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Comprehensive
Family Assessment Guidelines
for
Child Welfare

Table of Contents

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1. Introduction

• Assumptions Central to these Guidelines
• What is Comprehensive Family Assessment?
• Need for the Guidelines
• Foundations of Quality Practice

2. Comprehensive Family Assessment

• When Is Comprehensive Family Assessment Done?
• Fundamentals of Comprehensive Family Assessment

3. Components of Comprehensive Family Assessment

• Developing a Comprehensive Focus
• Identifying Strengths and Protective Factors
• Obtaining Information and Evaluations from Other Sources

4. Comprehensive Family Assessment Process

• Review Existing Information
• Meet with the Family
• Interview Children
• Meet with Staff of Other Agencies
• Obtain Specialized Assessments
• Make Judgments and Decisions: Link Comprehensive Family Assessment to the Development of a Service Plan
• Document Information
• Conduct Ongoing Assessment of Progress and Needs
• Disseminate Information to the Family and Other Providers and Update the Service Plan
• Reassess Prior to Case Closure

5. Administrative Supports for Comprehensive Family Assessment

• Direction and Support in Policies
• Availability, Adequacy, and Accessibility of Services
• Training and Preparing Staff
• Clinical Supervision and Mentoring
• Coordination of Services Provided Through Other Agencies
• Accountability and Evaluation

6. Conclusions

7. Resources Relevant to Comprehensive Family Assessment

 

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