When the FST recommends a trial home visit, the worker, along with the FST, should develop a visitation schedule. Both announced and unannounced visits should be conducted to assess the safety of all household members. The household is to be visited a minimum of once a week for the first 30 days of a trial home visit by the Children’s Service Worker. The visit with the child should continue to be documented in FACES on the Contact Communication Log with a purpose of “worker with child” and in the location of “in child’s placement”. Contact after the initial 30 days shall be based upon the assessed level of risk on the Risk Re-Assessment, CS-16E. The minimum contact standards are outlined in Section 2 Chapter 9.
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