Protecting Children in Substance-Abusing Families
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Author(s):
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Kropenske, V., Howard, J., Breitenbach, C., Dembo, R.
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Year Published: 1994
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Relative Family Assessment/Intervention Guide
The assessment factors for the child are described on the BIOLOGIC FAMILY ASSESSMENT/INTERVENTION GUIDE. Please refer to that Guide for specific information on assessment of the prenatally substance-exposed infant. |
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Factor |
(a) Low
Risk |
(b) Intermediate
Risk |
(c) High
Risk |
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1. Relative's drug/alcohol |
Not known to currently be using drugs or allowing drug use in the home |
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Known use of drugs or alcoholism |
2. Relative's history of abuse/neglect/
violence |
No known history of abuse/neglect or violence in the home |
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Prior involvement with DCS or law enforcement or a history of abuse/neglect or violence in the home |
3. Relative's physical/
intellectual or emotional abilities |
No intellectual/
physical limitations; realistic expectations of child; in full control of mental faculties |
Mild physical/
emotional handicap; mild intellectual limitations which would not significantly impact ability to care for child |
Mod. to severely handicapped; poor perception of reality; unrealistic expectations/
perceptions of child's behavior, severe intellectual limitations; incapacity due to alcohol/drug intoxication; past criminal/mental illness; poor impulse control (i.e., demonstrated evidence of violence in home) |
| 4. Relative's level of cooperation |
Willingness to work with agency, to follow case plan, and provide for child's special medical and physical needs |
Overtly compliant or appears to give "lip service" only; superficial understanding of their role and responsibility |
Disinterested or evasive, doesn't believe there is a problem with parent or child |
| 5. Relative's parenting skills and responsiveness to infant |
Evidence of prior successful parenting |
No prior experience with parenting but indicates willingness to acquire necessary skills |
Evidence of inadequate prior parenting; unrealistic expectations |
| 6. Quality of relationship between relative and parent |
Relative supportive of parent/child relationship but able to set limits; acknowledges parent's problem |
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Unable to set limits with parent and/or denies problem; conflict that will interfere with parent/child relationship or is unable to support parent/child relationship |
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7. Relative's ability to protect child |
Parent's behavior would not compromise safety of child |
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Parent is violent or disruptive and threatens the safety of the child or caretaker |
| 8. Relative's success to medical resources |
Has own transportation, own phone; close to medical resources |
Access to transportation and a phone |
No transportation of phone; substantial distance from medical resources |
9. Relative's living environment (furnishings/
health/safety) |
Home relatively clean w/no apparent safety or health hazards; utilities operable; no infestation of rodents & vermin; evidence of preparation for infant's arrival (clothing, furnishings, formula) |
Home rel. clean [see (a)] but no evid. or prep. for infant's arrival |
Home unclean w/safety or health hazards, no evidence of prep. for infant's arrival |
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