Tribal CPA Updates | April 9, 2026

CPA Updates

Secure Access Washington (SAW) is transitioning to WA.gov 

WA CAP (Binti) Updates

Updated Form

Foster and Kinship Caregiver Training Opportunity

Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families sent this bulletin at 04/09/2026 11:00 AM PDT

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April 9, 2026

Hello Tribal Child Placing Agency (CPA) partners,

In April 2026, external users, including Tribal partners, who use SAW to log into OurKids and FamLink will be prompted to create a WA.gov account. All information and data in OurKids and FamLink will stay the same. A direct message about this transition was sent to caregivers on April 1 as well as a feature in the March Caregiver Connection newsletter. SAW changes do not impact WA CAP (Binti) and WA COMPASS at this time. 

On March 31, 2026, WA CAP (Binti) implemented the following as part of our monthly release schedule. Changes were made to five forms to comply with plain talk and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards.

File Checklist (Provisional Expedited License) 10-182b
Supervision Plan for Site Specific Conditions 10-419
Final Engagement Letter 10-483
Final Engagement Letter (No Email) 10-483a
Background Confirmation and Out of State Check 15-460

Updates to WA CAP (Binti) are informed by feedback from work groups, Tribal partners, DCYF staff, leadership, and external partners. We value your partnership in enhancing the WA CAP (Binti) experience and encourage you to share your suggestions.

If you have feedback regarding forms or language in WA CAP (Binti), please email your comments to the Portal Inbox at dcyf.caregiverportal@dcyf.wa.gov.

One CPA form has been updated; to avoid using outdated forms please download forms from the forms drive each time which can be accessed here: https://dcyf.wa.gov/forms.

CPA Policies and Procedures for Foster and Kinship DCYF 10-045
- This form is not required for Tribal CPAs

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DCYF’s Licensing Division, in partnership with The Alliance for Professional Development, Training, and Caregiver Excellence, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), presents a unique training opportunity for licensed foster parents and kinship caregivers.

Sadistic Online Exploitation | Tuesday, April 14 or Thursday, April 23 | From 1 to 3 p.m. via Teams

Register Today

Topics include:

Online “gore groups” that target young people to take part in harmful behavior.
Grooming of victims on popular social media sites and open‑world video games.
Nihilistic Violent Extremism, groups that often target girls, LGBTQIA+ youth, and minors who struggle with mental health challenges.

Two training hours will be granted by the Alliance. Registration is first come, first served, and will be limited to 200 attendees.

Sensitive and triggering topics will be covered. Due to the sensitive nature of the content, recording or transcripts will not be available.

Thanks,

Ron Effland
Foster Care Senior Administrator