Safety
What is a safe child?
No impending danger and caregiver's protective capacities CONTROL existing threats
Sufficient information
full picture
relevant
Present Danger
Immediate
Significant
Clearly Observable
Legislative Goals of DCF
Safety, permanency, well-being
FFA Investigation Types
In-Home
Out of Home
Institutional
Purpose of a safety plan
Control of Danger
either present or impending
What statement best describes relationship between Danger Threats and risk factors?
All Danger Threats have risk factors, but not all risk factors are Danger Threats
Impending Danger definition
child is in a continuous state of danger due to caregiver's behaviors, attitudes, motives, emotions, or situations that pose a threat of severe harm
Caregiver Protective Capacities definition
Caregivers behavioral, cognitive and emotional characteristics that specify and are directly being protective of children
Special Conditions [NO FFA]
Caregiver Unavailable
Child on Child Sexual Abuse
Foster Care Referral
Parents Needs Assistance
How many in-home safety plans involve DV
2
One for victim
One for AP
Safety Threshold Criteria
Observable
Out of Control
Severity
Imminent
VulnerabilitySix Domains
Extent of Maltreatment
Surrounding circumstances
Child Functioning
Adult Functioning
General Parenting
Discipline
Investigator will refer case to family support services when children are determined to be safe
Very high or high risk of maltreatment
Maltreatment considered neglect
Abandonment
Failure to Protect
Environmental Hazards
Inadequate Supervision
Medical Neglect
Substance Misuse
The health and safety of children are
of paramount concern
Assessing
Continual
dynamic
FFA Order to determine safe or unsafe child
[Extent/Surrounding]
Child
Adult
General/Discipline Parenting
CPC
Safety Determination
Danger Treats
11
Maltreatment Abuse
Physical Abuse
Mental Injury
Sexual Abuse
Asphyxiation
bizarre punishment
Bone Fractures
Burns
Internal injuries
Physical Injury by willful act
Safety Planning Analysis
willing to have in-home safety plan
home environment calm & consistent
Safety services available
services can be managed without prof evaluations
physical location
FFA purpose/focus (list 2)
identify unsafe children and in need of ongoing services
household where alleged maltreatment occurred
FFA Investigation which goes to case management?
Cases where children are determined unsafe regardless of level of risk
Maltreatments
26
Order of case
Start to Finish
Intake- Present Danger-PD Safety Plan
NO PD , Gather info
Danger Threshold- OOSIV, SAFETY ASSESSMENT
Impending Danger-unsafe child-safety analysis and planning, risk assessment, Case management, close case.
NO Impending - Risk Assessment, close case