Interactions and Documentation
A caseworker must enter their Narrative into WYSAFE within this many calendar days of the contact
What is 14 days?
This track is utilized when allegations are made, but they do not meet the criteria for an investigation, aiming to provide services to prevent problems from escalating
What is the Assessment Track?
The initial Juvenile Risk Assessment must be completed in WYOSAFE within this many days of the case opening and/or initial PDR
What is 30 days?
The initial formal Safety Assessment must be completed with the family on the primary household within this many days of an open case
What is 7 days?
The formal Family Assessment shall be completed on all case types no later than this many days, but prior to the Predispositional Report or Case Plan
What is 45 days?
While it may be tempting to save time, these two specific types of documents should never be copied and pasted directly into the Narrative
What are emails and Multidisciplinary Team Meetings (MDTs) Reports?
Under the Investigation Track, the Department must initiate an investigation within this many hours after notification of a suspected case of abuse or neglect
What is twenty-four (24) hours?
The three overall scoring domains for the Juvenile Risk Assessment are Community Protection, Accountability, and this
What is Competency Development?
If a caseworker assesses a family but is unable to locate them, the safety decision must be marked as this
What is "Unsafe"?
In the Family Assessment scoring system, a positive score (like a "+2") indicates this.
What is a strength?
Only these three roles can access a Narrative at any point in time without written notification
Who are the Assigned Caseworker, their Supervisor, and the District Manager/Tribal Director?
In the Assessment track, in-person contact with family members must be made within this many calendar days of receiving the referral
What is seven (7) calendar days?
In the Juvenile Risk Assessment, a caseworker can use a Discretionary Override to do this to the risk level if they believe the tool's scored risk is too low
What is increase it by one unit?
This term refers to a group of family, friends, and professionals willing to do something that supports the family and helps keep the children safe
What is a Safety Network?
This encompassing term describes the solution-focused approach that uses strategies to build on family strengths to find solutions ensuring safety, permanency, and well-being.
What is the Wyoming Practice Model (WPM)?
If an attempt to reach a family member is unsuccessful, the caseworker checks the "Contact Attempted" box and must list the Contact Method as this
What is "Case Mgt"?
A decision to change a case from the Assessment Track to the Investigation Track requires Supervisor approval and must occur within this many days of assigning the track
What is seven (7) days?
"Red Flag" questions in the screening instrument are identified by an asterisk (*) and highlight high risk or need in these three specific areas
What are education, substance abuse, and mental health?
This specific safety decision is used when a child was unsafe, but in-home, controlling safety interventions have been put in place to resolve the unsafe situation for the present time.
What is "Conditionally Safe"?
Under the "Substance Abuse/Use" category, a caregiver receives this highly negative score if their use impedes their ability to meet basic needs and requires intensive structure to achieve abstinence
What is a -5?
In the Investigation Track, a final determination (substantiated or unsubstantiated) must be completed in the Investigation Report no later than this many months from case assignment
What is six (6) months?
Under the Community Protection section, a youth scores a "5" (High) for this specific question if they are "Physically assaultive or physically restrictive"
What is "Youth is defiant"?
Any act by a caregiver that mitigated danger and protected the children from harm prior to the report, demonstrated over a period of time, is known as this.
What are "Acts of Protection"?
When evaluating "Child Characteristics," if more than one child has severe physical, emotional, medical, or intellectual problems that strain family finances and relationships, the item is scored with this number
What is a -3?