Children and Families Social Work Team (West)

																
Children and Families Access Team will typically take a case from initial investigation to the first review Case Conference and will refer cases as appropriate if longer-term needs are identified. In certain circumstances, such as when a child already has an allocated social worker, the Child Protection Investigation may be carried out by a social worker within another team.
Based at Beechbrae Education Centre, Elgin, the Assessment section will typically ensure that an identified Team around the Child has been established; they will, on a multi-agency basis, complete a National Risk Assessment, using the recognised National Framework, starting as soon as practical in each case, and completing within a maximum of twelve weeks.