interviewed outside his or her immediate presence you have the following options: Inform the parent that the child’s interview may be audio or video recorded to document the interview in its entirety. Seek an appropriate court order to interview the child outside the immediate presence of the parent. Determine if the non-maltreating parent would likely maintain the integrity of the interview by agreeing to remain silent while listening to the interview from another room or sitting behind the child unobserved. Ask: How you minimize the possibility of this happening? Trainer Notes: Guide the conversation around engagement skills, attitudes and perceptions. Say: If the parent explicitly tells you that the child is not to be interviewed by you outside of their presence, you cannot contact that child at a secondary setting (i.e., school, daycare, etc.) in order to circumvent the parent’s instructions. When the parent refuses to speak to you and access to the child is denied outright, you should immediately consult with your supervisor and determine the most appropriate response. Persist with attempts to gain cooperation from the family or caregivers by addressing, to the degree practical, the parents’ issues and specific concerns. Ask: Are there any questions about gaining access to children? Say: Ok now let’s talk about what you should do if you go to the home and the child is there but there is not a parent/guardian You have several considerations that you need to think through and if need be contact your supervisor for guidance. If the intake indicates there may be immediate danger to the child’s health or safety, or if there is reasonable cause to believe the child’s health or safety is endangered by the conditions of the dwelling, or the child is inadequately supervised and there is an immediate need to evaluate the child’s health and safety. You should immediately consult with your supervisor regarding the need to contact law enforcement and enter the home to assess the child’s safety. If the intake does not indicate any immediate danger to the child’s health or safety, or if there is not reasonable cause to believe the child’s health or safety is endangered by the conditions of the dwelling, and the child is mature enough to be
interviewed outside his or her immediate presence you have the following options: Inform the parent that the child’s interview may be audio or video recorded to document the interview in its entirety. Seek an appropriate court order to interview the child outside the immediate presence of the parent. Determine if the non-maltreating parent would likely maintain the integrity of the interview by agreeing to remain silent while listening to the interview from another room or sitting behind the child unobserved. Ask: How you minimize the possibility of this happening? Trainer Notes: Guide the conversation around engagement skills, attitudes and perceptions. Say: If the parent explicitly tells you that the child is not to be interviewed by you outside of their presence, you cannot contact that child at a secondary setting (i.e., school, daycare, etc.) in order to circumvent the parent’s instructions. When the parent refuses to speak to you and access to the child is denied outright, you should immediately consult with your supervisor and determine the most appropriate response. Persist with attempts to gain cooperation from the family or caregivers by addressing, to the degree practical, the parents’ issues and specific concerns. Ask: Are there any questions about gaining access to children? Say: Ok now let’s talk about what you should do if you go to the home and the child is there but there is not a parent/guardian You have several considerations that you need to think through and if need be contact your supervisor for guidance. If the intake indicates there may be immediate danger to the child’s health or safety, or if there is reasonable cause to believe the child’s health or safety is endangered by the conditions of the dwelling, or the child is inadequately supervised and there is an immediate need to evaluate the child’s health and safety. You should immediately consult with your supervisor regarding the need to contact law enforcement and enter the home to assess the child’s safety. If the intake does not indicate any immediate danger to the child’s health or safety, or if there is not reasonable cause to believe the child’s health or safety is endangered by the conditions of the dwelling, and the child is mature enough to be
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