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| === RISK ASSESSMENT MODEL === for Child Protection in Ontario |
| Risk Assessment Scale Anchor Descriptions : |
| - THE THEORY - |
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| " Anchor Descriptions " ( F 2. F 3.) - > |
| Child Influence - C 5. - Child's Physical Health and Development |
| 4 . 3 . 2 . 1 . 0 . 9 . |
| Severe physical illness, disability, or lack of physical develpment; requires medical care Severe and/or chronic physical illness substance use, having serious effect on the child's health and development, drug withdrawal - or - positive toxicology, disability -or- handicap, or severe pain -or- discomfort from conditions severely restricts child's activities or school performance Special efforts unable to restore such activities. Child's weight and height below 5th percentile of age; reason unknown -or- attributed to quality, of care. Child is listless -and- needs medical care. Diagnosis of, "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome". Child is diagnosed, with a sexually transmitted disease - or - other physical indications, of sexual activity, inappropriate to age. Serious physical illness, disability, or lack of physical development; restricts activities without special care. Physical illness or disability, seriously restricts activities and school performance -and- requires special care, which caregiver views as, "burdensome". Child's weight - and - height are below 5th percentile for age; reason unknown, but caregiver is cooperative - and - willing to learn. Modearte physical illness, disability or lack of physical development; restricts activities somewhat but overcome with special care. Moderate physical illness -or- disability, or moderate pain/discomfort, restricts child somewhat Activities - and - school performance achieved, with special care and treatment. Child's weight and height are below 5th percentile for age; medical reasons are known. Mild physical illness, disability or lack of physical development; doesn't restrict activity Mild physical illness or disability that does not restrict child's activities or shcool performance Child's height and weight is between 5th and 10th percentile; reason is known. Healthy - and - no obvious physical illness, disability - or - lack of physical development Child is healthy, and has no -or- only minor illness, or disability, which does not restrict child's activities or school performance. Child's weight -and- height are at, or above 10th percentile. Insufficient information to make a rating. |
| Family Influence - F 1. - Family Violence |
| 4 . 3 . 2 . 1 . 0 . 9 . Note |
| Repeated or serious physical violence -or- substantical risk, of serious physical violence in family. Adult required medical treatment, for injuries, sustained -or- medical attention required, but not sought; unexplained injuries. Recurring or frequent requests for police intervention; restraining order may exist. Threats or use of weapons, by one family member against another. Absolute domination of emotional, financial social - and - sexual spheres, by one member; other member is submissive. Caregiver is pregnant, incidents, of physical violence, have occurred, since the pregnancy. Incidents, of physical violence, in family; imbalance, of power - and - control. Adult physically assaulted by another family member - but - medical attention was not required Threats, (to kill / seriously injure) expressed between family members. Previous requests have been made to police, for assistance. Emotional and financial control maintained, by one family member; possible sexual abuse of one family member by another. Indicents of violence occur in presence of childen. Isolation and intimidation; threats of harm. Family members controlled, through limited access, to financial resources, intimidation, and/or isolation. Other family member attempts to control, activities, movement -and- contacts, with other people. Family member put in fear, by looks, actions, gestures, destruction, of property Threats of harm - and/or - pushing, shoving, of one family member, by another. Verbal Aggression. Family member's activities constrained through verbal aggression. Member may exhibit anxiety or apprehension, in the presence, of another member. Caregiver has experienced prior abusive relationships. Mutual tolerance. There is a mutual communication base. Conflicts between family members are handled without physical threats, intimidation - or - violence. One adult, in family - no domestic violence issues No experience, with prior abusive relationships. Insufficient information to make a rating. : The term, "adult" includes adults, in the family, siblings - and - any other adults, who may be included in the family constellation, regardless of residence, such as a batterer who may be in -and- out of the home, over time. |