What kind of questions should a caseworker ask of the treatment provider to assess the progress of a parent?
We are all responsible for making sure that all providers are fully informed about the identified Safety Threats and how they are manifesting within the specific family. All providers should be given both of these documents (Oregon Safety Threats Guide and the Protective Capacity Reference) and have a discussion with a caseworker or DHS manager to gain an understanding of the causal effect of the protective capacities on child safety/lack of safety. The type of analysis provided by the PCA is very familiar to many providers and provides a common language and framework for goal-setting for the services to be sure they are focused on increasing the specific protective capacity the parent needs to regain child safety, rather than just being left up to the provider to do whatever they usually do with clients. Providers can be crucial in assisting a worker (during the initial PCA as well as throughout the ongoing evaluation of changes in protective capacity) to identify which diminished cap
