Resources and publications
Publications
- Kinship Care Program Description (PDF, 1 MB) Kinship Care Program Description (DOCX, 460 KB) - defines the kinship care program in Queensland
- Information for existing carers - used for the induction of foster and kinship carers.
- Information for prospective carers - for people interested in becoming a foster or kinship carer.
- Charter of rights books:
- Statement of Commitment between the department and the foster and kinship carers of Queensland
- Children and Young People's Participation Strategy
- My Home - providing a permanent home for children who are unable to live with their own families (PDF, 248 KB) My Home - providing a permanent home for children who are unable to live with their own families (DOCX, 18 KB)
- Duty of disclosure - a fact sheet for carers (PDF, 377 KB) Duty of disclosure - a fact sheet for carers (DOCX, 104 KB)
- Confidentiality and privacy information for private contractors and panel participants (PDF, 26 KB) Confidentiality and privacy information for private contractors and panel participants (DOCX, 17 KB)
- Foster care matching tool (PDF, 1 MB) Foster care matching tool (DOCX, 394 KB)
- National Disability Insurance Scheme:
- Application for approval - Form 3 APA (PDF, 878 KB) Application for approval - Form 3 APA (DOCX, 579 KB)
- Application for approval - Form 3 APA - Guide to completion (PDF, 504 KB)
- Carer applicant health and well-being questionnaire (PDF, 231 KB)
- Change in carer circumstances form (PDF, 618 KB)
- Conclusion of Placement form (DOC)
- Covering letter for change of circumstances form (DOC, 22 KB)
- Covering letter for the information kit (DOC, 27 KB)
- Expression of interest (becoming a foster or kinship carer)
- Form 1: Foster carer intake (DOC, 598 KB)
- Form 2: Household safety study (DOCX, 63 KB)
- Form 3A: Carer applicant assessment and recommendation - Initial approval only (DOCX, 50 KB)
- Form 3A: Guidelines for completing assessment report - Initial approval only (PDF, 983 KB)
- Form 3B: Carer applicant assessment and recommendation - Renewal of approval only (DOCX, 72 KB)
- Form 3B: Guidelines for completing assessment report - Renewal of approval only (PDF, 967 KB)
- Foster Carer Agreement (DOCX)
- General practitioner's report on carer applicant (PDF, 621 KB)
- Invitation to information session (DOC, 29 KB)
- Invitation to initial interview (DOC, 23 KB)
- Kinship carer initial assessment report (DOCX, 850 KB)
- Kinship carer initial assessment report guidelines (PDF, 3.4 MB)
- Kinship carer renewal assessment report (DOCX, 844 KB)
- Kinship carer renewal assessment report guidelines (PDF, 1 MB)
- New adult household member form (DOCX, 49 KB)
- Quality care: Foster carer training forms and templates
For more foster care information and resources, refer to the Provide and review care procedure in the Child Safety Practice Manual.
Guides and manuals
Legislation
News and events
Policies and procedures
- Child related costs (645) (PDF, 428 KB) Child related costs (645) (DOCX, 396 KB)
- Child related costs - carer support (procedure 645.5) (PDF, 400 KB) Child related costs - carer support (procedure 645.5) (DOCX, 392 KB)
- Child related costs - child and young person support (procedure 645.4) (PDF, 392 KB) Child related costs - child and young person support (procedure 645.4) (DOCX, 491 KB)
- Child related costs - education and child care support (procedure 645.2) (PDF, 414 KB) Child related costs - education and child care support (procedure 645.2) (DOCX, 397 KB)
- Child related costs - health and wellbeing (procedure 645.1) (PDF, 583 KB) Child related costs - health and wellbeing (procedure 645.1) (DOCX, 396 KB)
- Child related costs - in-home support funding (630) (PDF, 422 KB) Child related costs - in-home support funding (630) (DOCX, 389 KB)
- Child related costs - in-home support funding (procedure 630) (PDF, 418 KB) Child related costs - in-home support funding (procedure 630) (DOCX, 400 KB)
- Child related costs - placement funding (628) (PDF, 419 KB) Child related costs - placement funding (628) (DOCX, 391 KB)
- Child related costs - placement funding (procedure 628) (PDF, 336 KB) Child related costs - placement funding (procedure 628) (DOCX, 390 KB)
- Child related costs - placement support funding (629) (PDF, 409 KB) Child related costs - placement support funding (629) (DOCX, 387 KB)
- Child related costs - placement support funding (procedure 629) (PDF, 396 KB) Child related costs - placement support funding (procedure 629) (DOCX, 388 KB)
- Child related costs - travel (procedure 645.3) (PDF, 562 KB) Child related costs - travel (procedure 645.3) (DOCX, 397 KB)
Children in care
- Early Childhood Education and Care participation minimum gap payment (640) (PDF, 307 KB) Early Childhood Education and Care participation minimum gap payment (640) (DOCX, 388 KB)
- Emergent accommodation (631) (PDF, 417 KB) Emergent accommodation (631) (DOCX, 391 KB)
- Emergent accommodation (procedure 631) (PDF, 396 KB) Emergent accommodation (procedure 631) (DOCX, 389 KB)
- Managing access to My Health Records using the Children in Care portal (642) (PDF, 215 KB) Managing access to My Health Records using the Children in Care portal (642) (DOCX, 399 KB)
- Managing high risk behaviour (646) (PDF, 243 KB) Managing high risk behaviour (646) (DOCX, 66 KB)
- Participation of children and young people in decision making (369) (PDF, 308 KB) Participation of children and young people in decision making (369) (DOCX, 389 KB)
- Permanency planning (594) (PDF, 342 KB) Permanency planning (594) (DOCX, 392 KB)
- Placement of children in care (578) (PDF, 461 KB) Placement of children in care (578) (DOCX, 395 KB)
- Positive behaviour support (604) (PDF, 195 KB) Positive behaviour support (604) (DOCX, 59 KB)
- Residential care (606) (PDF, 252 KB) Residential care (606) (DOCX, 393 KB)
- Responding to concerns about the standards of care (326) (PDF, 234 KB) Responding to concerns about the standards of care (326) (DOCX, 388 KB)
- Response to children who are sexually abused while in care (627) (PDF, 182 KB) Response to children who are sexually abused while in care (627) (DOCX, 389 KB)
- Support for children in the care of long-term and permanent guardians (607) (PDF, 284 KB) Support for children in the care of long-term and permanent guardians (607) (DOCX, 389 KB)
- Transition to adulthood (349) (PDF, 250 KB) Transition to adulthood (349) (DOCX, 392 KB)
Foster and kinship care
- Carer learning and support (457) (PDF, 408 KB) Carer learning and support (457) (DOCX, 386 KB)
- Carer participation (460) (PDF, 412 KB) Carer participation (460) (DOCX, 386 KB)
- Carer participation (procedure 460) (PDF, 316 KB) Carer participation (procedure 460) (DOCX, 386 KB)
- Complex Support Needs Allowance (612) (PDF, 377 KB) Complex Support Needs Allowance (612) (DOCX, 383 KB)
- Complex Support Needs Allowance (procedure 612) (PDF, 297 KB) Complex Support Needs Allowance (procedure 612) (DOCX, 404 KB)
- Dual payment of carer allowances (289) (PDF, 564 KB) Dual payment of carer allowances (289) (DOCX, 397 KB)
- Dual payment of carer allowances (procedure 289) (DOCX, 389 KB) Dual payment of carer allowances (procedure 289) (PDF, 401 KB)
- Expenses - fortnightly caring allowance and interstate foster payments (365) (PDF, 292 KB) Expenses - fortnightly caring allowance and interstate foster payments (365) (DOCX, 390 KB)
- Expenses - fortnightly caring allowance and inter-state foster payments (procedure 365) (PDF, 280 KB) Expenses - fortnightly caring allowance and inter-state foster payments (procedure 365) (DOCX, 442 KB)
- Foster care matching: a partnership approach (639) (PDF, 442 KB) Foster care matching: a partnership approach (639) (DOCX, 401 KB)
- Foster care training (383) (PDF, 416 KB) Foster care training (383) (DOCX, 386 KB)
- High support needs allowance (296) (PDF, 243 KB) High support needs allowance (296) (DOCX, 394 KB)
- High support needs allowance (procedure 296) (PDF, 294 KB) High support needs allowance (procedure 296) (DOCX, 414 KB)
- Immunisation of children in care (638) (PDF, 276 KB) Immunisation of children in care (638) (DOC, 424 KB)
- Kinship care (632) (PDF, 237 KB) Kinship care (632) (DOCX, 389 KB)
- Placement of children with Child Safety employees (36) (PDF, 235 KB) Placement of children with Child Safety employees (36) (DOCX, 389 KB)
- Regional-remote loading for carers (379) (PDF, 556 KB) Regional-remote loading for carers (379) (DOCX, 394 KB)
- Regional-remote loading for carers (procedure 379) (PDF, 553 KB) Regional-remote loading for carers (procedure 379) (DOCX, 401 KB)
Websites
For foster or kinship carers
For young people in care or transitioning to independence
- Young people in care - information on the Queensland Government website for young people in or transitioning from care about family group meetings, case plans, education support plans, child health passports, leaving care, standards of care, and making a complaint.
- CREATE Foundation - connects and empowers children and young people in care and improves the care system through activities, programs, training and policy advice.
- Create your future - a guide for young people leaving care.