Centered on Safety Practice uses a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) safety practice approach, where all assessments, decisions, and interventions are focused on child safety and well-being.
In Progress Tasks
- Continue Visits with CD Leadership, court partners and other stakeholders.
- Solicit feedback on safety planning and TAPA policy and practice from CA/N workgroup.
- Provide training to school districts on Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline from Intake to Investigation.
Next Steps
February
- Continue visits with CD Leadership, court partners and other stakeholders.
- Revise policy and practice on safety planning and TAPA policy and practice.
- Provide training to school districts on Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline from Intake to Investigation.
March
- Continue visits with CD Leadership, court partners and other stakeholders.
- Present TAPA review findings to Juvenile Officers.
- Finalize policy and practice on safety planning and TAPA policy and practice.
- Provide training to school districts on Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline from Intake to Investigation.
April
- Continue visits with CD Leadership, court partners and other stakeholders.
- Provide training to school districts on Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline from Intake to Investigation.
May
- Continue visits with CD Leadership, court partners and other stakeholders.
Completed Tasks
- 2025 - Quarter 4
October
- Continued visits with CD Leadership, court partners and other stakeholders
- Reviewed TAPA Case Review findings
- Scheduled joint training with Law Enforcement and CD team members on roles and responsibilities when conducting Co-Investigations
November
- Developed a safety assessment case review tool.
- Began safety assessment case reviews
- Continued visits with CD Leadership, court partners and other stakeholders
- Reviewed safety assessment case review findings
- Worked with contracted partners to review risk assessment data and policy
December
- Provided a summary of TAPA review findings to CD Leadership
- Continued visits with CD Leadership, court partners and other stakeholders
- Reviewed existing safety and TAPA policy and practice for possible changes
- 2025 - Quarter 3
July
- Continued visits with CD Leadership, court partners and other stakeholders
- Reviewed hotline/safety data and identified areas of focus for case reviews
- Reviewed data on Juvenile Office referrals and identified areas of focus
- Scheduled trainings with CD staff on conducting NCAs
- Finalized policy enhancement on making collateral contacts and interviewing witnesses
August
- Continued visits with CD Leadership, court partners and other stakeholders
- Developed a Temporary Alternative Placement Agreement (TAPA) case review tool
- Finalized Critical Incident Review Process Flow-Chart
- Policy Memo call held on importance of making collateral contacts and interviewing witnesses
September
- Continued visits with CD Leadership, court partners and other stakeholders
- Began TAPA case reviews
- Implemented Critical Incident Review Process Flow-Chart
- Scheduled training(s) for regions on submitting legally sufficient referrals to the Juvenile Officer
- Provided training to CD team members on conducting NCAs
- Scheduled visits with law enforcement partners to identify areas of improvement when conducting Co-Investigations with CD
- 2025 - Quarter 2
April
- Requested data on hotline reports where child was assessed “SAFE” and subsequent hotline(s) were received within one year of initial hotline.
May
- Surveyed Circuit Managers on health of their local Multi-Disciplinary Team(s) (MDT)
- MDT Practice Alert sent out
- Scheduled visits with CD Leadership, court partners and other stakeholders
- Developed Critical Incident Review Process Flow-Chart
- Requested Circuit specific Newborn Crisis Assessment (NCA) data
- Drafted policy enhancement on making collateral contacts and interviewing witnesses
June
- Held visits with CD Leadership, court partners and other stakeholders
- Reviewed NCA data and identified practice improvement areas
- 2025 - Quarter 1
March
- Hired Assistant Deputy Director of Safety, Marcia Hazelhorst