Safety Organized Practice (SOP) seeks to form a constructive, purposeful focus among all the stakeholders involved with children and families by generating a clear, shared understanding of the problems facing that family and a straightforward vision of what future safety for the children needs to look like. SOP's use of methods, including appreciative inquiry, cultural humility, solution-focused therapy, and motivational interviewing, when integrated with the reliability and validity of the Structured Decision-Making tools, create a powerful and deepened approach to child welfare practice.
After attending this foundational training, successful participants will be able to:
- Use the three questions during a safety mapping process with families to help get all family members on the same page regarding worries and what has worked well
- Use the Three Houses tool to incorporate the use of the child’s voice
- Create danger statements and safety goals to help reach shared agreement about why CPS is involved
- Utilize safety circles to help build a network of support
- Create meaningful safety plans with families
Course Code
500954