Extent or Circumstances Surrounding Maltreatment?
Assessing for all types of maltreatment (neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse) would fall under which domain?
extent of maltreatment
Does the parent outside the home of maltreatment need to be interviewed?
Yes - efforts should be made to identify and contact any parent outside the home of maltreatment to conduct a full interview.
If there are multiple sources, do all sources need to be contacted?
Yes - make efforts to contact all sources. If the source is likely to have knowledge of the family, ask questions to inform all domains, not just the maltreatment.
Name three sources of records that inform us about the alleged maltreatment and the circumstances surrounding maltreatment.
Police, hospital, PCP, school, mental health, out of state DCS, DCS history, public records (not just criminal records) etc
True or False: During the investigation, if there are safety concerns with the parent outside the home, they are added to the current Family Functioning Assessment.
False - If safety concerns arise from the interview, contact the Child Abuse Hotline to generate an assessment and an FFA of that household.
How many attempts need to be made to contact the source?
At least 2 attempts.
Name 4 categories of participants which require concerted efforts to be made to review their prior Arizona DCS records.
- alleged victim child
- child victim's parents
- other adults residing in the household of alleged maltreatment
- alleged perpetrators
Name 3 ways you can gather information about the parent outside the home of maltreatment.
1. The parent or caregivers in the home of maltreatment
2. The children in the home of maltreatment
3. The parent outside the home
Who requires a criminal history check?
- Parents of each child victim
- All other adults in the home of maltreatment
DCS history falls under which domain? And name a primary purpose of reviewing DCS history?
- Circumstances surrounding maltreatment
- identify patterns of maltreatment
- identify changes in household or familial composition
- identify services the family has been offered or participated in and the outcome of these services
ETC.
Name the 8 subjects that must be gathered about the parent who resides in a different household (not the home of maltreatment).
1. who resides in the parent's home
2. the extent and nature of substance use in the home (not just the parent's use)
3. nature of relationships between the parents and the adults in the home. This includes shared parenting arrangements and any history of violence
4. mental health of the adults in the home
5. disciplinary practices in the home
6. general parenting practices in the home
7. supervision and childcare arrangements
8. whether the child identifies harm from, or fear of, a person in the parent's home
What do you do if the family has child welfare history from another state or jurisdiction?
Gather information from the other state or jurisdiction regarding the nature of the child welfare history by contacting the respective welfare agency and requesting the records.