| - RISK DECISION # 5 - |
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| === RISK ASSESSMENT MODEL === for Child Protection in Ontario |
| Is the Child In Need of Protection ? : |
| - THE THEORY - |
| Standard ( 5 ) : |
| Eligibility for Service |
| " D E T A I L S " |
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| If it is... determined that there are no children, in need of protection, the case should be closed - or - non-protection services, provided. If the case is closed -or- reclassified, to non-protection services, the documentation of the Risk Assessment Form is not required. Standards (6), (7), (8), (9) and (10), and all the following Risk Decisions do not apply, unless the determination is not made within the (30) days in which case Standard (6) - and - Risk Decision # 6 apply. |
| On completion... of the full protection investigation - and - after making the decision, about the verification, the CPS/CAS worker shall make a determination about whether the child(ren) is, in need of protection, according to the grounds as set out in the " CFSA S. 37 ". This decision shall be made, and documented within (30) days, of receipt, of the referral, report, information - and - shall be based upon reasonable - and - probable grounds. |
| Requirements Supporting Standard : |
| The documentation... shall include : |
| the determination about the need for protection; the rationale for that decision reference to relevant risk factors evidence of consideration of special needs evidence of consideration of cultural factors any need for consultation, related to the specific case. |
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| In exceptional... circumstances - and - with supervisory approval, further steps may be required beyond the (30) days, to complete the full protection investigation -and- make this determination. In that event Risk Decision # 5 shall be made as soon as possible -and- no later than (60) days, from the receipt of the referral, report, information. |
| Note : If further invetigative steps are required beyond the 30 days, the CPS/CAS worker is required by, Standard # 6 to complete the, Risk Assessment Tool , within (30) days. |
| Possible... outcomes, of the full protection investigation are : |
| original protection concerns are not verified, and the child is not in need of protection; original protection concerns are not verified, but child is in need of protection, for other reasons; original protection concerns are verified, but the child is not currently in need of protection; original protection concerns are verified, and the child is currently in need of protection. |
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| If it is... determined that the child(ren) is(are) currently in need of protection, the current reasons for service provision shall be documented, using the," Eligibility Spectrum " -and- the following Standards - and - Risk Decisions apply. |