(Part _____ in an 11-part series on Competencies in Family Arbitration)
- compliant with Ministry of Attorney General training requirements including on- going training
- current with research and best practices in screening tools and protocols
- appropriate facilities and training of staff
- access to knowledgeable and experienced colleagues for advice
- respond appropriately to risk and power balance assessments in determining whether to proceed and/or how to design process
- understand and incorporate safe termination protocols into all aspects of the process
- have appropriate connections with community resources for referrals and safety planning
- have awareness of responsibilities under 125 CYFSA and duty to report imminent risk of harm
- office procedures and protocols comply with duty to maintain confidentiality of screening information notwithstanding normal due process/Record keeping requirements
- consider whether a significant financial imbalance renders private adjudication inappropriate/unworkable.
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