Event Title
Intake Reports: Who is Reporting Possible Child Abuse and Neglect?
Location
CSU Ballroom
Start Date
27-4-2009 10:00 AM
End Date
27-4-2009 12:00 PM
Student's Major
Social Work
Student's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mentor's Name
Laurie Strunk
Mentor's Department
Social Work
Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description
Intake reports are telephone calls, fax, or face-to-face contact with someone reporting a possible child abuse or neglect report. Intake is the first step in many cases because this is how social workers become aware of child abuse and neglect. Once a report is made, it is screened by social workers and discussed to decide if the incident meets the child abuse and neglect criteria. Screened in reports are those that have met the child abuse and neglect format, and screened out reports are those that do not meet child protection criteria. Once a report is screened in, either the family is assessed and offered services (family assessment) or a traditional child protection investigation is completed to determine what further steps need to be done to alleviate the abuse. All of the information that is collected from intake is put into the Social Services Information System (SSIS program) which allows social workers around the state to view intakes on a particular client. Information for this project was gathered through the SSIS program. The information gathered included how many reports were made, whether they were screened in or screened out, and who reported the incident.
Intake Reports: Who is Reporting Possible Child Abuse and Neglect?
CSU Ballroom
Intake reports are telephone calls, fax, or face-to-face contact with someone reporting a possible child abuse or neglect report. Intake is the first step in many cases because this is how social workers become aware of child abuse and neglect. Once a report is made, it is screened by social workers and discussed to decide if the incident meets the child abuse and neglect criteria. Screened in reports are those that have met the child abuse and neglect format, and screened out reports are those that do not meet child protection criteria. Once a report is screened in, either the family is assessed and offered services (family assessment) or a traditional child protection investigation is completed to determine what further steps need to be done to alleviate the abuse. All of the information that is collected from intake is put into the Social Services Information System (SSIS program) which allows social workers around the state to view intakes on a particular client. Information for this project was gathered through the SSIS program. The information gathered included how many reports were made, whether they were screened in or screened out, and who reported the incident.
Recommended Citation
Bauer, Julia. "Intake Reports: Who is Reporting Possible Child Abuse and Neglect?." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 27, 2009.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2009/poster-session-A/15
