Assessment Field Activity Collaborative Assessment, Planning, and Support: Safety and Risk in Teams

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1 Assessment Field Activity Cllabrative Assessment, Planning, and Supprt: Safety and Risk in Teams OBSERVATION Identify a case fr which a team meeting t discuss safety and/r safety planning is needed r scheduled. The trainee will cnsult with the assigned scial wrker and field advisr abut the apprpriateness f bserving the meeting. If apprpriate, the scial wrker will btain permissin frm the family fr the trainee t bserve the meeting. (Nte: This ptin is intended ONLY fr trainees withut access t a case/caselad fr which a team meeting is needed r wuld be part f the day-t-day case planning and service delivery practices.) Learning Objectives Field Activity: Cllabrative Assessment, Planning, and Supprt: Safety and Risk in Teams (3 hurs) Knwledge K1. The trainee will be able t identify the safety and risk assessment infrmatin that teams need t develp safety plans. K2. The trainee will be able t identify strategies fr hw he/she will engage the family in the prcess. Skill S1. The trainee will be able t develp a safety plan with a child and family team. OR S2. The trainee will bserve a child and family team meeting and cmplete an bservatin tl. Values V1. The trainee will value the rle f the team in develping a safety plan. Activity Practice Area: Assessment Califrnia Cre Practice Mdel Practice Behavirs: 1 (a-f), 3 (a-c), 4 (a-g), 7 (a-f), 8 (a-e), 9 (a-f), 10 (a-c), 12 (a-h) Estimated Time Required: 3 hurs Descriptin f Activity: The trainee will participate in a team meeting with a family n his/her caselad OR bserve a team meeting with the permissin f the scial wrker and the family. Team meetings may include a TDM, safety mapping, Child Family Team meeting, r any ther meeting that brings Califrnia Cmmn Cre Curriculum Cllabrative Assessment, Planning, and Supprt: Safety and Risk in Teams (OBSERVATION) Versin 3.3 February 1, 2017 Field Activity

2 the family tgether with the child welfare agency t discuss safety and safety planning. At the cnclusin f the meeting, the trainee will have participated in develping a plan that ensures safety fr the child/yuth r will have cmpleted an bservatin tl related t the discussin f safety and risk in the team meeting. Befre the practice pprtunity Field Advisr Respnsibility: p Becme familiar with the safety and risk definitins in the SDM plicy and prcedure manual. Have a cpy f the manual available fr reference during the meeting with the trainee. p Determine with the trainee which ptin frm the activity descriptin abve (active case r bservatin) is mst apprpriate. Sme cnsideratins include: trainee s case/caselad assignment, trainee s psitin and jb respnsibilities within the agency. p Wrk with the trainee t select a case fr this field activity. p Wrk with the trainee t identify a case fr which a team meeting t discuss safety and/r safety planning is needed r scheduled. The field advisr may need t cntact ther unit supervisrs r scial wrkers t identify a case. p Once a case has been identified fr this activity, arrange a brief meeting with the assigned scial wrker t review the purpse f the trainee s bservatin. p Wrk with the assigned scial wrker t btain permissin frm the family fr the trainee t bserve the meeting. p Once the family has given permissin fr trainee t bserve the meeting, wrk with the assigned scial wrker and trainee t set up a brief meeting t discuss imprtant backgrund infrmatin. The field advisr will help guide the discussin with bth the trainee and assigned scial wrker present. Sme infrmatin t discuss includes: Purpse f the team meeting What rle will the scial wrker be playing in the meeting (facilitatr r participant)? Discuss with the scial wrker wh the family has identified as their circle f supprt and/r safety netwrk. Wh is anticipated t participate in the team meeting? Discuss with the scial wrker hw the family s culture and trauma histry may have an impact n the meeting. Hw has the scial wrker explred this with the family? Hw have participants been prepared fr the meeting? Encurage the assigned scial wrker t describe their prcess fr preparing families fr team meetings. Discuss dcuments, materials, r ther infrmatin that may be helpful fr the trainee t review prir t the meeting t help better understand the family s histry and current circumstances. This shuld include any safety and risk assessment tls and cunty plicies and prcedures regarding safety plans. Califrnia Cmmn Cre Curriculum Cllabrative Assessment, Planning, and Supprt: Safety and Risk in Teams (OBSERVATION) Versin 3.3 February 1, 2017 Field Activity

3 p Fllwing the cnsultatin with the assigned scial wrker, discuss with the trainee their rle in the meeting. Be clear abut the rle f the bserver. The bserver des nt participate in the meeting, ask questins, r prvide input abut the decisin. As an bserver, the trainee will cmplete the bservatin wrksheet, which will be reviewed with the field advisr fllwing the meeting. Scial Wrker Respnsibility: p In partnership with the field advisr identify a case fr which a team meeting t discuss safety and/r safety planning is needed r scheduled. p Once the family has given permissin fr trainee t bserve the meeting, participate in a brief meeting with the field advisr and assigned scial wrker t becme mre familiar with the case t be bserved. The field advisr will facilitate the discussin. The field advisr may ask questins abut: Purpse f the team meeting What rle will the scial wrker be playing in the meeting (facilitatr r participant)? Discuss with the scial wrker wh the family has identified as their circle f supprt and/r safety netwrk. Wh is anticipated t participate in the team meeting? Discuss with the scial wrker hw the family s culture and trauma histry may have an impact n the meeting. Hw has the scial wrker explred this with the family? Hw have participants been prepared fr the meeting? Encurage the assigned scial wrker t describe their prcess fr preparing families fr team meeting. Discuss dcuments, materials, r ther infrmatin that may be helpful fr the trainee t review prir t the meeting t help better understand the family s histry and current circumstances. This shuld include any safety and risk assessment tls and cunty plicies and prcedures regarding safety plans. p Ask any additinal questins abut the case r family circumstances t help better understand the purpse f the meeting and what will be discussed. p Review dcuments, materials, r ther infrmatin recmmended by the assigned scial wrker in preparatin fr the meeting. During the practice pprtunity Field Advisr Respnsibility: p The Field Advisr has n During the Activity respnsibilities. Scial Wrker Respnsibility: p Observe the team meeting and cmplete the bservatin wrksheet. Califrnia Cmmn Cre Curriculum Cllabrative Assessment, Planning, and Supprt: Safety and Risk in Teams (OBSERVATION) Versin 3.3 February 1, 2017 Field Activity

4 p Reminder: The bserver des nt participate in the meeting, ask questins, r prvide input abut the decisin. Yu are just a fly n the wall! Yu can be seen but nt heard J. After the practice pprtunity Field Advisr Respnsibility: p Debrief with the trainee regarding the meeting prcess. p What are sme f the things the trainee nted n the bservatin wrksheet? p Ask the scial wrker what is ne thing that he/she wuld like t try the next time he/she facilitates r participates in a team meeting? p Cmplete the Field Advisr Assessment Blck Field Activity #2: Cllabrative Assessment, Planning, and Supprt: Safety and Risk in Teams Scial Wrker Respnsibility: p Discuss the cmpleted bservatin wrksheet (Appendix A) with the field advisr. p Reflect n what wrked well fr the family during the meeting. Discuss strategies that the scial wrker used t engage the family in the discussin abut safety and/r safety planning. p Reflect n ne thing that yu wuld like t try when yu facilitate r participate in a team meeting in the future? p Cmplete the Scial Wrker Assessment Blck Field Activity #2: Cllabrative Assessment, Planning, and Supprt: Safety and Risk in Teams Califrnia Cmmn Cre Curriculum Cllabrative Assessment, Planning, and Supprt: Safety and Risk in Teams (OBSERVATION) Versin 3.3 February 1, 2017 Field Activity

5 Cllabrative Assessment, Planning, and Supprt: Safety and Risk in Teams OBSERVATION WORKSHEET Prir t bserving the team meeting, check with the scial wrker t make sure that the family has given permissin fr yu t attend the meeting. The ntes yu take n this wrksheet are abut the meeting prcess and shuld nt cntain any identifying infrmatin abut the family r the scial wrker. Questin Did the meeting include a discussin abut what the family, the safety netwrk, and the agency see as wrking well (strengths) fr the family? If yes, describe hw this was dne? Did the meeting include a discussin abut what the family, the safety netwrk, and the agency are wrried abut (cncerns)? If yes, describe hw this was dne? Describe hw safety and risk infrmatin was talked abut in the meeting? Trainee Ntes Describe hw the family s circle f supprt/safety netwrk was explred? Describe what it lked like when the yuth, parent, family, and thers in the meeting appeared t be engaged in the prcess? Was a safety plan develped r revisited during the meeting? If yes, describe hw the safety plan keeps the child/yuth safe. Remember: services d nt equal safety! If yu had t identify a rck star mment in the meeting, what wuld it be? What did the persn d t make it a rck star mment? (A rck star mment is smething that went really well. In this case, we wuld like yu t identify smething that smene in the meeting did which demnstrated best practice.) If yu had t identify an pprtunity fr an upgrade during the meeting, what wuld it be? What are sme f yur thughts abut what culd have been dne differently? Overall, d yu think the meeting gal was met? Why r why nt? Califrnia Cmmn Cre Curriculum Cllabrative Assessment, Planning, and Supprt: Safety and Risk in Teams (OBSERVATION) Versin 3.3 February 1, 2017 Field Activity 1

6 Califrnia Cmmn Cre Curriculum Cllabrative Assessment, Planning, and Supprt: Safety and Risk in Teams (OBSERVATION) Versin 3.3 February 1, 2017 Field Activity