Danger Threats
What is?
DOMAIN
Protective Capacities
Core Competencies
100
Susan punched her 7 year old Bryant son in the face in anger after he cursed at her. Bryant was fell unconscious and the mother called 9-1-1. The mother was arrested after Bryant presented at the hospital with a hematoma near his eye socket.
What is Parent, Legal Guardian, or Caregiver's intentional and willful act caused serious physical injury to the child, or the caregiver intended to seriously injure the child.
100
A child who is dependent on others for protection and is exposed to circumstances that she or he is powerless to manage.
What is vulnerable child
100
When Sheila's children misbehave, she stands them in a corner with their hands raised in the air. Their allotted time in the corner is the same amount of time as their ages i.e. 5 minutes for 5 year old Davie or 8 minutes for 8 year old Steve.
What is PARENTING
100
Controls Impulses
What is behavioral
100
The worker proceeds in gathering information and their awareness of the information collection standards and protocol.
What is I know what I must learn about the family.
200
Deputy Barter responds to a home after a 9-1-1 call of a asthma attack. 16 year old Monica was rushed to the ER after having an asthma attack due to the mold and smoke in the home. The home conditions were observed to be deplorable and smelled of cigarette smoke.
What is The child's physical living conditions are hazardous and a child has already been seriously injured or will likely be seriously injured. The living conditions seriously endanger a child's physical health.
200
Family behaviors, conditions, or situations representing a danger to a child that are real, definite, can be seen, and understood.
What is OBSERVABLE
200
Steve began using drugs at 13 years of age. He first tried marijuana with a friend. His marijuana use continued until he was 16. At 16, he began to snort cocaine after being introduced by his then paramour Stephanie Corson. He remembers telling Stephanie that he was not getting high anymore off of the marijuana. Stephanie was not a good influence as he would later dabble into meth while at his 18 year old birthday party.
What is ADULT FUNCTIONING
200
Plans and articulates plans for protection
What is COGNITIVE
200
The worker's understanding of the Florida Safety Decision Methodology and the significance of information collection in decision making.
What is I understand the purposes or reason for needing to know this information.
300
Rebecca has been diagnosed with PTSD and schizophrenia after a tour in Iran. LE responds to a home after a report that Rebecca believes her 3 year old Jack is an Iranian named Afsar Muhammad. Rebecca tries to take a gun out of the father's locked gun case and the father calls LE. LE baker acts the mother after she says she wants Jack dead.
What is Parent/Legal Guardian/Caregiver is threatening to seriously harm the child; Parent/Legal Guardian/Caregiver is fearful he/she will seriously harm the child.
300
Family behavior, condition or situation which cannot be restrained resulting in unpredictable chaos.
What is OUT OF CONTROL
300
Carson is a 3 month old black male born to Michelle and Ken. He was born 8lbs and 7 ounces. He is able to coo and laugh when faces are made at him.
What is child functioning.
300
Is positively attached with child
What is EMOTIONAL
300
The worker's ability to utilize the information collection protocol and information stastandards to gather sufficient infomration along all six domains.
What is I demonstrate the ability to gather the information.
400
6 year old Tiffany is diagnosed with stage 2 lung cancer. Her mother Carrie is using holistic methods to cure her. She has not returned to her oncologist in 3 months.
What is Parent/Legal Guardian/Caregiver is not meeting the child's essential medical needs AND the child is/has already been seriously harmed or will likely be seriously harmed.
400
Extreme harm effects as serious as physical injury, disability, terror/fear, impairment, and death.
What is SEVERE
400
The mother denied any past domestic violence in the home. According to the law enforcement report in 2012 the mother was involved in a domestic dispute by punching the father in the arm and trying to run him over with her vehicle after he refused to give her money for drugs. The mother was the aggressor and arrested at this time.
What is Maltreatment
400
Adaptive as a Parent/Legal Guardian
What is BEHAVIORAL
400
The worker's self-awareness, along with validation and reconciliation of information.
What is I demonstrate he awareness that everything I do before and during information collection influences the quanity and quality of the information I will collect.
500
Kate and Justin have lived in Florida for the past 6 months. They recently absconded from NY after they received a DCF case for substance misuse. The mother just gave birth to Matthew on 06/02/2015. They were both positive for methamphetamine with Matthew having symptoms of withdrawal. You responded to Lakeland Regional 5 minutes after the father leaves with the mother and child against medical advice. The social worker informs you that the mother acted nervous and jittery once she was told DCF was being called.
What is There are reports of serious harm and the child's whereabouts cannot be ascertained and/or there is a reason to believe that the family is about to flee to avoid agency intervention and/or refuses access to the child and the reported concern is significant and indicates serious harm.
500
Belief that dangerous family conditions/behavior/situations will remain active or become active within the next serveral days to a couple weeks.
What is IMMINENCE
500
Harmony presents herself to be calm person while in the presence of authority figures, but blames others in her life. She claims that they control her emotions and excite her with anger. Harmony does not know how to express herself other than through physical violence.
What is ADULT FUNCTIONING
500
Sets aside own needs for child
What is behavioral
500
The worker's ability to illustrate their conclusions regarding information collection and safety decision-making.
What is I can discuss and write about the information I collect logically, succinctly, and in a way that justifies my conclusions.
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