When is it appropriate to close a CPS assessment, therefore not requiring an ongoing safety plan?
The answer to this question looks fairly straight forward….”when the child has been determined to be safe.” However, determining whether a child is safe or not, AND that child safety can be sustained, is a critical component of a comprehensive safety assessment. This is particularly important, when a parent is involved in substance abuse and needs treatment services as an intervention. Example: Mom and baby test positive for the abuse of some type of drug. During the course of the CPS assessment, mom completes an alcohol and drug assessment, which results in the determination she needs residential treatment. The CPS worker, or ART Team, assists mom getting into treatment with her child. All of this is completed during the time period of the CPS assessment. There have been occasions when an ongoing safety plan is not created because the CPS worker has determined the child is “safe” based on the current circumstance (mom and baby are in a residential treatment program), which is a safe
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