Overview of Assessment Procedures Part 2 – CORE 3.0 eLearning

Level: Line Worker CORE

Credits: 1

Intended Audience: This course is intended for new child welfare workers and meets the state requirements for Line Worker CORE version 3.0 Assessment Block.

Description of Course: This is an interactive eLearning course which provides an overview of the Structured Decision Making (SDM) tools, their purpose and when to use them. Developing safety plans in a team setting will, also, be discussed as well as strategies for incorporating community supports.

Intended Objectives: After completing this course the trainee will be able to:

• Describe the following SDM assessment tools and their respective purposes:
  • SDM Safety Assessment Tool: informs presence of safety threats, protective capacities and whether a child needs to be placed
  • SDM Risk Assessment Tool: informs whether or not to close a referral or promote to a case
  • SDM Family Strengths and Needs-Assessment Tool: prioritizes strengths and needs for case planning
  • SDM In-Home Risk Reassessment Tool: informs whether or not to close a case
  • SDM Reunification Reassessment Tool: informs whether to return a child home
• Identify the elements of an effective safety plan
• Define and Identify the factors to consider in assessing minimum sufficient level of care
• Describe 3 strategies for developing safety plans in a team setting
• Describe the strategies for incorporating existing protective capacities and community supports in safety planning in a team setting
• Value recognizing and acknowledging self-advocacy from children, youth, young adults or other family members during the team meeting process
• Value the role of the community and the family’s social support network in enhancing safety, decreasing risk and increasing protective capacity

Topics Include:

• Safety Assessment Tool
• Safety Planning
• Risk Assessment Tool
• Family Strengths and Needs Tool
• Risk Reassessment Tool
• Reunification Assessment Tool
• Knowing when to use Which Tool