Kinship Process Mapping

For agencies that have made a decision to use KPM , this guide contains practical step-by-step instructions for documenting and assessing how you currently identify, approval and support kin families for children involved with the child welfare system. This guide also provides a clear process you can use to identify gaps and develop solutions that will position the agency to achieve better outcomes for children and youth.

Many child welfare agencies are seeking effective strategies to identify and engage extended family networks to care for and protect children who cannot safely live with their parents. This guide provides a step-by-step method public child welfare agencies can use to identify barriers to placing children with kin and to develop recommendations for removing those barriers.