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0000009919 00000 n 1. The Ontario Child Protection Tools Manual provides a set of required and supplementary instruments designed to assist Ontario child protection workers in their assessment and screening of situations in which a child is alleged to be in need of protection. November 2016. %PDF-1.5 %�� 2 0 obj tools. 269 0 obj <> endobj startxref This beautifully illustrated guide describes various interactive techniques which social workers can use to engage children in a child protection process. Issued by FACS for use by Child Protection Practitioners. Colleagues from the Child Protection and Community Services Units also contributed to this document. It is aimed to ensure more predictable, accountable and effective child protection responses in emergencies. xref UNHCR Global Protection Agenda for Children. Existing tools for practice reflect this emphasis. There is also increasing consensus about the need to move toward the development of Structured Professional Judgment in which professional decision-making is supported by the use of standardised tools. :�L��H��bf��4�� K��+]PQ��D��-��dyPi��=\Fx�}"/��y��ݔ5e��+� ��*AŐ��b�]��J��.o�cq� 1K��vT}*�Є��۸��-2W(��m��˵�gn�z�t�ҥ�s�ʱ��:pzvL�}�aH�eg Q��>LI_��կ��sJ��r�6� �)!�4��8�P��ڝ�O��e�S��}JE�\?��q�$�m)�L��/k=�ϥ��_��[)�[ʂ5ЉڶP��ƕ贇':�$��-D�o��䱢�EV��(ёXw:��ۃX!Ђ��]��;�@R��xq�B:p��Qڰ��!N��zD�H�"�Lu:F*�(��t�{��v۝��*G��ԕ�1 d�:ڸ �C��t�K&N�@$��8�D�Y̜�?��rqXW�~�\��1nr%$PƬtj9�>Jd%w��+��?=}g�E�v�Zi��ލSs\�QV�Vkm�!�1��,EƵ۵/�Ž��6��j�_K��6�Q��S �$~Ġ��CDx��G��,�7��pb/;�v��4��-�� J�಩m��4bG'x�;M�V+��N��K|�=�8 3 0 obj It includes a set of simple questions for each standard, as well as resources that you can use to create a safer culture within your organisation. The overall goal of this project is thus to map tools that are currently being used, or under development for use within, for M&E functions within field settings. P� �-_�U4o�eSoI|QY��Q�ZED��r�J�G��̸r֞ϥD5a/2Q(fe&K��LkK�4��?�{:�Yn�* �2��q�)j��6[6�U�m�v�n�ks�'�T��|�}��\��k�a��6��N�Y^+ Download 90 page PDF. Acknowledgements: This publication, and field testing of it, was made possible by support from Germany, the United States (Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance) and Canada (Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development). Duck Exercise 0000004777 00000 n trailer Alphabetical List of Measurement Tools reviewed by the CEBC. 0000007772 00000 n Limitations in their use for child protection •Unaided clinical judgement = only 65% accurate •Consensus based tools = inconsistent •Structured Professional Judgement = often uses variables unrelated to harm •Actuarial tools = often ignore crucial case-specific factors ; are tailored for specific populations or uses 3 The CAT is based on behavioural issues and health and development needs applied across three age groups (under five years, five–eight years, and nine years and over). It has been piloted in over 20 emergency-affected contexts and incorporates changes based on extensive field-testing. The document is a national risk assessment 'toolkit' for child protection to support practioners in identifying and acting on child protection risks in children and young people. However, these processes are also related. strengthens child safety and assessment. Signs of Safety assessment and planning - risk assessment as the heart of constructive child protection practice..... 12 6.1 risk as the defining motif of child protection practice..... 12 6.2 risk assessment as a constructive practice ..... 12 6.3 Comprehensive risk assessment and Signs of Safety assessment and planning .... 13 6.4 Case example..... 16 7. The booklet not only provides various tips on activities which can be used but also contains a range of tools which professionals can print out. You should use this tool at least once a year as part of your ongoing child protection work. A basic description of each tool, as well as a ccess/purchase and contact information, is available through the links below. UNICEF Child Protection Assessment Tool The tool brings together a wide variety of child protection assessment questionnaires into one user-friendly tool. 0000004891 00000 n 0000000736 00000 n 0000008515 00000 n 0000022886 00000 n endobj 0000008418 00000 n Three data collection methods were used to gather and triangulate … It then identifies a recommended level of care, across six levels of care and corresponding placement types. j��#�b��h �� uty��V7E��B�2��棅�X��-��>��J��ò�J�)�/f�;U�/ 0 The DR Model offers differential �c�K�I��'��}�B��JMK��9��&��ZT��aj��]�F��,_}KA'��w��q'��q�D��Y+Ĩw/o��N]�9&T e BE�� ]! 0000003486 00000 n This practical tool helps organisations reflect on their child safe practices and identify priority areas for improvement, in line with the National Principles. 0000009225 00000 n 290 0 obj <>stream A Child Protection Decision Support Tool has been developed to provide child protection practitioners with important information about: Key services history data, such as hospital emergency department presentations, about children who are reported to the department and their parents A social work assessment is a series of questions based on the child's developmental needs (what a child needs to grow and develop), parenting capacity (what a child needs from the people who look after him or her) and family and environmental factors (what the child needs from their wider world). 0000005593 00000 n ��1�9j�Wxf��{�[�4e'%/˒>�ho9ĂT�WO��X�e��{p2:�� NF��LM�i�F�� endobj x��\]S#�}��Ǚ�0��F��Tr��R$x�U�M��3c��Y�$U��ӭ��Q�G�p�~�,�O?��]^��:��89��Mg��t>��g��;��l�.��q��qUfB0cM��>��{��3�vGw>��]'_R�Lo��L��,-��3��"��<=��Sz xO$��gj��~�ɷ�$�Y��t�ὺ��4��^�~��Aڽ:?�wLr��6�7dr��dT��a�)�} ��i��RzP��%4��|Q �!��]��"�Ql��ɬj��ڲ��a�L��/�o��j��2�J1e3 �TfV��ݽ�/X5%��4�x�� (Lu�L�xN�t�l� f��BM]�3�k�m1_v5K��Ƿ�J�7/h�e�G�J��a2~ƙ��?#;lq��f5 Dis… Resources Genogram: A simple tool to help you understand who is in the family and the relationships between people in the family. 0000004005 00000 n The guide aims to assist professionals to report their concerns to the appropriate statutory agency or to refer children and their families to a family support service. 269 22 The safeguarding self-assessment tool is designed to be used alongside our Safeguarding standards. �}��gK�H��F\�G To address this need, a crucial foundational step is to take stock of current child protection M&E tools. 0000022775 00000 n This manual is one of three that make up FHI 360’s Child Protection Toolkit. decision-making in the child protection field, with assessments being ‘only slightly better than guessing’ (Dorsey et al 2008). The toolkit was developed by Tanya Medrano, the organization’s senior technical officer for vulnerable children, with the support of consultant Anne Tabben-Toussaint. This shift has been accompanied by considerable debate as to the most effective methods of assessing risk; debate that has at times been so intense that some have dubbed it the "risk assessment wars" (White & Walsh, 2006). What does the Child Assessment Tool do? Please note that the list below reflects the measurement tools that the CEBC has reviewed to date and is not a comprehensive list of well-being measurement tools used in child welfare. An Introductory self-assessment tool for organisations. The Kids Central Toolkit aims to provide workers and services with information, resources and tools to use child-centred approaches in their work with children, young people and families. The collaborative assessment and planning framework1 is a tool that enables a balanced and comprehensive child protection assessment to be undertaken with families and their networks. To fully assess a child's circumstances when a concern has been identified the GIRFEC Practice Model combines a number of useful tools for practitioners addressing the needs of children and young people: the Well-being Wheel, My World Triangle and Resilience/Vulnerability Matrix. Use of the practice guide The practice guide can be used to support the assessment of harm and risk of harm during all contacts with the child and family at all phases of child protection work. � <<3198132C8105DD4CA7A4B67FE4E1B7A9>]/Prev 322452>> h��W{PSg�y�� I0��@1$ՠH�p��n� "�0��6PZ�� FD,�U�&�UEQ�u��(�b�-��Z[|��鮸ݙ=7 ��N�ӿ��$�}�9�w~�wνA� 9BB�8BG�,:⅐"B1!��e��yƒ��*��Y_�8jܜ�qKT��9�C�2��:rU�,ۚb��78`YF��W�H�XZ$�D��g_B&פ�h�i�#�� ar�z��f~SҼ��&��M#_��&nj��攝�x{��2�;��^��Z_�;��hA� ��c�>��L{�H-�6LIeKV ��B��rҮ?q�֓aݗSR. 0000018145 00000 n Child protection practice, both in Australia and internationally, has seen a marked shift from largely unstructured clinical decision-making to the widespread use of standardised risk assessment instruments. This Tool was developed and drafted by Anna Skeels, an independent Consultant and illustrations by Les Evans. %%EOF 3 The kit contains a number of practical resources for you to use in your work with children and families. <>/ExtGState<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 596.04 841.92] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> 8.0 MB Download Accessibility: This document may not be fully accessible. A Child Protection Rapid Assessment Toolkit developed by the The Child Protection Working Group (CPWG) that will be useful to everyone involved with child protection in the field. 0000000016 00000 n 0000004980 00000 n The process of case ‘mapping’ involves the use of the collaborative assessment �4s?WXt8�qLy�Z.b+�-\ ��q]�. endobj child protection monitoring and evaluation (M&E) needs significant strengthening. Towards this goal, the project �|O��Y��`E�W�`:[��h�/ϰ�eEf��ʳ�c��Ӵ��;�5c�t��}� ��N|�Z|$�, �dk��~�Ӿ��"��Y=(��tvG�t��, I&Ol��E��a�2~�N�11�e7�Ӈ[��4_P� �o0y��6��3�U ��y�P 0000012569 00000 n %�� Decision-making framework for the assessment of harm and risk of harm (including Appendix 1) 3. The Child Protection Guide is a web-based decision support tool collaboratively developed across both the government and non-government sector. 0000003588 00000 n Below are the resources for the Risk assessment and casework chapter. Effective risk assessment is dependent on workers gaining a holistic, ecological and It is aimed to ensure more predictable, accountable and effective child protection responses in emergencies. The Toolkit has been piloted in over 20 emergency-affected contexts and incorporates CHILD PROTECTION SYS TEMS: MAPPING AND ASSESSMENT TOOLKIT Acknowledgments This Toolkit was prepared by Maestral International, under the supervision and guidance of UNICEF‟s fT�a)L�Ǡ�[T0��ł� Contents: 1. <>>> 4 0 obj Faces Technique 3. 0000004581 00000 n Key concepts and definitions 2. Child Protection in Emergencies Monitoring Toolkit, Child Protection Working Group (CPWG), 2016. Child Protection Rapid Assessment Toolkit | Child Protection Working Group The CPRA Toolkit provides all the information you need to conduct a CPRA over a five-week timeframe including guidelines, sample tools and data management tool The assessment determines whether the report requires a protection or non-protection response, the response priority and … Where agencies use the same assessment tool, the resources required are minimized, more ground can be Please find below a list of documentation and tools that may help your work with children within the city. 8.0 MB Download … The following components are contained in the guide: 1. Wishing Well Game 2. %PDF-1.5 This publication is available to download in other formats. stream ��N ߻m�Fkd�a0�p��Q�dHʌ�N$��4е�ż�5�&�I��>I�m�k�/��k��v[=��J��5&��Xx�h�W��Ǉ �� A Child Protection Rapid Assessment Toolkit developed by the The Child Protection Working Group (CPWG) that will be useful to everyone involved with child protection in the field. <> Protection Needs Assessment Executive Summary (cont’d) This assessment was carried out with the method of purposive sampling and the covered areas were selected using a vulnerability criteria. Assessment tools. Assessment in child protection generally involves two distinct processes: assessing the level of risk of future harm for particular children and a contextual assessment of child and family functioning to inform casework decisions and service planning (Shlonksy & Wagner, 2005). 0000006244 00000 n Specific Tools and Practices utilised in PFS While the principals and components above are the guides for this work, the “Partnering for Safety” approach draws on a number of specific tools and practices to assist workers, parents, children and their identified networks in meaningfully participating in the child protection assessment and planning processes. �n��r͸�L�I.3��N��ѡǯ,�c�Ɲ�F�ނ�k�6�,��G8�geѧ�m *3e��t��!��\e��>O��od�l�>�f7E�� protection, is gathered and assessed by a delegated child protection worker within a timeframe appropriate to the reported circumstances. 0000004618 00000 n More … Download 90 page PDF. ϼ�ԗV�n/�� $�&+E��,��P&�S�Aȫp��؟I�6څ��on��0!��q/_��?RD�̝��R��{�� 4 0000004665 00000 n The Toolkit is based around six key principles that support child-centred practice, and each principle includes a… ��CH��d�ޜ��%��HG3-_^G��)��l��A�1&AAd�坌p�%tf�+�-�(��,��:z�Vh>j�}R�g��j��aC-�W��=��隂4�wU@��)�U��Y��U�n��e�lt�?��3�e��/��7U3$-4�E��o^悖��ug��j �Xlq0��nA5p�vw5�>�6j�vy'#^��jm$h��F b��ҷ�6j��7�Ro��d�ۨ��\�U��S�6�f5�e��p�i#>? It has been created both to help non-child protection people include child protection in their assessments, and to help child protection people carry out assessments better. 2. Building Strengths-based Tools for Child Protection Practice: A Case of “Parallel Process” by Peter De Jong, Susan Kelly, Insoo Kim Berg, & Longino Gonzales Throughout its history, social work has focused more on the problems, pathology, and deficits of its clients than on their strengths and resilience (Saleebey, 2002). Child protection systems help children access vital social services and fair justice systems – starting at birth. The Child Protection System Mapping and Assessment Toolkit directly responds to the Child Protection Strategy to "develop and apply an analytic tool for mapping and assessing existing child protection policies, laws and services for adequacy and to identify obstacles and opportunities in implementation, especially in reaching vulnerable or excluded groups". The material has been ﬁeld tested in India, Jordan, Kenya, and Nepal. 1 0 obj <> The Ontario Child Protection Tools provide support to the differential provision of child protection services based on the unique needs of children and their families in keeping with the Ontario Differential Response (DR) Model. The CPWG members have therefore collaborated in developing the Child Protection Rapid Assessment Toolkit.
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