Core: SOP and SDM

This training will introduce participants to the Safety Organized Practice (SOP) framework and the process of safety mapping, an engaging assessment strategy that helps the social worker and family efficiently organize complex facts and information around safety to create a more thorough SDM assessment

After attending this training, participants will be able to:

• Recognize safety mapping’s role in enhancing family engagement
• Understand how to use the Three Houses information gathering tool with children
• Value the interplay between the safety mapping process and SDM safety and risk assessment tool

Further, participants who attend this training will understand the relationship between and the intersection of SOP and SDM in child welfare case planning.