When It Is Used
Use the tool at a restoration or reunification decision point when current conditions must be reviewed against safety, risk, caregiver capacity, child wellbeing, supportive conditions, and unresolved barriers.
Reunification / Restoration Assessment
Reunification / Restoration Assessment is a practitioner-only structured decision tool for child welfare practitioners managing restoration decisions. It helps organize current safety, risk, caregiver capacity, child wellbeing, supportive conditions, unresolved barriers, and rationale into a case-specific reunification recommendation.
Explore a sample restoration assessment
Interested in using Reunification / Restoration Assessment with clients? Request access now.
Request access
Request access to Reunification / Restoration Assessment. Enter your email below.
Tool guide
Learn more about this tool
Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
What It Does Not Do
The tool does not provide hidden scoring, unsupported risk thresholds, legal findings, or invented assessment prompts. It organizes and summarizes entered information while keeping recommendation responsibility with the practitioner.
History and Review
Completed assessments preserve the recommendation, rationale, assessment date, and entered evidence so later reassessments can compare decision points without changing the original record.
Is this a client-facing reunification questionnaire?
No. This is a practitioner-only restoration assessment. Family information may be incorporated through normal casework, but the product does not include a standalone client questionnaire.
What recommendation states are supported?
The supported recommendation states are proceed, delay, or require additional safety changes.
Does the tool calculate a reunification score?
No. The tool does not include unsupported scoring rules, thresholds, or hidden interpretation logic.
What happens if information is missing?
Missing or unknown information remains visible in the draft or partial result and should not be treated as a completed recommendation.