LATEST UPDATE (ALREADY RATED A+)
DCFS outcomes for children
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
Deadly sins leading to fatal abuse
Colic and toilet training resistance
Abuse
Actions done TO the child
Neglect
Actions NOT done to the child that they need
Cultural competence
Totality of learned behaviors
Home Safety Checklist completion times
1. Within 30 days of case opening 2. Prior to major life changes 3. Every 90 days during the case 4. When
a family with an open case faces subsequent abuse investigations 5. Within 5 days of case closure
CERAP
Child Endangerment Risk Assessment Protocol
Steps to protecting children
1. Information gathering 2. Information analysis 3. Drawing conclusions 4. Making decisions
Protocol contents
1. Safety determination form 2. Safety plan 3. Practice guidelines
Safety definition
Ensuring a child won't be moderately or severely harmed
Moderate to severe harm
Risk of Death, Impairment, or Disfigurement to a child