View a Safety Assessment

The safety assessment documents the evaluation of safety factors or signs of present danger, past history, child vulnerability, and family's protective capacities. It helps the agency determine the appropriate safety response. See About assessment/investigations for more information.

A safety assessment is completed for all intake categories of CA/N, dependency, and family in need of services (FINS, "Stranger Danger" type). It is optional for other intakes with a category of family in need of services. The assessment must be completed within the first four working days of the assessment.

To view a safety assessment, complete the following steps:

1. From the Home screen, click the Case tab.

2. Click the Workload tab. The Case Workload screen appears.

3. Click the ID Number link of the case you want to update. The Case Overview screen appears.

4. Click the Safety Assessment link in the menu on the left. The Safety Assessment screen appears. It lists the safety assessments that have been recorded on this case.

5. Click the View link for the assessment record you want to view. The Safety Assessment Details screen appears. It lists the intake records linked to this case and the participants in the safety assessment.

6. Click the Safety Factors tab. This screen lists a series of questions related to the safety of the children in the family and the worker's responses. The response may be abbreviated on this screen.

7. To view the complete response, click the View link for the appropriate question.

8. Click the Close button to return to the previous screen.

9. Click the Safety Considerations tab. This screen displays links to historical information. The information is presented in several different sections.

10. If needed, click the or the section title links to display the details under that title. Most may already be displayed.
    
    The Historical Information area displays all intakes in the CA/N or FINS ("Stranger Danger" type) category that require dispositions and include the safety assessment participants. The Child Vulnerability area displays narrative descriptions of the child's functioning. The Protective Capacities area displays a narrative description of the family's ability to prevent threats of harm and ensure child safety.
     

11. Click the Safety Response tab. This screen displays a summary of the safety assessment.

12. Click the Close button to return to the Safety Assessment screen.