Within 5 days of case transfer from Investigations to Case Management, it is the Case Manager’s responsibility to update the Safety Plan based upon the ongoing current assessment of the family and the sufficiency of the Safety Plan. The Safety Plan should consist of the least intrusive actions necessary to protect the child considering the current diminished caregiver protective capacities and danger threats. The Case Manager must exercise due diligence to modify Safety Plans in response to changing family dynamics, including when Conditions for Return are achieved. A Supervisor Consult must be completed and documented in FSFN as to the sufficiency of the plan within 24 hours of any significant modification made.

A Safety Plan must be modified when any of the following changes occur:

• A new danger threat has been identified
• Danger threats have been eliminated
• A child is released to the other parent, relocated in a family arrangement, or sheltered
• Parent/legal guardian meets the Conditions for Return
• There are changes in family dynamics or conditions which change the types or levels of safety services needed, including but not limited to:
• A new child is born or comes into the home
• A parent/legal guardian becomes involved with a new intimate partner relationship
• There are significant changes to the household composition
• There are changes in the availability of a physical location in which the Safety Plan can be implemented
• The Safety Plan changes from out-of-home to in-home OR from in-home to out-of-home

The primary Case Manager must take the following actions when modifying Safety Plans: 

• Take protective actions immediately in order to keep the child from being harmed

• To the extent possible, the Case Manager, the parent/legal guardian and any provider involved in the formulation of the original Safety Plan will collaborate to revise the Safety Plan.

• Adhere to special considerations involving domestic violence
• Review and discuss current family dynamics and conditions relative to criteria for an in-home Safety Plan or Conditions for Return
• Review each specific component of the Safety Plan and whether any modifications are necessary
• Identify options for plan modifications needed, eliciting family resources
• Agree on modifications
• Follow up with CLS when a Safety Plan is part of the court order

• Identify whether there are ways to manage the identified danger threat with the child in the home; and if yes contact safety services providers who will participate in ongoing Safety Plan
• Consult with your Supervisor while developing a sufficient Safety Plan
• The Case Manager should obtain signatures of the parents and any Safety Plan providers and file with the court

FSFN/Documentation for Modifying Safety Plans:

• Document all Safety Plan monitoring activity or assessment within 2 business days
• Document modifications to any existing Safety Plan by terminating the current Safety Plan in FSFN and create a new version. The date needs to be changed to capture the date of the modification

• Upload a signed Safety Plan within 2 business days of creation
• The Case Manager will formally document an updated safety analysis when completing the FFA and any Progress Updates.

• Supervisor or Case Manager will document Supervisor case consultations about Safety Plans within 24 hours in Supervisor Consultation functionality in FSFN

• When a Safety Plan is significantly modified, a Safety Management Staffing must be completed and documented in FSFN meeting tab