In-Home Safety Analysis
What is the purpose of In-Home Safety Analysis Questions?
To aide in determining if the danger can be sufficiently controlled within the home environment.
What are Conditions for Return?
Conditions for Return describe caregiver behaviors and family circumstances that would need to exist for an in-home safety plan to be implemented.
When should a safety plan be implemented?
When a child is assessed as unsafe, the DCS Specialist will develop and immediately implement a safety plan to control all identified impending danger threats.
True or False: In-Home Safety Analysis Questions are the same as Conditions for Return.
False
How should Conditions for Return be created?
With the DCS Specialist and DCS Supervisor at the time of removal, and/or when reviewing the safety plan for effectiveness.
When are Conditions for Return no longer evaluated/considered?
When impending danger no longer exists and the child(ren) has been assessed as safe.
True or False: Routine, predictability day to day, schedules, and safety actions help to provide insight to answer Question #3 regarding calm and consistent environment.
True.
True or False: CFR's may contain specific behaviors, conditions, or circumstances that are needed before a child can return or remain in the home.
True.
When can an in-home safety plan be considered?
When all conditions for return have been met/all In-Home Safety Analysis Questions are answered "yes."
When should In-Home Safety Analysis Questions be assessed?
When a child has been assessed as unsafe to determine if the danger threat can be managed in the home.
True or False: Conditions for Return should be developed for a parent whose whereabouts are unknown; because the In-Home Safety Analysis Questions are all "no."
False.
True or False: Conditions for Return should include services for the parent to engage in.
False.
What are the 5 In-Home Safety Analysis Questions?
1. Combination of safety actions and supportive resources.
2. Parents/Guardians are willing and have demonstrated ability to cooperate with a plan.
3. Environment is calm and consistent.
4. In home safety actions can control impending danger without professional evaluations
5. Suitable place to reside/for the plan to take place.
True or False: As soon as Conditions for Return have all been met (or IHSA questions are answered "yes") the DCS Specialist should immediately return the children to the parents' physical custody.
False. Once a petition has been filed, a transition plan should be discussed, developed, and a change of physical custody should be submitted and approved. If the petition has not been filed, a CPC is not needed, but a transition plan should still be discussed and implemented.
What must be known about the impending danger threat to properly assess and answer Question #1?
The duration, consistency, pervasiveness, influence, effect, and continuance of the impending danger threat.