| - RISK DECISION # 6 - |
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| === RISK ASSESSMENT MODEL === for Child Protection in Ontario |
| Is the Child at risk of future Abuse / neglect ? : |
| - THE THEORY - |
| Standard ( 6 ) : |
| Eligibility for Service |
| " D E T A I L S " |
| Cont'd from Page 727 |
| Requirements Supporting Standard : |
| The... " Risk Assessment Form " - and the - " Risk Analysis ", shall be completed, by the worker, and approved by the supervisor, within (30) days after the receipt of the; referral, report, information, for all cases where the child(ren) have been determined to be in need of protection or where that determination can not be made within (30) days. |
| a. b. c. |
| There... are three (3) possible scenarios, at this Risk Decision Point, [ (30) days after receipt, of the referral, report, information ] : |
| The full protection investigation has been completed - and - the child has been determined, to be in need of protection ( Risk Decision # 5 ). A Risk Assessment shall be completed and the Standards and Risk Decisions that follow apply. The investigation has been completed and no child has been determined to be in need of protection ( Risk Decision # 5 ). A " Risk Assessment ", is not required - and - Standards (7), (8), (9), (10) and all Risk Decisions that follow, do not apply. The investigation has not yet been completed. A Risk Assessment shall be completed, in this case and is based on all information, gathered to date. Any immediate Risk Issues are identified - and - addressed. |
| It should... be noted that a review of the, " Risk Assessment ", is required, as outlined above, where any kind of new information, has been received, on an open protection case - and - this has resulted in a full protection investigation. ( Risk Decision # 1 ). |
| Thorough... information gathering, at each stage of investigation -and- service provision is required to facilitate an accurate Risk Assessment. The Rating given to each risk element represents a judgement based upon that information. For each judgement, the Rating should be a careful balance between facts that create -or- exacerbate risk, for the child -and- protective factors -or- strengths, that ameliorate risk. |
| A Risk Rating... of ( 9 ), should be used rarely, only in situations where not enough information has been gathered, on which to base a judgement. It is recognized that, what is expected, in rating risk elements, is a judgement supported by evidence, not a proof of fact. |
| The CPS/CAS... worker, in making the judgements, necessary to complete the, Risk Assessment - and - the Risk Analysis, should take the child - and - family's identified strengths - and - ethno-cultural orientation, into consideration. |
| The CAS/CPS... worker documents the results, of this information-gathering - and - asssessment by completing the, Risk Assessment Form, and the, Risk Analysis, at the conclusion of the investigation for all cases, where it is determined, that a child is in need of protection. |