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Quick Guides
These Quick Guide Booklets were developed to assist workers in completion of recording
common tasks in CWS/CMS. They are available to download from this site.
The booklets are in a customizable format to fit your county procedures.
Any questions please contact Terry Luna.
Booklets
*New 8/25/10 Release 6.4 Quick Guide
This guide covers all the new changes in CWS/CMSthat are effective
*Updated 8/5/10 New User Booklet
This booklet contains quick guides for all major areas in CWS/CMS that will routinely be accessed by Social Workers. It includes all functionality for documentation in referrals and cases from case opening to closure.
*New 5/11/10 Monthly Contacts by FFA or ICPC SW
* New 11/7/09* Release 6.3 Quick Guide:
This guide covers all the new changes in CWS/CMSthat are effective 11/7/09.
*New 10/21/09*Family Engagement Efforts
This guide shows the CWS/CMS instructions for documenting family engagement efforts as outlined in ACIN 1-67-09.
Adoptions Booklet
This booklet outlines all functionality in CWS/CMS related to Adoptions. It covers all important screens that should be documented prior to and including finalization.
This booklet is designed for the county licensing worker when recording foster home licensing information into CWS/CMS. It covers creating new homes, updating current homes, and documentation in the county license case screens.
This booklet outlines functionality in CWS/CMS that will be used by a CWS Supervisor. It includes information on assigning and transferring cases, printing reports, approvals, and funding considerations related to CWS/CMS.
Child Welfare Outcomes for Supervisors
This booklet is a practical guide that focuses on screens / fields in CWS/CMS that support the federal and state outcome measures. It is in a simple format that can be used by a supervisor when reviewing a case/referral to insure the correct fields have been completed for each outcome measure
This quick guide addresses the new changes to CWS/CMS that are effective in the 6.2 release effective 11/1/08.
Recording Psychotropic Medication-Outcome Measure 5F:
This guide outlines the required entries for documenting court ordered psychotropic medications for children in foster care
Safely Surrendered Babies
This guides describes the CWS/CMS entries for documenting an infant surrendered at a Safe Haven site per Senate Bill 1368.
Relative Approval
This quick guide will guide the user through using CWS/CMS to record the relative approval information and the supporting documents, as well as placement of the child into an approved relative home. Instructions for the annual reassessment are included, and a document outlining correction prodedures for this area.