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Child Safety Practice Manual is designed to support your work with a set of principles, values, procedures, approaches and systems. Together, these guide and inform the delivery of child protection services by the Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services in Queensland.

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Our procedures

Use these procedures to help you understand the key steps and actions a CSO may undertake to fulfil their legislative responsibilities.

Receive and respond at intake

Investigate and assess

Recommend a child protection order

Support a child at home

Support a child in care

Provide and review care

Engage with other jurisdictions

Practice kits

Alcohol and other drugs

Transition to adulthood

Care arrangements

Child sexual abuse

Domestic and family violence

Disability

Mental health

Permanency

Safe care and connection

Frequently used forms, templates and resources

Use this section to see some of the most frequently used forms, templates and resources or to search for a particular item.

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Letter to young person at 15 years

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Template 10 September 2019

Leaving care report

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