Confidentiality
A person under 18 years, share information related to the helping nature of our agency’s involvement with their family. It is important to talk to this group based on their developmental understanding.
Who is Child Victim?
An act or attempted act that seriously endangers the mental, emotional and physical safety of the child
What is the legal definition of (Child) Abuse
Name 2 safety measures taken in your office to ensure worker safety
Employee only access to certain parts of office, security guards, designated parking spots for employees, etc.
Child Welfare, in Louisiana, is governed by a set of laws known as the ...
Louisiana Children's Code
Group of professionals who may be informed if their required abuse/neglect report was accepted for investigation, the status of the investigation, and whether services may be offered to the family.
Who is Mandated Reporter?
Standard which the child is safe and getting what they need but it is at such a basic level that any one factor could change and then we would need to intervene.
What is Minimum Standard?
The application of helping and/or coercive strategies that result in the client acceptance of DCFS intervention and effective client engagement leading to the assurance of child safety, reduction of risk of maltreatment, promotion of well-being, and timely permanence.
What is Protective Authority?
Name 2 types of Caretaker/ Perpetrators
Parent, Parent's boyfriend/ girlfriend, Grandparent, daycare worker, relative over 18, etc.
Share the reason for the department’s involvement, the department’s concerns for the child’s safety, basic elements of investigation, and what to expect including the contact of collaterals.
Who is the caretaker?
(*Parent is acceptable)
What are the 4 elements of a report?
What are Child Victim, Caretaker Perpetrator, Allegation and Timeframe
To prepare to go into the field, what actions should be taken to ensure your safety? (Name 2)
Inform your supervisor/office of your travel plans, Review agency history of the families you are visiting for the first time and Gather information on unfamiliar neighborhoods from co-workers and/or law enforcement
Child Welfare always wants to have honest and open communication with caretakers and stakeholders. What can we not disclose and what law mandates this?
Who is the Reporter? (R.S. 46:56)
The sharing of all information relevant to joint investigation of child maltreatment.
Who is Law Enforcement?
The refusal or unreasonable failure of a parent or caretaker to supply the child with necessary food, clothing, shelter, care, treatment, or counseling for any injury, illness, or condition of the child, as a result of which the child's physical, mental, or emotional health and safety is substantially threatened or impaired.
What is the legal definition of Neglect?
Name 3 Stages of Escalation.
What are Calm, Trigger, Agitation, Acceleration, Peak, De-escalation, Recovery?
Decision-making is guided by the voice of children, young adults and their families, and a permanent family is vital to a child’s well-being. These are two of six
Child Welfare Principles of Practice
Shall be notified of the department’s involvement with children of Native American Tribe eligibility.
Who is the child's federally recognized tribe? Or
Who is an ICWA applicable Tribal council?
Three types of "homes" DCFS has the right to investigate
What are family homes, foster homes, daycares, in-home daycares, facilities
Name 3 of the Protective Authority Continuum Components.
Clarify Role/ Purpose, Offer Help, Connect Agency Goals with Client Goals, Demand for Work, Confrontation, Forced Choice.
Who was the first child removed from her home initialing the child welfare system in 1874?
Mary Ellen Wilson