Safety-Organized Practice for Child Welfare

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Latest Episodes:

Safety Mapping, Harm and Danger, Three Houses (Part 1) Jul 01, 2011

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.

Safety Mapping, Harm and Danger, Three Houses (Part 2) Jul 07, 2011

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.

Partnering for Safety (Part 1) Sep 19, 2011

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.

Partnering for Safety (Part 2) Sep 20, 2011

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.

Interview with Aquilino Wambar (Sacramento County) Jan 01, 2013

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) Jan 01, 2013

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.

Family Engagement: Social Work Home Visit with Ms. Smith Mar 14, 2013

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

The Three Houses Tool Nov 01, 2014

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.