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Comprehensive
Family Assessment Guidelines
for
Child Welfare
Table of Contents
View printable version (PDF - 301 KB)
1. Introduction
- Assumptions Central to these Guidelines
- What is Comprehensive Family Assessment?
- Need for the Guidelines
- Foundations of Quality Practice
2. 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