North Dakota Safety Framework Practice Model
ND SFPM is the Safety Assessment and Family Evaluation Model (SAFE). ©2025 Action for Child Protection. All rights reserved.
North Dakota’s Safety Framework Practice Model strives to:
- Increase consistency in North Dakota's child welfare practice,
- Provide a clear definition of safety,
- Establish set criteria for removal as well as reunification, and
- Identify and build protective capacities in parents and caregivers.
Workforce SFPM Resources
- North Dakota Safety Framework Practice Model Field Guide (02.19.2025)
- Parent Aide Safety Framework Practice Model Resource Guide (01.08.2025)
- North Dakota CPS Case Supervision Form (01.08.2025)
North Dakota Assessment and Planning Forms
Please note these forms may change through the implementation & ND Child Welfare redesign process.
- Tool 1: CPS Intake Form (01.08.2025)
- Tool 2.1: Present Danger Assessment (01.08.2025)
- Tool 2 (SFN 455): Present Danger Plan (01.08.2025)
- Tool 2A: Present Danger Assessment Guide Hardcard (01.08.2025)
- Tool 3: Child Protection Services Assessment Form (01.08.2025)
- Tool 3: Child Protection Services Assessment Form with Instructions (01.08.2025)
- Tool 3.1: Family Services Assessment (01.08.2025)
- Tool 3.2: Abbreviated CPS Assessment (01.08.2025)
- Tool 3A: Child Protection Services Assessment Guide Hardcard (01.08.2025)
- Tool 3B: Impending Danger Threats-Danger Threshold Criteria Guide Hardcard (01.08.2025)
- Tool 3C: Safety Determination Analysis Guide Hardcard (01.08.2025)
- Tool 4: Safety Plan Form (01.08.2025)
- Tool 5: Protective Capacities Family Assessment Form (01.08.2025)
- Tool 5: Protective Capacities Family Assessment Form with Instructions (01.08.2025)
- Tool 5A: Protective Capacities Family Assessment Guide Hardcard (01.08.2025)
- Tool 6: Case Plan Form (01.08.2025)
- Tool 6: Case Plan Form with instructions (01.08.2025)
- Tool 7: Protective Capacities Progress Assessment Form (01.08.2025)
- Tool 7: Protective Capacities Progress Assessment Form with Instructions (01.08.2025)
- Tool 8: Safe Placement Settings Assessment (01.08.2025)
- Tool 8: Safe Placement Settings Assessment with Instructions (01.08.2025)
Additional North Dakota Policy Related Forms
- Family Centered Engagement (FCE) Referral Form (09.2024)
- ICWA Inquiry Form (03.2020)