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Frequency and nature of home visits to APS clients
0:17:27
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Deputy Commissioner Gili Hershkovich-Kim explains the frequency and nature of home visits conducted by APS caseworkers. The majority of APS clients receive monthly home visits, with some exceptions.
- APS caseworkers conduct monthly home visits for most clients
- Some clients may not require monthly visits
- Unsuccessful visits may result in alternative meeting arrangements
Gili Hershkovich-Kim
0:17:27
The number of people that are in the our APS caseworkers conduct home visits on a monthly basis.
0:17:34
There is a group of clients that are not required home visit on a monthly basis, but the majority of the APS case clients, either if they are clients or under assessment will have a monthly home visit.
0:17:48
Sometimes the home visit is unsuccessful because of the availability of the client.
0:17:53
Sometimes the home visit is unsuccessful and the client will meet the worker either in the office or in another safe location.
0:18:02
But our case workers conduct home visits on a monthly basis to all of the APS clients.
Crystal Hudson
0:18:08
So is is the caseworker the only person who would be visiting the client?