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CPI 5.2 Alternative Response Stages - Timeliness of Initial Contact FY2016-2025
ABOUT THIS CHART
Child Protective Investigations (CPI) conducts either a traditional investigation or Alternative Response (AR) investigation. Traditional investigations and Alternative Response investigations require caseworkers to assess safety and take needed actions to protect a child while assessing any risk of abuse or neglect in the foreseeable future. AR investigations focus on a more collaborative approach to working with families by allowing for family engagement along with other community supports to ensure child safety. AR investigations differs from traditional investigations in that AR investigations are Priority 2 investigations involving victims who are age 6 or older, there is no substantiation of allegations, no entry of perpetrators into the Central Registry (a repository for reports of child abuse and neglect), and there is a heightened focus on guiding the family to plan for safety in a way that works for them and therefore sustains safety.
An AR investigation is timely if the first face-to-face meeting with the family and children in the household occurs within 120-hours or five days of an AR stage being opened and will involve working with the family to conduct safety and family assessments. AR investigations can remain open for up to 60 days with a one-time 20-day extension, if appropriate. Should CPI staff identify services to improve general family functioning and overall protective actions within the standard AR investigation time frame, the caseworker will provide support in linking the family to existing resources within the community.
A description of Alternative Response investigation and how it differs from a traditional investigation and priority response times are in the glossary.
FOOTNOTES
Alternative Response completed full implementation in all Regions in March 2021.
This chart addresses Texas Family Code Section 264.017 subsection (b)(6).
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| description | ABOUT THIS CHART Child Protective Investigations (CPI) conducts either a traditional investigation or Alternative Response (AR) investigation. Traditional investigations and Alternative Response investigations require caseworkers to assess safety and take needed actions to protect a child while assessing any risk of abuse or neglect in the foreseeable future. AR investigations focus on a more collaborative approach to working with families by allowing for family engagement along with other community supports to ensure child safety. AR investigations differs from traditional investigations in that AR investigations are Priority 2 investigations involving victims who are age 6 or older, there is no substantiation of allegations, no entry of perpetrators into the Central Registry (a repository for reports of child abuse and neglect), and there is a heightened focus on guiding the family to plan for safety in a way that works for them and therefore sustains safety. An AR investigation is timely if the first face-to-face meeting with the family and children in the household occurs within 120-hours or five days of an AR stage being opened and will involve working with the family to conduct safety and family assessments. AR investigations can remain open for up to 60 days with a one-time 20-day extension, if appropriate. Should CPI staff identify services to improve general family functioning and overall protective actions within the standard AR investigation time frame, the caseworker will provide support in linking the family to existing resources within the community. A description of Alternative Response investigation and how it differs from a traditional investigation and priority response times are in the glossary. FOOTNOTES Alternative Response completed full implementation in all Regions in March 2021. This chart addresses Texas Family Code Section 264.017 subsection (b)(6). |
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| title | CPI 5.2 Alternative Response Stages - Timeliness of Initial Contact FY2016-2025 |
