The purpose of the Risk Reassessment tool is to help caseworkers and supervisors assess whether the risk to child safety has decreased enough for CPS to recommend closing a case. The tool helps them see whether the family’s behaviors and actions have changed.

The Risk Reassessment tool combines items from the original Risk Assessment tool with additional items that evaluate a family’s progress toward the goals in the FPOS.

The caseworker completes a Risk Reassessment tool at least every 90 days after all children whose goal was reunification with the parent from whom they were removed have returned home.

The caseworker completes the Risk Reassessment tool sooner if the case has any of the following:

 •  A court review.

 •  New circumstances.

 •  New information that could affect risk.

The caseworker continues to use the Reunification Assessment tool (not the Risk Reassessment tool) to assess the family if there is a plan for another child or children to return to the home.

See the Risk Reassessment Resource Guide.