Family Assessment

 

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Family Assessment

The continuous, systematic gathering and interpretation of a family’s strengths and concerns, which drives all decision-making.

 

GenoGram

Risk Assessment

Ecomap

A.     Genogram

Visual, mutigenerational representation of familial relationships and patterns of behavior.

B.     Ecomap

Visual representation of a family’s connection to their environment and the constructive and destructive influences within that environment.

C.     Risk Assessment 

Structured, systematic methodology for assessing current level of risk and predicting the likelihood of future risk of child maltreatment.

During the December 2000 ILF, we agreed that the 3 tools from the Family Assessment Prong of the Pitchfork should be seen as interdependent elements of the Family Assessment process - with the genogram and the ecomap serving to elaborate on elements contained within the Risk Assessment. We agreed that we do not advocate major duplication of information within the 3 tools, but rather we support the cross-referencing of relevant information (i.e. See Risk Assessment element A).

The Measures Team

There is a team working to develop the systems necessary to implement cross county performance measures for the elements on this prong of the pitchfork. For more info, click here Measures Team