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The home has hazardous conditions, there is dog and human feces on the floor of the home. There is exposed electrical wiring and trash piles through out the home. The children have access to the feces and have been found with it on there body and clothing. The trash piles are high and unstable, the children have been seen attempting to push over the trash onto each other.
Physical conditions of the home are hazardous and may directly cause serious or severe harm to the child.
Mother and child live with mothers boyfriend, mother is dependent on him to maintain a stable home and meet there financial needs. Although she has been made aware that he has been perpetrating on her daughter she has maintained living with him to have her needs met.
Parent, guardian, or custodian has not, cannot, or will not protect a child from serious or severe harm, including harm from other persons living in or having access to the home.
Ms. R has had a previous severance due to severe physical abuse of her 2 year old child who was throwing tantrums do to sensory problems. Ms. R currently has another 3 year old child in her care that has been diagnosed with autism.
Parent, guardian, or custodian previously threatened the safety of a child and/or caused harm to a child and circumstances indicate the person could cause serious or severe harm to the child.
Mr. Johnson states he uses a ruler as a form of discipline for his children when they don’t complete there chores when they are supposed to. Mr. Johnson stated that at times he is tired from work and gets frustrated when his children can lend a hand and may have been more forceful when disciplining then he intended to be.
Parent, guardian, or custodian deliberately harmed the child, has caused serious or severe harm to the child, or has made a threat to cause serious or severe harm to the child.
What must you do to determine if impending danger exists within a household?
You must put the threat through the threshold criteria to determine if it meets all thresholds.
Ms. B has made threats to her child on multiple occasions as a way to make him feel bad for her. She has faked her own kidnapping and made up suicidal attempts.
Parent, guardian, or custodian’s behavior is violent, bizarre, erratic, unpredictable, incoherent, or totally inappropriate and may cause serious or severe harm to the child.
Aria reports that multiple men have access to her home, that they are her mother's friends and they make her feel uncomfortable when they are present. Aria states that her mother does not stop them when there making her feel uncomfortable and when she asks for her mothers help she refuses and tells her to deal with it. Aria is 7 months pregnant and reports she is unaware of who the father is. Aria states this has been happening for a few years.
Child sexual abuse is suspected and perpetrator access places the child in immediate serious or severe harm.
Child is wheelchair bound due to cerebral palsy, father works and feels it is mothers sole responsibility to meet the childs medical needs. Mother is overwhelmed and is not bathing the child regularly due to the child’s size and not being able to lift him. This has resulted in bed bugs, lice and a yeast infection. The child has also missed several medical appointments.
Parent, guardian, or custodian is unable or unwilling to perform essential parental responsibilities or to meet the child’s immediate needs for food, clothing, shelter, and/or medical or mental health care, which may result in serious or severe harm to the child.
Jackson cuts his body with sharp objects he is able to locate when he is frustrated, when he gets angry he throws items around the house and is not aware of who is around when he is doing this. Jackson has hit siblings with object's recently injuring his brother with a busted lip and needed 4 stiches in his cheek.
The behavior of a child living in the home threatens serious or severe harm to him/herself or to others and the parent, guardian, or custodian cannot control the behavior or is unwilling or unable to arrange or provide necessary care.
True or False: For an impending danger to need to be ruled in our ruled out it must meet more then one of the bullets below the threat.
False: only one of the below bullets must be present and able to be described for the threat to need to be ruled in our ruled out.
Father is hostile towards his daughter since his divorce 2 years ago due to his attitude for her mother. He calls her names and demoralizes her when speaking to her.
Parent, guardian, or custodian has extremely negative perceptions of the child, and/or is hostile when talking to or about the child, and/or has extremely unrealistic expectations for the child’s behavior.
Mr. R was manufacturing meth in his garage, the children have access to the garage and and Tim and Tom have been arrested in the past for attempting to transport substances to school.
The parent, guardian, or custodian’s involvement in criminal activity or the criminal activity of any other person living in or having access to the home may result in serious or severe harm to the child.
Mrs. B goes to the bar 3 to 4 days a week and does not identify an individual to watch her children or assure that adequate care is provided for her 2 and 3 year old, leaving them alone to care for themselves. The children have been found walking around the complex barefoot asking for food on more then one occasion.
Parent leaves child alone or fails to provide adequate supervision and child is not capable of caring for self, or leaves child with persons unwilling or unable to provide adequate care, and as a result, the child is likely to suffer serious or severe harm.
Johnny 15 has been injured on one or more occasion due to stepping into a dispute between his parents. Ms. X has hit Johnny accidently when she was attempting to her husband and Johnny stepped in between to stop the altercation from going further. Johnny has stated in the past this has worked but he has also been hit before.
Dynamics in the household include an individual establishing power, control, or coercion over a caregiver in a way that impairs the necessary supervision or care of the child and has caused, or will likely cause, serious or severe harm to the child’s physical, mental, or emotional health.
What does the umanaged threshold criteria tie to?
Caregiver protective capacities:
A child is unsafe when there is a threat of danger to the child, the child is vulnerable to the threat of danger, and there is not sufficient parent/caretaker protective capacity to manage the danger.
There are multiple reports concerning sexual abuse in the home by Ms. Johnson ex boyfriend who has access to the home and currently resides in the home. Ms. Johnson is refusing access to the children, is not sending them school and schedules and then no shows appointments she has scheduled.
There is evidence of abuse or neglect and the parent, guardian, or custodian cannot produce the child, refuses access to the child, is likely to flee with the child, or is actively avoiding DCS.
Jasmine breaks down in tears and hides everytime the conversation is broached about contact with her father, she has night tremors and has wet the bed from those nightmares. Jasmine is fearful of father removing her and taking her to another country due to years of threats he has made to her.
Child is profoundly fearful of parent, guardian, or custodian, other family members or other people living in or having access to the home.
Mr. Hawes has limitations that impact his ability to meet his young daughters’ medical needs. Mr. Hawes does not have arms and is wheel chair bound and requires 24/7 medical care due to his own limitations.
Parent, guardian or custodian is unable to perform essential parental responsibilities due to alcohol/substance use, mental health conditions, physical impairment, or cognitive limitations, and as a result, the child is likely to suffer serious or severe harm.
Michael has described multiple instances where he has been injured and individuals have witnessed injuries to Michael's face, back and legs. Ms. Bowser reports the child has been hit in the past by his brother but recently he was hit by his cousin with a car in the face leading to the bruising on both sides of his face, Michael reports that his mother slapped him with a spoon.
Parent, guardian, or custodian’s explanation for the child’s injury or physical condition is inconsistent with the observed or diagnosed injury or condition.
How many different safety determinations are there and what are they?
A child is safe if there is no threat of danger to the child.
A child is safe if an existing threat of danger to the child does not meet one or more of the five safety threshold criteria.
A child is unsafe when there is a threat of danger to a child that meets all five safety threshold criteria.