Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
About Us
The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) is a helping hand and lifeline for one out of every four Washington residents.
Each year, more than 2.1 million children, families, vulnerable adults and seniors come to DSHS for protection, comfort, food assistance, financial aid, medical care and other services.
As a single agency, DSHS is able to provide services from several programs to meet the multiple needs of the majority of clients.
DSHS could not do this massive job without the outstanding assistance of dedicated family members, foster parents, community groups, religious organizations, private providers and other government agencies.
Articles by Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
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Child Development Guide: Four to Five Years
Developmental Tasks To learn to distinguish between reality and fantasy. To become comfortable with own sexual...
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Child Development Guide: Five to Six Years
Developmental Tasks To learn to distinguish between reality and fantasy. To become comfortable with own gender. To...
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Child Development Guide: Six to Seven Years
Developmental Tasks To learn to distinguish between reality and fantasy. To become comfortable with own gender...
Topics: Middle Years (5-9) | An Overview of Ages 5-8 -
Child Development Guide: Seven to Eight Years
Developmental Tasks To develop a sense of accomplishment centered around the ability to learn and apply skills, deal...
Topics: Middle Years (5-9) | An Overview of Ages 5-8 -
Child Development Guide: Eight to Nine Years
Developmental Tasks To develop a sense of accomplishment, which centers around the ability to learn and apply skills,...
Topics: Middle Years (5-9) | An Overview of Ages 8-10 -
Child Development Guide: Nine to Ten Years
Developmental Tasks To develop a sense of accomplishment, which centers around the ability to learn and apply skills,...
Topics: Preteen Years (9-13) | An Overview of Ages 8-10 -
Child Development Guide: Ten to Eleven Years
Developmental Tasks To develop a sense of accomplishment, which centers around the ability to learn and apply skills,...
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Child Development Guide: Eleven to Twelve Years
Developmental Tasks To develop a sense of accomplishment, which centers around the ability to learn and apply skills,...
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Child Development Guide: Twelve to Fifteen Years
Developmental Tasks To create own personal identity based upon the integration of values and a sense of self in...
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Child Development Guide: Sixteen to Nineteen Years
Developmental Tasks To create own personal identity based upon the integration of values and a sense of self in...
Topics: Teen Years (13-19) | An Overview of Ages 13-18
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