Intake
Meeting the definition of maltreatment, sufficient information to locate the child, and a new report are the three criteria for this.
Accepting a report for screening.
A report may be assigned to this type of investigation if maltreatment is alleged to have been perpetrated by staff or during hours of operation?
Facility investigation.
This is the track a screened-in report is assigned to, if there is no allegation of substantial child endangerment; sexual abuse; serious danger; or fatality or near fatality.
Family Assessment.
24 hours, per statute: that’s how long an agency has to make the first face-to-face contact when it receives a report of this.
Substantial child endangerment or abuse.
This late-blooming part of the brain is responsible for our critical thinking and reasoning skills.
Pre-frontal cortex.
Unlike with voluntary reporters, this protection is not granted to mandated reporters when they make a report.
Anonymity.
This inter-agency communication is required for both screened-in and screened-out reports.
Cross-reporting to law enforcement.
It is prudent to interview this person alone, when, among other considerations, allegations of substantial child endangerment or sexual abuse are reported, or domestic violence may be present.
The child.
Investigations of this type of maltreatment require video-taped forensic interviews.
Sexual abuse.
There are 87 of these in Minnesota, and 11 of these.
Counties and tribes.
This critical part of child welfare work may include asking ahead of time about pets in the house; sitting near an exit; and keeping coworkers in the loop on visit plans.
Worker safety.
Once a report is screened in, it may be assigned to one of these three response pathways.
Family assessment, family investigation, and facility investigation.
The number of days an agency has to notify the parent or caregiver of the need for services, following the conclusion of a family assessment.
10 days.
An agency has this many days to interview a child’s primary caregivers, absent allegations of substantial child endangerment or sexual abuse.
5 calendar days.
This benign birth mark, which usually disappears by the time a child turns 5, is often confused for bruising.
Slate Grey Nevus or Congenital Dermal Melanocytosis
If suspected maltreatment has occurred within this many years, it must be reported by a mandated reporter.
Three.
Examples of this type of question may include, ‘What is going well for the family,’ and ‘do you know of any supportive relationships or resources currently being utilized by the family.”
Strengths-based questions.
This tool, found on SSIS, provides assistance in determining whether a child may remain in the home, and must be completed within 72 hours of first contact.
Safety assessment.
This type of contact may include mental health professionals, teachers, family members, foster parents, and child care providers.
Collaterals.
These three parts of the brain are described by Dan Siegal’s “hand brain” model.
Brain stem, cerebral cortex, and pre-frontal cortex.
24 hours; that’s how long an agency has to do this with a child maltreatment report that does not indicate egregious harm.
Screen.
This kind of reason to accept a report for investigation may include frequency of past reports; a history of declining services; or a previous need for legal intervention due to violent activities in the house.
Discretionary reasons.
This is the defining feature of a Family Assessment response that distinguishes it from a Family Investigation response.
No determination of maltreatment.
This may include people; physical evidence; the maltreatment scene; and records and files.
Sources of evidence.
This Minnesota statute defines types of child maltreatment.
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