Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Caseworker allocation date |
METEOR identifier: | 317373 |
Registration status: | Community Services (retired), Standard 18/12/2007 |
Definition: | The date a client is allocated a caseworker. |
Data Element Concept: | Client—caseworker allocation date |
Value Domain: | Date DDMMYYYY |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Date | |
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Data type: | Date/Time | |
Format: | DDMMYYYY | |
Maximum character length: | 8 |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Collection methods: | This data item may be collected for the date on which the initial case worker was allocated and for subsequent dates on which a client may be allocated a new case worker. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | National Child Protection and Support Services (NCPASS) data group. |
Origin: | Child protection and support services national minimum data set data collection manual, AIHW September 2005. |
Relational attributes | |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Child protection and support services (CPSS) case worker cluster Community Services (retired), Standard 30/04/2008 Implementation start date: 22/06/2007 DSS specific information: In the Child Protection NMDS, this data item is applicable only for children on guardianship/custody orders where the jurisdiction is in the place of a parent (in loco parentis). If a child is on another type of order, this item should be left blank. In this NMDS, this item refers to a primary allocated caseworker only. A primary allocated caseworker is defined as the person who has principle responsibility for recommending what decisions are made by the child protection service and has regular face-to-face contact with the child/family. There can only be one primary allocated caseworker at any point in time. Each time a child is assigned a new primary caseworker, the date this takes effect should be recorded. If the child’s caseworker changes from A to B then back to A and the length of time that A is the allocated caseworker is less than 6 weeks, then this does not count as a new caseworker and should not be recorded. |