Half day training (3 hours)
How do you know when negative conditions in a family represent a threat to child safety? Child protection workers and supervisors are constantly faced with this very question. Too often there is a degree of uncertainty that accompanies the child safety assessment decision that may leave a child welfare professional feeling less confident or even anxious when making choices about whether children are unsafe. Whether you are analyzing the case information you’ve collected during the course of an investigation or evaluating what you observe during early family contacts, it can be a challenge to judge whether you have information about a family that represents a threat to child safety.
Through the use of group activities participants completing this 3 hour course will be able to:
- Understand the distinction between child maltreatment, risk of maltreatment and threats to child safety
- Understand how these concepts differ and how each influences decision-making and the nature of intervention.
- Know the meaning of safety threshold and its relationship to child safety.
- Judge when something occurring within a family has reached the safety threshold
For more information contact Beverly Crockett at 813-974-9007 or email at:
