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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 22. Social Services |
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Agency 40. Department of Social Services |
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Chapter 705. Child Protective Services |
Section 110. Assessments in family assessments and investigations
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A. In both family assessments and investigations the child protective services worker shall conduct an initial assessment of the child's circumstances and threat of danger or harm, and where appropriate shall make a safety plan to provide for the protection of the child.
B. In all founded cases and in completed family assessments, the child protective services worker shall make a risk assessment to determine whether or not the child is in jeopardy of future abuse and/or neglect and whether or not intervention is necessary to protect the child.
C. In investigations, the child protective services worker shall make a dispositional assessment after collecting and synthesizing information about the alleged abuse or neglect.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 13, Issue 25, eff. January 1, 1998; amended, Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 06, eff. January 1, 2003.