Home visit

How it is used

A key part of assessment and follow-up work. Visits can be planned or unannounced, and workers often go in pairs when there are safety concerns. You carry out, arrange or record a home visit.

Example sentences

1. I've arranged a home visit for Thursday afternoon, when both parents are at home.

2. During the home visit the children proudly showed me their bedroom.

Common collocations

• carry out a home visit
• unannounced home visit
• joint home visit
• home visit record

Related terms

• assessmentThe process of gathering and analysing information about a person's situation, needs, strengths and risks in order to decide what help is needed.
• case notesWritten records of contacts, conversations, observations and actions in a case, made by the worker as the work happens.
• follow upTo check what has happened after an earlier action, or to take further action on something such as a concern, a referral or a missed appointment.
• risk assessmentA structured look at what harm might happen, how likely and how serious it is, and what can be done to reduce it.

More terms: Casework and Assessment

• social worker
• client
• caseload
• case management
• care plan
• needs assessment
• engage with
• case closure
• intake
• genogram
• ecomap