Record a Safety Plan

You record a safety plan when a child is at imminent risk. The plan documents the steps that will be taken to protect the child and the actions participants will perform as part of the plan. A safety plan is a voluntary agreement between the participants and the agency. However, if the safety plan is not followed, legal action may follow. (See About assessment/investigations for more information.)

When you record the safety assessment before the safety plan, the system applies pertinent information to the safety plan.

Process

To record a safety plan, complete the following steps:

1. From the Home screen, click the Case tab.

2. Click the Workload tab. The Case Workload screen appears.

3. Click the ID Number link of the case you want to view. The Case Overview screen appears.

4. Click the Safety Plan link in the light-blue menu on the left. The Safety Plans Filter Criteria screen appears.

5. Click the Edit link for the safety plan if you want to update a specific safety plan.

6. Click the Add Safety Plan button to add a new safety plan. The Available Safety Assessments screen appears.

7. Link the safety assessment to a safety plan.

8. Record safety plan participants.

9. Record safety plan activities.

10. Record the monitoring of a safety plan.

11. Record safety plan authorization and signatures.

12. Click the Action Steps tab to display the Safety Threats and Serious Harm screen, which lists the safety factors and the safety plan action steps.

13. To review the action steps, click the Edit link for an action step to view the details. The screen displays the selected safety factors.

14. Click the Continue button to display the steps identified to address these factors and how the plan will be monitored.

15. Click Finish to return to the Safety Threats and Serious Harm screen.

16. Click the Authorization tab to view a reason for the plan and the status of approval and signatures.

17. Click the Cancel button. You are returned to the Safety Plans Filter Criteria screen.