Child welfare social work (open care and substitute care)
- Service
- 2 municipalities
- Public service
Child welfare open care is a support service for your child and family. As a client of open care, your child is assigned a responsible social worker. Your child and family are supported through a variety of means and services, such as social worker appointments, intensive family work, family rehabilitation, open care placement and support family and support person activities. The service follows a ...
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Open care and substitute care require a client relationship with child welfare services. The client relationship with open care begins with a service needs assessment or urgent child welfare measures. The child's client relationship with child welfare services is based on a social worker’s assessment and does not require the consent of the child and/or guardians.
The client relationship with substitute care begins when the child is taken into care. The client relationship with child welfare services is based on the Child Welfare Act, which guides and defines the work.
You can contact the emergency child welfare service if you feel that the health and development of a child close to you are endangered by the child’s growth environment or their own behaviour. The emergency service will assess the urgency of the matter and the follow-up measures together with you. You can reach the emergency child welfare service during office hours at 09 4191 5500.