Section 2: Understanding the Child Welfare System

If the court approves the request for child protection by the Child Protection Service (CPS) Organization, or if it determines that the child and family need to receive additional services, the case worker assigned to the family will evaluate the family . At best, this is a comprehensive process that can be extended during investigation. During this assessment, the case worker identified the behavior and state of children, parents, and families who led to security threats and the risk of child abuse.

A comprehensive family assessment provides a deeper understanding of how the family's strengths, needs and resources affect child safety, durability and happiness. It should be based on strengths, family-centered, culturally sensitive, personalized, and jointly developed strengths with families. The confirmed benefits will lay the foundation for family changes

If possible, this assessment should include expansion of families and support networks. Many CPS organizations use families gathering and making decisions and using family decision-making meetings planned with service agencies. These meetings may include larger, usually informal, networks, usually involving both guardians and non-custodial parents.

A thorough family assessment is an ongoing process throughout the litigation and addresses the following issues.

What is the current living situation of the child from the viewpoint of safety and stability? Is there a safety plan and how does my family react to that plan?

What is the degree of preparation for parents and carers? What are the motivations and abilities to ensure safety, durability, happiness?

How much do you know about the history of parents and carers? Do you have any clues to help further information on the past describe the current function of parents or carers?

What is your knowledge of the family social support network? Who else is supporting this family, who will continue to depend on their families?

Does your child have behavioral symptoms? How do children work in school or social relations? Is there anyone else who has information on behaviors and emotional issues?

Did you identify problems that may require further investigation or evaluation, such as drug or alcohol problems, mental or psychological problems, domestic violence or health needs?

Does your child have trauma as a result of abuse? If so, what special service will be needed to solve it?

Detailed information about families helps to understand the risks and protective factors associated with the possibility of ongoing abuse.

All of this information changes what to do to reduce or eliminate security threats by family and caseworkers, to cope with the effects of abuse and the expulsion of other children and to eliminate or mitigate the risk of repeating abuse I will judge whether it is necessary. It provided the right service and laid the foundation for developing a case plan

An overview of comprehensive family assessment of child welfare is provided and problems to be addressed through the assessment process are identified. This section is part of online training on child welfare systems and contains information on safety and risk, and case planning. If you suspect child abuse or neglect, identify the problem to be addressed to caregivers and children. This guide covers various topics including parent abuse, neglect of children's history, motivation for awareness and change to the problem, family economic resources, family social support system, and family pressure I will.

This section contains materials on indigenous children's welfare. Canada has a decentralized child welfare system consisting of 13 Canadian provinces and territory child welfare systems. In addition, there are Metis, Aboriginal, urban indigenous children, and family services, which are affected to varying degrees by federal policies and fund models. Most commonly, the indigenous child welfare agency has signed an agreement with the federal government or federal government and the state government to provide a wide range of child protection services and federal funds. For more information on the welfare of indigenous children see Kiskisik Awasisak: Remember Children. It is too expensive to understand the proportion of indigenous children in the child welfare system