Section 2 Overview

Section 2 focuses on intake, or the point of entry for a family.  The information in this section will assist staff in understanding the procedures throughout the entire intake process, from initial contact with the Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline Unit (CANHU), through the process of an investigation or family assessment.  Completing a thorough family assessment or investigation will help staff identify the service needs of the family.

Chapter 9 Overview

This chapter discusses the differences between the assessment of safety and the assessment of risk and outlines procedure for assessing both.

Table of Contents

9.1  Safety Intervention

9.1.1  Principles of Safety Intervention
9.1.2  Safety vs. Risk

9.2  Safety Assessment

9.2.1   Safety Assessment Flow
9.2.2   Present Danger
9.2.3   Protective Actions
9.2.4   Information Collection
9.2.5   Assessment and Analysis of Safety Components

9.2.5.1    Child Vulnerability
9.2.5.2    Threats of Danger
9.2.5.3    Impending Danger
9.2.5.4    Caregiver’s Protective Capacity
9.2.5.5    Analysis of Safety Components
9.2.5.6    Safety Factor Identification
9.2.5.7    Safety Threshold Criteria
9.2.5.8    Safety Decision

9.3  Safety Planning

9.3.1    Safety Plan (CD-18)
9.3.2    A case may not be closed if a vulnerable child is unsafe based on safety threshold criteria.
9.3.3    Safety Plan Evaluation
9.3.4    Safety Plan Re-assessment, Readjustment or Modification of Current Safety Interventions
9.3.5    Closing out a Safety Plan
9.3.6    Supervisor Safety Plan Approval Process
9.3.7     Information for Parent/Caregiver on the Back of the CD-18 Safety Plan

9.4  Assessment of Risk

9.5  Risk Re-assessment (CS-16E)

9.5.1  Priority of Initial Client Contact after a Case Opening Based on SDM Risk
9.5.2  Minimum Contact Guidelines for In-Home Cases