Women and Children Protection Unit Standards

Standard Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

Personnel Trained physician Trained physician 2 trained physicians
Social worker Trained, registered social 2 trained and registered
worker with full-time social workers
duty coverage
Trained police officer Trained police officer
Trained mental health Trained mental health
professional professional
Training Training on 4Rs Training on 4Rs Training on 4Rs
Residency Training Residency training
Research Proper Proper documentation of Properly documentation
documentation of experiences of experiences
experiences
Investigates on women
and children protection
work
Publishes research
studies, presents in
conferences
Services Minimum medical Services like a Level I Services of a Level 2
services in the WCPU with rape kits, WCPU plus long-term
form of medico- surgical intervention, case management
legal examination, 24/7 social work
acute medical intervention, case
treatment etc. management and
conferences
Documentation Documentation using the Documentation using the
and record- Child Protection CPMIS
keeping Management
Information System
(CPMIS)
Expert testimony Expert testimony in court Expert testimony in court
in court
Networks with Networks with other Networks with other
other disciplines disciplines and agencies disciplines and agencies
and agencies
Police investigation or Police investigation and
mental health care mental health care,
nursing services
Peer review of cases Peer review of cases
Availability of specialty Availability of specialty
consultations consultations