May 31, 2013 - Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry

B.D. MCKENZIE - DR.EX. (OLSON) MAY 31, 2013
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Well, first of all, I want to point out what I
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mean -- what the interpretation of high or very high risk
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here is.
High or very high risk doesn't mean that the
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safety of the child is, is of immediate concern.
What it
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reports on is the future probability of a reoccurrence of,
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of child neglect or abuse.
And if you, if you only have
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limited capacity in your system to provide these services,
if you focus more and more on those range of families
which, you know, one can make a strong argument that that
should be the case, you then reduce the ability to take
what we might say are softer referrals where needs exist
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but they are not at the same level of risk.
In other
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words, they would be more likely to fall into the low and
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moderate risk families.
So, you know, some of those
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families may need those types of services in order to
prevent future reoccurrence or a referral for child
maltreatment or a future referral for that, but those would
not be able to be served because of capacity limitations.
That's what I'm referring to.
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Q
When you're talking about capacity, are you
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talking about resources?
A I'm talking about staff resources, yes --
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Okay.
-- in this particular model. And staff resources
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here within the child welfare agency.
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