When It Is Used
Use the tool during review of an open child welfare case after prior intervention, especially when the current risk classification needs to be compared with a previous decision.
Risk Reassessment
Risk Reassessment is a practitioner-only structured child welfare review tool for practitioners reviewing open cases after prior intervention. It helps produce an updated longitudinal risk classification that reflects current circumstances and shows whether risk has increased, decreased, or persisted.
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Tool guide
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Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
Longitudinal Comparison
The result can show whether the current classification increased, decreased, or persisted compared with the prior point, based only on entered classifications.
Limits
The tool does not invent risk domains, classification labels, hidden actuarial calculations, service eligibility determinations, or automated causal explanations.
Does this tool require a prior risk decision?
A prior risk decision or known baseline supports comparison. If no prior classification is available, the reassessment can record that no comparable baseline exists and must not fabricate change direction.
Is the change direction automated?
Yes, but only descriptively from entered prior and current classifications. The product does not infer causes or hidden risk meaning.
Can a reassessment stay incomplete?
Yes. Draft reassessments can exist, but no current classification should be treated as final until the reassessment is completed.
Does the tool recommend services?
No. It exposes the current classification and implications for service intensity or planning, but it does not invent service recommendations.