Risk Assessment: A Closer Look at Factors
This article delves into the intricacies of risk assessment in child welfare, covering topics such as understanding risk factors, analyzing family dynamics, writing effective summaries, and more. It aims to equip professionals with the knowledge required to make informed judgments and ensure the safety of children.
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204: Risk Assessment: A Closer Look at the Factors and Summary Thursday, March 6, 2025
Competency 204-3: The child welfare professional knows how to use the risk assessment instrument. The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 204: Risk Assessment: A Closer Look at the Factors and Summary 2
Learning Objectives Create an understanding of Risk Assessment Assist participants in making less subjective judgments about their families and the risks to their children Understand how to relate 15 risk factors to the allegations and information received during an investigation or during ongoing services Analyze the dynamics of a family by using the risk factors to document the importance of how the risk levels assigned relate to the safety of a child Understand how the interaction of factors impacts the level of risk Demonstrate the ability to write an effective summary Understand how to analyze the dynamics of a family and document their ratings on the matrix Write an effective risk summary The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 204: Risk Assessment: A Closer Look at the Factors and Summary 3
Agenda I. II. Clarification and Classification of Risk Factors III.Overall Severity and Overall Risk IV. Techniques for Insuring Risk Assessment Ratings are Supported by the Summary V. Writing Assessment Summaries VI. Closing Introduction The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 204: Risk Assessment: A Closer Look at the Factors and Summary 4
Pennsylvania Model Risk Assessment Form The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 204: Risk Assessment: A Closer Look at the Factors and Summary 5
Pennsylvania Model Risk Assessment Form, Contd The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 204: Risk Assessment: A Closer Look at the Factors and Summary 6
Pennsylvania Model Risk Assessment Form, Contd The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 204: Risk Assessment: A Closer Look at the Factors and Summary 7
Risk Assessment Summary Checklist Have you explained the overall risk level and why you rated it the level you did, giving specific facts or rationale for your decision? Have you explained the overall severity level and why you rated it the level you did, giving specific facts or rationale for your decision? Have you explained the reasons for all of the X ratings you chose on the assessment? Have you named all the household members and discussed their age and relationship to the identified child(ren)? The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 204: Risk Assessment: A Closer Look at the Factors and Summary 8
