Casework Practice Guide - Final
Casework Practice Guide - Final
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CONTENTS
C   1      FORE ORD
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C   2          ORKING IN AN ORGANISATION
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         G IDELINES FOR CASE MASTER ACTION PLANNING
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 Chapter 4a      FRAMEWORK FOR ORGANISATIONS TO SIGHT
                 VULNERABLE MEMBERS IN A FAMILY
1       This framework has been developed with the aim to protect vulnerable family
  e be        e fa e a d safety and minimise the risk of vulnerable family members
falling through the gaps. It highlights the importance of strengthening and enhancing
communication and collaboration amongst agencies involved in the care and support
of vulnerable families and facilitates the conduct of joint assessments and
interventions.
4      There are clients who may refuse to let SWPs interact with and have sight of
the vulnerable family members. SWPs should identify possible reasons for the refusal,
and make efforts to engage the family to resolve or clarify them. It is important to
process this refusal with the client to understand the reason. Their refusal could
possibly be due to:
       he c ie     eed for privacy and viewing the request as intrusion into their lives;
       he c ie     e ce i     f bei g j dged        c   i i ed b SWP ;
      the c ie   anxiety over certain information being uncovered;
      the c ie    fear of incrimination if the vulnerable family member has not been
      properly cared for.
5     SWPs should consult their Supervisor and Head of Agency on the concerns
they may have for the case, highlighting the challenges they face in sighting the
vulnerable family members and discuss possible strategies that could be taken. SWPs
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should minimally make three attempts to conduct home visits at different timings
(where possible) as part of their best practice to try have sight of the vulnerable
member. It is also helpful for the supervisors of the SWPs or Lead Social Worker to
do a joint home visit. All these attempts should be documented.
6       As SWPs continue to engage with the family and attempt to have sight of the
vulnerable member, they should concurrently try to assess if there are other concerns
for the vulnerable member safety and welfare, to the best of their ability. The c ie
persistent refusal for the vulnerable family member to be sighted may be indicative of
possible concerns in relation to the well-being and/or safety of the vulnerable family
member. It could also be indicative of harm that has already been incurred on the
vulnerable member and there is intent to hide that.
8     When the SWP is unable to sight the persons who are at greater risk of abuse
or neglect (e.g. a very young child below three years old) after three attempts to
conduct home visits at different timings, the lack of visibility and inability to assess
whether their care needs are being met, increase the risk to the person. Hence, it will
be prudent for SWP to collaborate with other professionals to sight the vulnerable
member. SWP could screen the family with the relevant Social Service Office (SSO)
and alert SSO on the challenges faced. Concurrently, SWPs could also gather
information to establish if the vulnerable member is known to any other social service
agencies2 (SSAs). SWPs could work alongside the other professionals to strategise
and share information to further assist the family.
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       Process to Sight Children
13     However, if the VA is not known to any organisations and if the family continues
to be resistant to the VA being sighted, all the relevant organisations involved in this
case should strategise on how the VA           e fa e a d afe c d be a e ed,
possibly through information sharing, case conference etc. SWPs should alert APS if
new safety concerns emerge about the VA and family.
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       Inter-agency Strategic Meeting
14      The FSC or lead agency in the case should call for an inter-agency strategic
meeting with all the relevant agencies (SSO, SSA / FSC a d ECDA/ MOE/ ch           )
to strategise ways to access and have sight of the child/ren or VA and work with the
family.
15    A police report should be lodged should efforts made to sight the child/ren or
VA was unsuccessful. If the child/ren or VA could not be located despite attempts
made by the various agencies (over a maximum period of 3 months since the first
attempt made by SWP to have sight of child/ren or VA), it is imperative that the FSC
Head or the head of the lead agency lodge a police report.
16     The decision on when this report should be lodged is dependent on the age of
the child/ren (e.g. children who are below the age of 3) and the level of vulnerability of
the individual (child/ren or vulnerable adults who are not sighted by any other
professionals). The higher vulnerability of the individual would require a police report
to be lodged within a shorter frame of time (earlier than the maximum of 3 months).
17     The decision on which agency is to lodge the police report and the timeline to
doing so could be established through the strategy meeting.
18  SWPs could notify the ODGSW in writing through an email referral with case
summary for the following scenarios:
       If family continues to persist in not allowing professionals to sight the child/ren
       over a period of 3 months; and/ or
       Family has provided false information on the child/ren      he eab      ; and/ or
       Child/ren is below 3 years old or older child/ren with developmental issues.
19     Where necessary, the DGSW can activate the Powers of Protector to compel
the family to bring the child/ren forward for the purpose of assessment.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Annex A1
    Framework for Organisations facing Challenges to Sight Child/ren
                                                                                                                                                Assess using
                                                                                                                                                SSSG/ CARG
                                                                                                   Any                       Yes
                                                                                                                                                Consult with/refer                                                 Is case
                                                                                              concerns on                                                                                                         known to
                                                                                                                                                to CPS if CARG
                                                                                               child/ren                                                                                                            CPS?
                                                                                                                                                outcome indicate
                                                                                                 safety/
                                                                                                                                                so
                                                                                                welfare?
                                                                                                                                                Consult CPSCs
                                                                                                No
                                                                                                                                               Screen with CPS
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                SSA/FSC* on            Yes                                                                        ECDA/ MOE CE                                           concerns          are no                 CPS                  concerns
                                                       Known to                     SSO* and
                assessing                               SSAs/                       alert SSO on                  Unit* (cc                                                                known CP               involvement
                child/ren   afe                         FSC*?                       challenges                    ODGSW) Forms                                                             concerns
                and well-being                                                                                    at Annex B/
                                                                                                                  Annex C
                                                       No
            If family
            continues
            to be                                                                                                                                     Request for                              School
            resistant to                                                                                                                    Yes       information/assistance                                                 Intervention by
                                                                                                                                                                                           assesses child
            the                                                                                                      Child/ren                        from the schools                                                            CPS
                                                                                                                                                                                            for concerns
            child/ren                                                                                                known to                         through ODGSW                              ++
            being                                                                                                     school?                         Form at Annex D
            sighted
                                                                                                                     No
                                                                                                Any concerns
                                                                                                                                  Yes     Conduct VA Triage                                                Is case
                                                                                                     VA
                                                                                                                                          Consult/ Screen with                                            known to
                                                                                                   safety/
                                                                                                  welfare?                                APS                                                               APS?
                                                                                                  No
                                                                                                                                          Screen with APS
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                                                                                                                                                                                     been closed
                                                                                                                                                                   AP                                                           ongoing AP
                   Work with the                                                         Screen with                   Screen with AIC/                                              and there are         warranting
                                                                                                                                                                   concerns                                                     concerns
                   SSA/FSC* on                                                           SSO* and                      SGE*/SGO                                                      no known AP           APS
                                            Yes            Known to
                   a e i g VA                               SSAs/                        alert SSO on                                                                                concerns              involvement
                   safety and well-                         FSC*?                        challenges
                   being
                                                           No
               If family
               continues to
               be resistant                                                                                                                               Request for
                                                                                                                         VA known to         Yes
               to the VA                                                                                                                                  information/assistance
                                                                                                                            these                                                                                     Intervention by
               being                                                                                                                                      from the institutions
                                                                                                                        organisations?                                                                                      APS
               sighted
No
BC No: __________________________________
D.O.B: _____________
Mother: _______________________________
       Residential
        Address:
       Reason for
       Screening
O ga i a i Na e: ___________________________
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                                                                      Annex C
To: MOE Compulsory Education Unit
CC: ODGSW
D.O.B: _____________
Mother: _______________________________
       Residential
        Address:
        Reason for
        Screening
O ga i a i Na e: ___________________________
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                                                                    Annex D
School: __________________________________
Class: _____________
Mother: _______________________________
Issue of concern in
  relation to child/
        family
Information needed
 from school/ Area
  of collaboration
      required
O ga i a i Na e: ___________________________
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                                                                               Annex E
                                 Contact Information
             Organisation                             Contact Information
Agency for Integrated Care (AIC)           Email: careinmind@aic.sg
cc: ODGSW
cc: Nur_Ezrina_Elias@msf.gov.sg
                                           (Child Disability)
                                           cd.services@sgenable.sg
Silver Generation Office (SGO)             Contact Person: Ms. Susan See (Head at
                                           Tanjong Pagar Satellite Office) Email:
                                           susan.see@aic.sg
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    C              4        CA E        AC        GF          AFE                     EC       CA E
A C
1      Ca e T ac g f Safe (CTS) a             ce      ha            ec   ca e 1
 ha ha e bee       a fe ed f      he MSF Rehab a             a d P ec    G
(MSF/RPG)       he Fa     Se ce Ce e (FSC ) f             g g ca e a age e .
The e ca e ha a e a fe ed        he FSC          d ha e ece ed ea e    e e
f     e he he MSF Ad P ec e Se ce (APS) Ch d P ec e Se ce (CPS).
He ce, he afe c ce        f he e ca e ha e bee add e ed b he fa               d
     e    ea e d f            ga d          , e.g. fa      e be ha      ed he
  h ca ab e          ad    he ch d/       e ab e ad       (VA) b     g g ca e
   a age e a d            g f he ch d /       e ab e ad      afe a d e -be g
     e    ed. The e fa  e     da      e    e g g ca e a age e
 he      he ca e a d a age e       f he ch d e           e ab e ad .
B F C C
1      The e f FSC        a ag g     ec     ca e    c de e    g gh g f
he      e ab e e be a d he fa e a d              d g eeded e     ce a d
 e ce          a a afe e       e f    he fa       e be . The   g g ca e
  a age e b FSC      c ea e he    b     f he     e ab e e be , ed ce he
     b     f ec e ce be g    ed a d/     add e ed a d         he
 f he ca e a d e -be g.
Ta P c Ca FSC
3            The ed f e          a ca e           c de he f             g    f        a    :
        )      f       a          he ch d/        e ab e ad     a d fa            ;
1   P     ec  ca e a e ca e               g       e ab e ad         ch d e       h ha e bee ab   ed   eg ec ed
b       he fa     e be .
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ii) i f      ai        he c        ce     leadi g       CPS      APS i    l e e      i h he fa il ;
    a d
iii) c ac li         f b h f      al (i.e. fe             i     al     ki g i h he fa il ) a d
     i f    al c     ac (i.e. f ie d , eighb                  , c lleag e e c.) i l ed i h he
     fa il .
a) CPS R F
 i ) C      ac g ideli e
     T e    ef e e ,c    i e    igh i g, i e ac i                    a da e     e    f child e
     a d hei a e / g a dia          ig ifica    he                    , he FSC    h ld igh ,
     i e ac a d a e   he child a lea       ce a                      h a d d like i e f     hei
      a e / g a dia    ig ifica    he ( ) i ei he                    e aae j i      e i      .
                                                    2
          ) Chi d Sigh i g, I e ac i           a dA    e         e    (SIA)       a
            The FSC     ke                 d i dica e he f e e c    f hei c ac ( ) a d a
             e ak / b e ai                /a e      e      ed    h i he chi d SIA f   . Thi
            a     FSC     ke               a e     he chi d e e f i k eg a a d high igh
               CPS i ake agai             h d he e be a ha       ha ha cc ed        he chi d
            af e he a fe .
) APS R F
    ii)     Safe     Pa
            A APS Safe P a     hich i c de     - eg iab e a d ca e a di c         ed
             i h he VA, he VA ca egi e , fa i a d ig ifica     he ,     d be i c ded.
            The FSC SWP ca       i   he ca e     ge      i h he he   f he afe     a
            a d ai e c ce     he he e i a b each i afe        a     a e i ca e a .
    iii) C         ac g ide i e
            T e       ef e e ,c    i e     igh i g a d e gage e       f he VA, e       h
            ca ed ha (PCH), hei fa i         e be        ig ifica     he , he FSC     ke
             h d igh , i e ac a d a e he VA a d ee i h he PCH a d hei fa i
              e be        ig ifica  he ( ) a ea      ce a       h. The e e i      i h VA
            c d ei he be d e e a a e          i j i    e i        i h hei fa i   e be /
             ig ifica    he .
    i ) VA Sigh i g, I e ac i                 a dA e        e        (SIA)    a
            The FSC     ke    d ii               e he VA SIA f    i dica e he f e e c f hei
            c ac ( ) a d a   e ak               / b e ai       ed      h . Thi a     he FSC
               ke    a e    he VA                e e f i k eg a a d       a ce ai he eed
            high igh he ca e APS i               ake h d he e be ec e ce.
C C M P 2
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FSC      eed    f   CPS/ APS a CPS/ APS a e e ec e         f he a f
  a fe d    g he 3-  h      - a fe chec - ca      h CPS/ APS. The FSC
  a fe g a d ece g he ca e h d he a a ge f a ca e d c
e    ea       h a fe f f    a      he ca e a d fa   .
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                                                                                                                      fo an fe o FSC a afe
                                                                                                                     conce n a e add e ed b      ill
                                                                                                                            e i e moni o ing
                           Yes                                                 No
                                             I i an e i ing                               APS CPS o iden if an
                                                FSC ca e                                  FSC fo an fe of ca e
                                                                                               managemen
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   Sigh ing                                                                               ecei   i hin   o king
   In e ac ion         APS CPS o hand o e                                                         da
   and                 and b ief FSC o ke and
   A e men                e i o on de ail in
   Plan
                        he ed file in a face o
   Collabo a i e
   A e men             face e ion befo e he
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   and Planning        ca e an fe mee ing                                Yes                   FSC ag eeable                No            i h ED of FSC on he
   F ame o k                                                                                       i h ca e                            ea on fo di ag eemen
      ih
                                                                                                  efe al
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   Safe Plan           APS CPS o a ange and
   Ca e Plan fo         cond c a ca e an fe
     o                     mee ing in ol ing
   in e en ion                                                                                           Yes                         FSC ag eeable
    CPS                  APS CPS FSC clien
                                                                                                                                         i h ca e
   S mma of            famil and ne o k and
   Dange I em         o he in ol ed agencie o
   and                cla if ole and follo
   Likelihood of
                                                                                                                                                  No
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   F     e Ha m                                                                                                                    APS CPS o eek a i ance
    LFH Ri k
                                                                                                                                  f om ele an SSO RS Team
   I em CPS
   Con ac li                                                                                                                         email RS AGM cc GM
                        APS CPS o co    he
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     hen and         FSC on he an fe ed ca e                                                            i h ca e                        di c ion be een
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     e on o
    e o ca e          Ca e T an fe Com le ed
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   APS CPS                                                                                                                              APS CPS o e lo e
                     FSC Role Af e T an fe of                                                                                           efe al o o he FSC
                        Ca e Managemen
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☐3           af e ca e a fe
☐6           af e ca e a fe
☐ 12          af e ca e a fe
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    1. Pa e , ca eg e , e                       ☐ Ye                 ☐N
       ca ed a , fa       e be
        g f ca    e ca e f
        e ce     a e bee e gaged
        a de /     e ca
         e a 3
                                                If Ye , ea e    ae    e da e       f
                                                e gage e :
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If N , ea e ae e ea :
    2. VA/C d e a            d ec  e ac         ☐ Ye                 ☐N
            a da e          ed b FSC
            e,   g          e e face
       face c ac             de ca c ec -
          ,                  e a 3
                                                If e ,  e   ee       e a       e
                                                VA/c d( e ) a        g ed?
If N , ea e ae e ea :
                                                ________________________________
                                                ________________________________
    3. Wa SSSG CARG                       APS-             ☐Y                                   ☐N
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    5. W                                                   ☐Y                                   ☐N
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       VA/  ( )                    a b
       SSSG CARG                   APS-
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     .
6. I VA/child ill in he ame        ☐ Ye                ☐ No
   placemen /care arrangemen   a
   per 3 mon h ago?
                                   If no, de cribe rea on for change and
                                    he ne arrangemen
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