1. 1300: Protective Capacities for In-Home Safety Assessment Booster Shot

2. Agenda Welcome and Introductions Protective Capacities Review
Practical Practice
Summary and Evaluation

3. Learning Objectives Participants will be able to:
Define Protective Capacities;
Discuss the differences between strengths and Protective Capacities;
Describe the categories and levels of Protective Capacities
Consider ways in which Safety Threats operate; and
Explain the connection between Protective Capacities and Family Service Plans.

4. Protective Capacities Defined
Specific and explicit strengths that manage and control Safety Threats.

5. Categories of Protective Capacities
Behavioral - How people act
Cognitive - How people think and perceive the world
Emotional - How people feel

6. Levels of Protective Capacities
Enhanced - the caregiver has the capacity and is actively using that capacity to protect their child(ren).
Diminished – the caregiver has the capacity but is not using it, due to life circumstances or other reasons, to protect their child(ren).
Absent – the caregiver does not have the capacity at all.

7. How is the Safety Threat in Operation?
Is the Safety Threat occurring due to a lack of knowledge?
Does the caregiver have the knowledge, but the threat is occurring because they are not using the knowledge?
Is the threat occurring due to a gap/deficit in the emotional alignment or attachment to the child(ren)?

8. Key Questions What is going on now? What must change?
What must eventually exist?

9. Questions?