Is the client presenting verbal Yes patterns or behavioural cues which may indicate a risk of violent or No aggressive behaviour e.g. confused, – *If yes, advise relevant boisterous, uttering threats, agitated, staff and ensure VAT is suspicious, intoxicated, and / or completed at first making socially inappropriate contact with client. comments? (Refer to as needed.) Is or was the violent or aggressive Yes behaviour directed toward a specific person or group of persons? No Will the person(s) whom the violent Yes or aggressive behaviour is directed toward be present during the home No visit? *If yes, advise relevant staff and ensure VAT is completed at first contact with client. (Refer to as needed.) Have threats recently been made Yes against the client? If so, who has No made these threats? Are firearms or other dangerous Yes weapons kept in the home? No Are there pets or animals in the Yes home? No
Is the client presenting verbal patterns or behavioural cues which may indicate a risk of violent or aggressive behaviour – e.g. confused, boisterous, uttering threats, agitated, suspicious, intoxicated, and / or making socially inappropriate comments? Yes No *If yes, advise relevant staff and ensure VAT is completed at first contact with client. (Refer to as needed.) Is or was the violent or aggressive behaviour directed toward a specific person or group of persons? Yes No Will the person(s) whom the violent or aggressive behaviour is directed toward be present during the home visit? Yes No *If yes, advise relevant staff and ensure VAT is completed at first contact with client. (Refer to as needed.) Have threats recently been made against the client? If so, who has made these threats? Yes No Are firearms or other dangerous weapons kept in the home? Yes No Are there pets or animals in the home? Yes No
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