Jade Toni Davids

In my previous role within the Adoptability team, I was responsible for receiving and reviewing referrals from external organizations. I provided counseling to parents facing crisis pregnancies, including option and adoption counseling. I handled statutory interventions related to child placement, investigated the adoptability of children, and prepared and supported parents through the process of consenting to adoption; and compiled professional reports based on thorough investigations, which were submitted for court proceedings.

In my current role within the National team I am responsible for reviewing adoption applications and conducting thorough investigations into the adoptability of children. I provide options and adoption counseling to parents and, when necessary, extended family members. I perform psychosocial assessments of both the child and the parent(s) to evaluate caregiving capacity. My duties also include preparing and assisting with consent signing, screening prospective adoptive applicants, compiling investigative reports, managing statutory proceedings for child placements, and facilitating the finalisation of adoptions through the Children's Court.

• Transferring to the Peninsula branch broadened my scope of practice.
  I managed a caseload of 85 to 95 families, with a focus on intake, early intervention and prevention services, statutory intervention, alternative care, and reunification services. A key aspect of this role was working in accordance with the Children's Act. My responsibilities included conducting risk assessments, providing crisis intervention and counseling, developing and maintaining case and care plans, and keeping detailed case records. I collaborated closely with the Children’s Court, external organizations, and multi-disciplinary teams to ensure all actions were in the best interests of the children, their families, and the communities we served.

• My role and functioning at the abovementioned Child Protection Organizations was to render generic social services in the field of Child Protection
• My case load ranged between 27 to 30 children, with my focus mainly being on early intervention and foster care monitoring