What do our parenting assessments include?

Parenting assessments are the most frequently requested assessments that we undertake. To gain a full understanding of parental capacity, we ensure that we look at care provided in a variety of settings, at different intervals of the day. Each of our assessments include:

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• Interviewing parents/carers

• Interviewing other household members

• Observations of parents at different times of the day, i.e. mealtime routines and bedtime routines, if they already have a child at home

• Consistently building positive relationships with parents, encouraging open and honest interactions.

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What else is included?

• Assessment Agreement and Consent form

• Risk Assessment matrix

• Ecomap

• Summary of Questionnaires, Scales and other Tools

• Electronic copy of Parenting Assessment.

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Assessment process

• First home visit within 7 days of receiving all referral documents

• Assessment schedule agreed between social worker and the parent(s)

• A copy of the agreement is submitted to the instructing party

• Social worker will meet with parents, together and separately, child/ren, school and other professionals, as relevant.

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Timescales

• All parenting assessments are completed within 10 -12 weeks

• Accelerated assessments can be completed within 6 - 8 weeks for an additional fee.