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

2. Learning Objectives
12.0.2

3. Agenda
12.0.3

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

5. Learning Objectives
12.1.5

6. What Do You Remember?
12.1.6

7. 65C-30 Safety Planning
12.1.7

8. Increase or Decrease
12.1.8

9. The Danger Statement
12.1.9

10. Temporary Removal Due to Present Danger
Unit 12.2
Temporary Removal Due to Present Danger

11. Learning Objectives

12. Present Danger

13. Actions to Shelter a Child

14. Reasonable Efforts

15. Working Together

16. Child Resource Record

17. Placement Considerations
Unit 12.3
Placement Considerations

18. Learning Objectives

19. Placement of Children in Out of Home Care

20. Let Kids Be Kids

21. Unit 12.4
Unified Home Study

22. Learning Objectives

23. Unified Home Study

24. The Ongoing Diligent Search Process
Unit 12.5
The Ongoing Diligent Search Process

25. Learning Objectives

26. Ongoing Diligent Search
relatives

27. “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.”
John F. Kennedy

28. Family Finders

29. The Right to Know

30. Discovery Steps

31. Knowledge Assessment
4.3.56

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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”

40. 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