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| === RISK ASSESSMENT MODEL === for Child Protection in Ontario |
| Does the Case meet Eligibility Requirements for Child Protection Services : |
| - THE THEORY - |
| Standard ( 1 ) : |
| Eligibility for Service |
| Within 24 Hours... of a CPS (Child Protection Service) - CAS (Children's Aid Society), receiving a referral, report, information, about a child, who is - or - may be, in need of protection, the CPS / CAS social worker will : |
| In response... to information received by CPS/CAS, that a child may have, or is abused / neglected the worker shall, within three (3) days, document the results, of a check, of the Child Abuse Register. |
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| Every... CPS/CAS must implement a system of review at the supervisory level on a regular basis and no less often than every three (3) months of a decision, in that period, that referrals, reports, information are not eligibile for service. |
| This Standard... also applies to new referrals/reports/information, about protection concerns, that are received, by the CPS/CAS, on a case, which is receiving ongoing service. |
| " OVERVIEW " |
| This Risk Decision... determines if a referral, report, and/or information is eligible for a full child protection investigation - and - protection assessment - or - if the case is eligible for some other form of child welfare service - and - is said to be a critical function, for the following reasons: |
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| record the information received by referral, report and/or information. documents the eligibility decision and supporting reasons. search the provincial data-base, to determine whether there is any information on the system, about contact between an agency and the child, or any member of the child's family, that may be relevant in determining whether -or- not there are reasonable grounds to believe, that the child is in need of protection and where, there has been contact, record relevant information, concerning that contact. document the decision about whether or not a full protection investigation will be initiated. |
| it is a means, by which the community can communicate its' concerns, for children, who may be in need of protection. it responds to the (Child and Family Services Act) professional -and- public duty, to report -and- increases the safety - and - protection, of the child; it is the initial point of contact, between the Child Protection System / Children's Aid Society, and the community, and will heavily influence the perception, of expertise -and- professionalism, with which the community regards the CPS/CAS; it provides a point of contact, for the CPS/CAS's mandate -and- functions to be interpreted to the community, as clarified by the Eligibility Spectrum; it provides an opportunity to facilitate, "referrals", to other community resources, should the child and/or family, so reported, not be eligible for child protection service. |
| Standard ( 1 ) : |
| INTRODUCTION |
| Eligibility for Service |