7 Days
Completed within priority response.
What is Commencement.
Preponderance Evidence of child abuse or child/neglect is confirmed.
What is CAT I,II,III?
Best practice for commencement.
What is face-to-face?
You may speak to a victim child without parental consent due to this ruling.
What is Schulkers Ruling?
This is requesting law enforcement or another cps worker in another county to verify and/or interview a child.
What is a courtesy?
This must be completed in 12/24.
What is Priority 1.
Preponderance Evidence of child abuse or child/neglect is not confirmed.
What is Cat V?
These individuals should typically be interviewed separately.
Who are the child and caregivers?
Aside from those involved in the allegations, investigators may also ask questions of support people, teachers, and doctors also known as this.
What are collateral contacts?
Present threats to a child's wellbeing such as domestic violence are considered _________ issues.
What are safety issues?
This information needs to be collected from anyone involved in a case.
What is Native American Heritage.
This decision will be found if none of the allegations can be confirmed after completing the interview proceed, resulting in denial.
What is non-preponderance of evidence?
This decision may occur when no evidence supports the allegation.
What is an unsubstantiated finding?
Together they are the who, what, where, when, how and why.
What are Fact(s) and Evidence?
Before closing an investigation, investigators should ensure this has been addressed.
What are all allegations and identified safety concerns?
There is a 24/72 hour timeframe for this type of response.
What is a Priority Two Response?
This standard determines whether maltreatment is supported according to agency policy.
What is preponderance of evidence?
This decision balances child safety with the least intrusive intervention possible.
What is determining the appropriate case disposition?
This type of assessment is important to understand for the future safety of an involved child.
What is risk?
Future threats to a child's wellbeing such as parental substance abuse are considered _______ issues.
What are risk issues?
This is the length of time a worker has to enter in social work contacts.
What is 5 days?
This magic number is the required percentage to show a preponderance of evidence.
What is 51%?
Case decisions should be based on evidence, policy, and this professional process.
What is critical thinking and professional judgment?
When looking to establish the immediate needs of a child this type of assessment is key.
What is a safety assessment?
During an investigation, there is no evidence of physical abuse, but the investigator identifies severe untreated caregiver substance use, lack of supervision, and unsafe living conditions.
What is opening a case because child safety concerns require intervention, even if the original allegation is not substantiated?