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Department of Child and
Family Services (DCFS)
Juan Pablo Medina
SW 180
DCFS Policy
 To ensure a uniform ad standardized method for
investigating referrals of abuse and neglect.
DCFS Programs
Early Intervention and Prevention
Program Manager Purpose
 The primary focus of the
division is to provide services
to children and families in
order to prevent Child
Protective Services (CPS)
involvement or if involved
DCFS, prevent juvenile court
involvement and provide early
intervention services to keep
families safe and intact.
DCFS Programs cont.
Intake and Emergency Response
Program Manager Purpose
 Intake Services are designed
to help children remain with
their families by preventing or
eliminating the need fro
removal. The Intake division
works closely with the
placement and supportive
Services Division to offer
proactive services to families
in crisis. The Department is
committed to protecting
children by for risk factors to
the child.
DCFS Programs cont.
Court and Concurrent Planning
Program Manager Purpose
 In accordance with state and
federal mandates, Social Work
staff assigned to this area
have the dual rule of providing
family reunification services as
well as identifying a
permanent placement for the
child should reunification
efforts fail. This is known as
concurrent planning.
DCFS Program cont.
Permanency Planning
Program Manager Purpose
 Out-of-home placement can
be a temporary solution to a
family crisis. When children
come into placement, the
social worker is working
toward reuniting them with
their natural family. If it
becomes evident that this is
not going to happen,
casework will then be directed
toward the permanent plan
that has been developed for
the child.
DCFS Programs cont.
Placement and supportive Service
Program Manager Purpose
 Placement and Supportive
Services provide additional
support to social work staff as
well as foster parents, Foster
Family Agencies and the
general public. This division
handles recruitment, training
and licensing of Foster Care
and Home Day Care facilities.
DCFS Programs cont.
Family to Family
Program Manager Purpose
 Family to Family focuses on
strengthening the families we
work with through teamwork
and collaborating among the
communities they serve. This
is not an administration-driven
initiative, this is an initiative
that we all play a part in
implementing, especially
involving the community they
serve and giving them a voice.
DCFS Program cont.
Children’s Mental Health- Crisis Division
Division Manager Mission
 To provide crisis stabilization
by promoting safety, emotional
healing, and growth for
children and families.
DCFS Programs cont.
Family & Court Mental Health
Division Manager
 N/A
Purpose
 The primary function of Family
& Court Mental Health Services
is to provide treatment
recommendations to the
Juvenile Justice and
Dependency Court system and
to provide the mental health
treatment services for their
children, parents, & families.
This division also provides early
intervention and preventive
services to families with infants
to ensure safety and family
wellness.
DCFS Programs cont.
Children’s outpatient Mental health services
Division Manager Purpose
 The Children’s Mental Health
Services Division provides
assessment, individual, group
and family therapy, case
management, and day
treatment programs for
seriously emotionally
disturbed children and youth
of Fresno County.
DCFS (Emergency
Response)
Focused area
 Emergency Response (ER) in the Department of
Children and Family Services (DCFS) is a twenty-four
hour, seven-day a week program.
DCFS (Emergency
Response)
Major tasks of the program
 To accept reports of alleged physical or sexual abuse, and
severe or general neglect of children.
 To respond to all appropriate reports in order to complete
an assessment and develop a service plan, if it is
determined that such protective services are necessary,
which addresses those factors which place the child(ren) at
risk.
 Response and investigate of these reports will be
completed by a social worker. These reports are generally
responded to by social workers assigned to the Emergency
Response Division.
DCFS (Emergency Response)
Investigation and Initial Assessment
 The responding/investigating social worker shall initiate
their in-person contacts as soon as possible and within the
determined response time frame (i.e. 2-hour crisis, 10-day
non-crises).
 The immediate risk to the safety of the child must be taken
into consideration if in-person contact is not the first task to
be completed.
 The ER Social Worker shall complete the task and general
requirements such as; checking for history regarding child,
check sheriff’s records, interview reporting parties, in-
person, individual interview(s).
DCFS (Emergency
Response)
Vision and Mission
 To lead an integrated network of community partners
that supports, protects and strengths children and
families.
 To promote a system of best practice in partnership
with the community, committed to prevention and early
intervention, that ensures child safety, permanence
and stability, family well-being, that is proactive,
strategic, outcomes based and fiscally responsible to
the children and families served.

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  • 1. Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) Juan Pablo Medina SW 180
  • 2. DCFS Policy  To ensure a uniform ad standardized method for investigating referrals of abuse and neglect.
  • 3. DCFS Programs Early Intervention and Prevention Program Manager Purpose  The primary focus of the division is to provide services to children and families in order to prevent Child Protective Services (CPS) involvement or if involved DCFS, prevent juvenile court involvement and provide early intervention services to keep families safe and intact.
  • 4. DCFS Programs cont. Intake and Emergency Response Program Manager Purpose  Intake Services are designed to help children remain with their families by preventing or eliminating the need fro removal. The Intake division works closely with the placement and supportive Services Division to offer proactive services to families in crisis. The Department is committed to protecting children by for risk factors to the child.
  • 5. DCFS Programs cont. Court and Concurrent Planning Program Manager Purpose  In accordance with state and federal mandates, Social Work staff assigned to this area have the dual rule of providing family reunification services as well as identifying a permanent placement for the child should reunification efforts fail. This is known as concurrent planning.
  • 6. DCFS Program cont. Permanency Planning Program Manager Purpose  Out-of-home placement can be a temporary solution to a family crisis. When children come into placement, the social worker is working toward reuniting them with their natural family. If it becomes evident that this is not going to happen, casework will then be directed toward the permanent plan that has been developed for the child.
  • 7. DCFS Programs cont. Placement and supportive Service Program Manager Purpose  Placement and Supportive Services provide additional support to social work staff as well as foster parents, Foster Family Agencies and the general public. This division handles recruitment, training and licensing of Foster Care and Home Day Care facilities.
  • 8. DCFS Programs cont. Family to Family Program Manager Purpose  Family to Family focuses on strengthening the families we work with through teamwork and collaborating among the communities they serve. This is not an administration-driven initiative, this is an initiative that we all play a part in implementing, especially involving the community they serve and giving them a voice.
  • 9. DCFS Program cont. Children’s Mental Health- Crisis Division Division Manager Mission  To provide crisis stabilization by promoting safety, emotional healing, and growth for children and families.
  • 10. DCFS Programs cont. Family & Court Mental Health Division Manager  N/A Purpose  The primary function of Family & Court Mental Health Services is to provide treatment recommendations to the Juvenile Justice and Dependency Court system and to provide the mental health treatment services for their children, parents, & families. This division also provides early intervention and preventive services to families with infants to ensure safety and family wellness.
  • 11. DCFS Programs cont. Children’s outpatient Mental health services Division Manager Purpose  The Children’s Mental Health Services Division provides assessment, individual, group and family therapy, case management, and day treatment programs for seriously emotionally disturbed children and youth of Fresno County.
  • 12. DCFS (Emergency Response) Focused area  Emergency Response (ER) in the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is a twenty-four hour, seven-day a week program.
  • 13. DCFS (Emergency Response) Major tasks of the program  To accept reports of alleged physical or sexual abuse, and severe or general neglect of children.  To respond to all appropriate reports in order to complete an assessment and develop a service plan, if it is determined that such protective services are necessary, which addresses those factors which place the child(ren) at risk.  Response and investigate of these reports will be completed by a social worker. These reports are generally responded to by social workers assigned to the Emergency Response Division.
  • 14. DCFS (Emergency Response) Investigation and Initial Assessment  The responding/investigating social worker shall initiate their in-person contacts as soon as possible and within the determined response time frame (i.e. 2-hour crisis, 10-day non-crises).  The immediate risk to the safety of the child must be taken into consideration if in-person contact is not the first task to be completed.  The ER Social Worker shall complete the task and general requirements such as; checking for history regarding child, check sheriff’s records, interview reporting parties, in- person, individual interview(s).
  • 15. DCFS (Emergency Response) Vision and Mission  To lead an integrated network of community partners that supports, protects and strengths children and families.  To promote a system of best practice in partnership with the community, committed to prevention and early intervention, that ensures child safety, permanence and stability, family well-being, that is proactive, strategic, outcomes based and fiscally responsible to the children and families served.