MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CHILDREN’S DIVISION Resource Development Worker Policy Reference Guide
Child Welfare Manual Sections, Chapters, Subsections and Attachments are not listed in the order of importance or in the order to be completed.
I. The following sections of the manual are to be reviewed and implemented during the process of determining placement options.
Section 4 Chapter 2 Sub Section 2	Placement with a Resource Family
Section 4 Chapter 2 Sub Section 1	Placement Options
Section 4 Chapter 2	Placements
Section 6 Chapter 13	Resource Development Worker Responsibilities
Section 6 Chapter 9	Out-Of-County Inquiry
Section 6 Chapter 10	CD Employees as Foster or Adoptive Parents
II. The following sections of the manual are to be reviewed and implemented during the process of assessing a resource provider applicant.
Section 6 Chapter 20	Roles and Responsibilities of Resource Parents
Section 6 Chapter 16	Relative Foster Care
Section 4 Chapter 4 Subsection 5	Children with Elevated Needs
Section 6 Chapter 18	Medical Foster Care
Section 6 Chapter 17	Respite
Section 5 Chapter 2 Subsection 9	Recording Guidelines and Record Composition
Section 5 Chapter 1 Subsection 4	Case Records and Filing-Resource Home Records
Section 6 Chapter 1	Recruitment Of Resource Families
Section 6 Chapter 12	Resource Provider's Emergency Procedures
Section 6 Chapter 2	Resource Provider Training
Section 6 Chapter 3	Resource Family Assessment And Licensing Process
Section 6 Chapter 3 Subsection 1.3	Guide for Conducting Resource Family Assessments
Section 6 Chapter 3 Subsection 1	Foster Family Home Licensing Rules
Section 6 Chapter 3 Subsection 1	Resource Provider Family Assessment Process
Section 6 Chapter 3 Subsection 3	Foster/Adoptive Assessments/approval (FA)
Section 6 Chapter 3 Subsection 4	Child Care Homes as Foster Homes
Section 6 Chapter 3 Subsection 6	Reopening a Closed Resource Provider
Section 6 Chapter 3 Subsection 8	Resource Provider Assessment Recording Outline
Section 6 Chapter 13	Resource Development Worker Responsibilities
Section 6 Chapter 4	Emergency Foster Homes
Section 6 Chapter 8	Court Requested/Ordered Adoptive Assessment
Section 6 Chapter 11	Licensing of Resource Families Trained in Other States
III. The following sections of the manual are to be reviewed and implemented to maintain and monitor a resource provider home.
Section 4 Chapter 12 Subsection 8	Financial Considerations
Section 5 Chapter 2 Subsection 9	Recording Guidelines and Record Composition
Section 5 Chapter 3 Subsection 6	Record Access Out-of-Home Care Provider Records
Section 5 Chapter 3 Subsection 7	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Section 5 Chapter 5 Subsection 2 Sub subsection 5	Record Retention and Expungement
Section 6 Chapter 2 Subsection 5	In-Service Training
Section 6 Chapter 2 Subsection 6	Other Approved In-Service Training
Section 6 Chapter 7 Subsection 7	Guide for Conducting a Review of a Foster Home
Section 6 Chapter 13	Resource Development Worker Responsibilities
Section 6 Chapter 5	Foster Home Utilization and Support
Section 6 Chapter 6	Support Groups for Resource Providers
Section 6 Chapter 7 Subsection 8	Family Support Team Decision Review
IV. The following sections of the manual are to be reviewed and implemented when assessing a resource provider home for renewal of license and/or contract.
Section 6 Chapter 16 Subsection 5	Renewal/Reassessment of Relative Home
Section 6 Chapter 3 Subsection 5	Guide for Conducting Renewal Assessment
Section 6 Chapter 3 Subsection 7	Closing a Resource home
V. The following sections of the manual are to be reviewed and implemented when revoking a license or denying an application for providing foster care services.
Section 6 Chapter 3 Subsection 1	Foster Family Home Licensing Rules
Section 6 Chapter 7 Subsection 7	Guide for Conducting a Review of a Foster Home
Section 6 Chapter 7	Children’s Division's Appeal Process
VI. The following sections of the manual are to be reviewed and implemented in addition to the previous locations when a resource provider chooses to be an adoptive resource.
Section 4 Chapter 8 Subsection 2	Adoption
Section 4 Chapter 9	Adoption Process
Section 6 Chapter 3 Subsection 2	Adoptive Family Assessment
Section 6 Chapter 7 Subsection 9	Adoption Staffing Team Decision Review for a Family Not Selected
VII. Closing a Resource Home
Section 6 Chapter 3 Subsection 7	Closing a Resource Home

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