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Viability ASSESSMENTS

What do our parenting assessments include?

Parenting assessments are the most frequently requested assessments that we undertake. To gain a full understanding of parental capacity, we ensure that we look at care provided in a variety of settings, at different intervals of the day. Each of our assessments include:

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  • Interviewing parents/carers

  • Interviewing other household members

  • Observations of parents at different times of the day, i.e. mealtime routines and bedtime routines, if they already have a child at home

  • Their readiness and capacity to look after the child

  • Consistently building positive relationships with parents, encouraging open and honest interactions.

What else is included?

  • Assessment Agreement and Consent form

  • Risk Assessment matrix

  • Ecomap

  • Summary of Questionnaires, Scales and other Tools

  • Electronic copy of Parenting Assessment.

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AIMS

  • Enhance positive parenting skills to manage behaviour more effectively and promote children's social skills, self-esteem and self-discipline;

  • Improve parent-child relationships and parent-parent relationships

  • Develop positive attitudes and resilience in parenting

  • Strengthen parents' understanding of child development and foster ability to be more responsive to the needs of their children to promote their social, emotional and cognitive development and well-being;

  • Increase parents' confidence in their parenting role; and

  • Increase parents' confidence and skills in providing a positive home, learning environment and supporting their child/ren with their learning.

Timescales

  • All parenting assessments are completed within 10 -12 weeks

  • Accelerated assessments can be completed within 6 - 8 weeks for an additional fee

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