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| === RISK ASSESSMENT MODEL === for Child Protection in Ontario |
| CASE RISK RATING GUIDELINES : |
| - THE THEORY - |
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| ( 5 ) High Risk : |
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| Cases assigned high risk rating, reflect situations, which pose the most dangerous, and highest likelihood, of future abuse - and/or - neglect, to a child. It is likely that most of the risk element ratings are " 3 " -or- " 4 ". If many risk elements have lower ratings, one -or- more particular elements are significant enough, to warrant a high case risk rating. It's expected, these cases will remain open, as Protection Cases, to the, Children's Aid Society - and/or - some other Child Protection Agency, unless clear justification can be provided. It is essential, that these cases receive Child Protection Services, to decrease identified risk(s). |
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| Cases, assigned a moderately high risk rating, reflect situations, where there is a highly serious risk, of future abuse - and/or - neglect, to a child. It is likely that several, of the, risk element ratings, are " 3 " - or - " 4 ". If many risk elements have lower ratings, one - or - more particular elements, are significant enough, to warrant a moderately high case risk rating. It's expected, these cases will remain open, as Protection Cases, to the, Children's Aid Society and/or some other Child Protection Agency, unless clear justification, can be provided. There is a high likelihood that these cases need Child Protection Services, to decrease identified risk. |
| ( 4 ) Moderately High Risk : |
| ( 3 ) Intermediate Risk : |
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| Cases, assigned an intermediate risk rating, reflect situations, where there is significant risk of future abuse - and/or - neglect, to a child. It's likely that several of the risk element ratings are " 2 "-or-" 3 ". If many risk elements have lower ratings, one - or - more particular elements, are significant enough, to warrant an intermediate case risk rating. It's expected, these cases will remain open, as Protection Cases, to the, Children's Aid Society and/or some other Child Protection Agency, unless clear justification, can be provided. These cases are likely to benefit from Child Protection Services, to decrease identified risk. |
| ( 2 ) Moderately Low Risk : |
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| Cases, assigned a moderately low risk rating, reflect situations, where the risk of future abuse and/or neglect, to a child is relatively low. It is likely that most, of the risk elements, are rated " 2 " -or- even lower. If there are any risk elements rated higher, these elements, are likely to be offset, by elements, with lower ratings and by family - or - individual strengths. Some of these cases, may have family - or - child needs, which may and can probably be met by Child Protection Services. |
| ( 1 ) No - or - Low Risk : |
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| Cases assigned, no/low case risk rating, reflect situations, where the risk, of future abuse -or- neglect, to a child, is low - or - insignificant. It's likely that most, of the risk elements are rated " 0 "-or-" 1 ". If there are any risk elements rated higher, these risk elements are likely, to be offset by lower rated elements, and family or individual strengths. Few of these cases, are likely to have family - or - child needs, which are appropriate, for any Child Protection Agency, to provide. |