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3 DCFS outcomes
Safety, well-being, and permanency
Seven deadly sins
1. Colic
2. Awakening at night
3. Separation anxiety
4. Normal exploratory behavior
5. Normal negativism
6. Normal poor appetite
7. Toilet training resistance
Most commonly lead to fatal abuse
Colic and toilet training resistance
Abuse
Something that is being done TO the child (physical, mental, emotional)
Neglect
When the minimum parenting standards are NOT met
Cultural competence
The totality of learned behaviors
Times you would complete a Home Safety Checklist
1. Within 30 days of case opening
2. Prior to a major change of life circumstance
3. Every 90 days during the life of the case
4. When a family with an open service case is the subject of subsequent child abuse or neglect
investigation
5. Within 5 calendar days of a supervisory approved case closure conjunction with the final CERAP
CERAP meaning
Child Endangerment Risk Assessment Protocol.
CERAP purpose