Record Safety Considerations in a Safety Assessment

Process: Record a safety assessment

The assessment requires you to explain whether the caretaker, or other person with access to the child, has or may have abused or neglected the child. You describe how each of the child’s characteristics contribute to or decrease the likelihood of serious harm. You also identify the strengths and resources the family members have that can reduce, control, or prevent threats of serious harm and how these capabilities can be used to ensure child safety.

To record safety considerations, complete the following steps:

1. Click the Safety Considerations tab on the Safety Assessment record. The Safety Considerations Details screen appears.

2. Click the Section 3: Historical Information link (if it is not already expanded). This link opens a list of past intake reports and a narrative field.

3. Enter a detailed response to the instruction in the narrative field.

4. Click the Section 4: Child Vulnerability link (if it is not already expanded). This link opens a list of the child participants in this assessment.

5. Enter a detailed response to the instruction in the narrative field.

6. Click the Section 5: Protective Capacities link (if it is not already expanded). This link opens a list of the adult participants in this assessment.

7. Enter a detailed response to the instruction in the narrative field.

8. Click the Apply button to save the information.

9. Click Next Task below to continue.