SUBPART B: REPORTS OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT OR INCIDENTS INVOLVING SEXUALLY AGGRESSIVE WARDS
The purpose of Subpart B is to describe the roles and responsibilities of child welfare staff when reports of child abuse and neglect affect Department wards in their caseloads. While child abuse and neglect reports are primarily the responsibility of child protective staff, there are times when child welfare service staff will be involved in a report or subsequent investigation. In addition, this Section contains procedures for handling incidents of sexually aggressive behavior committed by Department wards that do not meet the criteria of a child abuse or neglect report, primarily because the ward does not meet the definition of a perpetrator. However, such incidents are reported as Unusual Incident Reports and must be addressed by the child's caseworker.