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November 24 - Families First Network - Hollie Bell

12/1/2015

 
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Presentation FFN by Hollie Bell
A glimpse into the life of child protective investigations
 
Starts at the hotline 1.800.96.abuse
 
  • Evaluate at initial contact and throughout the case
  • An immediate, significant and clearly observable family condition occurring in the present tense, endangering or threatening to endanger a child and therefore requiring prompt CPS response.
  • 11 Danger threats

Information Collection
            Know the family
                        Extent of maltreatments
                        Disciplinary Practices/Behavior Management
                        Surrounding Circumstances
                        General Parenting Practices
                        Child Functioning
                        Adult Functioning
 
Information in the 6 domains provides us information to help us determine if there is a danger threat occurring in the home and if so, how it manifests within the context of the family
 
Caregiver Protective Capacities
            Cognitive
            Emotional
            Behavioral
 
Impending Danger
            Child living or being in a position of continual or pervasive danger
            Threats are not immediate, obvious or active at the onset of the investigation
            Are identified and understood upon gathering sufficient family functioning information.
 
Safety Planning in-home or out-of-home
 
What is a Safety Plan?
            A written arrangement between caregivers and the agency that establishes how danger threats to child safety will be managed
            Must be implemented, active and vigorously managed as long as threats to child safety exist and caregiver protective capacities are insufficient to assure a child is protected in the home.
 
Safety Management and Enhancing Caregivers Protective Capacities
            Preparation
            Introduction
            Exploration
            Case Planning
 
Hollie also spoke of the need for gifts for the children in care.  Please bring unwrapped toys for the Kids with Families First Network.  You can bring toys to the meeting on Dec. 1 and / or the Holiday Party.   More information...

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