Family assessment definition

Family assessment means a comprehensive assessment of child
Family assessment means a comprehensive assessment of child safety, risk of subsequent child maltreatment, and family strengths and needs that is applied to a child maltreatment report that does not allege substantial child endangerment. Family assessment does not include a determination as to whether child maltreatment occurred but does determine the need for services to address the safety of family members and the risk of subsequent maltreatment.
Family assessment means a comprehensive assessment of child safety, risk of subsequent child abuse or neglect, and family strengths and needs that is applied to a child abuse or neglect report. Family assessment does not include a determination as to whether child abuse or neglect occurred, but does determine the need for services to address the safety of the child and the risk of subsequent maltreatment.

Examples of Family assessment in a sentence

  • Family assessment and services shall be used in conjunction with the investigation approach defined in paragraph (19) of this section but may not supplant it in circumstances which require an investigation.


More Definitions of Family assessment

Family assessment means an assessment process by which the department responds to all accepted reports of child abuse which allege child abuse as defined in Iowa Code section 232.68(2)“a”(4), but do not allege imminent danger, death, or injury to a child. A “family assessment” does not include a determination of whether a case meets the definition of child abuse and does not include a determination of whether criteria for placement on the central abuse registry are met.
Family assessment means the collection of information necessary to determine:
Family assessment means the family-directed assessment performed by a Service Coordinator using an assessment tool and conducting a personal interview that identifies the family resources, priorities, and concerns; the child’s Natural Environment; and the typical child and family community activities that will assist the IFSP team in developing the IFSP.
Family assessment means a comprehensive
Family assessment means a documented evaluation at the initiation of services and updated every six months thereafter, of the family in regard to the determination of the need for services throughout the life of the case. This is a joint effort between the Services Worker and the family to identify and analyze the family strengths and resources, as well as the contributing factors and underlying conditions that contributed to child maltreatment; the risk of harm to the child; emerging danger or safety issues; case goals; and service needs for the child and family. Such assessment is a collaborative effort between the Services Worker and the child, if developmentally appropriate, the child’s family members, the caregiver, the guardian ad litem, and all relevant service providers.
Family assessment means a component of the CPS casework process in which the ongoing caseworker engages the family in a study and analysis of concerns contributing to safety in order to arrive at a case plan that will reduce the risk of maltreatment and eliminates the threat to safety or controls for safety. The caseworker must make attempts to engage the family. To the greatest extent possible, the assessment should reflect the judgments of the family and caseworker together.
Family assessment means the formal information gathering process needed to determine: