Our standard Comprehensive Parenting and Risk assessment follows the Department of Health Framework for the Assessment of Children and Families. It examines identified risks, the family history, adverse childhood experiences, family & environmental factors, the child’s needs and the parent’s capacity to meet those needs. It analyses whether assessed risks can be mitigated, and the parent’s and/or child’s needs met through training or support.
These assessments consider whether a parent can safely care for a child but can also be undertaken to consider the possibility of contact, where a parent is unable to care but wants to have an ongoing relationship with their child.
We consider issues of specific risk (such as drug and alcohol misuse, domestic violence and mental health) and needs (such as any cultural sensitivities) and look to achieve the best outcome for children.
We undertake approximately 20 ISW Assessments annually in other countries and have one ISW who lives in Africa and offers consultation on assessments in the UK where there are cultural considerations to be factored in.
Our ISW’s are able to undertake these standard Parenting and Risk Assessments from 4 weeks.
Risk Assessments
In addition to our Standard Parenting and Risk Assessments, we can also prepare a stand-alone Risk Assessment. These are often in circumstances where there are direct risks to a child, and we are asked to consider the viability or context of contact.
