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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 ) : |
| For - Risk Assessment Tool |
| PROCEDURES |
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| Select the most appropriate anchor, that would apply, if child protection services were withdrawn and the child protection case was closing. This method best reflects the "actual risk", that would be present, without child protection supports. |
| " Anchor Descriptions " ( GG 1. CG 2. ) - > |
| The... Risk Assessment Tool includes five assessment categories called, influences, related to the ; |
| (1) Caregiver (2) Child (3) Family (4) Intervention (5) Abuse / Neglect |
| Within... each one of these influences, are related risk elements, derived from child welfare theory research studies, and field experience. Grouping risk elements, within a set of risk influences, facilitates sharper focus on specific elements within an influence as well as broader examination of the interactions of more diverse risk elements. |
| ( 22 )... " Risk Elements ", are examined by the, "Risk Assessment Tool". Each risk element includes (5) scales of severity, these range from zero( 0 ) - to - four( 4 ). The scale headings are present on the Risk Assessment Tool. |
| ( 9 )... is assigned, when there is insufficient information to rate a risk element. Every risk element is important. A special effort should be made, to collect the information, needed to rate each risk element A risk element with, "insufficient information", should alert the worker/supervisor, to a possible problem situation. |
| Choose the anchor, where the description more closely reflects your assessment, of that particular risk element. It does not have to match exactly. If there is more than one description, whithin an anchor, not all parts need apply, in order to select that particular anchor. Not all anchors will be mutually exclusive. Partial descriptions from more than one anchor may reflect your particular case. Again, choose the risk element level, that seems to fit most closely When in doubt, select the anchor with the righer rating. When multiple children -and/or- caregivers may be involved, identify each caregiver (Caregiver #1 or Caregiver #2) -or- child (Child a, Child b, Child c, or Child d) - and - select the tick box which reflects the appropriate risk level for that individual. Caregivers to be rated include caregivers with significant access to the child. Where the risk element is present, use the Summary Description Box, to describe the facts which support your rating. Use codes, to identify the caregiver (#1, #2) - or - child (a,b,c,d) affected by the risk element. There is, interaction - and - overlap, among Risk Elements, that must be taken into consideration in completing both the, Risk Asssessment - and - Risk Analysis. Where certain information applies to ratings, more than one Risk Element, include this information only in rating the element, where it fits best; |
| The... Risk Assessment Scales, are further defiend, by descriptors called, anchors. The anchors help assign a rating, by providing a narrative description, which defines the status -or- functioning, of a child caregiver -or- family. In order to choose the anchor, best suited to describe the particular case situation the following guidelines should be kept in mind : |
| eg : while substance abuse may be considered a Mental Health issue, it should be rated only as a CG2 [Alcohol/Drug Use] -and not as- CG6 [Mental, Emotional, Intellectual Capacity] to Care for child(ren). |
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