CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf
PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For PRESENTATION ON SAFETY ASSESSMENT TOOL
INTERIM COMMITTEE COLORADO'S CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE
Date Sep 12, 2023
Location HCR 0112
Presentation on Safety Assessment Tool - Committee Discussion Only
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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.
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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.
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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.
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