❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses the Department for Community Development's drug monitoring regime following a case involving Mr. Wade Scale and concerns raised by the Child Death Review Committee regarding parental substance abuse.
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WADE SCALE - DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - DRUG MONITORING REGIME
I refer to the Wade Scale case. (1) It was reported in The West Australian on 14 August that Mr Scale tested positive for amphetamines and opiates under a Department for Community Development monitoring regime. What is a monitoring regime, and how is it administered? (2) Given that the Child Death Review Committee clearly showed that, of the cases referred to it, 90 per cent of the children - that is, nine out of 10 children - who died had a parent/parents with a history of using substances and/or drugs, what are the department’s criteria for a monitoring regime? Hon KATE DOUST
I refer to the Wade Scale case. (1) It was reported in The West Australian on 14 August that Mr Scale tested positive for amphetamines and opiates under a Department for Community Development monitoring regime. What is a monitoring regime, and how is it administered? (2) Given that the Child Death Review Committee clearly showed that, of the cases referred to it, 90 per cent of the children - that is, nine out of 10 children - who died had a parent/parents with a history of using substances and/or drugs, what are the department’s criteria for a monitoring regime? Hon KATE DOUST
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) A monitoring regime outlines certain requirements to be met within a specified period and maintained over a specified time. This generally refers as a minimum to a requirement for urinalysis. The person may be required to provide a sample to a pathology centre on a regular basis; for example, every third day or as requested. If it is “as requested”, on any given day the caseworker may ring and require the person to attend the clinic and provide a sample for analysis. The clinic provides a breakdown of all the substances detected in the urine. In addition, clients are usually required to attend specialist counselling on their substance use. These counsellors are able to assess on a non-clinical level whether persons present as substance affected. In a given situation, the requirement for urinalysis and substance-use counselling may be set - recommended - by the Children’s Court or required as part of a criminal court order. (2) Following an assessment and when decisions need to be made about where a child should reside, parents may be advised of the minimum requirements on them either to prevent a child being removed from their care or for consideration of a child being returned to their care. A monitoring regime may be required to provide information about the drug use to assess the impact of this on the parents’ capacity to provide a safe environment for the child. Regular assessment of the parents’ capacity over time is then made.
(1) It was reported in The West Australian on 14 August that Mr Scale tested positive for amphetamines and opiates under a Department for Community Development monitoring regime. What is a monitoring regime, and how is it administered? (2) Given that the Child Death Review Committee clearly showed that, of the cases referred to it, 90 per cent of the children - that is, nine out of 10 children - who died had a parent/parents with a history of using substances and/or drugs, what are the department’s criteria for a monitoring regime? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) A monitoring regime outlines certain requirements to be met within a specified period and maintained over a specified time. This generally refers as a minimum to a requirement for urinalysis. The person may be required to provide a sample to a pathology centre on a regular basis; for example, every third day or as requested. If it is “as requested”, on any given day the caseworker may ring and require the person to attend the clinic and provide a sample for analysis. The clinic provides a breakdown of all the substances detected in the urine. In addition, clients are usually required to attend specialist counselling on their substance use. These counsellors are able to assess on a non-clinical level whether persons present as substance affected. In a given situation, the requirement for urinalysis and substance-use counselling may be set - recommended - by the Children’s Court or required as part of a criminal court order. (2) Following an assessment and when decisions need to be made about where a child should reside, parents may be advised of the minimum requirements on them either to prevent a child being removed from their care or for consideration of a child being returned to their care. A monitoring regime may be required to provide information about the drug use to assess the impact of this on the parents’ capacity to provide a safe environment for the child. Regular assessment of the parents’ capacity over time is then made.
(2) Given that the Child Death Review Committee clearly showed that, of the cases referred to it, 90 per cent of the children - that is, nine out of 10 children - who died had a parent/parents with a history of using substances and/or drugs, what are the department’s criteria for a monitoring regime? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) A monitoring regime outlines certain requirements to be met within a specified period and maintained over a specified time. This generally refers as a minimum to a requirement for urinalysis. The person may be required to provide a sample to a pathology centre on a regular basis; for example, every third day or as requested. If it is “as requested”, on any given day the caseworker may ring and require the person to attend the clinic and provide a sample for analysis. The clinic provides a breakdown of all the substances detected in the urine. In addition, clients are usually required to attend specialist counselling on their substance use. These counsellors are able to assess on a non-clinical level whether persons present as substance affected. In a given situation, the requirement for urinalysis and substance-use counselling may be set - recommended - by the Children’s Court or required as part of a criminal court order. (2) Following an assessment and when decisions need to be made about where a child should reside, parents may be advised of the minimum requirements on them either to prevent a child being removed from their care or for consideration of a child being returned to their care. A monitoring regime may be required to provide information about the drug use to assess the impact of this on the parents’ capacity to provide a safe environment for the child. Regular assessment of the parents’ capacity over time is then made.
Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) A monitoring regime outlines certain requirements to be met within a specified period and maintained over a specified time. This generally refers as a minimum to a requirement for urinalysis. The person may be required to provide a sample to a pathology centre on a regular basis; for example, every third day or as requested. If it is “as requested”, on any given day the caseworker may ring and require the person to attend the clinic and provide a sample for analysis. The clinic provides a breakdown of all the substances detected in the urine. In addition, clients are usually required to attend specialist counselling on their substance use. These counsellors are able to assess on a non-clinical level whether persons present as substance affected. In a given situation, the requirement for urinalysis and substance-use counselling may be set - recommended - by the Children’s Court or required as part of a criminal court order. (2) Following an assessment and when decisions need to be made about where a child should reside, parents may be advised of the minimum requirements on them either to prevent a child being removed from their care or for consideration of a child being returned to their care. A monitoring regime may be required to provide information about the drug use to assess the impact of this on the parents’ capacity to provide a safe environment for the child. Regular assessment of the parents’ capacity over time is then made.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) A monitoring regime outlines certain requirements to be met within a specified period and maintained over a specified time. This generally refers as a minimum to a requirement for urinalysis. The person may be required to provide a sample to a pathology centre on a regular basis; for example, every third day or as requested. If it is “as requested”, on any given day the caseworker may ring and require the person to attend the clinic and provide a sample for analysis. The clinic provides a breakdown of all the substances detected in the urine. In addition, clients are usually required to attend specialist counselling on their substance use. These counsellors are able to assess on a non-clinical level whether persons present as substance affected. In a given situation, the requirement for urinalysis and substance-use counselling may be set - recommended - by the Children’s Court or required as part of a criminal court order. (2) Following an assessment and when decisions need to be made about where a child should reside, parents may be advised of the minimum requirements on them either to prevent a child being removed from their care or for consideration of a child being returned to their care. A monitoring regime may be required to provide information about the drug use to assess the impact of this on the parents’ capacity to provide a safe environment for the child. Regular assessment of the parents’ capacity over time is then made.
(1) A monitoring regime outlines certain requirements to be met within a specified period and maintained over a specified time. This generally refers as a minimum to a requirement for urinalysis. The person may be required to provide a sample to a pathology centre on a regular basis; for example, every third day or as requested. If it is “as requested”, on any given day the caseworker may ring and require the person to attend the clinic and provide a sample for analysis. The clinic provides a breakdown of all the substances detected in the urine. In addition, clients are usually required to attend specialist counselling on their substance use. These counsellors are able to assess on a non-clinical level whether persons present as substance affected. In a given situation, the requirement for urinalysis and substance-use counselling may be set - recommended - by the Children’s Court or required as part of a criminal court order. (2) Following an assessment and when decisions need to be made about where a child should reside, parents may be advised of the minimum requirements on them either to prevent a child being removed from their care or for consideration of a child being returned to their care. A monitoring regime may be required to provide information about the drug use to assess the impact of this on the parents’ capacity to provide a safe environment for the child. Regular assessment of the parents’ capacity over time is then made.
(2) Following an assessment and when decisions need to be made about where a child should reside, parents may be advised of the minimum requirements on them either to prevent a child being removed from their care or for consideration of a child being returned to their care. A monitoring regime may be required to provide information about the drug use to assess the impact of this on the parents’ capacity to provide a safe environment for the child. Regular assessment of the parents’ capacity over time is then made.
(1) It was reported in The West Australian on 14 August that Mr Scale tested positive for amphetamines and opiates under a Department for Community Development monitoring regime. What is a monitoring regime, and how is it administered? (2) Given that the Child Death Review Committee clearly showed that, of the cases referred to it, 90 per cent of the children - that is, nine out of 10 children - who died had a parent/parents with a history of using substances and/or drugs, what are the department’s criteria for a monitoring regime? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) A monitoring regime outlines certain requirements to be met within a specified period and maintained over a specified time. This generally refers as a minimum to a requirement for urinalysis. The person may be required to provide a sample to a pathology centre on a regular basis; for example, every third day or as requested. If it is “as requested”, on any given day the caseworker may ring and require the person to attend the clinic and provide a sample for analysis. The clinic provides a breakdown of all the substances detected in the urine. In addition, clients are usually required to attend specialist counselling on their substance use. These counsellors are able to assess on a non-clinical level whether persons present as substance affected. In a given situation, the requirement for urinalysis and substance-use counselling may be set - recommended - by the Children’s Court or required as part of a criminal court order. (2) Following an assessment and when decisions need to be made about where a child should reside, parents may be advised of the minimum requirements on them either to prevent a child being removed from their care or for consideration of a child being returned to their care. A monitoring regime may be required to provide information about the drug use to assess the impact of this on the parents’ capacity to provide a safe environment for the child. Regular assessment of the parents’ capacity over time is then made.
(2) Given that the Child Death Review Committee clearly showed that, of the cases referred to it, 90 per cent of the children - that is, nine out of 10 children - who died had a parent/parents with a history of using substances and/or drugs, what are the department’s criteria for a monitoring regime? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) A monitoring regime outlines certain requirements to be met within a specified period and maintained over a specified time. This generally refers as a minimum to a requirement for urinalysis. The person may be required to provide a sample to a pathology centre on a regular basis; for example, every third day or as requested. If it is “as requested”, on any given day the caseworker may ring and require the person to attend the clinic and provide a sample for analysis. The clinic provides a breakdown of all the substances detected in the urine. In addition, clients are usually required to attend specialist counselling on their substance use. These counsellors are able to assess on a non-clinical level whether persons present as substance affected. In a given situation, the requirement for urinalysis and substance-use counselling may be set - recommended - by the Children’s Court or required as part of a criminal court order. (2) Following an assessment and when decisions need to be made about where a child should reside, parents may be advised of the minimum requirements on them either to prevent a child being removed from their care or for consideration of a child being returned to their care. A monitoring regime may be required to provide information about the drug use to assess the impact of this on the parents’ capacity to provide a safe environment for the child. Regular assessment of the parents’ capacity over time is then made.
Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) A monitoring regime outlines certain requirements to be met within a specified period and maintained over a specified time. This generally refers as a minimum to a requirement for urinalysis. The person may be required to provide a sample to a pathology centre on a regular basis; for example, every third day or as requested. If it is “as requested”, on any given day the caseworker may ring and require the person to attend the clinic and provide a sample for analysis. The clinic provides a breakdown of all the substances detected in the urine. In addition, clients are usually required to attend specialist counselling on their substance use. These counsellors are able to assess on a non-clinical level whether persons present as substance affected. In a given situation, the requirement for urinalysis and substance-use counselling may be set - recommended - by the Children’s Court or required as part of a criminal court order. (2) Following an assessment and when decisions need to be made about where a child should reside, parents may be advised of the minimum requirements on them either to prevent a child being removed from their care or for consideration of a child being returned to their care. A monitoring regime may be required to provide information about the drug use to assess the impact of this on the parents’ capacity to provide a safe environment for the child. Regular assessment of the parents’ capacity over time is then made.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) A monitoring regime outlines certain requirements to be met within a specified period and maintained over a specified time. This generally refers as a minimum to a requirement for urinalysis. The person may be required to provide a sample to a pathology centre on a regular basis; for example, every third day or as requested. If it is “as requested”, on any given day the caseworker may ring and require the person to attend the clinic and provide a sample for analysis. The clinic provides a breakdown of all the substances detected in the urine. In addition, clients are usually required to attend specialist counselling on their substance use. These counsellors are able to assess on a non-clinical level whether persons present as substance affected. In a given situation, the requirement for urinalysis and substance-use counselling may be set - recommended - by the Children’s Court or required as part of a criminal court order. (2) Following an assessment and when decisions need to be made about where a child should reside, parents may be advised of the minimum requirements on them either to prevent a child being removed from their care or for consideration of a child being returned to their care. A monitoring regime may be required to provide information about the drug use to assess the impact of this on the parents’ capacity to provide a safe environment for the child. Regular assessment of the parents’ capacity over time is then made.
(1) A monitoring regime outlines certain requirements to be met within a specified period and maintained over a specified time. This generally refers as a minimum to a requirement for urinalysis. The person may be required to provide a sample to a pathology centre on a regular basis; for example, every third day or as requested. If it is “as requested”, on any given day the caseworker may ring and require the person to attend the clinic and provide a sample for analysis. The clinic provides a breakdown of all the substances detected in the urine. In addition, clients are usually required to attend specialist counselling on their substance use. These counsellors are able to assess on a non-clinical level whether persons present as substance affected. In a given situation, the requirement for urinalysis and substance-use counselling may be set - recommended - by the Children’s Court or required as part of a criminal court order. (2) Following an assessment and when decisions need to be made about where a child should reside, parents may be advised of the minimum requirements on them either to prevent a child being removed from their care or for consideration of a child being returned to their care. A monitoring regime may be required to provide information about the drug use to assess the impact of this on the parents’ capacity to provide a safe environment for the child. Regular assessment of the parents’ capacity over time is then made.
(2) Following an assessment and when decisions need to be made about where a child should reside, parents may be advised of the minimum requirements on them either to prevent a child being removed from their care or for consideration of a child being returned to their care. A monitoring regime may be required to provide information about the drug use to assess the impact of this on the parents’ capacity to provide a safe environment for the child. Regular assessment of the parents’ capacity over time is then made.
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