Best interests case practice summary guide (pdf, 1.18 MB)
Practitioner field tool and genograms (pdf, 574.16 KB)
Best interests case practice summary guide
This guide was developed in 2012. It provides an easy-to-use summary of the core aspects of the Best interests case practice model.
The guide, in its entirety, provides practice guidance for the child and family services sector.
The SAFER children framework became the risk assessment framework for Victoria’s child protection practitioners in November 2021.
For child protection, the introduction in the Best interests case practice summary guide remains relevant and important.
However, the four risk assessment practice activities in the Best interests case practice summary guide are replaced by the five risk assessment practice activities in the SAFER children framework. See the SAFER children framework in the 'Our Approach' section of the Child Protection manual for information.
The practitioner field tool and genograms provides practice guidance for the child and family services sector.
With the introduction of the SAFER children framework these field tools are superseded and are no longer to be used by child protection practitioners.