SDM Safety Assessment
Parental Child Safety Placements
SDM Risk Assessment
Merging
Random policy
100
When do you do a SDM reassessment?
What is after 45 days or when the circumstances of the family change?
100
How many collaterals do you need for a PCSP?
4- two for the primary caregiver's household and two for the backup caregiver's household
100
The AP is the Father. No one else lives in his home. The children primarily live with the mother. Who's the primary and secondary caregiver on the risk assessment?
What is the primary caregiver is the father. There is no secondary caregiver.
100
You have an open case on FA and a new intake comes in with different allegations concerning PP that lives in FA's home. Can those cases be merged?
What is yes, they can be merged?
100
Can you close out an Investigation without at least attempting to notify all biological parents that their child was seen?
What is no, all biological parents must be contacted or at least attempted to contact any time a child is seen?
200
When do you do a SDM case closure?
What is when the case is being closed, not referred for ongoing services, and it has either been more than 45 days from the date of the last assessment OR there are no longer any danger indicators?
200
Who's household has to be assessed for the PCSP?
What is the primary caregiver's home AND the backup caregiver's home. The exception is if the backup caregiver will not care for the children in their home and that MUST be documented.
200
The AP is the grandmother. The grandmother lives in the father's home. The children primarily live with the mother. Who's the primary and secondary caregiver on the risk assessment?
What is the father is the primary caregiver and the grandmother is the secondary caregiver.
200
You have an open case on FA and a new intake comes in with allegations of both FA and MO and MO lives in a different household. Can those cases be merged?
What is no, they can not be merged. A reentry is needed in order to split the cases. There will now be 2 separate CPS cases- one on MO's household and one on FA's household.
200
What does fully documented mean?
What is fully documented narratives, updated person list, initial safety assessment completed, and photos of the children uploaded?
300
If you enter a SDM incorrectly and submit, how do you correct it?
What is calling in a help desk ticket
300
What do you do with the signed PCSP tool and safety plan?
What is upload to one case and put the copy in the case file
300
The AP is the mother and the father. The mother and father live in separate residences. How do you do the risk assessment?
What is there needs to be 2 separate cases. You can only assess one household on the risk assessment. On mother's case she will be the primary with no secondary. On father's case he will be the primary with no secondary.
300
You have an open case on both FA's household and MO's household and you receive a new intake with different allegations and both MO and FA are listed as AP's, how do you handle this?
What is a reentry is needed to split the two cases so there are 2 separate intakes?
300
How do you close a case with a child placed with a relative, other than a biological parent?
What is the family files for legal intervention and provides us with a court order showing they have custody, a PCSP at closure, or legal staffing for TMC of the child?
400
Can you do a safety plan if you check "no" to all danger indicators?
What is No
400
When should a PCSP be fully documented?
What is same day
400
The AP is the grandfather. The children live in the home with the mother and the father. The mother stays home with the kids, the dad works. The grandfather resides at a separate residence. Who's the primary and secondary caregiver on the risk assessment?
What is the primary caregiver will be the mother and the secondary caregiver will be the father.
400
MO and STFA live in the home with the children in a new investigation. MO has prior history with another man that she was an alleged perpetrator in. Can the new case be merged in to MO's old case?
What is yes, the new case can be merged in to the old case?
400
What are the 4 justifications for closing a case ADM closed?
What is Anonymous Reports, Refuting the Allegations, Lacks Authority to Investigate, it was Already Investigated?
500
If you check "yes" to a danger indicator and no safety plan can be completed, what do you have to do?
What is a removal?
500
What is needed for a PCSP?
What is all principal home members of the primary caregivers home fully interviewed, CPS and criminal background checks run on them using full legal name, SSN, DOB, and DL#, 2 collaterals for primary caregiver, full interviews of all back up caregivers' home fully interviewed, CPS and criminal background checks run on them using full legal name, SSN, DOB, and DL#, 2 collaterals for backup caregiver, home assessment of both primary and backup caregiver.
500
PP is the AP. PP lived in the home of the mother. The children primarily live with mother. At the conclusion of the case the mother is protective and the PP no longer lives in the home. The father is unknown. Is there both a primary and a secondary caregiver and if yes, who?
What is the primary caregiver is the mother and the secondary caregiver is the PP?
500
FA is the alleged perpetrator on a new case. MO is no where to be found. MO and FA have prior CPS hx in MO's name involving the same children. Can the new case be merged in to the old history?
What is no, these cases can not be merged?
500
When is a home visit required?
What is there is a principal child in the home who is 5 years old or younger, the allegations involve the condition of the home, other circumstances in the case make a home visit necessary to ensure child safety.
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