Foster care documents and forms

Here you'll find links to documents to help you get things done. It's not a comprehensive list. Much more detail can be found in various manuals, bulletins and statutes, to which there are links below, plus PartnerLlnk, our site for county and tribal agency partners.

Category topic

Northstar
Health/Medical information
Relatives
Foster care licensing
Adoption and child foster care homestudy
Court
Permanency/case planning
Plans and forms CountyLink webpage

Voluntary placement agreements
Permanency
Case Planning
- Caseworker visits with children in foster care
  
  Frequent, quality visits by caseworkers with children in foster care are essential to their safety and well-being at all ages. At each developmental stage, children's needs change, and so do the purposes of the visits. These nine brief videos each provide best-practice suggestions for different scenarios involving foster children.
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- Caseworker and child visits best practice guide DHS-7987 (PDF)
- Child and Family Visitation Practice Guide DHS-5552 (PDF)
- Children in Foster Care: Babysitting Guidelines DHS-7830 (PDF)
- Children in Foster Care: Using Relative Visits and Alternative Care Arrangements DHS-7030A (PDF)
- Concurrent Permanency Planning Practice Guide DHS-4778 (PDF)
- Consideration of Culture in Placement Decisions Bulletin #18-68-17 (PDF)
- Foster Care Sibling Bill of Rights Bulletin #18-68-15 (PDF)
- Health plan notification of foster care and child protection placement with authorization form DHS-5275 (PDF)
- Minnesota's Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard Guidance DHS-7684 (PDF)
- Notifying the Court of Placement Changes Bulletin #19-68-11 (PDF)
- Parent-Child Visitation Guidance during COVID-19 Pandemic Bulletin #20-68-34 (PDF)
- Parent-Child Visitation Guidance for COVID-19 Pandemic DHS-7398 (PDF)
- Resource Family and Caseworker Visit Discussion Tool DHS-7889 (PDF)
- Quality child care and early education for children involved with child welfare services DHS-7353A-ENG (PDF)
- Initial foster care phone calls: Practice guide for social service agencies DHS-7295A-ENG (PDF)
- Initial foster care phone calls: Information for parents, foster parents and facility staff DHS-7295B-ENG (PDF)
Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS)