Definition
Type of field assessment process undertaken - the structured decision making safety and risk assessment (SARA) or the Alternate Assessment (AA). The alternate assessment is used for children in OOHC, or where the reported concerns do not relate to a person within the household.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptService Event: Field Assessment Pathway
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Object ClassService Event
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PropertyField Assessment Pathway
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Value DomainField Assessment Pathway Label X(50)
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Field Assessment Pathway Label X(50) ".| Data Type | CHARACTERSTRING |
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| Format | X(50) |
| Maximum character length | 50 |
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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| Permissible Values | Alternate Assessment | |||
| SARA | ||||
| Supplementary Values | NA |
Comments
The Safety Assessment, Risk Assessment and Risk Reassessment (SARA) are three distinct tools used at FACS Community Services Centres by caseworkers:
- The safety assessment tool is used to determine whether there are any immediate dangers of significant harm to a child and what interventions should be put in place to provide immediate protection.
- The risk assessment tool is used to classify families into low, moderate, high and very high risk groups to determine the likelihood of future abuse or neglect of a child. This information is used to guide decisions about whether cases should be opened for ongoing services or not.
- The risk reassessment is used periodically to assess any changes to the family’s risk level in order to guide decisions about whether the case can be closed or if services should continue.