SAFETY
What is an approach that continually assesses safety throughout all programs?
Child Welfare Assessment and Decision Making Model (CWADM is not acceptable)
What are two types of safety assessments conducted in Child Welfare? If there is a form used, name the form
Informal and formal safety assessment using the Form 5
There are three (3) steps to completing a quality assessment using critical thinking
Collecting information, organizing information, and analyzing information
A child's capacity to self-protect is called__________ _______________.
Child Vulnerability
When children are protected from abuse and neglect and can be safely be maintained in their own home, they are considered to be _____________.
Safe
We gather information around what three areas of assessment, which we record on the Assessment of Family Functioning?
Extent of Maltreatment, Adult Functioning (CPCs), and Child Functioning/vulnerability
Although it is important to make professional judgements about our families and their situation, we do not consider this as _____________documentation we can present in court.
Objective
Workers assess and tune in to what three (3) areas when handling a crisis?
Self, others, and environment
What are the three (3) variables that are considered in determining if a child is safe?
Threat of Danger, Child Vulnerability, and Caretaker Protective Capacities (CPCs)
What is the process called which includes collecting information by using engagement, interviewing, and observation skills? The process begins with the first contact with the family and continues throughout the life of the case.
Assessment
What is the ability to see both sides of an issue and the worker reasons dispassionately? Also, decisions are backed by evidence and and facts not feelings which may be biased.
Critical Thinking
Which assessment domain is concerned with life management, social relationships, self control, problem solving, mental health, and substance abuse?
Adult Functioning
Define Caretaker Protective Capacities
CPCs are strengths in the way a caretaker thinks, feels, or acts that prevents or controls threats of danger. They are enhanced or diminished and help us guide our case planning and assess progress.
Name two (2) personal of the Child Welfare professional that could interfere with quality assessments?
Lack of cultural competence, personal bias, lack of critical thinking, burnout, poor engagement or interviewing skills, and poor observation skills
On what form do we document a child's past trauma?
TBH
Safety of children is constantly being assessed n which programs?
All
Threat of Danger is defined as when a caretaker's behavior or family situation indicates what two (2) will result in the child being unsafe?
Imminent and serious harm
What is he difference between risk an safety an what are the tools to assess each?
Risk is assessed by the SDM and safety is formally assessed with the Form 5
What is the difference between objective and subjective documentation?
Objective documentation is based on facts; what is seen, heard, smelled, or touched and is not influenced by personal feelings, thoughts, values, or assumptions; subjective is the opposite of objective.
What are he 4 Phases of Casework?
Preliminary/Prep, Beginning/Contracting, Middle/Work, and Ending/Termination