During the course of ongoing work, there should be a continual assessment of the family. This assessment includes face-to-face contact with the parent, face-to-face contact with the child, contact with service providers, contact with caregivers, and other collateral contacts. The overall goal of ongoing work with a family should be to eliminate safety threats and reduce behaviors contributing to risk factors. The family’s progress and the ongoing assessment of the worker is reflected through documentation of service recordings and the case plan evaluation.