Since FINSA cases are technically not investigations do we still have access to interviews with children at school without parents, and permission to obtain medical records?
Yes. These cases still involve risk and are taken on 115s. They meet the acceptance criteria. There is a different approach based on the lower level of risk. The purpose of FINSA is to approach families as a helper and engage them in the assessment process. Since FINSA cases should be low risk cases you should have the option of approaching these families in a different way. Obviously there may be times when private interviews are necessary; this can still be done.
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