Signs of Safety
The Signs of Safety Framework is designed to create a shared focus among all stakeholders in child protection case, both professional and family.
Signs of Safety is based on the following principles:
• A clear distinction between strengths (parental love of their children) and protection (being able to remove/prevent danger from their children as appropriate;
• The use of plain language which is jargon free;
• The use of statements based on observable behaviour rather than assumption;
• The skilful use of authority by giving families choices about how to work with authorities; and
• An assessment which acts as a dynamic, rather than a static process, as it continues for the duration of intervention, not just at the start.
Presentations from SoS launch: