SOCIAL SERVICES AND WELL-BEING (WALES) ACT HANDOUT Analysing Risk for Children High Concern Low Concern Current injury / harm is severe pattern of No history of significant trauma or abuse harm which is continuing / escalating Recognition of the problem Parent indicating repeat behaviour likely Perpetrator demonstrating remorse/ Access to vulnerable persons empathy Diagnosis of untreatable mental health Perpetrator accepting responsibility for and substance misuse their behaviour A history of interpersonal conflict and Children able to protect themselves if the violence power and control issues, poor need arises – negotiation and lack of autonomy Healthy peer relationships Recent separation or recurrent No documented school problems reconciliations No history of behavioural / emotional Uncontrolled contact between perpetrator problems and child Parental mental health and / or The parent unwilling or unable to protect substance problem responsive to the children treatment High levels of trauma in parents, Parent with empathy for the child childhood not recognised as a problem Parental competence and capacity in key Previous child protection concerns with areas of parenting no significant changes effected or Risk reactive to circumstances (eg loss) sustained and parents / carers display capacity to Parents not accepting their behaviour is make improvement and change a concern and are unwilling to work with Family with access to social support / practitioners networks and access to child care Children too young to be able to take any facilities action to protect themselves and require Difficulties, illness or disabilities on the rapid parental change part of the adult carers temporary Child presenting as fearful of parents or Stressors within normal range of other household member day-today Children engaging in self-harm, Circumstances and carers display substance misuse, dangerous sexual capacity to cope
SOCIAL SERVICES AND WELL-BEING (WALES) ACT HANDOUT Analysing Risk for Children High Concern Low Concern Current injury / harm is severe pattern of harm which is continuing / escalating Parent indicating repeat behaviour likely Access to vulnerable persons Diagnosis of untreatable mental health and substance misuse A history of interpersonal conflict and violence – power and control issues, poor negotiation and lack of autonomy Recent separation or recurrent reconciliations Uncontrolled contact between perpetrator and child The parent unwilling or unable to protect the children High levels of trauma in parents, childhood not recognised as a problem Previous child protection concerns with no significant changes effected or sustained Parents not accepting their behaviour is a concern and are unwilling to work with practitioners Children too young to be able to take any action to protect themselves and require rapid parental change Child presenting as fearful of parents or other household member Children engaging in self-harm, substance misuse, dangerous sexual No history of significant trauma or abuse Recognition of the problem Perpetrator demonstrating remorse/ empathy Perpetrator accepting responsibility for their behaviour Children able to protect themselves if the need arises Healthy peer relationships No documented school problems No history of behavioural / emotional problems Parental mental health and / or substance problem responsive to treatment Parent with empathy for the child Parental competence and capacity in key areas of parenting Risk reactive to circumstances (eg loss) and parents / carers display capacity to make improvement and change Family with access to social support / networks and access to child care facilities Difficulties, illness or disabilities on the part of the adult carers temporary Stressors within normal range of day-today Circumstances and carers display capacity to cope
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