3F6AC1217DA0913F87258A280069312B Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For PRESENTATION ON SAFETY ASSESSMENT TOOLINTERIM COMMITTEE COLORADO'S CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEEDate Sep 12, 2023 Location HCR 0112 Presentation on Safety Assessment Tool - Committee Discussion Only Attachment Tag File Name Attachment I http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/ED25FCEC9DB7...$File/Attachment I.pdf?OpenElement Attachment I.pdf 01:09:02 PM Joe Homlar, Director, Division of Child Welfare, Colorado Department of Human Services, presented to the committee on the safety assessment tool. A copy of the presentation was provided to the committee (Attachment I). He provided information about the risk assessment and safety assessment tools used by child welfare caseworkers. 01:17:23 PM Dr. Becky Orsi-Hunt, Kempe Center, presented to the committee on the Colorado Family Safety Assessment. She discussed provided historical information about the safety assessment tool, factors in decision making in child welfare cases, and including those with lived experience in future revisions to the tool. Dr. Ida Drury, Kempe Center, discussed the Colorado Child Welfare Training System and the challenges case workers face when using the tool, such as the amount of information disclosed by families. 01:29:15 PM Mimi Scheuermann, Chief Operating Officer and Acting Executive Director, Denver Human Services, presented on how casekworkers use the Safety Assessment Tool.
