Policies
Aboriginal Employment and Learning Strategy 2009 to 2014
Outlines specific activities that will assist in attracting and increasing the number and retention of Aboriginal workers within the Department.
Adoption of Children Policy 2011
Our approach to placing and supporting children in adoptive care.
At Risk Youth Strategy 2011-2014
Focuses on the services contracted or provided by the Department, targeted to young people experiencing the greatest level of risk.
Care Planning Policy 2009
The legislative requirements and the practice procedures for care planning for children in the CEO’s care.
Child care for a child in the CEO's care - Information for field workers and carers
Child care for a child in the care of the Department for Child Protection - Information for child care service providers
Child Sexual Abuse Policy 2009
To ensure staff respond to situations of child sexual abuse in line with the Department’s role.
Children and Young People in the CEO's Care 2007
Presents the Department's approach to exercise of its responsibilities for the wellbeing and safety of children and young people in care or leaving care.
Complaints Management Policy 2008
The process to have your complaints addressed by the Department.
Contact Policy 2010
Outlines the Department’s position in relation to promoting contact between children in care and their birth family and seeks to guide staff in the planning and implementation of contact arrangements.
Creating Safe Environments for Children - Organisations, Employees and Volunteers
A national approach on the safety of children dealing with community services organisations.
Directions for Aboriginal and Cultural Learning 2009
Sets out strategies to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence of all staff to achieve better engagement and better outcomes with Aboriginal families.
Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2007-2011
How we will to improve access to services, information and facilities.
Disability Access and Inclusion Plan – Year Two Implementation Plan 2008-2009
What we will do in 2008-2009 to improve access to services, information and facilities.
Documented Education Plans - Fact Sheet
Explains how we will meet the educational needs of children and young people in the Chief Executive Officer's care.
Enhancing the planning and delivery of services to Aboriginal people in Western Australia 2007
A guide for not-for-profit services funded by the Department.
Establishment Payment to informal relative carers
Outlines the Department’s support and financial assistance which may be provided to relatives where it is assessed that it is in the child’s best interests to reside with those relatives.
Also see the Establishment Payment fact sheet.
Family and Domestic Violence Policy 2010
Describes the Department’s prevention, protection and provision role in the area.
Family and Domestic Violence Strategic Plan 2009-2013
By establishing a shared vision and working towards common goals, the incidence of family and domestic violence can be reduced, victims can more effectively be kept safe from further harm and perpetrators made accountable for their violent behaviour.
Family and Domestic Violence Strategic Plan 2009-2013: Annual Action Plan 2009-10
The first Annual Action Plan to support the implementation of the WA Strategic Plan for Family and Domestic Violence 2009-2013.
Foster Care Partnership Policy 2012
To improve support for general and relative foster carers.
Foster Care Partnership Practice Framework
Sets out the Department’s new model of foster care team participation and support.
Foster Carers Support at Difficult Times Policy
To ensure field staff reflect the spirit of the Foster Care Partnership (2009) when engaging with foster carers so they are adequately supported in caring for children in care at difficult times.
Leaving Care Policy 2011
To ensure children and young people are adequately prepared and assisted for this transition.
Men in Their Role as Fathers: Strategic Framework 2007
Involving Fathers – Improving Outcomes for Children.
Neglect: Policy on Neglect 2008
Neglect: Background Paper: Understanding Neglect 2008
Focuses on the prevalence of neglect and the serious harm it can cause, including the death of a child.
Parental Support and Responsibility Act 2008
Enables the Children’s Court to order parents to attend parental support services.
Permanency Planning Consultation Paper 2008
Highlights the need to make early and timely decisions about reunifying a child with their parent(s) and/or formalising permanent out-of-home care arrangements.
Permanency Planning Policy 2010
Seeks to address the issue of placement instability and ‘drift’ in care by placing an emphasis on stability and permanency from the time a child first comes into care.
Permanency Planning - Information for Carers
Permanency Planning - Information for Parents and Families
Residential Care Conceptual and Operational Framework: Background Paper 2009
The overarching model and core elements of how the Department for Child Protection residential facilities plan to operate.
Reunification Policy 2010
Ensures that Field Workers and staff in non government agencies understand the concept and process of reunification and the need to assess, plan, implement and transition a child in the care of the CEO to his/her birth family within the required timeframes.
Secure Care Background Paper 2011
Describes the Department’s approach to achieving stability and resolving critical risk for children in care in accordance with the principles and aims that support secure care arrangements within the legislative mandate.
Signs of Safety Child Protection Practice Framework
Adoption of Signs of Safety as the Department for Child Protection's Child Protection Practice Framework.
Signs of Safety Policy
Our way to ensure that the way we protect children is primarily based around the safety of the child.
Supporting individuals and families at risk or in crisis: Strategic Framework and State Plan 2009
Bringing together the secondary services that the Department and other government agencies directly
provide or fund through the community services sector.