The SDM safety assessment for substitute care provider homes or safety assessment for congregate care should be used when the referral alleges maltreatment in out-of-home care.

In-home protective interventions have been initiated through a safety plan and the child will remain in the home as long as the safety interventions mitigate the safety threats. Select all in …

PSSs will monitor the consistent and timely completion of all appropriate SDM tools and provide guidance and support to SWs. PSSs will use the SDM tools to help inform decisions with SWs …

The SDM risk assessment: Does a family need some kind of ongoing intervention? SDM® Risk Assessment

The purpose of the SDM safety assessment is to help assess whether a child (or children) is likely to be in imminent danger of serious harm that may require a protective intervention and, if so, …

Structured Decision Making® (SDM) assessments are completed on households. When a child’s parents do not live together, the child may be a member of two households.

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