| RISK DECISION # 2 |
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| === RISK ASSESSMENT MODEL === for Child Protection in Ontario |
| What is the response time ? : |
| - THE THEORY - |
| Standard ( 2 ) : |
| Eligibility for Service |
| " OVERVIEW " |
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| When a decision... to initiate a full protection investigation has been made, the worker shall, as soon as possible -and- within twenty four (24) hours, of receipt, of the referral, report, information: |
| For all... referrals, reports, information, requiring a full protection investigation - and - determined to be extremely severe, the worker shall: |
| document the response time decision, the reasons for the decision, the plan for investigation - and - the supervisory consultation. |
| see the child(ren), who are the subject(s), of the; referral, report, information, as soon as possible and within twelve (12) hours, after receipt, of the information; see all other children in the family, as soon as possible, and within twelve (12) hours, after receipt of the referral, report, information, unless there are no reasonable - and/or - probable grounds, to suspect, they may be in need of protection - and - a full protection investigation is not required. |
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| For all... referrals, reports, information, requiring a full protection investigation - and - determined to be moderately severe, the worker shall: |
| see the child(ren), who are the subject(s), of the; referral, report, information, as soon as possible and within seven (7) days, after receipt, of the information; see all other children, in the family, as soon as possible - and - within seven (7) days, after receipt of the referral, report, information, unless there are no reasonable - and/or - probable grounds, to suspect, they may be in need of protection - and - a full protection investigation is not required. |
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| Reasons... shall be documented in the case file - and - approved, by the supervisor where: |
| seeing the child(ren) is delayed beyond twelve (12) hours, after the, referrals, reports, information are determined to be extremely severe -or- seven (7) days, for all other child protection cases; all the children in the family are not seen. |
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| Standard ( 2 ) : |
| INTRODUCTION |
| Eligibility for Service |
| The Level... of danger, faced by a child, can be plotted on a continuum, that stretches from none to life-threatening. Generally speaking, the time it takes to respond to referrals, reports, information should correlate with the level of danger, to the child. |
| Deciding... on an appropriate "Response Time", is a matter of professional judgement, as is assigning the appropriate priorities, to differing simultaneous referrals, reports and information. Chinical skill, child protection training, previous experience, and consultation with colleagues and supervisors, are important components, of the professional judgement, necessary to make these decisions. |