Question-Specific Ratings
Each rating is meaningful only in relation to the exact safety question asked. Ratings from different questions should not be trended as the same scale.
Safety Scale for 0-10 child safety judgments with rationale
Safety Scale is a Signs of Safety rating-and-rationale tool for child safety practitioners. It helps practitioners collect a 0-10 safety judgment tied to a specific safety question, record each respondent’s rationale, and compare family, network, and professional perspectives over time.
Try a sample safety question and ratings, then save the tool for your practice.
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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.
Rationale Matters
A complete response includes both the 0-10 rating and the respondent’s evidence or reasoning.
Descriptive Comparison
The tool can show differences between stakeholders and changes over time, but it does not resolve disagreement or make a safety decision.
Does the tool average ratings into a safety decision?
No. Ratings are compared descriptively with rationales; the tool does not average them into a decision score.
Can ratings be collected from different stakeholders?
Yes. Family members, network members, and professionals can each provide or have recorded a rating and rationale.
Can a rating be complete without a rationale?
No. A rating without rationale is marked incomplete for review.
Can different safety questions be trended together?
No. Ratings should be trended only when they refer to the same specific safety question.