Ongoing Assessment and Safety Planning Module 12 Ongoing Assessment and Safety Planning 12.0.1

Learning Objectives 12.0.2

Agenda 12.0.3

Modification of the Safety Plan Unit 12.1 Modification of the Safety Plan 12.1.4

Learning Objectives 12.1.5

What Do You Remember? 12.1.6

65C-30 Safety Planning 12.1.7

Increase or Decrease 12.1.8

The Danger Statement 12.1.9 http://centervideo.forest.usf.edu/fsfnenduser/caselifesafe/start.html

Temporary Removal Due to Present Danger Unit 12.2 Temporary Removal Due to Present Danger 12.2.10

Learning Objectives 12.2.11

Present Danger 12.2.12

Actions to Shelter a Child 12.2.13

Reasonable Efforts 12.2.14

Working Together 12.2.15

Child Resource Record 12.2.16

Placement Considerations Unit 12.3 Placement Considerations 12.3.17

Learning Objectives 12.3.18

Placement of Children in Out of Home Care 12.3.19

Let Kids Be Kids 12.3.20

Unit 12.4 Unified Home Study 12.4.21

Learning Objectives 12.4.22

Unified Home Study 12.4.23 http://centervideo.forest.usf.edu/fsfnenduser/uhs/start.html

The Ongoing Diligent Search Process Unit 12.5 The Ongoing Diligent Search Process 12.5.24

Learning Objectives 12.5.25

Ongoing Diligent Search relatives 12.5.26

“There are risks and costs to a program of action “There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.” 12.5.27 John F. Kennedy

Family Finders 12.5.28

The Right to Know 12.5.29

Discovery Steps 12.5.30

Knowledge Assessment 4.3.56

1. Which of these items is not true? The primary purpose of a safety plan is control People involved in safety plans must be immediately accessible and available A safety plan only lasts for 30 days Safety plans can include professional and non-professional providers Answer C

Lacking parental protective capacity 2: Safety plans initiate actions and services that will temporarily substitute for ______ ? Present danger Child vulnerability Basic resources Lacking parental protective capacity Answer D

3: Which of these is not a criteria for an in-home safety plan? Addresses all apparent needs in the family Has an immediate effect on controlling threats Has concrete, action oriented activities and tasks Must never rely on parental promises Must be based on people and services that are available when the threats are present Answer A

4: Reasonable efforts requires that we consider in-home safety plan options prior to making the recommendation to place the child in an out-of-home placement. True False Answer A

5. Written safety plans should include: A description of the danger threats in language the family can understand A description of how the danger threats will be managed and by whom A description of the parent or caregiver’s awareness of the danger threats A description of how the plan will be managed by the investigator or case manager All of the above Answer E

they must remove the child immediately. 6. When the Case Manager determines that a child is in impending danger, they must remove the child immediately. there must be a call to the hotline. there must be a staffing with an investigator and CLS to develop a placement plan and petition for shelter. they must immediately find a shelter home. Answer C

7. Which of the following is not contained in the Child’s Resource Record? Copies of the basic legal, demographic, educational information. Available and accessible medical and psychological information pertaining to the child. Home visit notes signed by caretaker. Documents necessary for a child to receive medical treatment and educational services. Answer C

8. According to which of the following is not true regarding the Child’s Resource Record. A child’s resource record shall be developed for every child with a safety plan. The person making the placement is responsible for the initial development, monitoring, updating and transporting of the child’s resource record. The person making the placement shall review confidentiality requirements with each caregiver, who shall be provided a child’s resource record. The caregiver is responsible for maintaining confidentiality of the child’s resource record documents Correct Answer A “entering out of home care”

Birth Certificate Searches Mapping Going back through the entire case record from beginning to current looking for any relative or adult connection that was ever mentioned is known as: Mining the file Accurint Reports Birth Certificate Searches Mapping Answer A