Discuss the common features in families where harm to children may occur. Describe the risk assessment process: Social care Assignment, TUD, Ireland

Discuss the common features in families where harm to children may occur. Describe the risk assessment process that follows a report of a child protection concern.

Discuss how different agencies may work together to protect children from harm and outline the potential barriers to effective multi-agency working.

Learning Outcomes:-

• To promote and support the safety and security of users of services, those who care for them, and all those who may come into contact with them.
• To raise awareness of the role of risk assessment/management in the provision of evidence-based care.
• Provide a coherent multi-agency framework that will establish a consistent approach to the processes of risk assessment, risk management, and risk-taking whatever the context and environment of care/support.
• To promote the adoption by all staff of ‘defensible decisions’ rather than ‘defensive decisions.