Which step involves entering the domicile?

• A. First Step
• B. Second Step
• C. Third Step
• D. Fourth Step

Answer: (B)

Entering the domicile is about the moment you physically go inside during a home-visit protocol. In the usual flow, you start with preparation—figuring out purpose, coordinating the visit, and ensuring safety and authorization. Only after those checks are in place do you move to the actual entry into the residence. That makes entering the domicile the second step: the action that follows the planning and authorization phase and precedes observing conditions inside and speaking with the resident.

This order matters because you’re required to have a legitimate reason, proper safety measures, and any necessary permissions before you step inside. If you wait until later, you’d be conducting activities outside the home first or documenting afterward, which isn’t the same as the actual interior visit. The later steps focus on what you observe inside, interviews, and reporting, not the entry itself.