CHILD SAFETY ARTICLES

Introduction

What does an assessment need to achieve? This fundamental question must be understood and answered prior to conceptualizing and developing an approach to assessment.
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  CHILD WELFARE WISDOM  

The guest author of Child Welfare Wisdom is a current leader and administrator with over 3 decades of experience in public child welfare.
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  ARTICLE ARCHIVE  
JANUARY
Safety and the Legal Process Part 1: The Temporary Custody Hearing

FEBRUARY

Safety and the Legal Process Part 2: The Adjudicatory Hearing
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PRACTICE MODELS
 

 

 

Safety Assessment and Family Evaluation
The comprehensive safety intervention model covering CPS responsibility from report to closure.

Confirming Safe Environments in Kinship and Foster Care Placements
A comprehensive approach for assessing threats of harm in kinship and foster homes and evaluating child safety during placement.

Foster Family Assessment System
An organized evaluation for studying and approving foster families that considers potential disruption and threat of harm.

Adoption Family Assessment System
An organized evaluation for studying and approving adoptive families that considers potential disruption and threat of harm.

Change Based CPS Intervention
An ongoing CPS intervention practice approach that focuses on client choice, reducing threats of harm, and enhances caregiver protective capacities.

Youth Assessment and Treatment System
A youth services model that focuses on behavior control and family intervention.