Outreach and Case
Conference roles may be required in Child FIRST to:
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Assess appropriateness of
referral
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Ascertain family willingness to work
with Family Services
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As an urgent crisis response pending
decision to accept for Family Service allocation
Depending on
available capacity, these roles may be undertaken by:
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Child FIRST Intake staff
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Local Family Services agency,
particularly when service has had a prior relationship with family
(case remains registered on Child FIRST IRIS)
-
Allocated to local agency for post
Child FIRST role, when it is likely that engagement will
proceed
There is a
preference of Child FIRST workers to undertake this role when there
are significant concerns for immediate safety of children and it is
unclear whether the family will engage with services
Capacity to
undertake these roles in Child FIRST is to be negotiated with Team
Leader/Service Manager.
It is important to
note that the best practice principles relating to family inclusion
in case conferences should be followed. Families should be included
in, and/or informed about, all case conferences held that relate to
them.
Where Child FIRST
arranges a case conference, families will be included unless
the family requests not to attend or where inclusion or knowledge
of a case conference may lead to increased risks to safety of
children.
