Safety-Organized Practice for Child Welfare

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Safety-organized practices are both practice strategies and concrete tools for "on-the-ground" child welfare workers, supervisors and managers to enhance family participation and foster equitable decision making. These videos include recordings of trainings, examples of the practice, and interviews…

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  • Nov 1, 2014 LATEST EPISODE
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The Three Houses Tool

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2014 5:07


This brief video introduces the development and use of the Three Houses Tool, an information gathering tool that enables child welfare professionals to include the voice of children in child welfare case planning.

Family Engagement: Social Work Home Visit with Ms. Smith

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2013 41:20


This role play demonstrates an effective and complete client meeting utilizing family engagement strategies.

Interview with Aquilino Wambar (Sacramento County)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2013 7:07


An interview with Aquilino Wambar, an emergency response social worker with Child Protective Services. Aquilino speaks on the benefits of utilizing Harm and Danger statements, Three Houses, and Scaling Questions while working with children and families.

Interview with Charlene Duffy (Sacramento County)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2013 9:59


An interview with Charlene Duffy, a Child Welfare Supervisor for Children's Protective Services. Charlene speaks about engaging parents to keep their children safe utilizing several safety focused strategies.

Partnering for Safety (Part 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2011 104:10


This is the second part of the training with Sonja Parker, one of the creators of Signs of Safety and an Australian social worker, and Phil Decter, a master coach and social worker from Massachusetts. Topics covered include safety planning, making goals with children using the Safety House and the new safety planning tool.

Partnering for Safety (Part 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2011 165:44


This training is with Sonja Parker, one of the creators of Signs of Safety and an Australian social worker, and Phil Decter, a master coach and social worker from Massachusetts. Topics covered include mapping with families, interviewing children using the Three Houses, and laying the groundwork for enhancing safety.

Safety Mapping, Harm and Danger, Three Houses (Part 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2011 116:16


Recording of the second part of Heather Meitner's July 2011 training, introducing the primary tools of the Signs of Safety method, a foundational safety-organized practice approach.

Safety Mapping, Harm and Danger, Three Houses (Part 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2011 126:50


A recording of Heather Meitner's July 2011 training, introducing the primary tools of the Signs of Safety method, a foundational safety-organized practice approach.

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