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- Indian Child Welfare Policies and Procedures
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Initial Intake (ICWA Procedures at initial contact)
- Purpose, Laws, and Policy
- Procedures
- After Hours Field Response
- Local DCFS/DLR Responsibilities
- Forms and Resources
- 2. Tribal/State Agreements
- Purpose, Laws, and Policy
- Procedures
- Forms and Resources
- 3. Inquiry and Verification of Child's Indian Status
- Purpose, Laws, and Policy
- Initial Visit Indian Identity Request DSHS 09-761
- Family Ancestry Chart DSHS 04-220
- Native American Inquiry Referral timeframes
- Before a termination of parental rights trial
- New evidence and reason to know
- Procedures
- Indian Identity Request Form Completion
- Family Ancestry Chart Completion
- Native American Inquiry Referral Completion
- Enrollment when a child is a member or eligible for membership in a federal tribe
- When ICWA does not apply (non-ICWA cases)
- Forms and Resources
- 4. Disclosure of Confidential Records/Information to Tribes
- Purpose, Laws, and Policy
- Disclosure without consent
- Disclosure with consent
- Forms and Resources
- 5. Child Protective Services for Indian Children
- Purpose, Laws, and Policy
- Involvement of tribes during investigation on/off reservation
- Contacting tribal law enforcement when child abuse/neglect occurs on tribal land
- Active Efforts/Family Service and Safety Planning
- Child Protective Team Staffings
- Procedures
- Forms and Resources
- 6. Casework Activities for Court Proceedings
- Purpose, Laws, and Policy
- Voluntary placement agreement
- Protective Custody by Law Enforcement
- Court order authorizing placement
- Intervention by a tribe
- Transfer of jurisdiction
- State court process
- Fact finding/service of ICWA (legal) notice by worker to parents,
- Indian custodian, BIA, and tribe
- Guardianship/service of ICWA (legal) notice by worker to parents,
- Indian custodian, BIA, and tribe
- Termination/service of ICWA (legal) notice by worker to parents,
- Indian custodian, BIA and tribe
- Qualified expert witness
- Forms and Resources
- 7. Indian Child Placement Preferences and Relative Search
- Purpose, Laws, and Policy
- Forms and Resources
- 8. Adoption
- Purpose, Laws, and Policy
- Procedures
- Placement of legally free Indian children
- Services following placement of legally free children
- Releasing records of an adopted Indian child
- Disrupted or dissolved adoption of an Indian child
- Forms and Resources
- 9. Interstate Compact on the Placement of Indian Children
- Purpose, Laws, and Policy
- Procedures
- ICPC out-of-state procedures
- ICPC in Washington state
- Forms and Resources
- 10. Local Indian Child Welfare Advisory Committees
- Purpose, Laws, and Policy
- Establishing a Local indian child welfare advisory committee (LICWAC)
- LICWAC membership
- LICWAC function
- Staffing a case with LICWAC
- CA LICWAC liaison responsibilities
- CA caseworker LICWAC responsibilities
- LICWAC/CA impasse procedure
- Forms and Resources
- 11. Payments for Services for Children in Tribal Care or Custody
- Purpose, Laws, and Policy
- Case assignment
- Foster care monthly maintenance payment
- Referring for services
- Periodic review of services
- Behavioral rehabilitation services and Wraparound intensive services
- Relative guardianship assistance program
- Closing payment only cases
- Tribal request for child care
- Forms and Resources
- 12. Casework Services for Children and Families of Non-Federally Recognized Tribes and Canadian First Nations
- Purpose, Laws, and Policy
- Forms and Resources
- 13. Definitions
- 14. Appendices
- Appendix A
- ICWA Compliance Guidelines
- Casey Family Programs
- Federal register
- National Indian Child Welfare Association
- UW Alliance Indian child welfare
- Washington state federally recognized tribes
- Appendix B
- Chronological timeline of the history of Washington state Indian child welfare
- Government to Government relations