 - Counselling (PDF)
Section 575 - Accessing and Maintaining Files (PDF)
Section 576 - Post-Adoption Repatriation (PDF)
Section 500 - Adoption Services (PDF)
Section 502 - Declaration of Paternity Applications (PDF)
Section 510 - Ward Services (PDF)
Section 530 - Services to Children (PDF)
Section 531 - Placement Preparation (PDF)
Section 532 - Placement Services (PDF)
Section 533 - Post-Placement Services(PDF)
Section 540 - Services to Adoptive Applicants (PDF)
Section 541 - Adoption Home Study (PDF)
Section 542 - Services to Approved Applicants (PDF)
Section 543 - Selection Services (PDF)
Section 544 - Post-Placement Contact (PDF)
Section 550 - Nonagency Adoption (PDF)
Section 551 - Adoption by Person Who Married Child's Parent (PDF)
Section 552 - Extended Family Adoption (PDF)
Section 553 - Private Adoption (PDF)
Section 554 - De Facto Adoption (PDF)
Section 560 - Intercountry Adoption (PDF)
Section 570 - Post-Adoption Services (PDF)
Section 571 - Post-Adoption Registry (PDF)
Section 573 - Release of Non-Identifying Information (PDF)
Section 574 - Counselling (PDF)
Section 575 - Accessing and Maintaining Files (PDF)
Section 576 - Post-Adoption Repatriation (PDF)
Chapter 7 – Service Administration
Program Standards (1988 - present)
