Analyse The Importance Of An Evidence-Based Approach To Risk Assessment

1. Ability to take assessments of need, working to agreed local treshold and eligibility criteria.
I have used risk assessment tools through my previous jobs in order to better understand psycho-social components of children and youngsters at risk in contact with the law (crisis, trauma, emotional and behaviour difficulties). The analysis usually requires the identification of risk and protective factors for the hearing process for the child/youngsters and preparation for pre-trial tasks. Furthermore, completing child and parental strengths and needs assessments were usually implemented, to identify child and parent relationship and functioning.

2. Ability to recognise signs of harm, abuse or neglect and respond to them appropriately to improve
These categories can exist independently but commonly occur in combination with others. The abuse is intrafamilial if the offender is a parent, carer, or member of the child or young person’s family. Extra familial abuse is perpetrated by a person outside the immediate family. The following indicators should prompt an awareness of the possibility of child maltreatment: frequent attendance or unusual patterns of attendance to healthcare services, including frequent injury; change to the child's behaviour or emotional state. Examples which may be indicative of maltreatment are listed in the emotional abuse section below; Injury with features of maltreatment; evidence of sexual activity; harmful interactions between child and carer; appearance of neglect; failure to access medical care appropriately. In instances where a child or young person has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed, the social worker also has the statutory authority to investigate concerns. In most instances, the outcome of an investigation is to link families to support services to assist them to care for their children