Presentation FFN by Hollie Bell
A glimpse into the life of child protective investigations
Starts at the hotline 1.800.96.abuse
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...
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...
