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Needs of the child assessments are routinely prepared by family justice counsellors, social workers, registered clinical counsellors, psychologists and psychiatrists. | Needs of the child assessments are routinely prepared by family justice counsellors, social workers, registered clinical counsellors, psychologists and psychiatrists. | ||
Family justice counsellors are employees of the Ministry of Justice based in registries of the Provincial Court. Their reports are free, but because there is such a high demand for these reports and there are so few family justice counsellors who are trained to | Family justice counsellors are employees of the Ministry of Justice based in registries of the Provincial Court. Their reports are free, but because there is such a high demand for these reports and there are so few family justice counsellors who are trained to prepare them, the delay from requesting a report to getting it done might be anywhere from eight to 14 months. | ||
In general, private reports prepared by social works and mental health professionals can be done faster, but they come at a cost. The reports prepared by psychologists typically cost between $6,000 and $10,000. | In general, private reports prepared by social works and mental health professionals can be done faster, but they come at a cost. The reports prepared by psychologists typically cost between $6,000 and $10,000. | ||
