A Practitioners' Tool for Child Protection and the Assessment of Parents

Introduction to the guide; using the practitioner's guide; beginning the assessment; the risk indicator checklist; the core assessment; the assessment plan; the assessment agreement; the assessment interviews; the first assessment session; assessment of the parents; the family; chronology; education; employment; experiences from childhood; perception of self; exploring if people are organized or disorganized, rigid or flexible; exploring dominant and submissive behaviour; self-esteem; alcohol abuse; drug abuse; anger and violence; ideal self; schedule 1 offences; criminal history; health; previous relationships; present relationship; parenting skills and abilities; perception of children; perception of being a parent; parenting and stress; parenting and the needs of children; the child; attachment; home environment; finances; child protection concerns; assessment of the information; the assessment case study; positive outcomes from assessments; conclusions.