Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS)
Program Overview
The California Department of Social Services , Children and Family Services Division , is responsible for developing and overseeing a vast array of programs and services for California at-risk children and families, providing a statewide system for out-of-home care providers, appropriating services to children in out-of-home care, and facilitating adoptions for children who need permanent homes. California's program for child protection is comprised of a number of services and interventions called Child Welfare Services (CWS). These services are organized into programs which together, form a continuum of efforts aimed at safeguarding the well-being of children and adults in ways that strengthen and preserve families, encourage personal responsibility, and foster independence. Generally, the continuum can be broken down into four broad categories:
- Programs and Services intended to prevent abuse or strengthen families;
- Programs and Services intended to remedy the effects of abuse or neglect (e.g., emergency response, family maintenance and family reunification;
- Programs and Services that provide for the out-of-home care of children (e.g. Foster Care and Relative Home Placements);
- Programs and Services that provide for the permanent removal of children from abusive homes (e.g. Adoptions, legal guardianship, Kinship Care).
California's child welfare services programs are administered by the 58 individual counties. This means that each county organizes and operates its own program of child protection based on local needs while complying with state and federal regulations. Counties are the primary governmental entities that interact with children and families when addressing issues of child abuse and neglect. Counties, either directly or through providers, are responsible for obtaining or providing the interventions and applicable services to protect the well being of children and to help families address issues of child abuse and neglect. The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) monitors and provides support in the counties efforts to best serve children and families. The State supports counties through program regulatory oversight and administration and the development of program policy and statute. The CDSS Children and Family Services Division (CFSD) provides a broad spectrum of county child welfare services support activities. CFSD secures federal funding to support child welfare services programs; conducts research and develops new programs and services; provides oversight and evaluation of local and statewide demonstration projects; provides statewide "best practices" training for social workers; coordinates scholarships for social work students; and helps formulate post-secondary social services curriculums. CDSS also provides some direct services such as adoptions placements.
CWS/CMS Overview
In 1989, SB 370 (Chapter 1294, Statutes of 1989) authorized the development and implementation of a statewide computer system to automate the case management, services planning, and information gathering functions of child welfare services. CWS/CMS is California’s version of the federal Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS).
The provisions of SB 370 laid out specific goals in the development of a statewide child welfare system. In accordance with the goals of SB 370, CWS/CMS has been designed to:
- Provide Child Welfare Services (CWS) workers with immediate access to child, family and case-specific information in order to make appropriate and timely case decisions;
- Provide CWS workers with current and accurate information to effectively and efficiently manage their caseloads and take appropriate and timely case management actions;
- Provide State and County administrators with the information needed to administer programs and monitor and evaluate the achievement of program goals and objectives;
- Provide State and County CWS agencies with a common database and definition of information from which to evaluate CWS; and
- Consolidate the collection and reporting of information for CWS programs pursuant to State and federal requirements.
At the time SB 370 was enacted, there was no centralized statewide system that allowed State or county child welfare workers to share information. Each county had its own locally designed method of managing cases which ranged from manual, paper-file systems to computer-based systems. The different systems made information sharing inefficient and time-consuming.
The CWS/CMS is a personal computer (PC)-based, Windows application that links all 58 counties and the State to a common database. The CWS/CMS is an automated, online client management database that tracks each case from initial contact through termination of services.
The CWS/CMS is one of the largest Windows-based systems. CWS/CMS is designed so caseworkers can move through the application, performing work in the sequence that is most appropriate. The application allows caseworkers to open and track cases through the components of the CWS/CMS program. The system assists caseworkers in recording client demographics, contacts, services delivered, and placement information. The system also enables case workers to record and update assessments, create and maintain case plans, and manage the placement of children in the appropriate foster homes or facilities. The system will generate and manage many forms associated with a client or case. The application also collects data for the purposes of State, county, and federal reporting.
Functionality
The CWS/CMS has eleven functional components designed to reflect the processes employed by child welfare workers in investigating, servicing and managing a child welfare case. Combined, these eleven components automate the many phases and programmatic functions of CWS. The eleven components and their functions are as follows:
- Intake -- referral screening, investigation and cross reporting.
- Client Information -- recording and accessing information on clients;
- Service Delivery -- recording of services delivered to clients;
- Case Management -- development of case plans, monitoring service delivery, progress assessment;
- Placement -- placement management and matching of children to placement alternatives;
- Court Processing -- hearing preparation, filing of petitions, generating subpoenas, citations, notices, recording court actions;
- Caseload -- assignment and transfer of cases;
- Resource Management -- information on resources available for CWS (services providers, county staff resources, etc.)
- Program Management -- caseload, county, program-level information for program management purposes;
- Adoptions -- recording of information for reporting purposes; and
- Licensing -- information on licensees used in placement decisions.
Each functional component captures information and provides automated tools for case management, service provision, and program management or documenting case history.
Governance
An Oversight Committee governs the CWS/CMS. The CWS/CMS Oversight Committee is comprised of representatives from the following organizations: eight members selected by the President of the County Welfare Director's Association (CWDA), with the concurrence of the CWDA Executive Committee; the Office of Systems Integration (OSI) CWS/CMS Project Manager; the OSI CWS/CMS County Liaison; and the Deputy Director for CDSS Children and Family Services Division (Chair). The Oversight Committee provides policy direction and a Strategic Plan for the continuing development and operation of CWS/CMS to ensure the system supports the achievement of statutory CWS program goals. The CWS/CMS Oversight Committee has put in place methods of communicating decisions, upcoming changes and status reports to the stakeholders throughout the State. The goal is to continue the successful utilization of CWS/CMS to ensure the safety, permanence and well-being of children.
Policy Issues
In August of 1997, the CDSS formed the CMS Support Branch within the Children and Family Services Division to bring a programmatic and policy perspective to bear on the resolution of issues that arose as CWS/CMS was implemented and became operational. In 2019, the CMS Support Branch was renamed to the Child Welfare System (CWS) Branch. The CWS Branch is part of the CFSD, and it is a program partner within Child Welfare Digital Services. This branch is responsible for the oversight of the maintenance and operation of CWS/CMS and the development and implementation of California Automated Response and Engagement System referred to as CWS-CARES. The CWS-CARES is the new system that will eventually replace CWS/CMS. The branch's primary function is to ensure compliance of Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System requirements and that the CWS-CARES is developed with an outcomes-focused approach to significantly improve the timely delivery of services and supports for children, youth, and families. The CWS Branch has 6 main areas of focus: fiscal services, business requirements, program policy, administrative support, and service management of the Licensing, Case Management, Resource Management, Financial Management and Data Management service areas.
Conclusions
The CWS/CMS will continue to be a "living tool" in a constant state of improvement to accommodate: (1) mandated statutory and regulatory changes, (2) promising program and services practices, and (3) needs of the counties so they can provide for the children and families they serve. As policies, regulations and/or county business practices change and improve, the Application will need to change and improve as well.
All County Letters and Other Notices
Intake (Emergency Response)
ACIN
I-01-21 (January 20, 2021)
Safely Surrendered Baby Intake And Data Entry
ACIN
I-69-19 (December 9, 2019)
Obtaining A Physician’s Certification Of A Child’s Condition For A Child Near
Fatality That Is The Result Of Abuse Or Neglect
ACL
19-20 (March 13, 2019)
Documentation Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity (SOGIE) In The Child
Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS)
ACIN
I-06-19 (February 15, 2019)
Safely Surrendered Baby Intake And Data Entry
ACL
17-85 (October 24, 2017)
Assessing And Investigating Referrals Involving Third Party Perpetrators Of
Child Abuse Or Neglect
ACL
17-91 (September 13, 2017)
Clarification On Documenting Calls To The Child Welfare Hotline That Do Not
Require An In-Person Investigation
ACL
17-27 (May 10, 2017)
Investigating, Assessing, And Documenting A New Referral Of Child Abuse Or
Neglect In An Open Investigation Or Case
ACL
16-85 (September 30, 2016)
Statewide Policies And Procedures To Prevent Child Sex Trafficking
ACL
16-74 (September 21, 2016)
Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Documentation In the Child Welfare
Services/Case Management Review
ACIN
I-63-16 (September 8, 2016)
Safely Surrendered Baby Best Practices And Clarification Regarding Site
Approval
ACIN
I-52-14 (September 9, 2014)
Best Practices For Timely Investigation Of Child Abuse And/or Neglect
Immediate/Ten Day Referrals
ACIN
I-13-09 (February 10, 2009)
Documentation Of Referrals In Child Welfare Services/Case Management System
(CWS/CMS)
ACIN
I-03-07 (January 25, 2007)
Implementation Of Differential Response Special Project Codes In The Child
Welfare Services/Case Management System
ACIN
I-86-06 (December 1, 2006)
Recording “Time To Investigation” Information In The Child Welfare
Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS)
ACIN
I-26-06 (April 7, 2006)
23-Hour Assessment Centers
ACIN
I-16-04 (August 2, 2004)
Safely Surrendered Baby Law Updates
ACIN
I-37-04 (August 2, 2004)
CWS/CMS Procedures For Referrals On Previously Adopted Children
ACIN
I-66-02 (September 18, 2002)
Reporting Requirements: Safely Surrendered Baby Law And Child Fatalities
ACL
14-01 (February 8, 2001)
Process For Recording Child Fatalities Related To Child Abuse And Neglect On
The Child Welfare Services/Case Management System.
Case Management
ACL
20-122 (November 13, 2020)
New Changes In The Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) To
Document The Development of Plans Of Safe Care for Infants Affected by Prenatal
Drug Exposure Or A Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
ACIN
I-58-20 (July 10, 2020)
Documentation of Placement Facilities/Homes That Will Accept Placement of
COVID-19 Exposed/Positive Children in the Child Welfare Services/Case
Management System (CWS/CMS)
ACL
20-74 (June 26, 2020)
Extensions of Prior Guidance Pertaining to Foster Youth Status Verifications;
Placement Preservation for Children, Non-minor Dependents, and Care Providers
Exposed to, Symptomatic of, or Positive for, COVID-19; Reunification
Assessments; and COVID-19 Documentation Within CWS/CMS
ACL
20-73 (June 26, 2020)
Extensions of Prior Guidance Pertaining to the Documentation of Monthly
Caseworker Visits Within CWS/CMS Conducted Through Alternate Means of Contact
Due to the COVID-19 State of Emergency
ACL
20-45 (April 18, 2020)
Guidance Regarding Extended Foster Care Program Flexibilities Due To Covid-19
Impacts
ACL 20-31 (March 30, 2020)
Documenting Child Welfare and Probation Contacts by Alternate Means to Children
and Families During Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) California State of Emergency
ACIN
I-06-20 (January 27, 2020)
New Resources For Case Management Workers For Documenting, Protecting And
Sharing Reproductive And Sexual Health Information For Youth And Non-Minor
Dependents (NMDs) In Foster Care
ACIN
I-47-19 (October 10, 2019)
Credit Reporting For Foster Youth: Updates And Clarifications
ACL
19-84 (September 4, 2019)
Updated Information Regarding Funding For Emergency Caregivers With Placement
Of Children And/Or Nonminor Dependents (NMDS) Prior To Resource Family Approval
(RFA) Or As A Tribally Approved Home (TAH)
ACL
19-31 (April 16, 2019)
Re-Entry Of Eligible Nonminors To Extended Foster Care (EFC) When Adoptive
Parent(s) Or Former Legal Guardian(s) No Longer Provide Support
ACL
18-61 (June 20, 2018)
New Mandates Regarding Case Plan Documentation And Training Related To
Reproductive And Sexual Health Care Needs And Rights Of Foster Youth
ACL
18-32 (March 23, 2018)
Instructions For Entry Of The Level Of Care (LOC) And Intensive Services Foster
Care (ISFC) Rates Into Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS)
ACL
18-09 (January 25, 2018)
Requirements For Implementing The Child And Adolescent Needs And Strengths
Assessment Tool Within A Child And Family Team
ACL
17-104E (September 10, 2018)
Documentation Of Child And Family Teams (CFTs) In The Child Welfare
Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS)
ACL
17-104 (December 4, 2017)
Documentation Of Child And Family Teams (CFTs) In The Child Welfare
Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS)
ACL
17-71 (July 21, 2017)
Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Program Fiscal Year 2017-18 Allocation
Methodology And County Plan Instructions
ACIN
I-13-17 (April 25, 2017)
Promising Practices For Youth Who Are Missing Or Run Away From Foster Care
ACL
17-23 (March 20, 2017)
Sensitive And Sealed Records And Limited Access Privileges In The Child Welfare
Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS)
ACL
17-22E (December 4, 2017)
Updated Health Assessment And Dental Referral Periodicity Schedules For
Children, Youth And Non-Minor Dependents (NMDS) In Foster Care
ACL
17-22 (March 1, 2017)
Updated Health Assessment And Dental Referral Periodicity Schedules For
Children, Youth And Non-Minor Dependents (NMDS) In Foster Care
ACL
16-109 (December 23, 2016)
Child Fatality And Near Fatality Reporting And Public Disclosure Requirements
ACIN
I-73-16 (October 19, 2016)
Documentation In The Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS)
For Parenting Minor And Non-Minor Dependents
ACL
16-49 (May 23, 2016)
Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Documentation In The Child Welfare
Services/Case Management System
ACL
16-32 (April 28, 2016)
Documentation Of Pregnancy And Parenting In The Child Welfare Services/Case
Management System For Minor And Non-Minor Dependents
ACL
16-15 (April 28, 2016)
Youth Who Are Missing From Foster Care
ACL
16-08 (January 25, 2016)
Federal Preventing Sex Trafficking And Strengthening Families Act:
Commercial Sexual Exploitation Of Children (CSEC) And Runaway-Related Implementation
Requirements For Counties
ACIN
I-60-15 (September 14, 2015)
Implementation Of Special Project Codes In The Child Welfare Services/Case
Management System (CWS/CMS) For Parenting Minor And Non-Minor Dependents
ACIN
I-43-15 (June 26, 2015)
Assessments To Determine The Appropriateness Of The Group Home Placement
For Children And Youth In Group Home Care Over One Year In Duration And Plans
For Transitioning Into A Family-Based Setting
ACIN
I-36-15E (June 17, 2015)
Improving Safety For Children In Foster Care Receiving Psychotropic Medications
ACIN
I-30-15 (May 1, 2015)
Psychotropic Medication Authorizations-Data Reconciliation Report
ACL
15-11 (March 24, 2015)
Recording Developmental And Mental Health Screening, Referral, And Plan
Intervention Information In The Child Welfare Services/Case Management System
ACIN
I-10-15 (February 27, 2015)
Update To County Certification To System Utilization Of The Child Welfare Services/Case
Management System (CWS/CMS)
ACL
14-41 (June 10, 2014)
Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) Release 6.8 Changes For
The ICPC And For Certain Children Receiving Regional Center Benefits
ACL
14-23 (February 28, 2014)
Foster Youth Credit Reports
ACL
13-86 (October 25, 2013)
Assessing Youth Residing In Group Care Longer Than One Year
ACL
13-64 (October 15, 2013)
Registered Sex Offender (RSO) Address Matches Of Relative/Nonrelative
Extended Family Member (NREFM) Approval And County Child Welfare
Responsibilities
ACIN
I-42-12 (August 30, 2012)
Update Of Tribal Customary Adoption Special Project Code In The Child
Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) And Release 6.5 (R6.5)
ACL
12-05 (January 13, 2012)
Implementation Of Extended Foster Care Special Project Codes In The Child
Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS)
ACL
11-18 (February 11, 2011)
Monthly Caseworker Visits With Children Forms And Documentation For
Probation Officers
ACL
09-86 (December 29, 2009)
Notification Of Relatives
ACL
08-66 (December 31, 2008)
Assignment Of A Wraparound Special Project Code In The Child Welfare Services/Case
Management System (CWS/CMS)
ACIN
I-82-08 (October 8, 2008)
Outcome Indicator On Health And Dental Assessments
ACL
08-31 (July 18, 2008)
New Transitional Independent Living Plan (TILP) Agreement For Foster Youth
ACL
08-24 (June 9, 2008)
Minor Dependent Parents In Foster Care
ACL
08-17 (March 28, 2008)
Dual Agency Care Rates For Children With Developmental Disabilities Who Receive
Aid To Families With Dependent Children - Foster Care Or Adoption Assistance
Program Benefits
ACL
06-04 (June 20, 2006)
Minor Dependent Parents In Foster Care
ACIN
I-25-06 (April 7, 2006)
Foster Care Placement Episode
ACIN
I-83-04 (December 30, 2004)
Documentation Of The Mental Health Needs Of Children Receiving In-Home Services
And Children In Foster Care
ACIN
I-80-04 (December 28, 2004)
Documentation Of The Educational Needs Of Children Receiving In-Home Services
And Children In Foster Care
Adoption
ACL
12-51 (January 7, 2013)
Federal Reporting Requirements On Children Entering Foster Care From
Disrupted And Dissolved Intercountry Adoptions
ACL
10-47 (October 27, 2010)
Implementation Of Tribal Customary Adoption - Assembly Bill 1325 (Chapter 287,
Statutes of 2009)
ACL
09-40 (August 18, 2009)
Private Adoption Agency Reimbursement Program (PAARP) Funding Increase Claiming
Guidelines
ACL
01-27 (April 19, 2001)
Public Adoption Agency Program Data
ACIN
I-47-00 (April 19, 2000)
1999 Chaptered Legislation Affecting The Adoptions Program, The Office Of Child
Abuse Prevention, The Child Welfare Services Program, The Foster Care Program
And The Foster Care Audits Program
Courts
ACIN
I-83-15 (October 22, 2015)
Recording Of Probate Court Requests
ACL
08-58 (December 1, 2008)
Relative And Nonrelative Extended Family Member (NREFM) Caregivers - Criminal
Record Clearance And Exemption Transfers
ACIN
I-54-04 (September 23, 2004)
Notice Of Involuntary Child Custody Proceedings For An Indian Child (SOC 820)
Licensing
ACL 20-14 (March 16, 2020)
Resource Family Approval (RFA) Program- Child Welfare Services/Case Management
System (CWS/CMS) Instructions for Resource Family Approval
ACL
19-17 (May 2, 2019)
Implementation Of Senate Bill 282, California Work Opportunity And
Responsibility To Kids (CalWORKs) Employment Services For Noncustodial Parents
(NCPs)
ACL
18-128 (October 30, 2018)
Monthly Data Reporting Template And Completion Instructions For Emergency
Caregiver (EC) Payments Pending Resource Family Approval (RFA)
ACL
17-16 (February 14, 2017)
Resource Family Approval Program - Conversion Of Existing Approved And Licensed
ACL
05-09 (April 26, 2005)
Reporting And Investigation Requirements For Child Abuse Allegations Regarding
Children In Out-Of-Home Placements
ACL
02-78 (October 24, 2002)
Assessment of Relatives And Non-Relative Extended Family Members For Approval
As Foster Care Providers; Plans of Correction
Fiscal
CFL 21-22-77 (March 4, 2022)
Child Welfare Services Automated Data Processing County Annual Planning Document Update
CFL
20-21-37 (October 26, 2020)
Fiscal Year 2020-21 Child Welfare Services-California Automated Response And
Engagement System Project County Constituent Participation Planning Allocation
CFL
19-20-71 (April 3, 2020)
Child Welfare Services (CWS) Automated Data Processing County Annual Planning
Document Update
CFL
19-20-08E (February 19, 2020)
Fiscal Year 2019-20 Child Welfare Services/Case Management System Data Clean-Up
Allocation
CFL
19-20-08 (July 23, 2019)
Fiscal Year 2019-20 Child Welfare Services/Case Management System Data Clean-Up
Allocation
CFL
19-20-20 (September 12, 2019)
Updated Claiming Instructions For Child Welfare Services/Case Management System
(CWS/CMS) Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS) (Formerly
Known As Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System [SACWIS])
CFL
18-19-33 (November 1, 2018)
Claiming Instructions For Child Welfare Services - California Automated
Response and Engagement System (CWS-CARES) Project Module Participation
CFL
18-19-09 (September 7, 2018)
Fiscal Year 2018-19 Child Welfare Services/Case Management System Data Clean-Up
Allocation
CFL
15-16-16 (August 27, 2015)
Clarifying Claiming Instructions For CWS/CMS Statewide Automated Child Welfare
Information System (SACWIS) System Support Staff (SSS) Costs
CFL
09-10-29 (October 12, 2009)
Clarification Of Electronic Data Processing (EDP) Cost Claiming
CFL
06/07-36 (May 21, 2007)
California County Welfare Department (CWD) Cost Allocation Plan (CAP) Changes
For The 2005/2006 Fiscal Year (FY)
CFL
05/06-43E (April 27, 2006)
Errata to Couty Fiscal Letter 05/06-43 - County Welfare Department (CWD) County
Expense Claim (CEC) Time Study And Claiming Instructions For The June 2006
Quarter
CFL
05/06-43 (April 6, 2006)
County Welfare Department (CWD) County Expense Claim (CEC) Time Study And
Claiming Instructions For The June 2006 Quarter
CFL
03/04-27 (October 17, 2003)
New Claiming Instructions For Child Welfare Services/Case Management System
(CWS/CMS) Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS)
System Use
ACL
18-47 (May 3, 2018)
Child Welfare Services (CWS) External Systems
ACIN
I-12-15 (March 9, 2015)
Accessing Child Welfare Services/ Case Management System (CWS/CMS) Data
Entry Instructions For County Letters/ Information Notices
ACIN
I-13-15 (February 27, 2015)
Child Welfare Services - New System (CWS-NS) Confidentiality Reminder
ACIN
I-33-11 (July 7, 2011)
Statewide Accessibility, Use, and Confidentiality Regarding Data Within the
Child Welfare Service/Case Management System (CWS/CMS)
ACL
11-44 (June 8, 2011)
Server Based Computing (SBC) System Tokens For Access To The Child Welfare
Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS)
ACL
11-02 (January 19, 2011)
Fiscal Year (FY) 2010/2011 Process For County Certification To System Utilization
Of The Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) And The
Availability Of An Associated Funding Augmentation
County
Letter (December 2, 2009)
Child Welfare Services (CWS) External Systems
ACIN
I-43-05 (August 5, 2005)
Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) Training Unit
ACIN
I-81-89 (December 5, 1989)
Senate Bill 370 (Chapter 1294, Statutes Of 1989)
General Data Entry
ACIN I-04-22 (January 11, 2022)
Use Of “Attach” Feature In The California Automated Response And Engagement System (Cares-Live) Snapshot Application
ACL 22-08 (February 1, 2022)
Instructions For Entering Tribally Approved Homes And Documenting Tribally Specified Home Placements Into The Child Welfare Services/Case Management System
ACL 22-01 (February 7, 2022)
Child Welfare Services/Case Management System Data Clean-Up For Fiscal Year 2021-22
ACIN
I-31-20 (April 8, 2020)
Documentation of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Child Welfare Services / Case
Management System (CWS/CMS)
ACL
17-60 (June 22, 2017)
Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) Data Clean-Up For
Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-18
ACIN
I-87-16E (February 28, 2017)
Errata To Psychotropic Medication Data Sharing
ACIN
I-87-16 (December 5, 2016)
Psychotropic Medication Data Sharing
ACL
16-75 (September 27, 2016)
Foster Youth Data Shared With California Department Of Education
ACIN
I-12-15 (March 9, 2015)
Accessing Child Welfare Services/ Case Management System (CWS/CMS) Data
Entry Instructions For County Letters/ Information Notices
ACIN
I-88-10 (November 2, 2010)
Safely Surrendered Baby Definition, Intake And Data Entry
ACL
03-61 (December 2, 2003)
CWS/CMS Data Entry
Reports
ACL 21-12 (May 6, 2021)
Documentation Of Diagnosed Conditions In The Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) For Adoption And Foster Care Analysis And Reporting System (AFCARS) Data Entry And Reporting Purposes
ACL 21-27 (March 12, 2021)
Child Welfare Requirements for Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) Training, Certification, and Entry of CANS Data into the Cares -Live System
ACIN
I-64-14 (October 31, 2014)
Adoption And Foster Care Analysis And Reporting System (AFCARS) Data Entry
Progress
ACL
13-106 (December 31, 2013)
Probation Foster Care Placement Monthly Caseload Statistical Report (FC23 1/05)
ACL
13-93 (December 9, 2013)
Release Of The California Child And
Family Services Review (C-CFSR) Instruction Manual
ACL
13-36 (July 18, 2013)
Complete, Accurate, And Timely Adoption And Foster Care Analysis And
Reporting System (AFCARS) Data Entry And Updates To The Child Welfare
Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS)
ACIN
I-03-13 (January 24, 2013)
Complete, Accurate, And Timely Data Entry And Updates To The Child Welfare
Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) Data
ACL
12-21 (April 24, 2012)
Assembly Bill 717, Chapter 468, Statutes Of 2011 Child Abuse Central Index
ACL
11-27 (April 21, 2011)
National Youth In Transition Database Data Implementation Requirements
ACIN
I-07-10 (January 25, 2010)
National Youth In Transition Database (NYTD) Data Entry Requirements Into The
Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) For All Foster Care
Youth Eligible For Independent Living Program (ILP) Services
ACIN
I-26-04 (May 18, 2004)
Review And Update Of Data Contained In The Child Welfare Services/Case
Management System
ACL
04-06 (April 14, 2004)
Records Retention ACL
ACIN
I-01-04 (January 13, 2004)
Adoption And Foster Care Analysis And Reporting System (AFCARS) Assessment
Review
ACIN
I-51-03 (October 17, 2003)
Child Welfare Services/Case Management System Data Aid Codes
ACIN
I-04-01 (January 29, 2001)
Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) Statewide Bulletins