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AGENDA
• History
• Why Select SAFE
• SAFE Practice Values
• SAFE Tools• SAFE Tools
• Future implications
• Questions????
History of SAFE
• 1980’s shift in US Federal Laws and belief “there is
no such thing as an un-adoptable child or youth”
• 1989 Rob Marvin, State of CAL. Adoption Program
• 1996 Rob successfully doubled number of • 1996 Rob successfully doubled number of
Adoptive placements in CAS.
• 2002 Joined Consortium for Children
• 2004 Grant to implement SAFE in other States
Ontario’s History
• 2004 Integrated Adoption Process Project
between OACAS and MCYS. Guided by a
steering committee members with
representation from private/international representation from private/international
adoption, CAS, MCYS and OACAS.
• 2005 consultant recommended SAFE as
provincial standardized home study for
private, international, public adoption as well
as foster care within CAS’s.
Why select SAFE?
• Was no consistent method of home study
format used within private, international,
public adoption or CAS’s in the selection of
Resource families.Resource families.
• Increases portability of assessments for all
families
• Underpinnings of philosophy and beliefs
consistent with PRIDE
Why select SAFE?
• It does not involve the use of an applicant
generated autobiography
• It provides the integration of questionnaires
with clinical social work interviews, which with clinical social work interviews, which
increases likelihood of applicant truthfulness.
• The assessment requires ongoing supervision
and is shared with or given to the applicants
prior to completion.
SAFE PRACTICE VALUES
The overall integrity and
validity of SAFE is directly validity of SAFE is directly
related to adherence to the
SAFE Practice Values
SAFE Information Gathering Tools
• Application
• Home Safety check list
• Medical
• Police clearance & Child Welfare check• Police clearance & Child Welfare check
• Financial statement
• Questionnaire I
• Questionnaire II
• Reference letter
Structured Analysis
• The applicant is rated in each of the 9 sections
after each face to face interview
• Each section has a full description of the
ratings and the behaviors or life experiences
necessary to achieve that rating.necessary to achieve that rating.
• Ratings can change as more information is
gathered.
• Final desk guide ratings are shared with the
applicant.
The future of SAFE
•Ongoing research by
Richard Barth and
Thomas Crea
•OACAS license •OACAS license
agreement until 2015
•Questionnaires I & II
being looked at for
revision by CFC