If parents can maintain If parents address all risk factors If parents develop a If protective factors ‘low risks’ for a period of at least and maintain the change for at become apparent capacity for actual change six* months, the case can least six months the case can and/or parents to and begin to address risk close. move to risk’, where it address risk factors, factors, and protective ‘low should remain for a further six within timescale factors remain apparent months before closing. appropriate to child’s this should be sustained for needs, this should be at least six* months before sustained for at least six the case can move to months before moving risk’ where it ‘medium to risk’. ‘high should remain for a further six* months before moving to risk’. ‘low If new risk factors emerge/ If parents are unable to address If parents remain risk’ ‘high previous risk factor re-emerges all risk factors but are making for six months without and parents are able to show use of interventions to address addressing risk factors the demonstrable capacity for them and protective factors are case should move to severe change and protective factors apparent the case should remain risk with plan for are apparent the case will risk’. As long as no new permanent separation. ‘medium move to risk’ for risk factors emerge or previous ‘medium further interventions and risk factors re-emerge that had monitoring. previously been addressed. If new risk factors emerge/ If new risk factors emerge/ If protective factors are no previous risk factors re-emerge previous risk factors re-emerge longer apparent the case and parents are unable to and parents are unable to show should move to severe risk show demonstrable capacity demonstrable capacity for with plan for permanent for change yet protective change yet protective factors are separation. factors are apparent the case apparent the case will move to will move to risk’, for risk’ for further monitoring. ‘high ‘high further interventions and monitoring.
If parents can maintain ‘low risks’ for a period of at least six* months, the case can close. If parents address all risk factors and maintain the change for at least six months the case can move to ‘low risk’, where it should remain for a further six months before closing. If parents develop a capacity for actual change and begin to address risk factors, and protective factors remain apparent this should be sustained for at least six* months before the case can move to ‘medium risk’ where it should remain for a further six* months before moving to ‘low risk’. If protective factors become apparent and/or parents to address risk factors, within timescale appropriate to child’s needs, this should be sustained for at least six months before moving to ‘high risk’. If new risk factors emerge/ previous risk factor re-emerges and parents are able to show demonstrable capacity for change and protective factors are apparent the case will move to ‘medium risk’ for further interventions and monitoring. If parents are unable to address all risk factors but are making use of interventions to address them and protective factors are apparent the case should remain ‘medium risk’. As long as no new risk factors emerge or previous risk factors re-emerge that had previously been addressed. If parents remain ‘high risk’ for six months without addressing risk factors the case should move to severe risk with plan for permanent separation. If new risk factors emerge/ previous risk factors re-emerge and parents are unable to show demonstrable capacity for change yet protective factors are apparent the case will move to ‘high risk’, for further interventions and monitoring. If new risk factors emerge/ previous risk factors re-emerge and parents are unable to show demonstrable capacity for change yet protective factors are apparent the case will move to ‘high risk’ for further monitoring. If protective factors are no longer apparent the case should move to severe risk with plan for permanent separation.
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