What approach is Signs of Safety?

The Signs of Safety (SoS) framework was developed in Western Australia in the 1990s. Drawing on Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), it is a strengths-based, safety-orientated approach to casework designed for use throughout the safeguarding process.

Is Signs of Safety solution focused?

‘Signs of Safety’ is an innovative, solution-focused, strengths-based approach to working with children, young people and families.

What’s working well Signs of Safety?

What’s working well?- Strengths/Safety – This relates to the strengths and positive aspects of the situation, particularly in the parent’s care of the child/ren and everyday family life and existing safety (times when the child was protected in relation to the danger).

Is Signs of Safety a risk assessment?

The Signs of Safety approach to child protection casework was developed through the 1990s in Western Australia. A format for undertaking comprehensive risk assessment — assessing for danger, strengths and safety — is incorporated within the one-page Signs of Safety assessment protocol.

What are the signs of safety in child protection?

The Signs of Safety® approach is a relationship-grounded, safety-organised approach to child protection practice, created by researching what works for professionals and families in building meaningful safety for vulnerable and at-risk children. What Is Signs of Safety? If playback doesn’t begin shortly, try restarting your device.

What do you need to know about signs of safety?

Signs of Safety provides the clearest mechanism in the literature to date to make such decisions. Signs of Safety is not a simple-minded, Pollyanna-ish approach to child protective work.

Where did the signs of safety approach come from?

Above: One-page Signs of Safety assessment protocol. The impetus to create the Signs of Safety approach arose from Steve’s 16 years of experience as a front-line child protection practitioner, eight of those working primarily with Aboriginal communities.

Is the signs of safety book still available?

It brings the solution-oriented model to child protection work, expanding the investigation of risk to encompass signs of safety that can be built upon to stabilise and strengthen the child’s and family’s situation. This book is no longer sold through this website but is still readily available via the following outlets: