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.

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 by …

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. Always assess the …

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, determine …

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.

SDM assessments are completed only on households with an allegation of abuse or neglect. Assess the household of the caretaker who is the subject of the investigative or family assessment.

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-home interventions …