What to expect?
What to Expect
What is a Child Safety Decision-Making Model?
Child Safety Decision Making Model
Why are there 4 different types of assessments?
What is an assessment?
What are the steps of an assessment?
How can you implement assessment outcomes?
Implementing assessment outcomes
How do you close, appeal and review responses?
Closing a response
Appealing a Response
Reviewing a Response
Do you work for an organisation?
What are governance issues?
Do we care about people?
Do we really care about people?
Do we care about you?
Do we really care about you?
What are the principles behind response strategies?
Principles behind the Response Process
Do you want to keep learning?
Further education options

Initial Assessment: Outcome Decisions

You have two main outcome decisions, an Interim Action Plan, and an Action Plan.

Interim Action Plan

At times, there is a need for immediate action. Arranging further assessment can take time, and at times immediate actions need to considered. Consider that following issues to address in an Interim Action Plan.

Government authorities

Is there a legal mandate to report to authorities?  If not, is there a need to report, despite not being mandated in order to facilitate intervention by authorities?  Consider all relevant countries, legal authorities for government authorities such as:

  • Law enforcement 
  • Children Services

People care

Consider any immediate people care, counselling, medical needs and who is responsible for providing these services.

Consultation

Seek consultation with relevant professionals such as legal counsel, psychologists, cultural consults.

Communication

Who needs to be informed of the situation?

Is there a need for a Community announcement?

Interim Safety Plan

  • Safety of child.  Any interim safety measure, such as increase supervision of the relevant children while waiting on further assessment.
  • Safe conduct.  An interim safety plan regarding concerns of a workers conduct while a misconduct assessment can be arranged.  This could include:
    • Change and or limited duties
    • Change of location of assignment
    • Placed on leave

Action Plan

People care

Any response that provides for any care needs of those involved in the Child Safety Concern.

Other administrative outcome

Any administrative that is deemed an appropriate response.

Further assessment

At times, an appropriate response will require further assessment.  This could include:

  • Child Safety Assessment
  • Misconduct Assessment
  • Impact Assessment